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Nigeria: ISIS affiliate executes 11 people to 'avenge Baghdadi's killing'
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Abuja [Nigeria], Dec 29 (ANI): An affiliate of the Islamic State in Nigeria has said that it has executed 11 people in retaliation for the death of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in Syria in October.
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Over 235,000 people fled Idlib in last weeks: UN
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New York [US], Dec 27 (ANI): The United Nations on Friday said over 235,000 people fled the Idlib region in the last two weeks after Russia and Syria launched airstrikes in a bid to take over the last major opposition bastion.
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Trump accuses Russia, Syria, Iran for increased violence in Idlib province
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], Dec 26 (ANI): Accusing Russia, Syria and Iran of increased violence in Idlib province, US President Donald Trump on Thursday claimed Turkey is working hard to stop the "carnage".
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8 killed in Syrian car bomb blast: Turkish Defence Ministry
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], Dec 24 (ANI): At least eight civilians, including a woman and a child, were killed and dozens of others sustained injuries in a car bomb blast in Syria's northern province of Raqqa, Turkey's National Defense Ministry said on Monday.
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Five killed in Syria car bomb blast
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Raqqa, [Syria], Dec 23 (Sputnik/ANI): At least five civilians were killed and 20 others suffered injuries in a car bomb blast in Syria's northern province of Raqqa on Monday, local media reported.
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Turkey can't 'bear burden' of new wave of Syrian refugees: Erdogan
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], Dec 23 (ANI): Turkey cannot handle a fresh wave of migrants from Syria and "will not bear the burden all alone," said President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday, while warning Europe that it would also feel the impact as tens of thousands of refugees have started their journey
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Israel airstrikes target Iran-linked military base in Syria
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Damascus [Syria], Dec 23 (ANI): Syrian air defences on Sunday night opened fire in response to missiles being fired from inside Israel, the state media reported.
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US slams China, Russia for vetoing UNSC resolution on humanitarian aid to
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Dec 22 (ANI): United States Secretary of State Michael Pompeo on Saturday slammed China and Russia over their move to block a United Nations Security Council (UNSC) resolution on cross-border humanitarian aid to Syria, describing their decision as "shameful".
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Kurdish leader says Turkey pursuing socio-political genocide against Kurds
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Rojava [Syria], Dec 21 (ANI): Turkey is pursuing a policy of political, cultural, social and economic genocide against the Kurds and preventing them from life, claims Ilham Ahmed, president of an executive committee of the Syrian Democratic Council (SDF), adding that such actions may harm
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Attack targets energy fields in central Syria
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Damascus [Syria], Dec 21 (Xinhua/ANI): An oil refinery and two gas fields were subject to a "terrorist" attack overnight in Syria's central province of Homs, state news agency SANA reported on Saturday.
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Erdogan's offensive in Syria was designed to divert attention from domesti
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 20 (ANI): Describing the military offensive launched by Turkey as an attempt to divert public attention after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's ruling party suffered a setback in this year's municipal elections, M Behzad Fatmi, a Turkish political writer and commenta
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Putin, Macron discuss situation in Syria over phone call
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], Dec 18 (ANI/Sputnik): Russian President Vladimir Putin and his French counterpart, Emmanuel Macron, discussed various pressing international issues during a phone call, the Kremlin press service said on Tuesday.
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