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Turkey pressures UN on Syria no-fly zoneTurkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan said it would be up to the UN Security Council to decide whether to establish a no-fly zone inside Syria and said he backed the involvement of Russia and China in planned peace talks. Speaking More… |
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Syria wants peace conference detailsSyria wants details on a US-Russian proposed peace conference before it decides whether to attend and says the role of President Bashar Al-Assad is a decision "only for the Syrian people and More… |
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Turkey sees Assad's hand in twin car bombingsTurkey said on Sunday it believed fighters loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad were behind twin car bombings that killed 46 people in a Turkish border town. More… |
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43 killed in car bombing on Turkey-Syria borderTwin car bombs killed 43 people and wounded many more in a Turkish town near the Syrian border on Saturday and the government said it suspected Syrian involvement. The bombing increased fears that Syria's civil war was draggin More… |
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'Strong evidence' Syria used chemical weapons: KerryUS Secretary of State John Kerry said there was 'strong evidence' that Syria had used chemical weapons during the prolonged conflict in the country, even as Turkey announced it was stepping up testing of people fleeing the Syrian civil w More… |
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Israel warns US about Russian arms sale to SyriaIsrael warned the United States in recent days that Russia plans to sell advanced ground-to-air missile systems to Syria despite Western pressure on Moscow to hold off on such a move, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday. More… |
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US, Russia seek new Syria peace talksRussia and the United States agreed to seek new peace talks with both sides to end Syria's civil war, but opposition leaders were sceptical on Wednesday of an initiative they fear might let President Bashar al-Assad hang on to power. More… |
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Syria cut off from Internet as civil war ragesInternet connections between Syria and the outside world were cut off on Tuesday, according to data from Google and other global Internet companies. Google's Transparency Report pages showed traffic to Google services pages fr More… |
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Few options for Assad to hit back after Israeli raidsSyrian President Bashar al-Assad has few good options for military retaliation after Israel's air strikes over the weekend but the attacks could redouble support from his regional allies Iran and Hezbollah. Assad, already batt More… |
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Chance of foreign intrusion in Syria growing: RussiaRussia said on Monday it was concerned the chances of foreign military intervention in Syria were growing following reports of Israeli air strikes around Damascus which were a source of "particular alarm". "We are s More… |
