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Thousands of Hezbollah fighters in Syria: KerryUS Secretary of State John Kerry said on Wednesday that there were several thousand fighters from the Lebanese group Hezbollah taking part in Syria's conflict, with Iranian support. More… |
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Turkey shuts Syria border after bombingsTurkey has shut its side of the last border crossing with Syria still controlled by President Bashar al-Assad's government, stepping up security following two deadly bombings this month. Fifty-one people were killed when twin More… |
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US senate backs arming Syrian rebelsA US Senate panel has voted overwhelmingly to send weapons to rebels fighting Syria's government, but it was not clear who would get the arms even if the bill succeeds, as Washington struggles to deal with its response to the conflict. More… |
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Israel fires back at Syria after troops targetedIsraeli troops shot at a target across the Syrian frontier on Tuesday in response to gunfire that struck its forces in the Golan Heights, the Israeli military said. A statement said a military vehicle was damaged by shots fired fr More… |
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Israel warns against Russia arms supply to SyriaIsrael has warned that advanced weapons supplied by Russia to war-torn Syria could end up in the wrong hands and be used against the Jewish state. A Russian shipment of Yakhont anti-ship missiles to Syria was condemned by the Unit More… |
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Talks unlikely to succeed says AssadProposed peace talks for Syria would not curb "terrorism" in the country and it is unrealistic to think they would succeed, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said in an interview publishe More… |
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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… |
