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Trump admin. says US forces can stay in Syria without Congress authorization
Feb 23, 2018 14:00The administration of US President Donald Trump says it needs no legal authorization from Congress to indefinitely keep American military forces deployed in Syria and Iraq, even in territories that have been cleared of terrorist fighters, according to two newly published letters written by the Pentagon and State Department.
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Turkish military not avoiding civilians in strikes against Syria’s Afrin: HRW
Feb 23, 2018 13:56Human Rights Watch has criticized the Ankara government’s ongoing cross-border offensive in Syria’s northwestern region of Afrin against the Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG), stating that the Turkish military has failed to adopt necessary measures to avoid civilian casualties.
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Syria slams Western silence on fatal terrorist attacks against Damascus civilians
Feb 23, 2018 10:27Syria’s UN envoy has denounced the US and Europe for their silence on the carnage of civilians in Damascus by the terror groups operating in Eastern Ghouta, saying it is “unacceptable” to endanger the lives of eight million in the capital in order to protect a few thousand terrorists in its suburbs.
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Daesh stashed millions of dollars during reign of terror in region: Economist
Feb 23, 2018 10:06A report says Daesh rose to become the “richest Takfiri terrorist group in history” by stashing millions of dollars across the region before losing its territorial rule in Iraq and Syria late last year.
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Russia to support UN-proposed truce in Syria but not for Daesh, Nusra: Lavrov
Feb 22, 2018 16:58Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says Moscow will consider supporting a UN-proposed ceasefire, providing it does not cover the Takfiri terrorist groups of Daesh and Jabhat Fateh al-Sham, formerly known as al-Nusra Front, as well as other militant outfits that are shelling civilians in Syria's militant-held Eastern Ghouta.
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Afrin residents celebrate arrival of pro-government forces
Feb 22, 2018 16:48Hundreds of Syrians have held a demonstration in Afrin to celebrate the arrival of pro-government fighters in the northwestern city that has been the target of Turkish attacks.
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Turkey will lay siege to Syria’s Afrin in coming days: Erdoghan
Feb 20, 2018 11:47Turkish President Rajab Tayyib Erdoghan says its army is set to “lay siege” to the northwestern Syrian region of Afrin, where the Turkish military has been fighting Kurdish militants over the past month.
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Syria sends forces to Afrin amid Turkish siege
Feb 19, 2018 10:26Syria's state television says government-backed forces will soon enter the northern region of Afrin, which has been under Turkish attacks for a month now.
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Syria facing ‘new wave’ of US intervention: Zarif
Feb 19, 2018 10:40Foreign Minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Mohammad Javad Zarif says Syria is facing a "new wave" of US intervention, where Washington is still pursuing geoeconomic interests in the Arab country.
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Jordan foils plot to smuggle terrorists, weapons along Syria border
Feb 18, 2018 02:56The Jordanian army says it has foiled a plot for smuggling weapons, narcotics and terrorists through an abandoned oil pipeline along its border with Syria.