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US ramps up Syrian oil plunder, dispatches 50 tankers to Hashakah
Jun 12, 2020 08:29The United States has reportedly deployed dozens of tankers to Syria’s energy-rich northeastern province of Hasakah as Washington is fiercely vying with some of its regional allies to seize oil reserves in the war-battered country and plunder natural resources.
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Syrian president dismisses prime minister, names his successor: SANA
Jun 12, 2020 02:14Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has removed the Arab country’s prime minister from his post and designated a minister as his successor, state media says.
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Iranian, Russian diplomats discuss Syria, Yemen
Jun 11, 2020 00:50Senior adviser to the Iranian Foreign Minister for Special Political Affairs Ali Asghar Khaji and Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Vasilyevich Vershinin discussed the latest developments in Syria and Yemen.
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British intelligence recruited ex-Daesh member to spy on Russian military sites in Syria: Report
Jun 09, 2020 00:40A former member of the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group says he had been recruited by the British intelligence to collect information about Russian military sites in Syria, a report says.
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Former head of Palestinian Islamic Jihad Movement buried in Syria
Jun 08, 2020 09:51The former head of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad Movement was laid to rest in the Syrian capital Damascus, a day after he passed away following a long illness.
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US military convoy enters Hasakah in northeast Syria from Iraq: SANA
Jun 08, 2020 04:18As part of Washington’s stiff competition with some of its regional allies to maintain control over oil reserves in Syria and plunder natural resources in the country, the US military has reportedly sent a new convoy of trucks carrying military and logistical equipment to the Northeastern Province of Hasakah.
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Russia to US: Leave Syria, deal with your own crisis
Jun 07, 2020 06:43Russia has called on the United States to end its illegal occupation of Syria and instead deal with its own internal crises amid social unrest that has gripped the country over the murder of another black man by a white police officer.
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Iran: Expansion of US, EU bans on Syria ‘unlawful, inhumane’
Jun 05, 2020 09:30Iran has condemned the expansion of EU and US illegal sanctions on Syria, calling it an inhumane tool that seriously endangers human rights.
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Syrian air defenses thwart Israeli airstrike on Hama
Jun 05, 2020 02:21Syrian air defenses have thwarted Israeli airstrikes over the Western Province of Hama.
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Iran’s parliament speaker urges closer Tehran-Moscow ties
Jun 05, 2020 01:46Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf said continuation of “constructive” talks between Tehran and Moscow will further “consolidate” the friendly ties between the two sides.