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Turkish police detain 94 people suspected of having ties to Daesh
Dec 30, 2019 12:53Turkish police have detained at least 94 people suspected of having ties to the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group amid nationwide raids aimed at preventing potential acts of terror ahead of New Year’s celebrations.
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Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Units confirm US attack on their base in Anbar
Dec 29, 2019 16:39Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Units (PMU), commonly known by the Arabic name Hashd al-Sha’abi, say US forces in the country have carried out an airstrike on a number of their facilities in the western Anbar province, reporting casualties.
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Turkey says it will not withdraw from observation posts in Syria's Idlib
Dec 29, 2019 13:41The Turkish defense minister says Turkey will not withdraw from its observation posts in Syria’s northwestern province of Idlib as the Damascus government ground forces have recently advanced in several areas during a large-scale counter-terrorism operation there.
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Iran opposed to formation of buffer zone in Syria by foreigners: Velayati
Dec 29, 2019 03:22Ali Akbar Velayati, an International Adviser to the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei reiterated Iran’s strong support for Syria and said formation of a buffer zone by foreigners is regarded as interference in the Arab country’s internal affairs.
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OPCW official ordered removal of report disproving Syria chemical attack claims: Wikileaks
Dec 28, 2019 08:07Wikileaks has leaked new documents regarding the probe by the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) into an alleged chemical attack in Syria, showing that a senior OPCW official ordered the removal of a "dissenting" report.
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Russian military police enter base in Syria’s Raqqah as US troops leave
Dec 27, 2019 03:03Russian military police have taken control of a base near Syria’s northern city of Raqqah only a few days after US servicemen left the site, which lies in a strategic area at a crossroads linking the strategic city with the central and northern regions of the war-ravaged country.
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Syrian forces retake more terrorist-held towns in Idlib Province
Dec 26, 2019 14:27Syrian troops have liberated several key villages and adjoining farms during a large-scale counter-terrorism offensive in the northwestern province of Idlib.
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Syria says planning to sue US for stealing its oil resources
Dec 26, 2019 02:48A senior advisor to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad says Damascus plans to file a lawsuit against Washington for plundering the Arab country’s oil resources.
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Syrian forces take control of strategic village as army advances in Idlib
Dec 23, 2019 12:13Syrian government troops and allied fighters from popular defense groups continue to score more territorial gains in the country’s Northern Province of Idlib, the last major stronghold of foreign-sponsored Takfiri terrorists.
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Syrian air defenses repel Israeli missile attack
Dec 23, 2019 04:17Syrian air defense forces have repelled an attack launched from "the Occupied Territories", according to Syrian state media.