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Russia calls for dialogue between Syrian government and Kurds
Oct 09, 2019 08:46Russia has called for dialogue between the Syrian government and Kurdish forces controlling northern Syria amid Washington’s green light for Ankara’s upcoming military operation against the Kurdish forces.
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Turkey determined to invade northern Syria regardless of possible costs: VP
Oct 09, 2019 08:44Turkey says it is willing to press ahead with its planned invasion of northern Syria regardless of the possible consequences, dismissing growing international calls to halt the imminent military operation.
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America can’t be trusted at all; it stabs own allies in the back: Nasrallah
Oct 09, 2019 05:23The secretary general of the Lebanese Hezbollah resistance movement has warned against placing trust in the United States, emphasizing that Washington cannot be trusted at all as it betrays own allies in a surreptitious way and does not stand committed to any agreement.
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Russia warns of actions that could stall peace process in Syria
Oct 09, 2019 02:56Russia's Security Council has warned against actions that could endanger the peace process in Syria, after Turkey’s Defense Ministry said Ankara was ready for a military operation against Kurdish militants from the People's Protection Units (YPG) to push them away from border areas.
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Syrian Kurds hint at possible talks with Damascus amid US troops withdrawal
Oct 08, 2019 15:07“We will defend all Syrian territory, and we will not accept any occupation of Syrian land,” Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad told the pro-government and Arabic-language al-Watan newspaper in comments published on Tuesday.
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Trump’s withdrawal decision leaves Britain’s Syria policy in disarray
Oct 08, 2019 11:37US President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw American military forces from the Syria-Turkey border has caught everyone by surprise, including the UK, which counts as one of America’s strongest allies.
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Iran: US should have ended Syria presence long time ago
Oct 08, 2019 09:43Iran has once again denounced Washington’s “illegitimate” military presence in Syria, saying the decision for the United States to pull its forces out should have been made a long time ago.
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Turkey assures Iran its operation in northern Syria is 'temporary'
Oct 08, 2019 09:32Turkey's foreign minister has assured his Iranian counterpart that Ankara's military operation in northern Syria, which began on Monday night, is a temporary one.
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Military base in Syria abandoned following US withdrawal
Oct 08, 2019 06:56A US military base in Syria was left abandoned on Monday (October 7) in the wake of a decision by President Donald Trump to withdraw troops from northeastern Syria.
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Iran's FM: US irrelevant occupier in Syria; futile to seek its permission for security
Oct 08, 2019 05:42Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says the United States is an "irrelevant occupier in Syria," stressing that peace will be achieved in the war-ravaged country only through respect for its territorial integrity and people.