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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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US-led airstrike claims at least 12 lives in Syria's Dayr al-Zawr
Feb 22, 2018 02:54A US-led airstrike has claimed the lives of at least 12 civilians in Syria's Eastern Province of Dayr al-Zawr.
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Russia calls for UNSC meeting over situation in Syria's Eastern Ghouta
Feb 22, 2018 02:42The Russian military has announced that armed groups in Syria's terrorist-held Eastern Ghouta are preventing civilians from exiting the conflict zone.
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Those helping Syria Kurds in Afrin ‘legitimate target’: Turkey
Feb 21, 2018 16:39Turkey has repeated its warnings about an escalation of tension in Syria’s northern region of Afrin, where it has been attacking the Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG), saying any group coming to the help of the Kurds in the region would be considered a “legitimate target” for the Turkish military.
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Western officials complicit in terrorist crimes against civilians: Syria
Feb 21, 2018 06:07In a letter of complaint to the UN, Syria draws attention to a sharp rise in deadly terror attacks against civilians in Damascus and its suburbs, calling on the world body to take proper measures against the countries that support and fund the terrorists.
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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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Kurdish forces in Syria deny reaching agreement with Damascus over Afrin support
Feb 20, 2018 03:52The US-backed People's Protection Units (YPG) have denied reaching an agreement with Damascus over Syrian troops being deployed to Afrin to fend off a Turkish offensive.
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Russia says Nusra terrorists ‘recovering strength’ in US-controlled zone in S Syria
Feb 20, 2018 03:36Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has strongly urged the US to immediately shut down its so-called zone of control in southern Syria, saying Washington has practically made the area a safe haven for terrorists of the Jabhat Fateh al-Sham Takfiri terrorist group, formerly known as al-Nusra Front.
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Russia role in Persian Gulf paradigm shift instrumental: FM
Feb 19, 2018 16:54Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says Russia can play a key role in bringing about a "paradigm shift" in the Persian Gulf region through its rising influence in the Middle East.
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Turkey will confront Syrian forces if they enter Afrin to help YPG: FM Cavusoglu
Feb 19, 2018 16:32Turkish foreign minister says it will confront any Syrian pro-government forces entering in the Kurdish-controlled enclave of Afrin to protect the US-backed People's Protection Units (YPG), as Damascus reportedly intends to send pro-government forces to the flashpoint region to join forces with the Kurds against Turkish troops.