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Syrian air defenses prepared to fight off any aggressive move: Mekdad
Feb 14, 2018 13:08Syrian Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad says the country’s air defense systems are fully prepared to give a firm response to any possible act of aggression, stressing that the decision to confront any aggressive move is long-standing.
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France will strike if chemical weapons use proven in Syria: Macron
Feb 14, 2018 03:31President Emmanuel Macron says if the use of chemical weapons against civilians is proven in Syria, "France will strike" while noting that no proof of such an action has been presented.
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Russia warns of chemical attack by terrorists, White Helmets in Syria's Idlib
Feb 14, 2018 03:24The Russian Center for the Reconciliation of Opposing Sides in Syria says it has received a phone call warning about a possible chemical weapons attack in the Northwestern Syrian Province of Idlib by terrorists and White Helmets.
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Russia: US responsible for fueling separatism among some Syrian Kurds
Feb 13, 2018 13:18Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov said that the United States is responsible for fueling separatist sentiments among some Kurdish population in Syria.
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More Kurdish fighters killed in Turkish military operation in northern Syria
Feb 13, 2018 13:13A sum of 1,430 Kurdish militants have been killed in Turkey’s Olive Branch Operation in Afrin region in Northwestern Aleppo in the last 23 days, the General Staff of the Turkish Army declared in a statement on Tuesday.
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Israeli plane downing result of Syrians’ self-belief
Feb 13, 2018 13:10Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps, Major General Mohammad Ali Jafari, said the Syrian army shot down an Israeli F-16 fighter jet few days ago as a result of increasing self-confidence injected in them by the Islamic Revolution.
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Damascus warns Israeli military of 'more surprises' on Syrian soil
Feb 13, 2018 11:10The Syrian government has warned the Israeli military of “more surprises” should Tel Aviv commit any further acts of aggression against the Arab country plagued by foreign-sponsored militancy.
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US funding of Kurdish militants in Syria to impact Turkey’s decisions: Erdogan
Feb 13, 2018 10:25Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has warned that Washington’s refusal to stop funding the Kurdish militants in Syria will affect Ankara’s decisions, ahead of a visit by US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson this week.
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Syrian YPG militants target Turkish reconnaissance drone over Afrin
Feb 13, 2018 01:44Militants from the Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) have tracked and shot down a Turkish unmanned aerial vehicle in the skies over Syria’s northwestern region of Afrin as Ankara government pushes ahead with its cross-border offensive against the US-backed forces.
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Downed Israeli jet changes all rules of engagement in region: Berri
Feb 12, 2018 15:09Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri says the downing of an Israeli regime F-16 fighter jet by the Syrian air defense systems will establish new rules of engagement with the Tel Aviv's acts of aggression.