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Syrian president: Iran-Syria military accord rooted in years of anti-terror cooperation
Jul 09, 2020 14:18Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad says the recent military agreement signed by Damascus and Tehran is the result of years of cooperation in fighting against terrorism in the Arab country.
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UN Security Council rejects Russian-backed resolution on aid delivery to Syria
Jul 09, 2020 06:05The UN Security Council has rejected a Russian-drafted resolution that would extend a cross-border aid delivery mechanism for a six-month period after Russia — along with China — vetoed a relevant Western-drafted document, which Moscow argued ignored the realities on the ground in the West Asian country.
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Iran's top cmdr., Syria's defense minister sign agreement to boost military, security cooperation
Jul 08, 2020 12:01Iran will boost Syria's air defenses, as part of a wider military security agreement between the two countries.
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Turkish troops, allied militants cut off drinking water to people in Syria’s Hasakah, environs
Jul 05, 2020 23:33Turkish military troops and allied militants have once again cut off drinking water supplies to about a million people living in and around the northeastern Syrian city of Hasakah by stopping a border water pumping station, a report says.
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Syrian forces in Syria’s Hasakah stop US convoy, force it to return
Jul 02, 2020 14:44Syrian forces have block a US military convoy in the country’s northeastern province of Hasakah and forced it to turn back amid seething resentment of locals over the presence of American troops in the region.
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Fresh US military convoy enters northeast Syria from western Iraq
Jul 02, 2020 13:01The US military has sent a new convoy of trucks loaded with military hardware and logistical gears to Syria’s northeastern province of Hasakah as Washington seeks to control and loot crude resources in the war-torn country.
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US builds new air base in Syria
Jul 02, 2020 04:05The United States has built a new military base, including an airport for military aircraft, for its occupying forces in Syria’s northeastern province of Hasakah.
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Russian president: US after ‘economically suffocating’ Syria
Jul 02, 2020 00:15Russian President Vladimir Putin during a video conference with his Iranian and Turkish counterparts on Syria on Wednesday said the United States seeks to ‘economically suffocate’ Syria by adopting new sanctions against the country.
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President denounces US sanctions against Syria, pledges support for Damascus
Jul 01, 2020 11:50President Hassan Rouhani has denounced as inhumane the US sanctions against Syria amid the war-torn country’s battle against the coronavirus pandemic, while pledging Tehran’s unwavering support for Damascus.
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Iran to host virtual Syria talks with Russia, Turkey on Wed.
Jun 30, 2020 12:23President Hassan Rouhani will host a virtual conference with his Russian and Turkish counterparts on the situation in Syria and the West Asian country’s peace process on Wednesday.