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The Pentagon ‘Gravely Concerned’ Russian Propaganda Signals Impending Syrian Chemical Attack
The Pentagon is alarmed about Russian propaganda that indicates the Syrian government could be preparing to attack the rebel-held province of Idlib, a Defense Department spokesman said.
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Putin urges Europe to help rebuild Syria so refugees can return
Russian president Vladimir Putin has called on Europe to contribute to the reconstruction of Syria to allow millions of refugees to return home. “We need to strengthen the humanitarian effort in the Syrian conflict,” he said on Saturday, ahead of a meeting with his German counterpart Angela Merkel at the government retreat of Meseberg Palace, north of Berlin.
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A Top Syrian Rocket Scientist Is Blown Up, and Fingers Point at Mossad
Aziz Asbar was one of Syria’s most important rocket scientists, bent on amassing an arsenal of precision-guided missiles that could be launched with pinpoint accuracy against Israeli cities hundreds of miles away. He had free access to the highest levels of the Syrian and Iranian governments, and his own security detail. He led a top-secret weapons-development unit called Sector 4 and was hard at work building an underground weapons factory to replace one destroyed by Israel last year.
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'I traced missile casings in Syria back to their original sellers, so it’s time for the west to reveal who they sell arms to'
I don’t think either Nato or the EU has the slightest interest in chasing the provenance of weapons in the hands of Islamist fighters in Syria or anywhere else in the Middle East
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Syrian girl who used tuna cans for legs receives prosthetic limbs
An eight-year-old Syrian girl whose plight touched the world after she was photographed walking on tuna cans has received prosthetic limbs in Turkey. Maya Merhi, who was born with no legs because of a rare congenital condition, had been living with her father in a refugee camp after fighting forced them from their home in Aleppo province.
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Is the U.S. about to give up on its lawless and catastrophic adventure in Syria?
The sooner the U.S. closes up shop in Syria, the better. By Patrick Lawrence.
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Eagle-meets-Bear and the Syria tug-of-war
Trump and Putin are likely to discuss the tricky situation in southern Syria when they meet; while the US president says he wants US forces back home, the CIA, Pentagon and Israel may be happier to see them stay so the war-torn state remains unstable. By Pepe Escobar.
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Syrian Offensive Leaves Thousands Stranded at Jordan’s Closed Border
The situation was deteriorating along the border between Syria and Jordan where thousands fled after a new offensive began in the southern city of Dara'a.
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Watchdog: Syrian group uncovering IS mass graves needs help
Syrians working to uncover mass graves in an area once ruled by the Islamic State group need help to preserve evidence, identify human remains and shed more light on...
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The Mystery of ISIS' Toyota Army
The question remains: why is the US Treasury carrying on with this transparent charade about how ISIS was equipped with hundreds of Toyota vehicles?
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French Firm Probed For Funding Jihadists In Syria For Profit
French rights group Sherpa, one of the plaintiffs in the case, said it was the first time that a company anywhere in the world had been charged with complicity in crimes against humanity.
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Who is behind the creation of ISIS? Iran thinks it has the answer
A senior aide to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has claimed that the U.S. was behind the creation of ISIS and other extremist groups in Syria. Speaking to reporters in Tehran, Ali Akbar Velayati also warned that America’s involvement in the country could prove bloody, the official state Fars news agency said.
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Syrian President Bashar al-Assad Plans to Meet Kim Jong Un in Pyongyang
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is planning to visit Kim Jong Un, North Korea’s state media reported Sunday, for what could be the North Korean leader’s first summit meeting with a foreign head of state in his capital, Pyongyang. The report didn’t specify when a visit by Mr. Assad might take place, but quoted the Syrian president as saying: “I am going to visit the DPRK and meet HE Kim Jong Un,” using the acronym for the North’s formal name, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. “HE” is short for “His Excellency.”
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Assad tells US to leave Syria
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has said the United States has "lost its cards" in Syria, calling on America to leave the country in an interview with Russia Today. "The Americans should leave. Somehow, they're going to leave. They came to Iraq with no legal basis, and look what happened to them. They have to learn their lesson. Iraq is no exception. Syria is no exception. People will not accept foreigners in this region any more," Assad said.
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Syrian and Russian forces launch large-scale attack on Palestinian refugee camp controlled by Isil
Syrian and Russian forces have launched a large-scale attack on a Palestinian refugee camp under the control of Islamic State, as the regime closed in on the last rebel-held territory in the Syrian capital. Pro-government troops fired a barrage of air strikes and surface-to-surface missiles into Yarmouk camp in southeast Damascus on Wednesday morning, as they looked to rid the areas of holdout jihadists.
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Only 14% of Russian Airstrikes in Syria Hit Islamic State Targets, Report Says
A mere 14 percent of Russian bombs that fell on Syrian soil in the past three years have reportedly struck Islamic State targets, according to a recent defense industry report. Russia deployed air, ground and naval forces in support of the Syrian army in 2015, four years after the start of the civil war and a year after the United States amassed an anti-Islamic State coalition.
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U.S. Weapons Going to Moderates in Syria Handed Over to al-Qaeda
US military equipment and ammunition, sent to Syria as part of a failed effort to arm “moderate” forces to battle Daesh, were instead handed over to an al-Qaeda group in the country, according to a report. “I communicated with al-Qaeda’s branch, Al Nusra, to protect and safely escort me and my soldiers for two hours from North Aleppo to West Aleppo,” Maj. Anas Ibrahim Obaid, who said he brokered the deal, told Fox News from his home in the western Aleppo area.
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Once the Syrian war is over, Qatar could become an empire once more
Fresh back from Damascus, I was taking my coffee on the Beirut Corniche this week when a neat little Greek warship hove into sight... By Robert Fisk.
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Trump just pulled funding for Syrian "White Helmets" rescue group
The U.S. just pulled funding from one of the only on-the-ground groups saving lives after airstrikes in Syria. About a third of the funding for Syria Civil Defence, known popularly as the White Helmets, came from the U.S., with the rest coming from the U.K., Germany, and other governments. Until very recently, the group had a positive relationship with the U.S., which has provided the group about $33 million in funds since 2013. But now, at the president’s request, the State Department has pulled funding.
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Yes, Syria's Assad regime is brutal. But the retaliatory air strikes are illegal and partisan
If states are permitted to determine when force is warranted, outside the existing legal framework, the legitimacy of that framework may be fatally undermined.
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