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Syria demands withdrawal of all American, Turkish forces
Middle East
September 29, 2019
Syria demands withdrawal of all American, Turkish forces
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Syria’s top diplomat on Saturday demanded the immediate withdrawal of American and Turkish forces from the…
US says Assad again used chemical weapons, vows action
Middle East
September 27, 2019
US says Assad again used chemical weapons, vows action
The United States vowed a response Thursday as it said it had confirmed another chemical weapons attack by Syrian President…
Constitutional committee is first step to peace: UN envoy
Middle East
September 25, 2019
Constitutional committee is first step to peace: UN envoy
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. envoy for Syria said Tuesday the agreement to establish a committee to draft a…
Syria constitution committee set, will meet within weeks: UN
Middle East
September 24, 2019
Syria constitution committee set, will meet within weeks: UN
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — A long-awaited Syrian constitutional committee has been finalized after nearly two years of negotiations and is…
Rival UN resolutions on Syria cease-fire go down to defeat
Middle East
September 20, 2019
Rival UN resolutions on Syria cease-fire go down to defeat
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Rival humanitarian resolutions calling for a cease-fire in Syria’s last rebel stronghold in Idlib were defeated…
Erdogan hosts Putin, Rouhani for Syria summit
Middle East
September 16, 2019
Erdogan hosts Putin, Rouhani for Syria summit
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will host his Russian and Iranian counterparts on Monday for their latest summit on Syria,…
Syrian government artillery pounds south Idlib: rescuers
Middle East
September 15, 2019
Syrian government artillery pounds south Idlib: rescuers
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian troops shelled the south of Idlib on Sunday, according to rescuers and residents in the rebel…
Syria govt offers way out of rebel area; no one shows up
Middle East
September 14, 2019
Syria govt offers way out of rebel area; no one shows up
BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian state media is accusing militant groups of preventing civilians on Saturday from leaving the last rebel-held…
Kurdish official: Syria’s ‘safe zone’ off to a good start
Middle East
September 4, 2019
Kurdish official: Syria’s ‘safe zone’ off to a good start
DARBASIYAH, Syria (AP) — The creation of a so-called “safe zone” in northeastern Syria has gotten off to good start,…
Syrian father who lost twins to poison gas uprooted again
Middle East
September 3, 2019
Syrian father who lost twins to poison gas uprooted again
BEIRUT (AP) — When Abdel Hamid al-Yousef lost his 9-month-old twins in the poison gas attack that hit the Syrian…