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Iran denies links to attacks on US forces in Iraq, Syria
Middle East
July 3, 2021
Iran denies links to attacks on US forces in Iraq, Syria
DUBAI, July 3 (Reuters) – Iran denied on Saturday US accusations that Tehran supported attacks on US forces in Iraq…
US airstrikes target Iran-backed militias in Syria, Iraq
Middle East
June 28, 2021
US airstrikes target Iran-backed militias in Syria, Iraq
WASHINGTON (AP) — The US military, under the direction of President Joe Biden, has conducted airstrikes against what it said…
WHO warns of ‘catastrophe’ if Syrian cross-border aid not renewed
Middle East
June 26, 2021
WHO warns of ‘catastrophe’ if Syrian cross-border aid not renewed
GENEVA, June 25 (Reuters) – Failure to renew a cross-border aid operation into Syria before it expires next month could…
EU considers 3.5 bln euro migrant funding for Turkey, diplomats say
Middle East
June 23, 2021
EU considers 3.5 bln euro migrant funding for Turkey, diplomats say
BRUSSELS, June 23 (Reuters) – The European Union is considering 3.5 billion euros ($4.18 billion) for Turkey to continue hosting…
Violence in north Syria kills 10, mostly in rebel-held areas
Middle East
June 21, 2021
Violence in north Syria kills 10, mostly in rebel-held areas
BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian government forces and insurgent groups exchanged shelling in northwestern Syria on Monday that killed at least…
Syria’s last aid crossing in balance as Biden to meet Putin
Middle East
June 15, 2021
Syria’s last aid crossing in balance as Biden to meet Putin
President Joe Biden will seek to stave off another surge of civilian suffering in the devastating war in Syria when…
Watchdog warns of aid disaster in Syria; shelling kills 11
Middle East
June 11, 2021
Watchdog warns of aid disaster in Syria; shelling kills 11
BEIRUT (AP) — A leading rights group warned Thursday that millions of Syrians risk losing access to lifesaving aid, including…
Dutch woman, three children repatriated from Syria IS camp
Middle East
June 6, 2021
Dutch woman, three children repatriated from Syria IS camp
QAMISHLI, Syria (AP) — The Kurdish-led administration in Syria’s northeast handed over on Saturday to the Netherlands a Dutch woman,…
Watchdog: Syria has likely used chemical weapons 17 times
Middle East
June 5, 2021
Watchdog: Syria has likely used chemical weapons 17 times
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The head of the international chemical weapons watchdog told the U.N. Security Council that its experts…
Syrian woman smuggled drugs using her miscarried child’s body: state TV
Middle East
June 4, 2021
Syrian woman smuggled drugs using her miscarried child’s body: state TV
Syria bore witness to a tragic crime in which a mother self-induced a miscarriage and used the body to smuggle…