Tag: Syria
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Moscow, Damascus demand US forces to leave Syria
Damscus : A Syrian-Russian joint coordination committee has demanded the US forces to withdraw from Syria, according to Syrian state news agency SANA. The Joint Coordination Committee for Return of Syrian Refugees said in a statement that the US must withdraw its forces, which are illegally present on Syrian soil, Xinhua news agency reported. The…
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Turkey-Syria talks underway at ‘lower levels’: Erdogan
Ankara : Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said that talks were underway at lower levels with Syria, ruling out any contact at higher levels with Damascus. “Talks at lower levels must continue with Syria even if not between leaders,” Erdogan said during a live-broadcast interview with Turkish broadcaster TRT, Xinhua news agency…
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US begins withdrawing troops from Syria, claims victory over IS
Washington : The Donald Trump-led US administration announced that it has started returning US troops home from Syria after claiming a victory in the fight against the Islamic State (IS) without revealing any detailed timetable. “We have started returning US home as we transition to the next phase of this campaign,” said White House Spokesperson…
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Russia completes delivery of S-300 missile systems to Syria
Moscow : Russia has delivered to Syria S-300 air defence systems to improve safety of its military personnel deployed in the country, Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu has said. “We have completed the delivery of S-300 systems. This includes 49 pieces of equipment: lighting locators, basic detection systems, control vehicles and four launchers,” Shoigu said…
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Syrian militants secretly flown to Afghanistan, China raises a battalion
By Saeed Naqvi, Among the dozen or so guests US Ambassador Frank Wisner was escorting to Bhutan for a holiday was Richard Holbrooke, former US Ambassador to the UN. Wisner had invited a few Indian friends to the long hall of Roosevelt House to meet the group. The year was 1996. The ebb and flow…
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UN warns against full-scale military assault in Syria’s Idilib
United Nations : UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday expressed concern over the “growing risks of a humanitarian catastrophe” in the event of a full-scale military operation in the northern Idlib province of Syria. Guterres’ statement on Wednesday followed the briefing a day before by the director of operations for UN humanitarian affairs John Ging…
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US ends Syria development fund, says Trump; urges ‘rich countries’ to pay
Washington : US President Donald Trump said on Saturday that the US has ended the development fund for Syria, urging “rich countries” to pay instead. In a tweet, Trump said “the US has ended the ridiculous $230 million yearly development payment to Syria.” “Saudi Arabia and other rich countries in the Middle East will start…
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Putin, Trump to discuss ‘complex’ issues, including Syria
Moscow : Russian President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart Donald Trump are set to discuss a number of “very complex” issues, including the situation in Syria, the Kremlin said on Friday. “A rather detailed discussion on Syria is anticipated,” Xinhua quoted Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov as saying. He said “serious preparations” are being made…