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UN watchdog confirms Syria mustard gas use, chlorine attack
Nov 06, 2015 (AFP)
The UN chemical weapons watchdog Friday confirmed with "utmost confidence" that mustard gas was used in Syria in August during fighting between rebels and jihad...
Syria jihadists capture regime town along vital road
Nov 05, 2015 (AFP)
Jihadists seized a key town Thursday along a vital road in Syria's central Hama province, where regime forces are struggling to gain ground despite a month of R...
Syria rebels seize key regime town on Hama-Aleppo road: monitor
Nov 05, 2015 (AFP)
Syrian rebels, including jihadists, seized the last government-held town on the main highway between second city Aleppo and the city of Hama to its south on Thu...
Pentagon welcomes advance by IS-fighting allies in Syria
Nov 05, 2015 (AFP)
A coalition including Syrian Arab groups regained a swath of territory in northeastern Syria from Islamic State militants, a US military spokesman said Wednesda...
German diplomat Kobler to take over UN Libya talks in days
Nov 04, 2015 (AFP)
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday announced the appointment of Martin Kobler of Germany as his new envoy for Libya and said he would take over the s...
At least 120,000 displaced in Syria since Russia strikes began: US
Nov 04, 2015 (AFP)
Syrian government offensives backed by Russian air strikes have displaced at least 120,000 people in the war-wracked country, senior US officials said Wednesday...
Syrian army retakes key road to Aleppo: state TV
Nov 04, 2015 (AFP)
Syria's army on Wednesday recaptured the only road into the government-held side of Aleppo city from Islamic State group fighters, state media reported, effecti...
Russia says Syria 'opposition' guided warplanes to bombing targets
Nov 03, 2015 (AFP)
Russian jets bombed 24 targets in Syria Tuesday using coordinates supplied by "opposition representatives" -- the first time Moscow has claimed to work with opp...
Britain's Cameron warned off air strikes in Syria
Nov 03, 2015 (AFP)
Britain should not join air strikes on Syria until there is a clear strategy to defeat the Islamic State group and bring peace to the country, an influential co...
Israel reportedly seeking new U.S. military aid
Nov 03, 2015 (UPI)
Israel is reportedly seeking fighter aircraft, tankers, transports and financial assistance in a new security aid package from the United States. Israeli news o...
US, Russian fighters communicate over Syria in test: Pentagon
Nov 03, 2015 (AFP)
US and Russian fighter pilots communicated directly in the skies over Syria on Tuesday in a successful test of new procedures for avoiding incidents as they pur...
Russia says air force hit Palmyra region in Syria
Nov 02, 2015 (AFP)
Russia's air force has struck the area around the Islamic State-held ancient city of Palmyra, the defence ministry said Monday, as Moscow pressed on with its bo...
Vienna meet could lead to wider Saudi-Iran talks: UN
Oct 30, 2015 (AFP)
Iran's first-ever participation in international talks on Syria could lead to wider negotiations between arch-rivals Tehran and Riyadh on the conflicts in Yemen...
Iran joins key talks on Syria's fate
Oct 30, 2015 (AFP)
Major powers, including arch-rivals Iran and Saudi Arabia who back opposing sides in Syria, meet for the first time Friday in search of a political solution to ...
Month into Russia's Syria strikes, what has changed?
Oct 30, 2015 (AFP)
Russia launched a campaign of air strikes in Syria in support of President Bashar al-Assad on September 30, providing air cover for government offensives in sev...
Nearly 600 killed in Russian strikes in Syria: monitor
Oct 29, 2015 (AFP)
Nearly 600 people have been killed in Russian air strikes in Syria nearly a month into Moscow's campaign, two-thirds of them opposition fighters, a monitor said...
German UN diplomat to take over Libya peace effort
Oct 28, 2015 (AFP)
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon plans to appoint German diplomat Martin Kobler, who led the UN mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo, to head a strugglin...
Saudi Arabia denies coalition hit Yemen MSF hospital
Oct 28, 2015 (AFP)
Saudi Arabia on Wednesday denied that coalition air strikes hit a hospital in Yemen run by medical charity MSF after the attack was condemned by UN Secretary Ge...
Russian says soldier killed himself in first loss of Syria campaign
Oct 27, 2015 (AFP)
Russia's military on Tuesday said that a soldier had killed himself while on duty in Syria, the first confirmed death of a serviceman in the war-torn country si...
UN chief slams Saudi-led strikes on MSF Yemen hospital
Oct 27, 2015 (AFP)
UN chief Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday denounced strikes that he said were conducted by Saudi-led warplanes on a hospital in Yemen operated by international charity Do...
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