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Syrian forces seized the strategic northern town of Ariha on Tuesday, an opposition group said, in a move that would open the supply line between the coastal stronghold and pockets of army control in a region that is largely rebel controlled.
Read More »Bulgaria says it hosts 1,400 refugees from Syria
“Up to present the number of the refugees from Syria runs to 1,400,” said Bulgarian Minister of Interior Affairs Tsvetlin Yovchev said at a briefing. Minister Yovchev is head of the National
Read More »Israel says a missile experiment is the cause for Russian reports
Israel’s Defense Ministry issued a statement on Tuesday admitting to have successfully tested an ” Ankor” target missile in the Mediterranean Sea, following a Russian report of two ballistic missiles launched in the area.
Read More »Russia says it detected launch of two missiles in Mediterranean
Russia on Tuesday announced that its missile early warning system had detected the launch of two missiles from the central part of the Mediterranean Sea fired towards the Sea’s eastern coastline.
Read More »UN says more than two million Syrians have left the country
More than two million Syrians have now fled their war-ravaged country, the UN refugee agency said Tuesday, lamenting the nearly 10-fold increase from a year ago. “Syria is haemorrhaging women, children and men who cross borders often with little more than the clothes on their backs,” the UNHCR said in …
Read More »Barack Obama works for building support on Syria action
The White House battled Monday for congressional authorization to bomb Syria, as two top Republicans warned that a “no” vote after President Barack Obama had threatened action would be catastrophic.
Read More »Turkey says decision on Syria action to come after G-20 meeting
Turkish Minister of European Union (EU) Affairs and Chief Negotiator, Egemen Bagis, said that the decision on a possible international military attack against Syria would be concretised after the G-20 summit in Saint Petersburg on September 5-6. “It is possible for the efforts of the leaders of the G-20 countries …
Read More »Merkel says international response to Syria is unlikely
German Chancellor Angela Merkel says an international response to the use of chemical weapons in Syria is unlikely. However, she added, the “slightest chance” to arrive at such a response must be used.
Read More »Turkey backs any action which could stop war in Syria
Until the world community takes decisive action against Syria, Bashar Al-Assad’s regime will continue mass murders, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday. “Worldwide decisions are in the hands of the five permanent members of the UN Security Council, and it is – anti-democratic,” he said.
Read More »Turkish consulate vehicles attacked in Iraq
A roadside bomb exploded when a Turkish convoy of 4 vehicles carrying embassy officials was passing en route to Irbil.
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