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France urges Russia to join peace push after Syria strike

FranceisurgingRussiatojoininrenewedpeaceeffortsafterWesternmissilestrikesonSyriaaimedatpunishingBasharAssadforanallegedchemicalattack,whiletheSyrianleaderwassai

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Allies keep Syria options open as Britain says no strikes planned

WesternpowershavenoplansforfurthermissilestrikesonSyriabutwillassesstheiroptionsifDamascususeschemicalweaponsagain,Britain’sforeignministersaidonSundayasdebater

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Waking to blasts, Damascus residents defiant after Western strikes

Hoursbeforedawn,astringofpowerfulblastsjoltedawakeresidentsoftheSyriancapital.Emergingontotheirbalconies,theywatchedWesternstrikeslightuptheskyoverDamascus.Apho

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Syrian regime 'highly likely' to blame for chemical attack, UK says

TheBritishgovernmenthassignaleditisreadytobackUSmilitaryactionagainstSyria,sayingitis"highlylikely"theAssadregimeusedchemicalweaponsonitsownpeopleandthatsuchact

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US says Syria making new chemical weapons despite 2013 deal

TheTrumpadministrationonThursdayaccusedSyrianPresidentBasharAssad’sgovernmentofproducingandusing“newkindsofweapons”todeliverdeadlychemicalsdespitecommittingtoab

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Macron rebuffs Assad accusations that France sponsors terrorism

FrenchPresidentEmmanuelMacronsaidonTuesdaythatBasharal-AssadwastheenemyofmillionsofhisownpeopleandinnopositiontolectureFrance,aftertheSyrianleaderaccusedParisof

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Turkish President Erdogan denies reports of secret meeting with Assad

TurkishPresidentRecepTayyipErdoganrefutedreportsclaimingthatheheldasecretmeetingwithSyrianPresidentBasharAssad,localHurriyetDailyNewsreportedTuesday."Ididnotmee

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Syria's Assad says war still not won but West's plots foiled

SyrianPresidentBasharal-AssadsaidonSundayhiscountryhadfoiledWesterndesignstotopplehimbuthisarmyhadnotyetwonthefighttoendSyria'ssix-year-oldinsurgency.Inantelevi

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Russia says 4 military police battalions deployed to Syria

Russia'sdefenseministersaysfourbattalionsofRussianmilitarypolicearecurrentlydeployedinsafezonesinSyria.RussiaandIran,bothsupportersofSyrianPresidentBasharAssad,

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Trump says won't let Syria's Assad get away with "horrible" actions

U.S.PresidentDonaldTrumpsaidTuesdaythathewon'tletSyrianPresidentBasharal-Assadgetawaywiththe"horrible"actionshehasdone."IamnotafanofAssad.Icertainlythinkwhatheh

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EU has not kept promises in refugee crisis, says Turkish ex-minister

EUpromisesoffundsandfreemovementforTurkishnationalsinexchangeforhelpdealingwithwavesofrefugees-manyofthemSyrian-havenotbeenkept,accordingtoaformerTurkishforeign

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Syria's President Assad says Syrians won't forget Russian support

Syria'sPresidentBasharal-AssadsaidTuesdaythatSyrianswon'tforgettheRussiansupporttoSyria,accordingtotheSyrianpresidentialmediaoffice.Thepresidentmadetheremarksdu

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US, France vow 'joint response' if chemical attack in Syria

USPresidentDonaldTrumpandhisFrenchcounterpartEmmanuelMacronagreedTuesdayonajointresponseintheeventofanotherchemicalattackinSyria,asWashingtonwarnedDamascuswould

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Russia slams US warning over impending Syria chemical attack

RussiaonTuesdayslammedanddismissedaUSwarningagainsttheSyriangovernmentforso-calledpreparationsofafreshchemicalattack.TheWhiteHousewarnedonMondaynightthatSyrianP

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Kazakhstan says ready for Syria talks in Astana on January 23 - RIA

Kazakhstan is fully ready to hold talks on Syria in its capital Astana on Jan. 23, Russia's RIA news agency reported on Tuesday, citing the Kazakh Foreign Minister Kairat Abdrakhmanov.

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Aleppo evacuation delayed, opposition blames pro-Assad militia

The evacuation of rebel-held eastern Aleppo was delayed on Wednesday (Dec 14) and, while a war monitor said the reason was unclear, an opposition official blamed Shi’ite militias allied to President Bashar al-Assad for the hold up.

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Closer Moscow ties don't change Turkey's stance on Assad - Deputy PM

Turkey's rapprochement with Russia has not changed Ankara's position that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad must go to restore peace in the country, Turkish deputy prime minister Numan Kurtulmus said on Saturday.