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Syria air strikes: Theresa May faces MPs’ questions
WORLD

Syria air strikes: Theresa May faces MPs’ questions

Theresa May is to face MPs’ questions about her decision to authorize air strikes against the Syrian government. Opposition parties…

byFaraz Shauketaly16/04/2018
Syria war: Dozens killed as rockets hit Damascus market
WORLD

Syria war: Dozens killed as rockets hit Damascus market

At least 35 civilians have been killed in a rocket attack on a busy market in a government-held district of…

byFaraz Shauketaly21/03/2018
Syria war: Air strikes resume hours after UN approves ceasefire
WORLD

Syria war: Air strikes resume hours after UN approves ceasefire

Air strikes by the Syrian government on a rebel-held enclave have continued despite a ceasefire resolution passed by the UN…

byFaraz Shauketaly25/02/2018
Turkey warns Assad not to intervene in Kurdish enclave
WORLD

Turkey warns Assad not to intervene in Kurdish enclave

Ankara says Syrian government will face military response if it comes to aid of Kurds in Afrin Turkey warned the…

byFaraz Shauketaly20/02/201820/02/2018
Syria war: Dozens of civilians killed in Eastern Ghouta strikes
WORLD

Syria war: Dozens of civilians killed in Eastern Ghouta strikes

Bombardments by Syrian government forces have killed dozens of civilians in the rebel-held Eastern Ghouta area outside Damascus, activists say.…

byFaraz Shauketaly20/02/2018
U.S. says Syria may be developing new types of chemical weapons
WORLD

U.S. says Syria may be developing new types of chemical weapons

The Syrian government may be developing new types of chemical weapons, and U.S. President Donald Trump is prepared to consider…

byFaraz Shauketaly03/02/2018

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