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Coalition, Syrian rebels fight off IS attack on base: US official - 04/10/2017

WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES- US-led allied forces and Syrian rebels have thwarted a significant Islamic State group attack on their base near the Jordanian border, according to the anti-IS coalition....

US steps up pressure on Syria ahead of Russia talks - 04/10/2017

WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES, Jim Mannion- The United States stepped up pressure Sunday on Russia to rein in the Syrian regime, warning that any further chemical attacks would be "very damaging" to...

Pressed in Iraq and Syria, IS lashes out in Egypt - 04/10/2017

CAIRO, EGYPT, Samer Al-Atrush- The twin bombings of churches in Egypt suggest that Islamic State group jihadists are lashing out as they find themselves coming under increasing pressure in Iraq and...

Assad allies vow to keep battling 'terrorism' in Syria - 04/09/2017

BEIRUT, LEBANON- The Russian and Iranian army chiefs vowed Saturday to keep battling "terrorists" in Syria, a day after a US missile onslaught on a Syrian airbase following a suspected chemical...

Accident theory in Syria attack 'fanciful': experts - 04/06/2017

PARIS, FRANCE, Michel Moutot- Chemical weapons experts have thrown doubt on Russian claims the attack that killed more than 80 civilians in rebel-held Syria could have been caused by an air strike on...

Trump warns 'something should happen' after Syria attack - 04/06/2017

PALM BEACH, UNITED STATES- President Donald Trump on Thursday denounced Bashar al-Assad as responsible for an "egregious" crime, suggesting the United States could be poised to take action against...

UN council heads for showdown on Syria gas attack probe - 04/06/2017

UNITED NATIONS, UNITED STATES, Carole Landry- Britain, France and the United States on Thursday pushed for a vote at the UN Security Council on a resolution demanding a full investigation of the...

US warns of 'own action' after Syria chemical massacre - 04/06/2017

WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES, Dave Clark / and Omar Haj Kadour in Khan Sheikhun- The United States and Russia were on a collision course over Syria on Wednesday after a horrific chemical attack so...

Trump doe sees Russia as 'problem': US envoy - 04/06/2017

NEW YORK, UNITED STATES- President Donald Trump does consider Russia a problem, his ambassador to the United Nations and rising US administration star Nikki Haley insisted before an often-hostile New...

Russia probes 'act of terror' after metro blast kills 10 - 04/03/2017

SAINT PETERSBURG, RUSSIA, Marina Koreneva- Russia opened a probe into a suspected "act of terror" Monday after 10 people were killed and dozens more injured in a blast that rocked the Saint...
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