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World Russia's Putin visits Syria to meet Assad, a key Iran ally By ALBERT AJI and DARIA LITVINOVA Associated Press Jan 7, 2020 DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin traveled to Damascus on Tuesday for a meeting with President Bashar Assad, a rare visi…
World Military pummels IS-held districts in Damascus By Zeina Karam The Associated Press Apr 22, 2018 BEIRUT — Syrian government forces used warplanes, helicopters and artillery on Sunday to pound districts of the capital held by the Islamic St…
World Syria’s allies say airstrikes undercut political resolution By Bassem Mrou and Sarah El Deeb The Associated Press Apr 15, 2018 DAMASCUS, Syria— The leaders of Russia, Iran and the Hezbollah group in Lebanon said Sunday that Western airstrikes on their ally, Syria, have…
World Explosions rock Syrian capital as Trump announces strikes By Bassem Mroue The Associated Press Apr 13, 2018 DAMASCUS, Syria — Loud explosions rocked Syria’s capital and filled the sky with heavy smoke early Saturday after U.S. President Donald Trump …
National US, allies launch attack on Syria The Associated PressUpdated Apr 13, 2018 WASHINGTON — The United States, France and Britain together launched military strikes in Syria to punish President Bashar Assad for a suspecte…
National Trump: U.S., allies attacking Syria to stop chemical weapons The Associated Press Apr 13, 2018 Â
World Inspectors heading to site of suspected gas attack in Syria By Bassem Mroue and Sarah El Deeb The Associated Press Apr 12, 2018 DAMASCUS, Syria — A team of inspectors from the international chemical weapons watchdog was on its way to Syria on Thursday to begin an invest…
World Tensions growing as Israel blamed for Syria airstrike By Zeina Karam and Bassem Mroue The Associated Press Apr 9, 2018 BEIRUT — A suspected poison gas attack in a Syrian rebel-held town and airstrikes on a Syrian air base that Damascus and Moscow blamed on U.S.…
World U.N. convoy begins aid delivery to rebel-held suburbs of Damascus By Zaina Karam The Associated Press Mar 5, 2018 BEIRUT — A U.N. convoy carrying desperately needed food and medicine to besieged civilians entered the war-ravaged eastern suburbs of Damascus…
