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Tag Archives: Syrian Civil War

13Apr/17

Russia blocks U.N. condemnation of Syria attack

April 13, 2017WarAnti-Americanism, Bashar al-Assad, China, Country: Russia, Country: Syria, Criticism of the United States, Ethiopia, Foreign relations of Syria, France, Geography of Asia, IDLIB, International reactions to the Syrian Civil War, Kazakhstan, Khan, Nikki Haley, Pascale Davies, Politics, Politics of Syria, Russia, Syria, Syrian Civil War, United Kingdom, United States, War/Conflict, Western Asiasmbale

Russia blocks a Western-led effort at the U.N. Security Council on Wednesday (April 12) to condemn last week’s deadly gas attack in Syria. Pascale Davies reports.
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07Apr/17

U.S. fires missiles at Assad air base

April 7, 2017WarAl-Dumayr offensive, Anti-Americanism, Assad, Bashar, Bashar al-Assad, Command and control, Country: United States, Course of events of the Syrian Civil War, Criticism of the United States, Foreign involvement in the Syrian Civil War, Homs, Khan Sheikhoun, Military, Palmyra, Politics, Presidency of Donald Trump, Shayrat missile strike, Siege of Homs, Syria, Syrian Civil War, Talal Barazi, United States, War/Conflictsmbale

Syrian TV shows the aftermath of U.S. air strikes that hit an airbase near the Syrian town of Khan Sheikhoun.
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28Jan/17

Trump travel ban sparks panic abroad, lawsuits at home

January 28, 2017ImmigrationAbdelhakim Kiwan, ALPHABET, Asia, Climate change skepticism and denial, Conservatism in the United States, Country: United States, Donald Trump, European migrant crisis, Executive Order 13769, Forced migration, Google, Immigration policy of Donald Trump, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Libya, New York, Political positions of Donald Trump, Politics, Politics by country, Presidency of Donald Trump, Presidents of the United States, Refugees of the Syrian Civil War, Social Issues, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Syrian Civil War, Syrian diaspora, The Apprentice, United States, War/Conflict, Washington, Western Asia, WWE Hall of Fame, Yemen, Zachary Goelmansmbale

U.S. President Donald Trump’s executive order temporarily barring visitors from seven predominantly Muslim countries and banning Syrian refugees indefinitely will likely land his administration in court. Zachary Goelman reports. Continue reading →

19Dec/16

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Journalist describes shooting of Russian ambassador

December 19, 2016PoliticsAllahu Akbar, ambassador, Andrei Karlov, Ankara, Assassination of Andrei Karlov, Bahar Bakir, Country: Turkey, Decades, Foreign relations of Russia, Human Interest, In Turkey, Politics, Syria, Syrian Civil War, Takbir, Turkeysmbale

A journalist describes the moment when a gunman in an Ankara art gallery shot dead the Russian ambassador to Turkey.

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17Dec/16

TIMELINE-The battle for Aleppo

December 17, 2016WarAleppo, ALEPPO CITY, Aleppo Governorate clashes, Aleppo offensive, army, Bashar al-Assad, Battle of Aleppo, City: Aleppo, Country: Russia, Country: Syria, Damascus, Governorates of Syria, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Levant, Lithuania, Moscow, Politics, president, Russia, Syria, Syrian Civil War, Syrian government, Turkey, VILNIUS, War/Conflictsmbale

Syrian government forces control the major Syrian city of Aleppo for the first time since losing parts of the city in 2012. Continue reading →

12Dec/16

Syrian army in Aleppo says “battle is at its end”

December 12, 2016WarAleppo, Aleppo offensive, Asaad Mahdo, Battle of Aleppo, City: Aleppo, Combat operations in 2012 during the Battle of Aleppo, Free Syrian Army, Governorates of Syria, Iran, Karam al, Politics, Saeed, Syria, Syrian army, Syrian Civil War, Turkey, United States, War/Conflict, Zaid al-Salehsmbale

Destruction in Sheikh Saeed area of Aleppo, as Syrian Army general says the battle for Aleppo is at its end.

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10Dec/16

File of Palmyra – as IS militants re-enter the ancient city

December 10, 2016WarAleppo, Asia, City: Palmyra, Crisis of the Third Century, Geography of Asia, Governorates of Syria, Homs Governorate, Levant, Palmyra, Palmyra offensive, Politics, Syria, Syrian Civil War, Syrian government, Tadmur, Tadmur District, War/Conflictsmbale

File of the recent history of the ancient city of Palmyra, home to Islamic State until Syrian government forces retook the ruined area in March.
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08Dec/16

Drone video of destruction of Aleppo’s Old City

December 8, 2016WarAleppo, Aleppo Governorate, Aleppo offensive, Bashar al-Assad, Battle of Aleppo, City: Aleppo, Damascus, Free Syrian Army, Governorates of Syria, In Syria, Levant, Moscow, Politics, Salaheddine District, Syria, Syrian Civil War, War/Conflictsmbale

Syrian army releases video of the destruction in the Old City of Aleppo filmed by drone.

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08Dec/16

End game in Aleppo

December 8, 2016WarAl-Assad family, Aleppo, Aleppo offensive, Assad family, Bashar al-Assad, Battle of Aleppo, Belligerents in the Syrian Civil War, City: Aleppo, Deborah Lutterbeck, Governorates of Syria, Hafez al-Assad, Hamburg, JOHN KERRY, Paris, Politics, Politics of Syria, Russia, Sergei Lavrov, Shia Islam, Syria, Syrian Civil War, United States, War/Conflictsmbale

The Syrian army’s advance in Aleppo slowed Thursday but a victory was still firmly in sight after President Assad vowed that retaking the city would change the course of the war. Deborah Lutterbeck reports. Continue reading →

30Nov/16

Deadline in Aleppo

November 30, 2016WarAleppo, Assad, Assad family, Bashar, Bashar al-Assad, Battle of Aleppo, City: Aleppo, Company: ThomsonReuters, Deborah Lutterbeck, Donald Trump, Governorates of Syria, Levant, Politics, Politics of Syria, Red Cross, Syria, Syrian Civil War, War/Conflictsmbale

Assad, allies aim to seize all Aleppo before Trump takes power: official. Deborah Lutterbeck reports. Continue reading →