Syrian air defence shoots down missiles over Homs: state media
A gunner checks his sights at a Syrian government artillery position between Talbiseh and Rastan in the northern countryside of Homs (AFP Photo/)/ Damascus (Syria) (AFP) - Syrian air defence shot down missiles over the central province of Homs, the state news agency said Tuesday, with the ...
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Saudi renews offer to deploy troops to Syria
The Wall Street Journal reported Monday that US President Donald Trump's administration was seeking to assemble an Arab force, including troops from Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, to replace a US military contingent in Syria (AFP Photo/FAYEZ NURELDINE)/ Riyadh (AFP) - Saudi Foreign ...
The Latest: Saudis in talks with US on Syria deployment
BEIRUT (AP) — The Latest on developments in Syria (all times local): Saudi Arabia's foreign minister says the kingdom is in talks with the Trump administration about sending forces into Syria, and that this proposal has been under discussion since the Obama administration. Adel al-Jubeir told ...
Iran Threatens Israel With Revenge for Syria Airstrike That Killed Drone Commander
Iran has threatened to punish Israel for its airstrikes in , after reports emerged that an unnamed Israeli military official had confirmed his country was behind an attack on an Iranian drone base in Homs province. Foreign Ministry, has now warned “Tel Aviv will be punished for its aggressive ...
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Syria envoy says UN security team visits alleged attack site
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syrian media said international chemical weapons inspectors on Tuesday entered the town of Douma, where an alleged poison gas attack was carried out earlier this month, but a Syrian diplomat said later that only a U.N. security team visited the Damascus suburb. The ...
Russia to allow chemical weapons inspectors into Douma amid concerns attack site has been ...
Chemical weapons experts are due to arrive in Douma on Wednesday to probe the alleged poison gas attack, Russian officials said, as the US voiced fears Moscow may already have "tampered with" evidence at the site. Following weekend missile strikes on Syria by the US, France and Britain, Russia ...
Israel conducted April 9 strike on Syrian airbase: NYT quotes Israeli military source
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel maintained its official silence on Monday over its possible involvement in an April 9 air strike on a Syrian airbase after the New York Times quoted an unnamed Israeli military source as saying Israel had carried out the raid. Syria and its main ally Russia blamed ...
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Syrian air defenses shoot down missiles over two air bases: state TV, Hezbollah
Syrian anti-aircraft defenses shot down missiles fired at the Syrian air base of Shayrat in Homs province late on Monday and another base northeast of the capital, Damascus, Syria's state television and pro-Iranian Hezbollah media said. State television showed pictures of a missile that was shot ...
Chemical arms experts due in Douma Wednesday, Russians say
Chemical weapons experts are due to arrive in Douma on Wednesday to probe an alleged poison gas attack, Russian officials said, as the US voiced fears Moscow may already have "tampered with" evidence at the site. Following weekend missile strikes on Syria by the US, France and Britain, Russia ...
The Latest: Syrian TV: Air defense confront missiles in Homs
People stand in front of damaged buildings, in the town of Douma, the site of a suspected chemical weapons attack, near Damascus, Syria, Monday, April 16, 2018. Faisal Mekdad, Syria’s deputy foreign minister, said on Monday that his country is "fully ready" to cooperate with the fact-finding ...
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Israel hints it could hit Iran's 'air force' in Syria
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel released details on Tuesday about what it described as an Iranian “air force” deployed in neighboring Syria, including civilian planes suspected of transferring arms, a signal that these could be attacked should tensions with Tehran escalate./ FILE PHOTO - An Israeli ...
Netanyahu warns over Iran after Syria strikes
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warns over Iran's present in Syria at the weekly cabinet meeting on April 15, 2018 (AFP Photo/GALI TIBBON)/ Jerusalem (AFP) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned Sunday over Iran's presence in Syria after Western strikes in response to the ...
U.S. suggests Russia, Syria may tamper with Douma evidence, Moscow denies it
DAMASCUS/THE HAGUE (Reuters) - The United States accused Russia on Monday of blocking international inspectors from reaching the site of a suspected poison gas attack in Syria and said Russians or Syrians may have tampered with evidence on the ground. Moscow denied the charge and blamed delays ...
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Syria says false alarm set off its air defenses
A false alarm led to Syrian air defense missiles being fired overnight and no new attack on Syria took place, Syrian state media and a military commander said on Tuesday. Syrian state TV reported overnight that anti-aircraft defenses had shot down missiles fired at an air base in the Homs area, ...
Britain pushes for Syrian ceasefire alongside US and France
The UK will join the US and France in a push for a peaceful path forward to the The three allies have produced a draft resolution that will be debated by the Security Council in New York, although it remains unclear when the vote will take place. , said new sanctions would be imposed on Russian ...
