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How AK-47 Emerged As 'Weapon Of The Century'
Few firearms hold the iconic status of the AK-47. Simple, reliable, and devastatingly effective, this assault rifle has transcended its military purpose to become a symbol of revolution, rebellion, and even national identity.
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Cement Giant Lafarge Fined $778 Million For Supporting Terror Groups In Syria
French cement giant Lafarge SA will pay a $778 million fine to the US Justice Department for supporting terror groups including Islamic State during the Syrian civil war, the company announced Tuesday
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ISIS Chief And Family Blended In Among Syrians Uprooted By War
In a corner of Syria crammed with people uprooted by 11 years of civil war, the leader of Islamic State and his family hid in plain sight: they kept to themselves, neighbours did not pry into each other's past, the rent was paid on time.
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Syrian Dad Teaches Girl To Laugh At Explosions In Heart-Breaking Video
To help her cope with the trauma of living in a conflict zone, a three-year-old Syrian girl's father has taught her to laugh each time she hears an explosion or warplane. A deeply-distressing video of the child and her father playing their 'game' as an explosion is heard outside has evoked an emotional response from social media users, who called f...
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"Don't Do It": Trump Asks Russia, Iran End To Killing In Syria's Idlib
US President Donald Trump on Thursday called for the governments in Moscow, Damascus and Tehran to stop the bloodshed that has displaced thousands in Syria's rebel-held province of Idlib.
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From Syria, A Haunting Photo Of Children Trying To Save Baby Sister
The picture went viral on social media networks: two dust-covered Syrian girls, trapped in rubble, grab their baby sister from her shirt as she dangles from a bombed-out building.
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Airstrikes Kill More Than 40 Civilians In Syria's Northwest: Monitor
Regime and Russian air strikes killed 43 people in northwest Syria on Monday, most of them in a crowded market, a war monitor said, in the latest violence to plague the opposition bastion.
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UN To Seek Multi-Billion Dollar Aid Pledges For Syria
The United Nations will seek billions of dollars in additional aid for Syria on Thursday, seeking to overcome fatigue among donors after eight years of civil war and divisions over how to deal with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
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"I'll Drown You": Video Shows Syrian Teen Being Choked In England School
Jamal and his sister had been bullied repeatedly since fleeing the Syrian civil war and moving to West Yorkshire two years earlier, according to British news outlets, which did not fully identify the family.
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After Photo Of Her Drowned Nephew Went Viral, Syrian Woman Tells Story
Alan Kurdi's corpse, photographed by a Turkish journalist in the morning's early light on September 2, 2015, looked at first like a sleeping toddler, the 3-year-old's cheek pressed against the sand in breaking water. It was an image that ripped through a crowded news cycle, articulating without words the horror of what was unfolding on the beaches ...
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US Lawmakers Jolted By Syria Briefing, Pentagon Warns Of ISIS Resurgence
The US military's hands-off approach on the ground in Syria is ceding influence to Russia and Iran, a top lawmaker warned Tuesday, as the Pentagon said it has seen the ISIS "resurge" in parts of the country
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After The Battle: Aid, Gunfire And Looting In Syria's Afrin
A day after Turkish troops and their Syrian rebel allies seized control of Afrin, a Turkish aid group started distributing relief supplies in the town centre on Monday, but residents continued to leave after widespread reports of looting.
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UN Security Council To Vote On Friday On Demand For Syria Truce
The United Nations Security Council will vote on Friday on a draft resolution demanding a 30-day truce in Syria to allow aid deliveries and medical evacuations, but it was not immediately clear if the text had won the support of Syrian ally Russia.
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"Waiting Our Turn To Die," Say Residents Of This Syrian Town
Residents of Syria's eastern Ghouta said they were "waiting their turn to die" early on Wednesday, after more pro-government rockets and barrel bombs fell on the besieged rebel enclave.
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UN Issues Blank Statement On Syria, Says It Has Run Out Of Words
The U.N. children's fund UNICEF issued a blank "statement" on Tuesday to express its outrage at mass casualties among Syrian children in the besieged enclave of Eastern Ghouta and neighbouring Damascus.
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How AK-47 Emerged As 'Weapon Of The Century'
Few firearms hold the iconic status of the AK-47. Simple, reliable, and devastatingly effective, this assault rifle has transcended its military purpose to become a symbol of revolution, rebellion, and even national identity.
-
Cement Giant Lafarge Fined $778 Million For Supporting Terror Groups In Syria
French cement giant Lafarge SA will pay a $778 million fine to the US Justice Department for supporting terror groups including Islamic State during the Syrian civil war, the company announced Tuesday
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ISIS Chief And Family Blended In Among Syrians Uprooted By War
In a corner of Syria crammed with people uprooted by 11 years of civil war, the leader of Islamic State and his family hid in plain sight: they kept to themselves, neighbours did not pry into each other's past, the rent was paid on time.
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Syrian Dad Teaches Girl To Laugh At Explosions In Heart-Breaking Video
To help her cope with the trauma of living in a conflict zone, a three-year-old Syrian girl's father has taught her to laugh each time she hears an explosion or warplane. A deeply-distressing video of the child and her father playing their 'game' as an explosion is heard outside has evoked an emotional response from social media users, who called f...
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"Don't Do It": Trump Asks Russia, Iran End To Killing In Syria's Idlib
US President Donald Trump on Thursday called for the governments in Moscow, Damascus and Tehran to stop the bloodshed that has displaced thousands in Syria's rebel-held province of Idlib.
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From Syria, A Haunting Photo Of Children Trying To Save Baby Sister
The picture went viral on social media networks: two dust-covered Syrian girls, trapped in rubble, grab their baby sister from her shirt as she dangles from a bombed-out building.
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Airstrikes Kill More Than 40 Civilians In Syria's Northwest: Monitor
Regime and Russian air strikes killed 43 people in northwest Syria on Monday, most of them in a crowded market, a war monitor said, in the latest violence to plague the opposition bastion.
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UN To Seek Multi-Billion Dollar Aid Pledges For Syria
The United Nations will seek billions of dollars in additional aid for Syria on Thursday, seeking to overcome fatigue among donors after eight years of civil war and divisions over how to deal with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
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"I'll Drown You": Video Shows Syrian Teen Being Choked In England School
Jamal and his sister had been bullied repeatedly since fleeing the Syrian civil war and moving to West Yorkshire two years earlier, according to British news outlets, which did not fully identify the family.
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After Photo Of Her Drowned Nephew Went Viral, Syrian Woman Tells Story
Alan Kurdi's corpse, photographed by a Turkish journalist in the morning's early light on September 2, 2015, looked at first like a sleeping toddler, the 3-year-old's cheek pressed against the sand in breaking water. It was an image that ripped through a crowded news cycle, articulating without words the horror of what was unfolding on the beaches ...
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US Lawmakers Jolted By Syria Briefing, Pentagon Warns Of ISIS Resurgence
The US military's hands-off approach on the ground in Syria is ceding influence to Russia and Iran, a top lawmaker warned Tuesday, as the Pentagon said it has seen the ISIS "resurge" in parts of the country
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After The Battle: Aid, Gunfire And Looting In Syria's Afrin
A day after Turkish troops and their Syrian rebel allies seized control of Afrin, a Turkish aid group started distributing relief supplies in the town centre on Monday, but residents continued to leave after widespread reports of looting.
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UN Security Council To Vote On Friday On Demand For Syria Truce
The United Nations Security Council will vote on Friday on a draft resolution demanding a 30-day truce in Syria to allow aid deliveries and medical evacuations, but it was not immediately clear if the text had won the support of Syrian ally Russia.
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"Waiting Our Turn To Die," Say Residents Of This Syrian Town
Residents of Syria's eastern Ghouta said they were "waiting their turn to die" early on Wednesday, after more pro-government rockets and barrel bombs fell on the besieged rebel enclave.
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UN Issues Blank Statement On Syria, Says It Has Run Out Of Words
The U.N. children's fund UNICEF issued a blank "statement" on Tuesday to express its outrage at mass casualties among Syrian children in the besieged enclave of Eastern Ghouta and neighbouring Damascus.
