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"Fight Against Terrorism Can't Be Compromised": India At UN On Syria Conflict
Calling for a long-term solution to the Syrian conflict, India at UNSC said the global fight against terrorism cannot and should not be compromised for narrow political games.
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Ex-German Chancellor Wins UN Award For Resettling Syrian Refugees
Pointing to the more than 1.2 million asylum seekers welcomed by Germany in 2015 and 2016, the UNHCR selection committee hailed former Chancellor Angela Merkel's "leadership, courage and compassion."
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Officials Claim Russia Recruiting Syrians To Fight In Ukraine: US Daily
Russia is recruiting Syrian fighters experienced in urban combat as it ramps up its assault on Ukraine, according to US officials quoted by the Wall Street Journal on Sunday.
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Ukraine Crisis: All You Need To Know About Russian Special Force Spetsnaz
Spetsnaz commandos have been used by Russia in big international events, like the Syrian crisis and to lead an attack on the Chechen rebels.
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Syria Supports Vladimir Putin's Recognition Of Ukraine Breakaway Regions
Syria supports the decision of its ally Russia to recognise two breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine, Syrian state TV quoted the Syrian foreign minister as saying on Tuesday.
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Europe Migrant Crisis: Turkey Bans Syrians, Iraqis, Yemenis On Flights To Belarus
Turkey banned Syrian, Yemeni and Iraqi citizens from flights to Belarus' capital Minsk on Friday, potentially closing off one of the routes used by migrants that the EU says have been flown in by Belarus to create a deliberate humanitarian crisis.
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Humanitarian Crisis, Covid, Calls For Ease Of Sanctions On Syria, India Tells UN
India has told the UN Security Council that the humanitarian crisis, exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, calls for relaxation of sanctions imposed on Syria, saying the international community must act with a "sense of urgency" to help the Syrian people.
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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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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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US To Leave 200 American Peacekeepers In Syria After Pullout
The United States will leave "a small peacekeeping group" of 200 American troops in Syria for a period of time after a U.S. pullout, the White House said on Thursday, as President Donald Trump pulled back from a complete withdrawal.
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Family Of ISIS Teen To Fight UK Decision To Revoke Her Citizenship
The family of a London teenager who joined ISIS in Syria said Friday it would challenge the British government's decision to revoke her citizenship.
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Bashar Al-Assad, Helped By Russia, Poised To Snuff Out Syrian Revolt
President Bashar al-Assad is poised to snuff out the Syrian rebellion in the place it first began more than seven years ago, as rebels in Deraa city enter talks with his Russian allies on withdrawing or accepting a return of state authority.
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A Syrian Girl Used Tin Cans For Legs. Now She Is Taking Her First Steps
Eight-year-old Maya Merhi, who was born with no legs, had to shuffle around a camp in northern Syria on makeshift limbs fashioned from old tubing and tin cans. Now, she is taking her first tentative steps in Istanbul on prosthetic legs.
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UN Considers 30-Day Ceasefire Demand In Syria To Deliver Humanitarian Aid
The UN Security Council is considering a draft resolution demanding a 30-day ceasefire in Syria to allow for deliveries of humanitarian aid, according to the text seen by AFP on Friday.
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15 Syrians, Fleeing, Died On Mountain. Girl Was Found Alive. Who Was She?
The mountain range that forms a natural boundary between Syria and Lebanon has long served also as a wartime conduit for people who cannot travel legally - the gunrunners, the rebels, the dissidents and the ordinary citizens who just want to escape.
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"Fight Against Terrorism Can't Be Compromised": India At UN On Syria Conflict
Calling for a long-term solution to the Syrian conflict, India at UNSC said the global fight against terrorism cannot and should not be compromised for narrow political games.
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Ex-German Chancellor Wins UN Award For Resettling Syrian Refugees
Pointing to the more than 1.2 million asylum seekers welcomed by Germany in 2015 and 2016, the UNHCR selection committee hailed former Chancellor Angela Merkel's "leadership, courage and compassion."
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Officials Claim Russia Recruiting Syrians To Fight In Ukraine: US Daily
Russia is recruiting Syrian fighters experienced in urban combat as it ramps up its assault on Ukraine, according to US officials quoted by the Wall Street Journal on Sunday.
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Ukraine Crisis: All You Need To Know About Russian Special Force Spetsnaz
Spetsnaz commandos have been used by Russia in big international events, like the Syrian crisis and to lead an attack on the Chechen rebels.
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Syria Supports Vladimir Putin's Recognition Of Ukraine Breakaway Regions
Syria supports the decision of its ally Russia to recognise two breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine, Syrian state TV quoted the Syrian foreign minister as saying on Tuesday.
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Europe Migrant Crisis: Turkey Bans Syrians, Iraqis, Yemenis On Flights To Belarus
Turkey banned Syrian, Yemeni and Iraqi citizens from flights to Belarus' capital Minsk on Friday, potentially closing off one of the routes used by migrants that the EU says have been flown in by Belarus to create a deliberate humanitarian crisis.
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Humanitarian Crisis, Covid, Calls For Ease Of Sanctions On Syria, India Tells UN
India has told the UN Security Council that the humanitarian crisis, exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, calls for relaxation of sanctions imposed on Syria, saying the international community must act with a "sense of urgency" to help the Syrian people.
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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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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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US To Leave 200 American Peacekeepers In Syria After Pullout
The United States will leave "a small peacekeeping group" of 200 American troops in Syria for a period of time after a U.S. pullout, the White House said on Thursday, as President Donald Trump pulled back from a complete withdrawal.
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Family Of ISIS Teen To Fight UK Decision To Revoke Her Citizenship
The family of a London teenager who joined ISIS in Syria said Friday it would challenge the British government's decision to revoke her citizenship.
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Bashar Al-Assad, Helped By Russia, Poised To Snuff Out Syrian Revolt
President Bashar al-Assad is poised to snuff out the Syrian rebellion in the place it first began more than seven years ago, as rebels in Deraa city enter talks with his Russian allies on withdrawing or accepting a return of state authority.
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A Syrian Girl Used Tin Cans For Legs. Now She Is Taking Her First Steps
Eight-year-old Maya Merhi, who was born with no legs, had to shuffle around a camp in northern Syria on makeshift limbs fashioned from old tubing and tin cans. Now, she is taking her first tentative steps in Istanbul on prosthetic legs.
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UN Considers 30-Day Ceasefire Demand In Syria To Deliver Humanitarian Aid
The UN Security Council is considering a draft resolution demanding a 30-day ceasefire in Syria to allow for deliveries of humanitarian aid, according to the text seen by AFP on Friday.
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15 Syrians, Fleeing, Died On Mountain. Girl Was Found Alive. Who Was She?
The mountain range that forms a natural boundary between Syria and Lebanon has long served also as a wartime conduit for people who cannot travel legally - the gunrunners, the rebels, the dissidents and the ordinary citizens who just want to escape.
