Contents tagged with Syria
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US sends Navy strike group with aircraft carrier to Mediterranean Sea
Headed by the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier, a U.S. Navy strike group will depart from Norfolk, Virginia on April 11 and head to the Mediterranean for deployment in the Middle East and off the coast of Europe. This is the first combat mission of the aircraft carrier after undergoing ten months of repairs, reports the military newspaper Stars and Stripes.
In addition to the aircraft carrier, the strike group includes the USS Normandy guided-missile cruiser, and the destroyers USS Arleigh …
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Russia blocks UN Security Council resolution on chemical attack in Syria
Russia blocked a draft resolution that was introduced in the UN Security Council by the United States regarding the establishment of a new mechanism for investigating chemical attacks in Syria.
12 members of the Council voted for the resolution, and Russia and Bolivia voted against it. China abstained from voting.
Vasily Nebenzya, Russia’s Permanent Representative to the Security Council, said that with the new U.S. resolution “they are trying to revive a joint investigation mechanism that ‘ …
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Israeli general: Israel struck Syrian airbase to prevent consolidation of Iranian forces in the region
Retired Israeli Air Force commander Eitan Ben-Eliyahu indirectly acknowledged that Israeli fighters caused the air strike on the Tifor (T-4) Airbase in the Syrian province of Homs, as Washington had no reason to hide the fact of the attack and had too little time to prepare the strike.
In an interview with the newspaper Maariv, the general said that he had no doubt about the connection between "this attack and the use of poisonous substances in the city of Douma." He also added that Israel is …
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Media: Russian air defense systems failed to intercept Israeli missiles over Syria due to 'external interference'
The electronic warfare systems deployed in Syria were unable to shoot down several Israeli missiles due to overwhelming external interference, the Federal News Agency (FAN) reported.
According to the Russian Defense Ministry, the airstrike on the T-4 airbase in Homs was made from Lebanese airspace by two Israeli multipurpose F-15 fighters. Three of the eight missiles launched by the Israeli aircraft reached the western part of the airbase. The Syrian electronic warfare systems were unable to …
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Russia warns US about serious consequences if a strike is made on Syria
Moscow warned the United States about “serious consequences” if Washington orders an attack on Syrian government troops in response to the alleged chemical attack on the Syrian city of Douma, as stated by Vasily Nebenzya, Russia’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, at a meeting of the UN Security Council.
He said that there was no chemical attack in the city of Douma. According to him, Russian specialists on radiological, chemical and biological defense did not find any traces of …
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US Navy destroyer approaches Syria
The U.S. destroyer USS Donald Cook came within 100 km of the Syrian city of Tartus, reported the Turkish newspaper Hurriyet.
A Russian naval base is located in this city. According to the newspaper, Russian military aircraft flew over the U.S. destroyer at least four times.
Earlier, USS Donald Cook, which is equipped with 60 Tomahawk cruise missiles, left the port of Larnaca in Cyprus and is now near Syrian territorial waters.
On Monday, April 9, U.S. President Donald Trump said that within …
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US relocates machinery and equipment from Iraq to Syria
The Telegram channel Directorate 4 (@directirate4) reports that the United States is moving machinery and equipment from the northern Iraq to the Syrian territory. It is reported that ambulances, pickup trucks, and tractors with concrete reinforcements to strengthen positions have arrived in the Syrian province of Al-Hasakah.
"The Coalition, led by the US, is moving machinery and additional equipment from northern Iraq to Syria. Ambulances, pick-up trucks, and tractors with concrete …
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Ukrainian Minister of Foreign Affairs condemns the chemical attack in Syria
Minister of Foreign Affairs Pavlo Klimkin stated on Twitter that Russia would be potentially accountable for another crime against humanity as he referred to the Syrian Army’s chemical weapons attack on the city of Douma on April 7.
"If the information against the chemical attack in Syria is confirmed, it is another crime against humanity. Both criminals themselves and their supporters must be held accountable for this. Another United Nations Security Council resolution vetoed by Russia …
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Macron and Trump exchange information 'confirming' chemical attack in Syria
US President Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron exchanged information that “confirmed the use of chemical weapons” in Syria during a phone call. This was announced in a statement published on the official website of the Élysée Palace.
“They also agreed to coordinate their actions and initiatives in the UN Security Council on Monday, April 9, in New York, for discussion of the non-compliance with resolution 2401 and repeated use of chemical weapons. All of the guilty parties will …
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Nine countries convene UN Security Council because of chemical attack in Syria
French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian called for a meeting of the UN Security Council, saying that the reports about a chemical attack in eastern Ghouta are “a threat to international security.”
France called the incident “a serious violation of international law” and sharply condemned the attack. Following the United States, it put the blame on the Syrian authorities.
The call by Paris to convene the UN Security Council was supported by eight other countries, including the United States, …