Contents tagged with Syria
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Kremlin denies the joint statement of Russia, Iran and Hezbollah threatening US
Dmitry Peskov, Press Secretary to the Russian President, said that the Kremlin knows nothing about the statement of the joint command center of Russia, Iran and Shiite militia groups supporting Bashar al-Assad’s regime and about readiness to use force against “any aggressor”, Nastoyashchee Vremya reports.
Yesterday this statement was spread by Reuters, citing a statement published on Ilam al Harbi (War Media) news outlet.
“The aggression shown by America against Syria crossed red lines. From …
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Moscow: It’s time for Trump to stop imposing decisions on Russia
Chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Federation Council of the Russian State Duma Konstantin Kosachev said that U.S. President Donald Trump, in trying to pin the blame on Russia for the situation in Syria and the support of President Bashar Assad, is trapping himself, RIA Novosti reported. The Russian senator noted that Trump is pushing himself into a trap of “notorious decisions” from which it will be almost impossible to be extricated.
“To think that it can be ‘managed’ during …
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Israeli Prime Minister calls for the elimination of chemical weapons in Syria
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated the need to eliminate all chemical agents in Syria and supported the U.S. missile strike at the Shayrat airbase. He urged the international community to do the same, reported dpa on Sunday, April 9.
Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu urged the international community to eliminate all chemical poisoning substances in Syria, reported dpa news on Sunday, April 9.
He reminded listeners that an international obligation established in 2013 …
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Erdogan calls on Russia to stop protecting Assad
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan called on Russia to revise its entire policy on Syria and to stop supporting Bashar al-Assad’s regime.
Erdoğan made a statement to this effect while commenting on the US missile strike on the Syrian airbase in response to the chemical attack in Idlib, Anadolu news agency reports.
“It is our hope that this will not be limited to the US action. We hope that Russia gets involved as well, that at least they stop protecting Bashar al-Assad,” Erdoğan said. “ …
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Russia and Iran warn the US against crossing 'the red lines in Syria'
A joint military command for the Syrian operation consisting of Russian, Syrian and Hezbollah has released a joint statement warning the US against crossing the ‘red lines’ in Syria as reported by Ilam al Harbi news agency.
According to the statement, Iran and Russia will ‘respond with force’ against any further American actions in Syria.
“What America waged in an aggression on Syria and is a crossing of red lines. From now on we will respond with force to any aggressor or any breach of red …
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Turkey considers U.S. missile strike on Syria insufficient
If there is no continuation following the U.S. missile strike at the airbase in Hama, and the regime of Bashar al-Assad retains its influence in Syria, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu claims the military actions of Washington will only have a "cosmetic" character, reports Turkish news agency Anadolu.
"The world, in these recent events, began to understand what we meant by calling for safe zones. The ideal solution is a political solution, and we need to implement a transitional …
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American senators want to create 'hybrid tribunal' on Syria, Russia disagrees
A group of influential American senators introduced a bill to prosecute the war crimes committed in Syria (Syrian War Crimes Accountability Act). The bill envisions the possible creation of a hybrid tribunal to judge Assad and his regime, as well as to investigate the war crimes and crimes against humanity committed by all sides of the conflict in Syria, including the Jihadist group “Islamic State”.
The “hybrid tribunal” could contain both Syrian and foreign jurists, judges and other …
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Russia promises to strengthen Syrian air defense in response to U.S. strike
The official spokesman of Russian Defense Ministry, Major-General Igor Konashenkov, said that Russia will take measures to strengthen the air defense system (ADS) of the Syrian army after the U.S. attack on a Syrian military base, as reported by Interfax news agency.
"To cover the most vulnerable objects of Syrian infrastructure, a set of measures to strengthen and improve the effectiveness of the air defense system of the Syrian armed forces will be implemented in the near future," …
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Media: Russian military personnel were at Syrian airbase at the time of US missile strikes
Russian servicemen were at the Shayrat airbase when American missiles hit it, as reported by Russian RBC news agency citing an unnamed officer from the Syrian Army.
“There is not information about the casualties or wounded among the Russians, “ the officer said.
According to him, Russian military are still present at the air base.
The Syrian officer also indicated that the Syrian military command received the information about the forthcoming missile strikes of the US and managed to remove …
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Moscow suspends US-Russian agreement on flight safety over Syria, sends warships to Mediterranean
Following the US missile strikes on Syrian airbase, Russia said it is suspending the memorandum on the prevention of incidents and on ensuring the safety of flights over Syria that it had with the US.
The statement published on the website of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs says that the suspension of this cooperation comes in response to the American missile strikes on Syrian air base in Idlib.
“The Russian side suspends the memorandum on the prevention of incidents and on ensuring …
