Contents tagged with Syria
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Kremlin refuses to comment on why Russian S-300 air defense systems didn't intercept American missiles
At a press briefing, Press Secretary of Russian President Dmitry Peskov didn’t answer a question whether Russia purposely didn’t intercept the American missiles that blasted the Syrian Shayrat airbase.
The Kremlin’s representative also said that Russia believes that it is premature to put blames on anyone for the chemical attack before conducting an investigation.
“We need to look for the answers to these questions together, but to make premature conclusions, immediately blaming someone, …
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Erdogan promises to support US in war against Assad
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said he would support a US military operation in Syria against the country’s President Bashar Assad, according to western media.
“If the matter comes to practical realization, then we are ready to do anything that will be necessary,” he said.
Erdoğan added that he had talked with Russian President Vladimir Putin about the chemical attack in Syria, but he did not receive a clear answer about whether Assad had been involved in the action.
Before this, the …
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Turkey confirms use of sarin gas in Syrian province of Idlib
Autopsies carried out in Turkey on bodies of the residents of the Syrian province of Idlib who were killed in the recent bombing prove that chemical weapons were used against them, Turkish Justice Minister Bekir Bozdağ stated.
“An autopsy of the dead revealed that chemical weapons were used in Idlib,” he said.
According to the Ministry of Health of Turkey, the nerve gas sarin was used during the attack.
There are 31 victims of the attack in Turkish hospitals, and 3 people have died.
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Spain seized Assad's uncle's estates and accounts
Spanish authorities have seized the accounts and estates of Syrian President Bashar Assad's uncle, Rifaat Assad, who is suspected of stealing $300 million from the Syrian treasury in 1984. The investigation into the case of a 79-year-old expatriate from Syria began in France, where he has been living for more than 30 years.
French prosecutors suspect the former Syrian army officer of money laundering, forgery and tax evasion. Rifaat’s property in Spain includes villas in the Andalusian resorts …
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Second chemical attack hits the Syrian province of Hama
According to Syrian activists, the town of Al-Lataminah in the north of Hama province was bombed with barrel bombs containing chlorine. The video of the aftermath of the attack posted by the activists shows yellow clouds of poisonous smoke rising from the town.
Three people were reportedly killed and 25 wounded as a result of the attack.
The activists state that the bombardment was carried out by Russian and Assad’s SU aircraft.
The first chemical attack happened on the morning of April 4 in …
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Russia presents its own draft resolution on chemical attack in Syria
At the UN Security Council, Russia presented its own draft resolution to investigate the chemical attack in Syria. Russia’s permanent representative to the UN made a statement to this effect, RIA Novosti reports. “We put forward our own short, thorough draft, aimed at a real investigation, not at assigning guilt before the facts have been established,” said Fedor Strzhizhovsky, press secretary of Russia’s permanent representative to the UN.
According to him, consultations regarding the draft …
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Israel says their troops will enter Syria only if Hezbollah poses a threat
Interfax reports that according to Israeli Ambassador to Russia Gary Koren, Israeli troops will enter Syria only if there is a serious threat from the Iranian movement, Hezbollah.
"The Iranian regime has always been interested in supporting Syria and Hezbollah, using them as effective proxies, which poses a threat to Israel and its role as a deterrent," Koren said. He added that the threat posed by Hezbollah's actions in Syria is not an abstract one.
Israel will immediately respond if the …
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US representative to the UN: Russia committed crimes in Syria
Nikki Haley, Permanent US Representative to the UN, while speaking on the protection of human rights at the UN Security Council on March 29, said that Russia and Iran are involved in the Assad regime’s annihilation of the population and civilian infrastructure in Aleppo. The US representative referred to this as “war crimes”.
“Together with Russia and Iran, the Assad regime has destroyed every hospital in eastern Aleppo. Every single one. A quarter of a million people have been left to suffer. …
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Media: Russian helicopter shot in Syria
A Russian helicopter was shot down in the east of the Syrian Latakia province by members of the Ahrar al-Sham group, the Arab news outlet Al Masdar reports.
According to the publication, the helicopter was shot down by heavy machine gun fire from the region on the border with Turkey.
There is currently no information on the number of casualties or wounded. The Russian military is reportedly conducting an active search for the downed helicopter.
The Russian center for reconciliation of the …
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Chechen military police battalion has returned from Syria
TASS news agency reported that the Chechen military police have returned home from Syria. The battalion was in Aleppo for three months, Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov said.
"You carried out the protection of military facilities, ensured the safety of the peaceful population of Syria during humanitarian actions, supported public order in the streets and squares of Aleppo," the Head of the republic said at a rally in honor of the soldiers' return, and added that the Chechen military successfully …