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f427ab5f6e359118fd70759413aa9569 | https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-mideast-crisis-iraq-protests/two-protesters-killed-in-clashes-with-iraqi-police-as-unrest-spreads-in-south-idUKKBN1K506O?edition-redirect=uk | Two protesters killed in clashes with Iraqi police as unrest spreads in south | Two protesters killed in clashes with Iraqi police as unrest spreads in south
By Aref Mohammed5 Min Read
BASRA, Iraq (Reuters) - Two protesters were killed on Sunday in clashes with Iraqi security forces in the town of Samawa, a police official said, amid growing anger in southern cities over poor public services and w... |
c32f88046b0e94ae4b84a17f4c059b99 | https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-mideast-crisis-iraq-reconstruction/kuwait-to-host-iraq-reconstruction-conference-in-february-kuna-idUKKBN1EY1ET?edition-redirect=uk | Kuwait to host Iraq reconstruction conference in February - KUNA | Kuwait to host Iraq reconstruction conference in February - KUNA
By Reuters Staff1 Min Read
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Kuwait will host an international conference in February on reconstruction in parts of Iraq devastated by the war against Islamic State, the state-run Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) said on Tuesday.
Donor countrie... |
e7f6a2fa510dbbc13f6248384d0cde5b | https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-mideast-crisis-iraq-russia/iraq-leans-towards-russia-in-war-on-islamic-state-idUKKCN0S112520151007?edition-redirect=uk | Iraq leans towards Russia in war on Islamic State | Iraq leans towards Russia in war on Islamic State
By Ahmed Rasheed, Saif Hameed6 Min Read
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq may request Russian air strikes against Islamic State on its soil soon and wants Moscow to have a bigger role than the United States in the war against the militant group, the head of parliament’s defence ... |
372722778001defebc6eef8a95d8fada | https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-mideast-crisis-iraq-un-idUKKCN0UX0Y9?edition-redirect=uk | About 3,500 slaves held by Islamic State in Iraq - U.N. report | About 3,500 slaves held by Islamic State in Iraq - U.N. report
By Stephanie Nebehay4 Min Read
GENEVA (Reuters) - An estimated 3,500 people, mainly women and children, are being held as slaves in Iraq by Islamic State militants, the United Nations said on Tuesday.
The Islamist group, which also controls large parts of S... |
b1c4f9ff686f11430e80725d2dfed816 | https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-mideast-crisis-is-penpix/who-runs-the-militant-group-islamic-state-idUKKCN0HT04O20141004?edition-redirect=uk | Who runs the militant group Islamic State? | Who runs the militant group Islamic State?
By Reuters Staff4 Min Read
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Islamic State, a Sunni Muslim militant group, has seized a third of Syria and large areas of Iraq and this year proclaimed a caliphate across the two countries in the heart of the Middle East.
The group, which U.S-led forces are bo... |
88dcdb346f7512c7f0da21fa34b6342e | https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-mideast-crisis-islamic-state/islamic-state-caliphate-defeated-yet-threat-persists-idUKKCN1R406Z?edition-redirect=uk | Islamic State 'caliphate' defeated, yet threat persists | Islamic State 'caliphate' defeated, yet threat persists
By Rodi Said6 Min Read
DEIR AL-ZOR PROVINCE, Syria (Reuters) - U.S.-backed forces proclaimed the capture of Islamic State’s last territory in Syria on Saturday, eliminating its rule over a self-proclaimed “caliphate”, but the jihadists remain a threat from sleeper... |
391efe043cfb11bba3baa7a8dac8ce35 | https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-mideast-crisis-islamicstate-detainees-idUKKCN1Q71E0 | U.S.-backed Syria force seeks help with Islamic State prisoner 'time bomb' | U.S.-backed Syria force seeks help with Islamic State prisoner 'time bomb'
By Ellen Francis, Philip Blenkinsop5 Min Read
BEIRUT/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Hundreds of foreign jihadist fighters held in Syria represent a “time bomb” and could escape and threaten the West unless countries do more to take them back, the Kurdish-... |
12226f80f6d0ea8280bf720aecb31b2f | https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-mideast-crisis-jordan-border-idUKKCN0V10WX?edition-redirect=uk | Jordan kills 12 infiltrators attempting to cross borders from Syria | Jordan kills 12 infiltrators attempting to cross borders from Syria
By Reuters Staff1 Min Read
AMMAN (Reuters) - Jordanian troops on Saturday killed 12 infiltrators in a foiled attempt to cross from Syria into the kingdom, an army statement said.
Another 24 fled back into Syria after they were shot at by troops with th... |
02300286418a0c236ad9b5908317de46 | https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-mideast-crisis-kerry/kerry-accuses-russia-assad-over-syrian-government-assault-on-aleppo-idUKKCN0Z11DM?edition-redirect=uk | Kerry accuses Russia, Assad over Syrian government assault on Aleppo | Kerry accuses Russia, Assad over Syrian government assault on Aleppo
By Lesley Wroughton4 Min Read
FINSTADJORDET, Norway (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Wednesday accused Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and Russia of selectively enforcing a nationwide “cessation of hostilities” agreement in Syria whi... |
2f2ba8516369687ab87ba5db1f85c73a | https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-mideast-crisis-kurds-iraq-kirkuk/kurds-block-iraqi-forces-access-to-kirkuk-oil-fields-iran-shuts-border-crossings-idUKKBN1CK0C2?edition-redirect=uk | Kurds block Iraqi forces' access to Kirkuk oil fields; Iran shuts border crossings | Kurds block Iraqi forces' access to Kirkuk oil fields; Iran shuts border crossings
By Maher Chmaytelli5 Min Read
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Kurdish Peshmerga fighters rejected a warning from an Iraqi paramilitary force to withdraw from a strategic junction south of Kirkuk, which controls access to some of the region’s main oi... |
593b79bb462be5a30378e609a6ffdd88 | https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-mideast-crisis-kurds-referendum-tuz/tension-flares-in-flashpoint-town-as-kurdish-iraqi-crisis-escalates-idUKKBN1CJ0DQ?edition-redirect=uk | Tension flares in flashpoint town as Kurdish-Iraqi crisis escalates | Tension flares in flashpoint town as Kurdish-Iraqi crisis escalates
By Reuters Staff3 Min Read
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Tension flared on Saturday in the ethnically mixed Iraqi town of Tuz Khurmatu after a clash between Kurdish and Shi’ite Turkmen political parties divided over the independence of the Kurdistan region, secu... |
80ee4bc703e0f02e1e125c7fb88826f6 | https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-mideast-crisis-nusra-insight/insight-syrias-nusra-front-may-leave-qaeda-to-form-new-entity-idUKKBN0M00G620150304?edition-redirect=uk | Insight - Syria's Nusra Front may leave Qaeda to form new entity | Insight - Syria's Nusra Front may leave Qaeda to form new entity
By Mariam Karouny5 Min Read
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Leaders of Syria’s Nusra Front are considering cutting their links with al Qaeda to form a new entity backed by some Gulf states trying to topple President Bashar al-Assad, sources said.
Members of al Qaeda's... |
c8011ebaab4cbeed468b7078e864df73 | https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-mideast-crisis-obama-merkel-idUKKCN11Z32O?edition-redirect=uk | Obama, Merkel condemn Russian, Syrian air strikes in Aleppo - White House | Obama, Merkel condemn Russian, Syrian air strikes in Aleppo - White House
By Reuters Staff1 Min Read
Air Force One with U.S. President Barack Obama on board departs Joint Base Andrews in Washington, U.S., to Jerusalem for the funeral of Shimon Peres, September 29, 2016. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas - RTSQ36K
WASHINGTON (Reuters... |
c08cd1c07b349ab41b5ee4576e1327df | https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-mideast-crisis-russia-syria-idUKKCN0ZE0MS?edition-redirect=uk | No Syrian government attacks on Aleppo, Raqqa seen soon - Ifax cites Russian envoy | No Syrian government attacks on Aleppo, Raqqa seen soon - Ifax cites Russian envoy
By Reuters Staff1 Min Read
Syria Democratic Forces (SDF) ride vehicles along a road near Manbij, in Aleppo Governorate, Syria, June 25, 2016. REUTERS/Rodi Said
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia’s air force has helped Syrian government troops to ... |
c557a423fa5a9e501da3e866f80e0946 | https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-mideast-crisis-russia-usa-idUKKCN11621E?edition-redirect=uk | Russia's claim it killed Islamic State's Adnani 'a joke' - U.S. officials | Russia's claim it killed Islamic State's Adnani 'a joke' - U.S. officials
By Reuters Staff1 Min Read
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Moscow’s claim that Russian air strikes in Syria had killed prominent Islamic State leader Abu Muhammad al-Adnani is false, U.S. defence officials told Reuters on Wednesday.
“Russia’s claim is a j... |
f74b28cdb81492dbecdfbf40bd563102 | https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-mideast-crisis-russia-usa-syria-idUKKCN0W20P2?edition-redirect=uk | Lavrov, Kerry discuss Syria ceasefire plan | Lavrov, Kerry discuss Syria ceasefire plan
By Reuters Staff1 Min Read
U.S. Foreign Secretary John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (L) go for a handshake before their bilateral talks in Munich, Germany, February 11, 2016, ahead of the International Syria Support Group (ISSG) meeting. REUTERS/Michael Dal... |
bbb5351b7a5b0dc20ac37b1ccf34e102 | https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-mideast-crisis-spain-idUKKCN0XU0GX?edition-redirect=uk | Spanish police arrest four accused of promoting Islamist militancy | Spanish police arrest four accused of promoting Islamist militancy
By Reuters Staff1 Min Read
MADRID (Reuters) - Spanish police arrested four people on the outskirts of Madrid on Tuesday accused of promoting Islamist militancy via social media, the Interior Ministry said.
Three of those detained in the operation, which... |
804e6600001f7ca4b665209a6df7a82e | https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-mideast-crisis-syria-advance/syrian-army-captures-village-from-islamic-state-idUKKCN0T611220151117?edition-redirect=uk | Syrian army captures village from Islamic State | Syrian army captures village from Islamic State
By Reuters Staff1 Min Read
A Free Syrian Army fighter of the 101 Division, takes a position behind sandbags near the town of Morek in the north of Hama province, Syria in this file photo taken on October 14, 2015. REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi
BEIRUT (Reuters) - The Syrian army h... |
0d27c7fd1599b159685f402ce0440bde | https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-mideast-crisis-syria-afrin-turkey/syria-pro-government-forces-enter-afrin-to-aid-kurds-against-turkey-idUKKCN1G40QY?edition-redirect=uk | Syria pro-government forces enter Afrin to aid Kurds against Turkey | Syria pro-government forces enter Afrin to aid Kurds against Turkey
By Gulsen Solaker, Ellen Francis6 Min Read
ANKARA/BEIRUT (Reuters) - Pro-Syrian government forces entered Syria’s northwestern Afrin region on Tuesday to help a Kurdish militia there fend off a Turkish assault, raising the prospect of a wider escalatio... |
d39694c7859197f4aca137a1c55e87bc | https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-mideast-crisis-syria-afrin-turkey/turkey-warns-syrian-forces-entering-afrin-face-serious-consequences-idUKKCN1G5100?edition-redirect=uk | Turkey warns Syrian forces entering Afrin face serious consequences | Turkey warns Syrian forces entering Afrin face serious consequences
By Reuters Staff2 Min Read
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ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey warned on Wednesday that pro-Syrian government forces entering the northwest Afrin region to support a Kurdish militia there will face “serious consequences” and they will be r... |
0a3f3746fbbc3c8b712d5ebac10c7212 | https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-mideast-crisis-syria-afrin/turkish-forces-and-syrian-allies-drive-kurds-from-afrin-idUKKCN1GU07R?edition-redirect=uk | Turkish forces and Syrian allies drive Kurds from Afrin | Turkish forces and Syrian allies drive Kurds from Afrin
By Dominic Evans, Lisa Barrington5 Min Read
ISTANBUL/BEIRUT (Reuters) - Turkish forces and their Syrian rebel allies swept into the northwestern Syrian town of Afrin on Sunday, raising their flags in the town centre and declaring full control after an eight-week c... |
523119a2caca841ff56655d1f05be5b3 | https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-mideast-crisis-syria-aid-idUKKCN11Q0VX?edition-redirect=uk | Russian aircraft believed to hit Syria convoy, U.S. officials say | Russian aircraft believed to hit Syria convoy, U.S. officials say
By Denis Dyomkin, Angus McDowall6 Min Read
UNITED NATIONS/BEIRUT (Reuters) - The United States believes two Russian aircraft attacked an aid convoy near Aleppo in a strike that shattered a one-week truce, U.S. officials said on Tuesday, but Russia denied... |
4444bf31d97ca18a22d70a546544e09f | https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-mideast-crisis-syria-aid/wfp-forced-to-cut-food-aid-for-syrian-refugees-by-half-idUKKCN0Q522K20150731 | WFP forced to cut food aid for Syrian refugees by half | WFP forced to cut food aid for Syrian refugees by half
By Reuters Staff3 Min Read
BEIRUT (Reuters) - The U.N. World Food Programme has cut by half the amount of food assistance it can give to hundreds of thousands of Syrian refugees in Jordan and Lebanon due to lack of funds, the agency said on Friday.
The WFP was forc... |
e0f4702ee1705de59eb765e4423799e3 | https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-mideast-crisis-syria-al-tanf-idUKKCN0W62MW?edition-redirect=uk | Syrian rebels seize Iraq border crossing from Islamic State: monitor | Syrian rebels seize Iraq border crossing from Islamic State: monitor
By Reuters Staff1 Min Read
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian rebel fighters seized a border crossing with Iraq from Islamic State on Friday, Britain-based war monitor the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.
Islamic State had controlled the al-Tanf borde... |
1545308cede01cfa6d447cfdd6887fa2 | https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-mideast-crisis-syria-aleppo-idUKKCN0W80S2?edition-redirect=uk | At least 9 dead, dozens injured in attacks against Kurdish quarter in Aleppo | At least 9 dead, dozens injured in attacks against Kurdish quarter in Aleppo
By Reuters Staff3 Min Read
AMMAN (Reuters) - At least nine civilians were killed and dozens were wounded on Sunday when mortars and rockets were fired by insurgents on a mainly Kurdish residential quarter in the northern city of Aleppo, the Sy... |
8dfd9c7153d52c60e8ec1f96d46b6e7a | https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-mideast-crisis-syria-aleppo-idUKKCN0X30NY?edition-redirect=uk | Syrian army and allies launch attack south of Aleppo | Syrian army and allies launch attack south of Aleppo
By Tom Perry6 Min Read
BEIRUT (Reuters) - The Syrian army and its allies launched a major attack on insurgents south of Aleppo, described as the fiercest government assault in the area since an agreement to ease the fighting came into effect in February.
A man inspec... |
243d669ef62fa4ec97407f286b0e29d8 | https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-mideast-crisis-syria-aleppo-idUKKCN0XN0LN?edition-redirect=uk | Targeted air strikes kill five rescue workers near Syria's Aleppo - monitor | Targeted air strikes kill five rescue workers near Syria's Aleppo - monitor
By Reuters Staff2 Min Read
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Overnight air strikes and a rocket attack on an opposition-held area west of Aleppo killed five rescue workers, who appeared to have been deliberately targeted, a monitoring group and colleagues nea... |
99ccded362997058af96b047b298dc23 | https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-mideast-crisis-syria-aleppo-idUKKCN0Y00ZV?edition-redirect=uk | Aleppo fighting rages as U.S., Russia try to revive Syria truce | Aleppo fighting rages as U.S., Russia try to revive Syria truce
By John Davison, David Brunnstrom6 Min Read
BEIRUT/PARIS (Reuters) - Syrian government forces and their allies fought insurgents near Aleppo on Monday and jets conducted raids around a nearby town seized by Islamist rebels, a monitoring group said, as Syri... |
0bf400e057b6ce20dd575e52383c8dc2 | https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-mideast-crisis-syria-aleppo-idUKKCN0Y30W6?edition-redirect=uk | Fighting erupts north of Aleppo as ceasefire expires | Fighting erupts north of Aleppo as ceasefire expires
By Reuters Staff3 Min Read
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian government forces battled rebels north of Aleppo on Thursday as a ceasefire expired in the city itself, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights and rebel sources said.
The fighting was focused around the rebel-held... |
5b3648ac26b03bebf52bbe4121bf1d3c | https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-mideast-crisis-syria-aleppo-idUKKCN1071FO?edition-redirect=uk | Syrian army says cut off all supply routes into east Aleppo | Syrian army says cut off all supply routes into east Aleppo
By Reuters Staff2 Min Read
BEIRUT (Reuters) - The Syrian army said on Wednesday it had cut off all supply routes into eastern Aleppo, and the government air-dropped thousands of leaflets there, asking residents to cooperate with the army and calling on fighter... |
0f74ef93b44032aa9492f06bdc33b95e | https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-mideast-crisis-syria-aleppo-insight-idUKKCN12627V | Aleppo will eventually fall, but Syrian war will go on | Aleppo will eventually fall, but Syrian war will go on
By Samia Nakhoul9 Min Read
(This Oct. 6 story removes extraneous reference to Iraq in 31st paragraph)
A damaged road is pictured in the rebel held al-Shaar neighbourhood of Aleppo, Syria October 6, 2016. REUTERS/Abdalrhman Ismail
BEIRUT (Reuters) - It may take week... |
aa22598fde1f59501f7cd166ddf3723b | https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-mideast-crisis-syria-assessment-idUKKBN1HL081 | Pro-Assad official says targeted bases were evacuated on Russian warning | Pro-Assad official says targeted bases were evacuated on Russian warning
By Reuters Staff1 Min Read
BEIRUT (Reuters) - The Syrian government and its allies have absorbed a U.S.-led attack on Saturday and the targeted sites were evacuated days ago thanks to a warning from Russia, a senior official in a regional alliance... |
8bff1898790c98f561886817df58cda4 | https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-mideast-crisis-syria-britain-may-text/full-text-may-on-military-strike-against-syria-idUKKBN1HL04Q?edition-redirect=uk | Full Text - May on military strike against Syria | Full Text - May on military strike against Syria
By Reuters Staff4 Min Read
LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister Theresa May said on Saturday the British military had joined the United States and France in carrying out an attack on Syria to target its chemical weapons capability.
Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May speak... |
ba092dcbf20bfb2bc65d349d09dbda0c | https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-mideast-crisis-syria-britain-submarin/uk-orders-subs-towards-syria-for-possible-missile-strikes-telegraph-idUKKBN1HI34U?edition-redirect=uk | UK orders subs towards Syria for possible missile strikes - Telegraph | UK orders subs towards Syria for possible missile strikes - Telegraph
By Reuters Staff1 Min Read
LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Theresa May has ordered British submarines to move within missile range of Syria in readiness for strikes against the Syrian military that could begin as early as Thursday night, th... |
b8fabdd4ba750edda186ded22ae8ca42 | https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-mideast-crisis-syria-ceasefire-idUKKCN11J0JJ?edition-redirect=uk | Syria truce mostly holding, monitor says | Syria truce mostly holding, monitor says
By Reuters Staff2 Min Read
BEIRUT (Reuters) - A nationwide ceasefire brokered by the United States and Russia is mostly holding across Syria, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Tuesday.
Some air attacks and shelling were reported in the first hours of the truce on M... |
73f137a1ae54321ceb2e430e78e0756c | https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-mideast-crisis-syria-chemicals-factbo/factbox-what-is-known-about-suspected-chemical-weapons-attack-in-syria-idUKKBN1HN02Z?edition-redirect=uk | Factbox - What is known about suspected chemical weapons attack in Syria | Factbox - What is known about suspected chemical weapons attack in Syria
By Reuters Staff6 Min Read
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States, France and Britain launched 105 missiles on Saturday targeting what the Pentagon said were three chemical weapons facilities in Syria, in retaliation for a suspected poison gas a... |
a79e7167f9fcae9a49e6278f84ff350d | https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-mideast-crisis-syria-chemicalweapons/chemical-weapons-inspectors-back-from-syrias-douma-source-idUKKBN1I51JG?edition-redirect=uk | Chemical weapons inspectors back from Syria's Douma - source | Chemical weapons inspectors back from Syria's Douma - source
By Anthony Deutsch3 Min Read
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Chemical weapons inspectors have returned from a mission to the Syrian town of Douma, where they took samples and interviewed witnesses to determine whether banned munitions were used in an attack last month,... |
67d9315e05fd5362b716cdc48246d20e | https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-mideast-crisis-syria-china-idUKKCN0XG0WN?edition-redirect=uk | Chinese envoy to visit Syria, Iran in peace bid | Chinese envoy to visit Syria, Iran in peace bid
By Reuters Staff2 Min Read
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BEIJING (Reuters) - China’s new special envoy for the Syria crisis will visit Syria, Saudi Arabia, Iran and Russia to push for a peaceful solution of conflict there, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday, the latest... |
59ceb0a12349dc7d28fbcbe6b0b7bdff | https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-mideast-crisis-syria-czech/czech-diplomats-secure-release-of-german-ngo-workers-in-syria-idUKKBN1KU1HI?edition-redirect=uk | Czech diplomats secure release of German NGO workers in Syria | Czech diplomats secure release of German NGO workers in Syria
By Reuters Staff2 Min Read
PRAGUE (Reuters) - The Czech Republic has negotiated the release of two workers for a German humanitarian group in Syria, the Czech and German foreign ministries said on Thursday.
The Czech Republic is the only country in Europe th... |
98c96ee7e8e016f2bf438a552b615f4b | https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-mideast-crisis-syria-east-idUKKCN0V207P?edition-redirect=uk | Strikes on east Syrian town kill 63, including children: monitor | Strikes on east Syrian town kill 63, including children: monitor
By Reuters Staff1 Min Read
BEIRUT (Reuters) - At least 63 people, including nine children, have died in air strikes believed to be carried out by Russian warplanes on a town in eastern Syria, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Sunday.
The rai... |
15f5cb8dec7129f21b7401a2dc045e25 | https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-mideast-crisis-syria-erdogan-refugees/turkey-can-no-longer-take-in-more-refugees-says-turkeys-erdogan-idUKKCN1LN1OE?edition-redirect=uk | Turkey can no longer take in more refugees, says Turkey's Erdogan | Turkey can no longer take in more refugees, says Turkey's Erdogan
By Reuters Staff1 Min Read
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey can no longer afford to take in any more refugees from Syria, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said during a summit with the leaders of Russia and Iran in Tehran on Friday.
Turkey has accepted 3.5 mi... |
dace60128328dde97210be2a0be1ad69 | https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-mideast-crisis-syria-france-intellige/full-text-french-declassified-intelligence-report-on-syria-gas-attacks-idUKKBN1HL0NP?edition-redirect=uk | Full Text - French declassified intelligence report on Syria gas attacks | Full Text - French declassified intelligence report on Syria gas attacks
By Reuters Staff13 Min Read
PARIS (Reuters) - France concluded after technical analysis of open sources and “reliable intelligence” that a chemical attack on Douma on April 7 was carried out by Syrian government forces, a declassified intelligence... |
d560384837d2383a20ea4bb032cd086d | https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-mideast-crisis-syria-ghouta-idUKKBN1FB13F?edition-redirect=uk | Rescuers in rebel-held Syrian area accuse government of gas attack | Rescuers in rebel-held Syrian area accuse government of gas attack
By Reuters Staff2 Min Read
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Rescue workers in a Syrian rebel-held enclave east of Damascus accused government forces of using chlorine gas during bombardment of the area on Monday, and the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said at le... |
cdd838f72c9284b45a31532342b89af9 | https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-mideast-crisis-syria-ghouta/syrian-government-bombing-rebel-shells-hit-damascus-and-suburbs-idUKKBN1DG2VP?edition-redirect=uk | Syrian government bombing, rebel shells hit Damascus and suburbs | Syrian government bombing, rebel shells hit Damascus and suburbs
By Reuters Staff2 Min Read
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Shelling by Syrian rebels killed six people in Damascus on Thursday, state media said, while a war monitor said government bombing killed 14 in the city’s rebel-held eastern suburbs.
Factions in eastern Ghouta... |
38185e6b1b36b08a590a04331a840169 | https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-mideast-crisis-syria-ghouta/syrias-assad-visits-army-in-eastern-ghouta-as-rebels-in-talks-idUKKBN1GU0DR?edition-redirect=uk | Syria's Assad visits army in eastern Ghouta as rebels in talks | Syria's Assad visits army in eastern Ghouta as rebels in talks
By Lisa Barrington, Suleiman Al-Khalidi5 Min Read
BEIRUT/AMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Sunday visited Syrian soldiers who appear close to defeating the last major opposition foothold near Damascus and met some of the many thousands o... |
ebb8d0d2547bb2eb1d651112aaef6ff8 | https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-mideast-crisis-syria-golan-russia/russia-to-deploy-military-police-on-golan-heights-idUKKBN1KN1AS?edition-redirect=uk | Russia to deploy military police on Golan Heights | Russia to deploy military police on Golan Heights
By Denis Pinchuk, Tom Balmforth3 Min Read
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia will deploy its military police on the Golan Heights frontier between Syria and Israel, its defence ministry said on Thursday, after weeks of mounting volatility in the area.
Syrian President Bashar al-... |
3b9c044c0a08a076f46b429abfec40cb | https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-mideast-crisis-syria-govt-idUKKCN0Z8187?edition-redirect=uk | Assad tells electricity minister to form new Syria government | Assad tells electricity minister to form new Syria government
By Reuters Staff3 Min Read
BEIRUT (Reuters) - President Bashar al-Assad instructed Electricity Minister Emad Khamis on Wednesday to form a new government in Syria, a country fragmented by warring factions and economically ruined by five years of conflict.
Sy... |
dd0576c246b58f5c3929546195f5ee70 | https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-mideast-crisis-syria-group-idUKKCN0W60EH?edition-redirect=uk | Syrian rebel group says war has not stopped | Syrian rebel group says war has not stopped
By Reuters Staff2 Min Read
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BEIRUT (Reuters) - A major Syrian rebel group has said the war had not stopped since a cessation of hostilities agreement came into effect, accusing the government of violations and saying a ceasefire was not possible while “m... |
3a9d9e9a42b45a27f6fa7bd7150ed68c | https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-mideast-crisis-syria-homs-idUKKBN0TU24S20151211?edition-redirect=uk | Ceasefire in Syria's Homs a 'good model' - U.N. official | Ceasefire in Syria's Homs a 'good model' - U.N. official
By Tom Perry5 Min Read
BEIRUT (Reuters) - A ceasefire deal that has taken hold in the last rebel-held district of the Syrian city of Homs is a good model to build on, and such agreements could help promote a nationwide truce, a senior United Nations official told... |
167606e8a5324f5579244798ed9cf16e | https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-mideast-crisis-syria-homs-idUKKCN1IP39X | Syrian air defence intercepts missile attack on airport - state media | Syrian air defence intercepts missile attack on airport - state media
By Reuters Staff2 Min Read
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian state media said a military airport near Homs city had come under missile attack which was repelled by its air defence systems on Thursday.
“One of our military airports in the central region was e... |
1e3564165dfb1194d62eb440046d9ae8 | https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-mideast-crisis-syria-idlib-idUKKCN1LE25U | Syrian army preparing phased Idlib assault - source | Syrian army preparing phased Idlib assault - source
By Laila Bassam, Angus McDowall5 Min Read
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian government forces are preparing a phased offensive in the northwestern province of Idlib and surrounding areas, the last big rebel enclave, a source close to Damascus said on Wednesday.
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2bc346bb030cd44625e8ab40333746c3 | https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-mideast-crisis-syria-idlib-report/pro-assad-newspaper-syrian-state-will-return-to-idlib-under-turkish-russian-deal-idUKKCN1LY0Z4?edition-redirect=uk | Pro-Assad newspaper: Syrian state will return to Idlib under Turkish-Russian deal | Pro-Assad newspaper: Syrian state will return to Idlib under Turkish-Russian deal
By Reuters Staff1 Min Read
BEIRUT (Reuters) - A pro-Syrian government newspaper said on Tuesday that Syrian state institutions would return to Idlib under a Turkish-Russian agreement after insurgents hand over all of their heavy weapons a... |
bca51726e87651ad7eadc44c782cec5a | https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-mideast-crisis-syria-idlib/russia-syria-intensify-bombing-of-rebel-held-idlib-witnesses-say-idUKKCN1BZ0O5?edition-redirect=uk | Russia, Syria intensify bombing of rebel-held Idlib, witnesses say | Russia, Syria intensify bombing of rebel-held Idlib, witnesses say
By Suleiman Al-Khalidi4 Min Read
AMMAN (Reuters) - Russian and Syrian jets escalated strikes on rebel-held Idlib and Hama provinces, several days after jihadist rebels opened an offensive against government-held parts of northwestern Syria, rebels and w... |
3e5f07e4211ec2d3829e0981b4ca022f | https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-mideast-crisis-syria-idlib/russia-turkey-iran-agree-borders-of-de-escalation-zone-in-syrias-idlib-anadolu-idUKKCN1BQ13D?edition-redirect=uk | Russia, Turkey, Iran agree borders of de-escalation zone in Syria's Idlib - Anadolu | Russia, Turkey, Iran agree borders of de-escalation zone in Syria's Idlib - Anadolu
By Reuters Staff2 Min Read
FILE PHOTO: Men ride a motorbike past a hazard sign at a site hit by an airstrike on Tuesday in the town of Khan Sheikhoun in rebel-held Idlib, Syria April 5, 2017. The hazard sign reads, "Danger, unexploded a... |
40897415d69609fb8d086e860a0e2707 | https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-mideast-crisis-syria-idUKKBN0TQ0E920151207?edition-redirect=uk | Washington denies U.S.-led coalition hit Syria army camp | Washington denies U.S.-led coalition hit Syria army camp
By John Davison5 Min Read
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syria’s government said a U.S.-led military coalition carried out a deadly air strike on a Syrian army camp, but coalition officials said the report was false.
Syria said four coalition jets killed three of its soldier... |
142271e4300d5ca4206dbe263751075c | https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-mideast-crisis-syria-idUKKBN1812CC?edition-redirect=uk | Syria fighting eases as Russian deal takes effect | Syria fighting eases as Russian deal takes effect
By Lisa Barrington6 Min Read
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Fighting between Syrian rebel and government forces eased on Saturday as a Russian-led effort to shore up a ceasefire took effect, although battles continued on important frontlines near Hama and Damascus, rebels and a war... |
1f5b6cc4833d61999cb5dba2e16355f4 | https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-mideast-crisis-syria-idUKKCN0XQ1JX?edition-redirect=uk | 'Monstrous' violence in Syria as government excludes Aleppo from truce | 'Monstrous' violence in Syria as government excludes Aleppo from truce
By Lisa Barrington8 Min Read
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syria called local truces near Damascus and in a northern province on Friday but no halt to combat on the main battlefield in Aleppo, after a surge in fighting the United Nations said showed “monstrous... |
38f3e27dfe623bc4c3b957035c0914d0 | https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-mideast-crisis-syria-insight-idUKKCN0X50NY?edition-redirect=uk | Syria's Assad shows no willingness to compromise | Syria's Assad shows no willingness to compromise
By Samia Nakhoul8 Min Read
CAIRO (Reuters)- - As the Syria peace talks resume next week, President Bashar al-Assad, backed militarily by Iran and Russia, shows no willingness to compromise, much less step aside to allow a transition Western powers claim is the solution t... |
d085db5cbdcc20d48e538e4e72650994 | https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-mideast-crisis-syria-islamicstate/syrian-kurdish-leader-signals-possible-joint-action-with-iraq-idUKKCN1HB25Y?edition-redirect=uk | Syrian Kurdish leader signals possible joint action with Iraq | Syrian Kurdish leader signals possible joint action with Iraq
By Tom Perry3 Min Read
BEIRUT (Reuters) - A top Syrian Kurdish politician suggested on Wednesday that the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and the Iraqi government could mount joint operations against Islamic State in the area on the border of the ... |
fc10dc41f95540f315bfe2e95247a451 | https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-mideast-crisis-syria-israel-idINKBN1XG2AN?edition-redirect=in | Israel aiding Syria's Kurds, advocating for them with U.S. - official | Israel aiding Syria's Kurds, advocating for them with U.S. - official
By Reuters Staff3 Min Read
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel is assisting Syrian Kurds battered by a month-old Turkish incursion, seeing them as a counterweight to Iranian influence and advocating for them in talks with the United States, the deputy Israe... |
7da76bc2002a34b056208339113ffedf | https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-mideast-crisis-syria-israel/israel-strikes-in-syria-in-more-open-assault-on-iran-idUKKCN1PE0YR?edition-redirect=uk | Israel strikes in Syria in more open assault on Iran | Israel strikes in Syria in more open assault on Iran
By Angus McDowall, Dan Williams5 Min Read
BEIRUT/JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel struck in Syria early on Monday, the latest salvo in its increasingly open assault on Iran’s presence there, shaking the night sky over Damascus with an hour of loud explosions in a second ... |
5f6b32b77da04b4be348d8f0faa5ad02 | https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-mideast-crisis-syria-israel/syrian-iranian-backed-forces-advance-in-border-area-near-israel-idUKKBN1EJ026?edition-redirect=uk | Syrian, Iranian backed forces advance in border area near Israel | Syrian, Iranian backed forces advance in border area near Israel
By Suleiman Al-Khalidi4 Min Read
AMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian army forces backed by Iranian-backed militias pushed deeper into the last rebel-held enclave near a strategic border area with Israel and Lebanon in a new expansion of Tehran’s influence in the war... |
d551ca917458caca6e79fcbe61e4fc2e | https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-mideast-crisis-syria-kurds-idUKKCN0V015U?edition-redirect=uk | Syrian Kurds say must be represented at Geneva talks | Syrian Kurds say must be represented at Geneva talks
By John Irish4 Min Read
PARIS (Reuters) - Syrian Kurds must be represented at peace talks in Geneva or they will fail, a Syrian Kurdish leader said on Friday.
Saleh Muslim, co-chair of the Kurdish Democratic Union Party (PYD), also said one of the opposition groups i... |
428680c323ef944236d317aa0bb30fcb | https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-mideast-crisis-syria-kurds/syrian-kurds-allies-to-approve-federal-plan-despite-turkey-idUKKCN11E1HQ?edition-redirect=uk | Syrian Kurds, allies to approve federal plan despite Turkey | Syrian Kurds, allies to approve federal plan despite Turkey
By Tom Perry5 Min Read
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian Kurdish groups and their allies will approve a constitution for a new system of government in northern Syria next month, a top Kurdish politician said, defying a Turkish incursion aimed at curbing Kurdish influe... |
b0a9e39f11bea186258895dc7b40be37 | https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-mideast-crisis-syria-lieberman-idUKKBN1KS1RZ?edition-redirect=uk | Israel sees Syrian army growing beyond pre-civil war size | Israel sees Syrian army growing beyond pre-civil war size
By Reuters Staff3 Min Read
MEROM GOLAN, Golan Heights (Reuters) - Israel’s defence minister said on Tuesday that Syria was building up its ground forces beyond their pre-civil war size, an assessment that suggests President Bashar al-Assad’s army has recovered f... |
a7720d3fda2dd1cfcd18b79b67b9400e | https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-mideast-crisis-syria-mattis/u-s-still-assessing-intelligence-on-syria-chemical-attack-mattis-idUKKBN1HI2J8?edition-redirect=uk | U.S. still assessing intelligence on Syria chemical attack - Mattis | U.S. still assessing intelligence on Syria chemical attack - Mattis
By Reuters Staff1 Min Read
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is still assessing intelligence about last weekend’s suspected chemical weapons attack in Syria, U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said on Wednesday, striking a cautious tone hours aft... |
44515e4a3d37b0027cea74252fc431b4 | https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-mideast-crisis-syria-mogherini-idUKKBN13S0BT | EU's Mogherini says fall of Aleppo won't end Syria war | EU's Mogherini says fall of Aleppo won't end Syria war
By Isla Binnie1 Min Read
European Union foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini (C) talks to reporters during the Black Blade military exercise involving several European Union countries and organised by the European Defence Agency, at Florennes airbase, Belgium No... |
dace4edd5d246f57c0867eba373aaa78 | https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-mideast-crisis-syria-moualem-idUKKCN0XI10M?edition-redirect=uk | Syrian ministers say Europe and regional powers support terrorists - SANA | Syrian ministers say Europe and regional powers support terrorists - SANA
By Reuters Staff2 Min Read
Syria's Foreign Minister Walid al-Moualem speaks during a news conference in Damascus, Syria March 12, 2016. REUTERS/Omar Sanadiki
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syria’s prime minister and foreign minister on Thursday accused Europ... |
5e5a2d92eb076ed57afee1f7d5e19e00 | https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-mideast-crisis-syria-negotiations-idUKKCN0XG0GH?edition-redirect=uk | Syrian government says Assad's future not up for discussion | Syrian government says Assad's future not up for discussion
By Reuters Staff3 Min Read
AMMAN (Reuters) - The Syrian government’s chief negotiator said President Bashar al-Assad’s future was not up for discussion at peace talks, underlining the bleak prospects for reviving U.N.-led negotiations postponed by the oppositi... |
da4c17e9e7d9963d25a7f1de0ff3e176 | https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-mideast-crisis-syria-observatory-idUKKBN1790IO?edition-redirect=uk | Syrian monitor says at least four soldiers killed at airbase | Syrian monitor says at least four soldiers killed at airbase
By Reuters Staff1 Min Read
Shayrat Airfield in Homs, Syria is seen in this DigitalGlobe satellite image on February 18, 2017 and released by the U.S. Defense Department on April 6, 2017 after announcing U.S. forces conducted a cruise missile strike against th... |
0fe822af6670467c487b8ca182197f85 | https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-mideast-crisis-syria-opposition-idUKKCN0UZ1TS?edition-redirect=uk | 'Zero chance' of Syria talks without goodwill steps from Damascus - opposition negotiator | 'Zero chance' of Syria talks without goodwill steps from Damascus - opposition negotiator
By Tom Perry3 Min Read
BEIRUT (Reuters) - There will be no Syria peace talks if the government does not take humanitarian steps outlined by the U.N. Security Council, including a halt to attacks on civilians and an end to blockade... |
236d9c3db5b581efded02e476af00a32 | https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-mideast-crisis-syria-opposition-idUKKCN0XG0X1?edition-redirect=uk | Syria opposition says postponement of talks is indefinite | Syria opposition says postponement of talks is indefinite
By Reuters Staff1 Min Read
The High Negotiations Committee (HNC) delegation member George Sabra arrives for a meeting on Syria with UN special envoy Staffan de Mistura at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, April 18, 2016. REUTERS/Xu Jinquan/Pool
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e1c9032ef3a4fb8c7f6e6b3cff946dc7 | https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-mideast-crisis-syria-pyd-idUKKBN1811Q3 | Syrian Kurdish PYD denounces Syria deal for 'de-escalation zones' | Syrian Kurdish PYD denounces Syria deal for 'de-escalation zones'
By Reuters Staff2 Min Read
BEIRUT (Reuters) - The Syrian Kurdish PYD party rejects a Russian proposal to create de-escalation zones in Syria and views it as “sectarian partition” of the country, a spokesman said on Friday.
Iran and Turkey agreed on Thurs... |
d06cc61f00f3dd7a6224cef112f9220e | https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-mideast-crisis-syria-raqqa-idUKKBN176161?edition-redirect=uk | Syrians risk all in flight from Raqqa | Syrians risk all in flight from Raqqa
By Rodi Said, Suleiman Al-Khalidi6 Min Read
AIN ISSA, Syria/AMMAN (Reuters) - People from Raqqa are fleeing their city under cover of night as U.S.-backed forces close in on the Islamic State stronghold, running a gauntlet of minefields and hostile fighters instead of risking death... |
d66a3135fd895d26b509e45493d44175 | https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-mideast-crisis-syria-raqqa-idUKKBN1AC2XZ?edition-redirect=uk | Syrian army advances east of Raqqa into Deir al-Zor province - monitors | Syrian army advances east of Raqqa into Deir al-Zor province - monitors
By Reuters Staff2 Min Read
Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) stand on their military vehicle in northern Deir al-Zor province ahead of an offensive against Islamic State militants, Syria February 21, 2017. REUTERS/Rodi Said
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian g... |
700d1e110187269caf0e3c05c162c5a2 | https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-mideast-crisis-syria-raqqa-idUKKCN0XU0G5?edition-redirect=uk | Air strikes hit Islamic State stronghold in Syria - monitor | Air strikes hit Islamic State stronghold in Syria - monitor
By Reuters Staff1 Min Read
BEIRUT (Reuters) - More than 35 air strikes hit Islamic State’s de facto capital in Syria overnight, killing at least 13 people and wounding many in the city of Raqqa, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.
The monitoring grou... |
2b7a29429266a394005b96975bef86e2 | https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-mideast-crisis-syria-rebels-analysis-idUKKBN1541NP?edition-redirect=uk | Syrian rebels bitterly divided before new peace talks | Syrian rebels bitterly divided before new peace talks
By Tom Perry, Suleiman Al-Khalidi7 Min Read
BEIRUT/AMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s opponents appear more divided than ever as they prepare for peace talks next week, demoralised by their defeat in Aleppo and unable to unite into a single force t... |
03e6da9f11e02132604bfeaa2c1602c6 | https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-mideast-crisis-syria-rebels/syrian-rebel-says-idlib-deal-ends-assads-hope-of-regaining-full-control-idUKKCN1LY0SU?edition-redirect=uk | Syria's Idlib spared attack, Turkey to send in more troops | Syria's Idlib spared attack, Turkey to send in more troops
By Tulay Karadeniz, Suleiman Al-Khalidi6 Min Read
ANKARA/AMMAN (Reuters) - Turkey will send more troops into Syria’s Idlib province after striking a deal with Russia that has averted a government offensive and delighted rebels who said it kept the area out of P... |
6f970352217d6385ae0ee8f3da3b2f10 | https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-mideast-crisis-syria-rebels/turkish-backed-syrian-rebel-army-deploys-to-halt-jihadist-advances-idUKKCN1P00H1?edition-redirect=uk | Turkish-backed Syrian rebel army deploys to halt jihadist advances | Turkish-backed Syrian rebel army deploys to halt jihadist advances
By Suleiman Al-Khalidi3 Min Read
AMMAN (Reuters) - The main Turkish-backed rebel army has deployed along frontlines close to jihadists in northwest Syria to repel any new militant advance after an offensive that expanded their control over the country’s... |
8712251a62d0b94849de3941bbadc24f | https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-mideast-crisis-syria-release-idUKKCN0UX2SG?edition-redirect=uk | Islamic State frees 270 of 400 people kidnapped from Syria's Deir al-Zor | Islamic State frees 270 of 400 people kidnapped from Syria's Deir al-Zor
By Reuters Staff2 Min Read
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Islamic State on Tuesday released 270 of an estimated 400 civilians, most of them women and children, kidnapped at the weekend when its fighters attacked Syrian government-held areas in the eastern cit... |
fe9b50a4014a70359f36a781dff49af6 | https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-mideast-crisis-syria-russia-attacks-idUKKCN11Q0IS?edition-redirect=uk | Syrian army, Russian aviation repel rebel attack near Aleppo - RIA | Syrian army, Russian aviation repel rebel attack near Aleppo - RIA
By Reuters Staff1 Min Read
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Syrian government troops, supported by Russian air forces, repelled an offensive by militants on the northern fringes of Syria’s largest city of Aleppo on Tuesday, killing 40 attackers, RIA news agency quote... |
dabf04f9708609e4ada26adf45c1e1c8 | https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-mideast-crisis-syria-russia-france/france-says-not-involved-in-disappearance-of-russian-plane-over-syria-idUKKCN1LY0QB?edition-redirect=uk | France says not involved in disappearance of Russian plane over Syria | France says not involved in disappearance of Russian plane over Syria
By Reuters Staff1 Min Read
PARIS (Reuters) - France was not involved in the disappearance of a Russian military aircraft over Syria, a spokesman for the French military said on Tuesday.
Russia’s defence ministry said overnight that one of its militar... |
d53032ab7e1b27f4d1fb363099d0ff11 | https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-mideast-crisis-syria-russia-lavrov/russia-u-s-strikes-remove-moral-hurdles-for-s-300-missiles-for-assad-ria-idUKKBN1HR0NE?edition-redirect=uk | Russia - U.S. strikes remove moral hurdles for S-300 missiles for Assad: RIA | Russia - U.S. strikes remove moral hurdles for S-300 missiles for Assad: RIA
By Reuters Staff2 Min Read
Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Moscow, Russia April 10, 2018. REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin
MOSCOW (Reuters) - U.S. military strikes on Syria last week removed any moral obligation Russia had to withhold S-30... |
eabfce8d5bfd12ab4ce8b03bbd329510 | https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-mideast-crisis-syria-russia-media-idUKKBN1782DJ?edition-redirect=uk | Kremlin TV shows Syria gas attack - without the victims | Kremlin TV shows Syria gas attack - without the victims
By Andrew Osborn4 Min Read
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A deadly poison gas attack in Syria this week led TV news bulletins across the West with images of the victims -- children and adults struggling to breathe -- front and centre. In Russia, it was item 10 of 17 and the v... |
341ef7f4bb87def82467b479e6ef037a | https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-mideast-crisis-syria-russia-shelling/russia-says-syrian-ceasefire-monitoring-centre-hit-in-shelling-tass-idUKKCN1G50JI?edition-redirect=uk | Russia says Syrian ceasefire monitoring centre hit in shelling - TASS | Russia says Syrian ceasefire monitoring centre hit in shelling - TASS
By Reuters Staff1 Min Read
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia’s ceasefire monitoring centre has been damaged by shelling from the rebel-held district of eastern Ghouta outside the Syrian capital Damascus, the TASS news agency cited Russia’s Ministry of Defenc... |
8d9ed7d540fc8bd25f4ac045a82d8e07 | https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-mideast-crisis-syria-russia-usa/russia-says-u-s-plans-to-strike-damascus-pledges-military-response-idUKKCN1GP0U4?edition-redirect=uk | Russia says U.S. plans to strike Damascus, pledges military response | Russia says U.S. plans to strike Damascus, pledges military response
By Reuters Staff3 Min Read
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia said on Tuesday it had information that the United States planned to bomb the government quarter in Damascus on an invented pretext, and said it would respond militarily if it felt Russian lives wer... |
f3d5e7aa4e1c32833939091584b3c869 | https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-mideast-crisis-syria-russia/russia-says-one-its-generals-killed-by-mortar-shelling-in-syria-tass-idUKKCN1BZ0X3?edition-redirect=uk | Russia says one its generals killed by mortar shelling in Syria - TASS | Russia says one its generals killed by mortar shelling in Syria - TASS
By Reuters Staff1 Min Read
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia’s Defence Ministry said on Sunday that one its general lieutenants, Valeryi Asapov, was killed by mortar shelling in Syria, the TASS news agency reported.
The mortar shelling was carried by the Is... |
a625290a724857386732cd452b38c3bf | https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-mideast-crisis-syria-sdf-idUKKBN1F30OE | U.S.-led coalition helps to build new Syrian force, angering Turkey | U.S.-led coalition helps to build new Syrian force, angering Turkey
By Tom Perry, Orhan Coskun4 Min Read
BEIRUT/ISTANBUL (Reuters) - The U.S.-led coalition is working with its Syrian militia allies to set up a new border force of 30,000 personnel, the coalition said on Sunday, a move that has added to Turkish anger ove... |
53eddf60f1dcf34e030e0710ae0629f0 | https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-mideast-crisis-syria-talks-idUKKBN1KH0QR | Syrian Kurdish-backed council holds talks in Damascus | Syrian Kurdish-backed council holds talks in Damascus
By Tom Perry4 Min Read
BEIRUT (Reuters) - A senior Syrian Kurdish official is in Damascus this week for talks with Syrian government officials at the head of a delegation including members of the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces, an official said, their first de... |
6efdf1057fc788768a31d91ac84b8865 | https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-mideast-crisis-syria-turkey-aid-idUKKCN11I0FS?edition-redirect=uk | Turkey aims to send aid convoy to Aleppo - Erdogan | Turkey aims to send aid convoy to Aleppo - Erdogan
By Reuters Staff2 Min Read
A general view shows the damage in the Ramousah area of southern Aleppo, after forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad advanced in it, Syria, in this handout picture provided by SANA on September 9, 2016. SANA/Handout via REUTERS
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98a5c363c45bf1bb640aa65c46d05e87 | https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-mideast-crisis-syria-turkey-ceasefire-idUKKBN14H0H8?edition-redirect=uk | Turkey and Russia have ceasefire plan for Syria, says Ankara | Turkey and Russia have ceasefire plan for Syria, says Ankara
By Orhan Coskun, Ellen Francis5 Min Read
ANKARA/BEIRUT (Reuters) - Turkey and Russia have prepared an agreement for a ceasefire in Syria, Turkey’s foreign minister said on Wednesday, adding that Ankara would not give up its opposition to President Bashar al-A... |
04ae58942039365a568a389fa8fe03aa | https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-mideast-crisis-syria-turkey-erdogan/erdogan-criticises-russia-says-turkey-to-decide-future-of-syrias-afrin-idUKKBN1HH1GO?edition-redirect=uk | Erdogan criticises Russia, says Turkey to decide future of Syria's Afrin | Erdogan criticises Russia, says Turkey to decide future of Syria's Afrin
By Reuters Staff2 Min Read
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan makes a speech during a meeting in Ankara, Turkey April 9, 2018. Murat Cetinmuhurdar/Presidential Palace/Handout via REUTERS
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday... |
725c90d4230c2bc1fe0e6acbb636a738 | https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-mideast-crisis-syria-turkey-france-idUKKCN0VP0QJ?edition-redirect=uk | Turkey unhappy with French comments on Syrian operations - sources | Turkey unhappy with French comments on Syrian operations - sources
By Reuters Staff2 Min Read
Turkey's Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu answers a question during an interview with Reuters in Ankara, Turkey, August 24, 2015. REUTERS/Umit Bektas
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu expressed di... |
4dccfe265a882850952878630dc91288 | https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-mideast-crisis-syria-turkey-idUKKBN1EL0WW | Turkey's Erdogan calls Syria's Assad a terrorist, says impossible to continue with him | Turkey's Erdogan calls Syria's Assad a terrorist, says impossible to continue with him
By Reuters Staff3 Min Read
TUNIS (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday called Syrian President Bashar al-Assad a terrorist and said it was impossible for Syrian peace efforts to continue with him.
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35d6c00557d58867142fb86842267581 | https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-mideast-crisis-syria-turkey-idUKKCN0YN4HA?edition-redirect=uk | Turkey not contributing to U.S.-backed Syria operation near Manbij - source | Turkey not contributing to U.S.-backed Syria operation near Manbij - source
By Reuters Staff2 Min Read
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey is not contributing to a U.S.-backed operation by Syrian fighters, some of them Kurdish, against Islamic State in the last tract of territory the group holds near the Turkish border, a Turkis... |
d2518268498f20782c8cbda1f8174edd | https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-mideast-crisis-syria-turkey-idUKKCN1LG1XU | Turkey designates Syria's Tahrir al-Sham as terrorist group | Turkey designates Syria's Tahrir al-Sham as terrorist group
By Reuters Staff3 Min Read
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey has designated the insurgent group Tahrir al-Sham as a terrorist organisation, according to a presidential decision published on Friday, as Damascus prepares for a military assault in northwest Syria where... |
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By Reuters Staff2 Min Read
Syrian Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal Meqdad is seen in his office during an interview with Reuters in Damascus, Syria August 6, 2017. REUTERS/Omar Sanadiki
BEIRUT (Reuters) - The Syrian government on Thursday warned Turkey against ... |
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By Reuters Staff1 Min Read
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey will not accept the creation of a new Kurdish entity inside Syria and the territorial integrity of the country must be maintained, Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said on Wednesday.
Speaking a... |
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By Mert Ozkan, Ellen Francis6 Min Read
HASSA, Turkey/BEIRUT (Reuters) - Turkey opened a new front in Syria’s nearly seven-year-old war on Saturday, launching airstrikes against a U.S.-backed Kurdish militia in Afrin province that raise the prosp... |
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By John Davison3 Min Read
BEIRUT (Reuters) - A campaign group accused the United Nations on Wednesday of letting the Syrian government dictate how aid is distributed, denying food to thousands of starving civilians and potentially extending the war.
Syri... |
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