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Several killed by suspected Israeli strikes in Syria – Report
Several people were killed in a suspected Israeli attack near Aleppo in north-western Syria, state media reported early Monday citing a military source. The area around Aleppo was targeted by airstrikes overnight, it said. The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported missiles had hit the positions of a pro-Iranian militia in the Hayan area north of Aleppo. The information…
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EU leaders meet to discuss Israel-Iran tensions, Ukraine war
EU leaders were in Brussels for a two-day summit starting on Wednesday to discuss the European Union’s economic future, the Ukraine war, and major tensions between Israel and Iran. The EU must “unite in urging all parties to exercise the utmost restraint, respect international law, and avoid action that may increase tensions.’’ European Council President Charles Michel said this in…
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German foreign minister travels to Israel as conflict roils region
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock is travelling to Israel later Tuesday following the major Iranian attack on the country. She will hold talks with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Foreign Minister Israel Katz, and minister-without-portfolio Benny Gantz on Wednesday, according to a spokeswoman for the German Foreign Office. On Wednesday evening, she will take part in the meeting of G7 foreign…
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Thousands in Iran demonstrate against Israel as funerals take place
On Friday, thousands of Iranians demonstrated against the actions of Israel as a funeral procession took place for members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) killed by an airstrike in Syria. Two brigadier generals and five other members of the powerful Iranian army unit died on Monday in the attack on the Iranian embassy compound in the Syrian capital…
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Iran to sue Israel over attack on Iranian diplomatic mission in Syria
Iran’s Vice President for Legal Affairs, Mohammad Dehqan, said the country would file a lawsuit against Israel for its deadly attack on the Iranian consulate in Syria, according to local media reports. Dehqan made the remarks while addressing a news conference on the sidelines of a cabinet meeting in the Iranian capital, Tehran. He elaborated on Iran’s legal measures against…
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China condemns suspected Israeli attack on Iranian embassy grounds
China has issued a strong condemnation of a suspected Israeli air attack on the grounds of the Iranian embassy in Damascus that claimed the lives of two Iranian generals. “China condemns the attack on the Iranian embassy in Syria,” Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said in Beijing. The security of diplomatic institutions must not be violated, and the sovereignty and…
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Israeli forces strike Damascus neighbourhood, Syria says
Israeli forces have struck targets in the Syrian capital Damascus, the state-run Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) reported on Wednesday. “Israeli aggression targets the Kafr Sousa residential area in Damascus,’’ SANA reported, without further details. Residents in the area told DPA they heard explosions and that fire was seen in apartments in a building next to a school. Other buildings…
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At least 5 dead in Syria after latest quakes hit region
At least five people died in Syria after the latest earthquakes shook the Turkish-Syrian border region, activists said on Tuesday morning. Two earthquakes, three minutes apart and measuring 6.4 and 5.8 in magnitude, shook southern Turkey on Monday evening, according to Turkey’s disaster management agency AFAD. The epicentre was in the district of Samandağ in Turkey’s Hatay province. This is…
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Earthquake: 105 reported dead in Syria
The Syrian American Medical Society (SAMS) reported that, at least 105 people died in Syrian opposition areas due to a strong earthquake on Monday morning. The Chairman of SAMS, Bassel Termanini, told dpa that the organisation covered about 50 per cent of the healthcare in the areas. Termanini said that he got reports that 105 people were killed so far,…
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Defence makes case as Germany holds trial on state torture in Syria
The defence for a Syrian former colonel accused of torture is set to present its case in a trial on Thursday that German prosecutors said was the world’s first criminal proceedings on state torture. International criminal law allows the prosecution of possible war crimes committed by foreigners in other states. The Syrian defendant would have the last word after the…
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Greece says tightens sea, land borders after Idlib
Greece has tightened sea and land borders with Turkey after developments in the Syrian region of Idlib, government sources said on Friday. A senior Turkish official said Turkey would no longer stop Syrian refugees from reaching Europe, as Ankara responded on Friday to the killing of 33 Turkish soldiers in an air strike by Syrian government forces in Idlib. The…
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US Military Confirms Five More Airstrikes in Iraq, Including Strike Against ISIS Ground Unit
U.S military aircraft confirmed that it had conducted five new airstrikes against targets related to the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria on Monday. According to U.S. Central Command, the latest strikes utilized attack, fighter and remotely-operated aircraft on Sunday and Monday. Undertaken to support Iraqi forces near Erbil and the Sunni tribes near the Haditha Dam, the strikes destroyed…
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