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Powerful Explosions Rock Ammo Dump of US-Backed Militia in Northeast Syria, Report Says

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The oil-rich eastern Syrian provinces of al-Hasakah and Deir ez-Zor have been rife with tensions in recent months amid competing claims for control by the Damascus government, the US-allied majority Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), Turkey-backed militants, and remnants of the Daesh (ISIS)* terrorist group. … Read More >Powerful Explosions Rock Ammo Dump of US-Backed Militia in Northeast Syria, Report Says

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US Sanctions Are Part of a Multi-front War on Syria, and Its Long-suffering Civilians Are the Main Target

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The US is waging multiple fronts of war against Syria, including brutal sanctions, while claiming concern over the wellbeing of Syrian civilians – the vast majority of whom are suffering as a direct result of US policies. … Read More >US Sanctions Are Part of a Multi-front War on Syria, and Its Long-suffering Civilians Are the Main Target

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Air Defence Systems Repel Militant Drone Attacks on Hmeimim Airbase, Russian Military Says

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Militants in Syria have attempted to launch a drone attack on the Khmeimim airbase, although the unmanned flying vehicles were shot down by air defence systems, Rear Admiral Alexander Shcherbitsky, the head of the Russian Defence Ministry’s centre for Syrian reconciliation, said on Sunday. … Read More >Air Defence Systems Repel Militant Drone Attacks on Hmeimim Airbase, Russian Military Says

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UN Security Council adopts Syria cross-border aid resolution, but refuses to address humanitarian costs of sanctions

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The UN Security Council has finally reached a compromise, agreeing to keep one checkpoint in militant-controlled Idlib open for aid deliveries from Turkey. After vetoing two initial drafts, Russia and China abstained from voting. … Read More >UN Security Council adopts Syria cross-border aid resolution, but refuses to address humanitarian costs of sanctions

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Russia & China veto Western resolution on keeping Syria-Turkey border crossings open, but Moscow’s counter-proposal fails

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A Russian UN Security Council resolution on Syrian-Turkish border crossings has been rejected, after Moscow and Beijing vetoed a draft by Western members who sought to reopen the checkpoints outside of government control. … Read More >Russia & China veto Western resolution on keeping Syria-Turkey border crossings open, but Moscow’s counter-proposal fails

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Russia, Syria & Iran say ‘no military solution’ to Syria crisis as leaders blast illegal oil capture, US’ sanctions ‘bypassing’ UN

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Russian President Vladimir Putin has condemned the US for “bypassing the UN” to impose “illegal” sanctions on Syria. He said humanitarian efforts in the war-torn country are increasingly important during the Covid-19 pandemic. … Read More >Russia, Syria & Iran say ‘no military solution’ to Syria crisis as leaders blast illegal oil capture, US’ sanctions ‘bypassing’ UN