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The country’s top court will not hear the case of four Canadian men held in Syria who argue Ottawa has a legal duty to help them return home. CBC | World News
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United States strikes two sites in Syria believed to be used by Iranian troops
The US says it is in response to “Iran-affiliated attacks” on US personnel in Syria and Iraq Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »US strikes Iran-linked sites in Syria in retaliation for attacks that left 21 troops hurt
The US wants to hit Iranian-backed groups suspected of targeting the US as strongly as possible to deter future aggression. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »Syria braces for lockdown after 1st COVID-19 case, as Iran outbreak worsens
Syrians are rushing to stock up on food and fuel amid fears that authorities will resort to even stricter measures after reporting the first coronavirus infection in the war-ravaged country. CBC | World News
Read More »‘I don’t think it’s going well’: Turks see little upside to country’s military involvement in Syria
Turkey’s recent military operations in Syria highlight the tightrope Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is walking between East and West — and especially between his NATO partners and Russia, writes Margaret Evans. CBC | World News
Read More »Russia, Turkey hammer out details on joint patrols, ceasefire in Syria
Turkey and Russia have agreed on the details of a ceasefire in Syria’s Idlib region after four days of talks in Ankara, Defence Minister Hulusi Akar said on Friday, adding that joint patrols along a key highway will begin on Sunday as planned. CBC | World News
Read More »Thousands of migrants mass at Greek border, more flee Syria
The UN says at least 13,000 people were massed on Turkey’s land border with Greece, hoping to head into the European Union. CBC | World News
Read More »Russia sends warships to Syria, blames Ankara for deaths of Turkish troops
Russia on Friday said it was sending two warships armed with cruise missiles to waters off the Syrian coast and blamed Ankara for the deaths of 33 Turkish soldiers in Syria’s Idlib region the previous day. CBC | World News
Read More »At least 16 killed by airstrikes in Idlib, Syria war monitor says
Airstrikes on rebel-controlled northwestern Syrian killed at least 16 people Tuesday, including two students and two teachers, opposition activists said, as government forces closed in on a town considered a symbol of the uprising against President Bashar Assad. CBC | World News
Read More »What you need to know about the recent escalation of war and humanitarian crisis in Syria
Syrian troops backed by Russian forces have been battling since December to eradicate the last rebel strongholds in the region in a war that has killed an estimated 400,000 Syrians and left much of Syria in ruins. CBC | World News
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