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Syrian government forces pressed ahead Monday with a new military assault on the country’s last rebel stronghold that began last week, an offensive that has set off a mass exodus of civilians fleeing to safer areas near the Turkish border. CBC | World News
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As Russia, China veto humanitarian aid to Syria, airstrikes in Idlib intensity
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Saturday said Russia and China had blood on their hands after the two countries used a veto of a UN Security Council resolution to block cross-border aid deliveries from Turkey and Iraq to millions of Syrian civilians. CBC | World News
Read More »As Russia and China veto humanitarian aid to Syria, airstrikes intensify in Idlib
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Saturday said Russia and China had blood on their hands after the two countries used a veto of a UN Security Council resolution to block cross-border aid deliveries from Turkey and Iraq to millions of Syrian civilians. CBC | World News
Read More »11 reported killed after Israel strikes Iranian targets in Syria
The Israeli military said it struck dozens of Iranian targets in Syria in Wednesday, carrying out a “wide-scale” strike in response to rocket fire on the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights the day before. CBC | World News
Read More »Trump says Turkey ceasefire in northern Syria permanent, lifts sanctions
U.S. President Donald Trump says he’s lifting sanctions on Turkey after determining a ceasefire in northern Syria is permanent. CBC | World News
Read More »Syria ceasefire nears end as Putin, Erdogan meet in Russia
The presidents of Turkey and Russia meet in the Black Sea resort town of Sochi, hours before a five-day ceasefire between Turkish troops and Kurdish fighters in northeastern Syria was set to expire. CBC | World News
Read More »U.S. troops in Syria heading to Iraq, not home as Trump claims
U.S. President Donald Trump insists he’s bringing home Americans from “endless wars” in the Mideast, but his Pentagon chief says all U.S. troops leaving Syria will go to western Iraq, and the American military will continue operations against ISIS. CBC | World News
Read More »War monitors report fighting in Syria after Turkish-U.S. ceasefire deal
Two war monitor groups reported fighting in Syrian villages Friday, a day after Turkey agreed with the United States to pause its offensive for five days to let Kurdish forces withdraw. But Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has denied any ongoing clashes in northeastern Syria. CBC | World News
Read More »What the temporary ceasefire deal in northern Syria means for key players in the conflict
Despite a temporary ceasefire deal announced Thursday by the U.S. and Turkey, war monitor groups say the fighting continues. Turkey’s president, however, denies there are ongoing clashes. What happens in the coming days is an open question. Here’s a look at what the deal means for some of the key players in the conflict. CBC | World News
Read More »Kurds Quickly Reject ‘Cease Fire’ Deal In Syria Announced By Mike Pence, ‘No Safe Zone Will Happen,’ Kurds Say
Within about an hour of United States Vice President Mike Pence announcing what he called a negotiated “cease fire” in Turkey’s attack on the Kurdish people living in Northeastern Syria, the Kurds flatly rejected the deal, saying that the agreement meant that they would be forced to abandon the territory that has served as home to the otherwise stateless people ...
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