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Israeli strikes on the northern Syrian city of Aleppo early on Friday killed 38 people, including five members of Lebanese armed group Hezbollah, two security sources said, the deadliest attacks so far in an intensified Israeli campaign against Iran’s allies in Syria. CBC | World News
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Five SAS members arrested over alleged Syria war crimes during fight against ISIS
The Ministry of Defence insisted that ‘any allegations of wrongdoing is taken seriously’ as it confirmed the arrest. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »U.S. strikes targets in Iraq and Syria as retaliation for fatal drone attack in Jordan, officials say
The U.S. military launched an air assault on dozens of sites in Iraq and Syria used by Iranian-backed militias on Friday, in the opening salvo of retaliation for the drone strike that killed three U.S. troops in Jordan last weekend, officials told The Associated Press. CBC | World News
Read More »Syria ordered by World Court to halt torture and preserve evidence
Judges at the World Court on Thursday ordered Syria to take steps to prevent torture as part of emergency measures in a case against Damascus brought before the top United Natons tribunal by the Netherlands and Canada. CBC | World News
Read More »Supreme Court won’t hear case of four Canadian men detained in Syria
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
Read More »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
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