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Russia, Syria clash with US over chemical weapons sanctions in UNSC
By Associated Press | Posted by Nilavro Ghosh | United Nations
PUBLISHED ON JAN 06, 2021 03:37 PM IST
The confrontation in the UN Security Council foreshadowed a showdown when the 193 member states of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons meet in The Hague, Netherlands, in April to consider a French-drafted measure, on behalf of 46 countries, to suspend Syria’s “rights and privileges” in the body.
Terrorists carry out 17 attacks on Syria’s Idlib de-escalation zone
By Asian News International| Posted by: Harshit Sabarwal | Idlib
PUBLISHED ON DEC 31, 2020 05:45 AM IST
“We registered 17 attacks from the positions of the Jabhat al-Nusra terrorist group in the Idlib de-escalation zone in the provinces of Idlib (12 attacks), Latakia (2), Hama (2) and Aleppo (1),” Rear Adm. Sytnik said.
Syrian state media says 28 killed in a bus ambush in Deir al-Zor
By Reuters| Posted by Mallika Soni | Damascus
PUBLISHED ON DEC 31, 2020 02:13 AM IST
A senior military defector in the area said the vehicle carried soldiers and pro-government militias who had finished their leave and were on their way back to their base in the desolate, sparsely populated area.
Syrian refugee camp burnt to ground in northern Lebanon
By Associated Press | Posted by Kunal Gaurav | Beirut
PUBLISHED ON DEC 27, 2020 05:26 PM IST
The fire ensued following a fight between a Lebanese family in al-Miniyeh in the country’s north and Syrians living in the camp, according to Lebanese media reports.
Israeli jets fly over Beirut, explosions reported in Syria
By Associated Press | Posted by Deepali Sharma | Beirut
PUBLISHED ON DEC 25, 2020 05:38 AM IST
In the past few years, Israel has acknowledged carrying out dozens of airstrikes in Syria, most of them aimed at suspected Iranian weapons shipments believed to be bound for Hezbollah.
Germany brings home 3 women, 12 kids from camps in Syria
By Press Trust of India | Posted by Kunal Gaurav | Berlin
PUBLISHED ON DEC 20, 2020 09:35 PM IST
European governments, however, have been reluctant to take back the often radicalized Islamic State supporters and sentiment is running high across Europe against the returnees.
Car bomb kills 16 including 3 Turkish troops in northeast Syria
By Agence France-Presse | Posted by Shivani Kumar | Agence France-Presse
UPDATED ON DEC 10, 2020 10:02 PM IST
Twelve were also wounded when the vehicle detonated at a checkpoint manned by the town’s security forces and a Turkish-backed faction, the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.
Inspired by World War II photographers, Syrian archives pictures of Damascus homes to preserve them
By Agence France-Presse | Posted by Zarafshan Shiraz | Damascus
UPDATED ON DEC 07, 2020 02:07 PM IST
35-year-old Rania Kataf creates a digital archive of the buildings of Old Damascus, Syria’s war-torn capital, after being ‘inspired by European photographers who tried to document buildings in their cities during the Second World War so architects could later rebuild part of them’
Air strike kills Iranian commander at Iraq-Syria border: Officials
By Reuters | Posted by Prashasti Singh | Baghdad
UPDATED ON DEC 01, 2020 06:46 AM IST
Iraqi security and local militia officials could not confirm the identity of the commander, who they said was killed alongside three other men travelling in a vehicle with him.
Russia, Syria under pressure at chemical weapons watchdog
By Agence France-Presse | Posted by Arpan Rai | The Hague
PUBLISHED ON NOV 30, 2020 07:03 PM IST
Moscow was urged by Western nations to “transparently” reveal the circumstances of the Novichok nerve agent poisoning of opposition figure Alexei Navalny.
UN hosts latest round of talks on Syria’s constitution
By Associated Press | Posted by Deepali Sharma | Geneva
UPDATED ON NOV 30, 2020 08:13 PM IST
The meeting, involving 15 people from each delegation, is the fourth among the so-called Constitutional Committee.
News updates from Hindustan Times: 5,475 fresh cases push Delhi’s Covid tally to over 551,000 and all the latest news
By hindustantimes.com | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON NOV 26, 2020 09:04 PM IST
Here are today’s top news, analysis and opinion. Know all about the latest news and other news updates from Hindustan Times.
Air strikes kill 19 Iran-backed fighters in Syria: Monitor
By Agence France-Presse | Posted by Kunal Gaurav | Beirut
UPDATED ON NOV 26, 2020 09:14 PM IST
The early morning strikes hit positions of Iran-backed militias outside the town of Albu Kamal in Deir Ezzor province, killing mostly foreign fighters, the Observatory said.
In ruins, Syria marks 50 years of Assad family rule
By Associated Press | Posted by Ayshee Bhaduri | Damascus
UPDATED ON NOV 12, 2020 11:08 PM IST
The country is in ruins from a decade of civil war that killed a half million people, displaced half the population and wiped out the economy, but Hafez’s son, Bashar Assad, has an unquestioned grip on what remains.
Trump fires US defence secretary Mark Esper
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, Washington
UPDATED ON NOV 10, 2020 09:25 AM IST
Esper was Trump’s second defence secretary. The first, James Mattis, had resigned over policy differences with the president about troops in Syria.
14-member IS module that returned ‘disillusioned’ from Iraq, Syria busted: NIA
By Neeraj Chauhan | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON OCT 08, 2020 08:52 PM IST
Officials said the agency learnt about the Bengaluru module while questioning Abdul Rahman, an ophthalmologist arrested from Bengaluru in August in connection with the case involving Jahanzaib Sami and Hina Bashir Baig, the couple arrested for their alleged links with IS
UN: At least 16 drown in migrant shipwreck off Libya coast
By Associated Press | Posted by Arpan Rai | Cairo
PUBLISHED ON SEP 25, 2020 08:04 PM IST
Libyan fishermen spotted the sinking boat late Thursday, said the International Organisation for Migration, and managed to pull 22 people from the water, including those from Egypt, Bangladesh, Syria, Somalia and Ghana.
US sends troops, armoured vehicles to Syria to counter Russia
By Associated Press | Posted by Prashasti Singh | Washington
UPDATED ON SEP 19, 2020 10:38 AM IST
Navy Capt. Bill Urban, spokesman for US Central Command, said the US has also sent in radar systems and increased fighter jet patrols over the region to better protect American and coalition forces.
Trump says he wanted to kill Syria’s Assad after earlier denying it
By Bloomberg | Posted by Meenakshi Ray
UPDATED ON SEP 15, 2020 07:18 PM IST
A book written by Journalist Bob Woodward in 2018 said Trump urged Mattis to come up with a plan to kill Assad, but that the then-Defense secretary did not go along with the president’s demands.
42 UN staffers, dependants catch Covid in war-hit Syria
By Agencies | Beirut/ Beijing
UPDATED ON SEP 09, 2020 04:51 AM IST
Three people had to be medically evacuated, but most of the others had only “mild” symptoms. The suspected cases were self-isolating for a 14-day period, he said, adding the virus had sickened people working in different UN agencies across the country.
Kashmiri couple, techie from Hyderabad among 5 charged by NIA for ISKP links
By Neeraj Chauhan | Edited by Sohini Sarkar | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON SEP 02, 2020 07:59 PM IST
The agency said Jahanzaib, Hina Bashir, Abdullah Basith and Ms Sadiya were continuously in contact with ISIS operatives based in Khorasan and Syria.
US to probe Pak’s ISIS terrorists in Syria, may complicate Imran Khan woes
By Shishir Gupta | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON AUG 26, 2020 11:37 AM IST
The US backed and predominantly Kurd Syrian Democratic Forces have shared a list of 29 Pakistanis among others who are in their custody for fighting for the Islamic State.
News updates from Hindustan Times: Logistics, tourism, hospitality generated most jobs in the aftermath of Covid-19 and all the latest news
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON AUG 13, 2020 09:01 AM IST
Here are today’s top news, analysis and opinion. Know all about the latest news and other news updates from Hindustan Times.
Islamic State threat in west Syria growing, warns US Commander
By Associated Press | Posted by Anubha Rohatgi | Washington
UPDATED ON AUG 13, 2020 08:41 AM IST
US commander for the Middle East, Gen Frank McKenzie said that unless political leaders find a way to deradicalise and repatriate the displaced people in the camps, there will be another IS resurgence in the future.
Syria condemns deal between Kurds and US firm as ‘theft’
By Agence France-Presse | Damascus
UPDATED ON AUG 02, 2020 10:06 PM IST
Syria on Sunday condemned an agreement between Kurdish-led forces in the country’s northeast and a US oil company, describing it as “theft” and an “affront to national sovereignty”.
Iran slams interception by US jet over Syria as ‘illegal’
By Associated Press| Posted by Susmita Pakrasi | Tehran
UPDATED ON JUL 24, 2020 10:56 PM IST
According to Iranian state TV, two fighter jets came within a distance of 100 meters (328 feet) of the Iranian Airbus A310. The pilot of Mahan Air Flight 1152 quickly took the aircraft to a lower altitude to avoid a collision, the report said. The sharp maneuver caused slight injuries among some of the passengers.
Syrians vote for new parliament amid health measures against Covid-19
By Associated Press| Posted by: Harshit Sabarwal | Damascus, Syria
PUBLISHED ON JUL 19, 2020 02:33 PM IST
The vote is the third to take place in Syria since the conflict began in March 2011. It has killed more than 400,000, displaced half the country’s population and sent more than five million as refugees mostly into neighbouring countries.
On fifth attempt, UN Security Council renews Syria aid via Turkey
By Reuters | Posted by Shivani Kumar | New York, United States
UPDATED ON JUL 12, 2020 12:07 PM IST
The United Nations describes the aid delivered from Turkey as a “lifeline” for Syrians in the country’s northwest. The 15-member council had been deadlocked, with most members pitted against Syrian allies Russia and China, which abstained on Saturday in the council’s fifth vote this week on the issue.
UN to vote on reduced extension of cross-border aid to Syria
By Agence France-Presse | Posted by Arpan Rai | United Nations
PUBLISHED ON JUL 12, 2020 12:21 AM IST
Saturday’s vote will be on a new draft text submitted overnight by Germany and Belgium, which would provide for a single aid access point into Syria.
UN fails for a 2nd time to agree on extending humanitarian aid to Syria
By Associated Press| Posted by: Harshit Sabarwal | United Nations
UPDATED ON JUL 11, 2020 02:19 PM IST
Russia and China vetoed a UN resolution backed by the 13 other council members that would have maintained two crossing points from Turkey for six months.
