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The National
April 25, 2018
Between 712 and 1,229 civilians were allegedly killed by Russian air strikes in March, according to Airwars, the UK-based non-profit organisation that tracks reports of civilians deaths in Iraq and Syria caused by air strikes. March was the deadliest month for civilian casualties attributed to Russia since itÃâà...
BBC News
April 24, 2018
At least 20 people attending a wedding party in northern Yemen, including the bride, are reported to have been killed in an air strike. Medics and residents said more than 30 others were also injured in the attack late on Sunday in Bani Qais district. The rebel Houthi movement blamed the raid on aÃâà...
BBC News
April 17, 2018
It is time for Parliament to "assert its authority" over UK military action after it was not consulted over Syrian air strikes, Jeremy Corbyn has said. The Labour leader told MPs Theresa May had shown "flagrant disregard" for the convention that MPs should be consulted beforehand on foreign interventions.
BBC News
April 15, 2018
French President Emmanuel Macron has said he convinced US President Donald Trump not to withdraw troops from Syria and instead commit "for the long term". Earlier this month, Mr Trump declared that the US would "be coming out of Syria very soon". On Saturday, joint US, UK and French strikesÃâà...
BBC News
April 15, 2018
President Donald Trump has defended his use of the term "mission accomplished" amid criticism following US, UK and French air strikes on targets in Syria. He accused the "fake news media" of seizing on the term to demean the strikes, carried out in response to an alleged Syrian chemical weapons attackÃâà...
BBC News
April 14, 2018
The US, UK and France have bombed three government sites in Syria in an early morning operation targeting chemical weapons facilities, they say. The move is a response to a suspected chemical attack on the town of Douma last week which killed dozens. Russian President Vladimir Putin said heÃâà...
South China Morning Post
April 14, 2018
Beijing voiced opposition to US-led air strikes against Syrian military targets on Saturday and called for talks, adding that the Western operation had complicated efforts to find a solution to the crisis. “Any unilateral military action violates the United Nations charter and its principles and international law andÃâà...
The Independent
April 14, 2018
Air strikes carried out against Syria should serve as a warning to Russia over its use of chemical weapons, Theresa May has said. ... Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson said the air strike had been "a highly successful mission", while US Joint Staff director, Lieutenant General Kenneth McKenzie, saidÃâà...
BBC News
April 14, 2018
The prime minister said the use of chemical weapons could not "become normalised" as she defended the UK's participation in air strikes on Syria. Military bases near the capital Damascus and the city of Homs were targeted by the US, UK and France, after an alleged chemical attack by Assad forces onÃâà...
BBC News
April 14, 2018
Footage shows cruise missiles being launched from a ship in an unknown location and French Rafale jets taking off. France joined the US and the UK targeting chemical weapons sites in the biggest military action against President Assad so far. 9h ago. Share this with Facebook Ãâ÷ Share this with Twitter Ãâ÷ Share this withÃâà...
BBC News
April 14, 2018
The RAF crews involved in the overnight strikes on a Syrian chemical weapons target were well prepared for this operation. For the past three years they've regularly been carrying out bombing missions against the group known as Islamic State in both Iraq and Syria. For that they've been able to fly directlyÃâà...
FRANCE 24
April 14, 2018
France, the US and Britain struck three of Syria's main weapons facilities on Saturday in a military operation that involved the use of more than 100 missiles fired from ships and manned aircraft. The targets were a Syrian centre in the greater Damascus area for the research, development, production andÃâà...
BBC News
April 14, 2018
Air strikes on Syria were legally justified on humanitarian grounds, government documents say. Downing Street published its legal case for military action hours after Theresa May said she was "confident" the strikes carried out by the UK, France and the US had been successful. Labour leader JeremyÃâà...
The Nation.
April 14, 2018
UPDATE: Friday night's US and allied air strikes against three apparent military sites in Syria were the inevitable denouement of a week's worth of threats, taunts, bullying, and more threats. There is still a huge amount of information we don't know: Were there casualties? Who were they? Were any of themÃâà...
Economic Times
April 14, 2018
Even when the market has begun to discount the fears, early Saturday's air strikes on Syria by US, British and French forces have completely changed the equation. This will now be a key trigger determining market direction in the forthcoming weeks. The Dow closed 100 points down in Friday's trade justÃâà...
The Independent
April 14, 2018
Jeremy Corbyn has described air strikes in Syria by US, British and French forces as a "legally questionable action". The Labour leader condemned the attack aimed at reducing the Syrian government's chemical weapons capabilities, claiming it would make real accountability for war crimes less likely.
CNBC
April 14, 2018
The United States, Britain, and France pounded Syria in a coordinated air strike in response to a chemical weapons attack that killed approximately 60 people last week. The U.S.-led coalition is being dubbed the biggest intervention by Western powers in Syria's civil war. Secretary of Defense James MattisÃâà...
BBC News
April 14, 2018
Nicola Sturgeon said UK foreign policy should be set by Parliament and not Donald Trump after the US, UK and France bombed targets in Syria. The missile strikes were in response to a suspected chemical attack on the Syrian town of Douma last week. Scotland's first minister said the suspected use ofÃâà...
The Guardian
April 14, 2018
'No alternative': Theresa May orders Britain to join air strikes on Syria. RAF confirms UK forces joined a 'precision strike on Syrian installations involved in the regime's use of chemical weapons'. Latest news on Syria air strikes Ãâ÷ Jessica Elgot in London. @jessicaelgot. Fri 13 Apr 2018 22.04 EDT Last modified on Sat 14 AprÃâà...
Deadline
April 14, 2018
The early reactions to the announcement that the US is bombing Syria in retaliation for chemical weapons use against civilians show a mixed bag of Hollywood, politicians and media types. Reactions have been split so far, reflecting the narrow camps that divide the country. Related Ãâ÷ Donald TrumpÃâà...
The Guardian
April 14, 2018
The US, UK and France have launched air strikes against what they allege are Syrian chemical weapons facilities in response to chemical weapons attack in a Damascus suburb a week ago. The Pentagon said the air strikes, which began at 4am Syrian time, involved planes and ship-launched missiles,Ãâà...
The Independent
April 14, 2018
He spoke following the air strikes carried out by the US in conjunction with France and the UK on targets in Syria. Mr Macron issued the following statement: "On Saturday 7 April 2018, in Douma, dozens of men, women and children were massacred with chemical weapons, in a total violation of internationalÃâà...
The Drive
April 13, 2018
United States, France, And UK Begin Air Strikes On Syria (Updating Live). The strikes come after days of conflicting reports, rapid diplomatic exchanges, and threats of retaliation from Russia. By Tyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickApril 13, 2018. The War Zone Ãâ÷ air strikes Ãâ÷ assad Ãâ÷ Chemical Weapons Ãâ÷ Douma Ãâ÷ FranceÃâà...
The Independent
April 13, 2018
The horror in eastern Ghouta at the weekend was truly sickening. People foaming at the mouth, children suffocating, scores dead. We've seen these kind of images before, but they do not become less shocking. From the evidence we've seen so far it appears that the latest chemical attack was likely by Mi-8Ãâà...
Telegraph.co.uk
April 13, 2018
Planned airstrikes on Syria are being co-ordinated with Russia, it has emerged, as Theresa May reassured her Cabinet that any military response to last week's chemical attack will not escalate into war. The US has identified eight potential targets in Syria, it was reported on Thursday evening, as theÃâà...
RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
April 13, 2018
The UN Security Council has scheduled an emergency meeting at Russia's request on the "threat to international peace" from possible air strikes on Syria by the United States and its allies. "The immediate priority is to avert the danger of war," Russian Ambassador to the UN Vasily Nebenzya said on AprilÃâà...
Radio New Zealand
April 13, 2018
France's President Emmanuel Macron has "proof" the Syrian government used chemical weapons on Douma last weekend and will decide in due course about air strikes, he says. French president Emmanuel Macron. Photo: AFP PHOTO / POOL / Mehdi FEDOUACH. The French leader had previously saidÃâà...
The Guardian
April 13, 2018
Morning mail: US wavers on Syria air strikes. Friday: James Mattis and Donald Trump tone down rhetoric on military engagement. Plus: no protection plan in place for 'punk turtle'. by Eleanor Ainge Roy. Friday: James Mattis and Donald Trump tone down rhetoric on military engagement. Plus: no protectionÃâà...
Express.co.uk
April 13, 2018
The jets will speed to Syria if Theresa May gives air strike action the go-ahead, after ministers backed her during an emergency cabinet meeting this evening. If the Prime Minister does decide to join US president Donald Trump in calling for air strike action, the jets will fly from Norfolk to the RAF base inÃâà...
The Express Tribune
April 13, 2018
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Thursday stressed the need to respect the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Syria in the wake of imminent joint air strikes by the West, including the United States, to punish the Assad regime for suspected chemical weapons attack on its rebel-held territories. “We do notÃâà...
Radio Australia
April 13, 2018
Syrian chemical weapons facilities air strikes could lead to much more dangerous conflict. Updated 13 April 2018, 11:10 AEST. By Middle East correspondent Matt Brown. The longer the list of potential targets for Western strikes against Syria, the greater the chance of an error that could lead to a much more dangerousÃâà...
CNBC
April 12, 2018
Some major airlines were re-routing flights after Europe's air traffic control agency warned aircraft flying in the eastern Mediterranean to exercise caution due to possible air strikes into Syria. U.S. President Donald Trump and Western allies are discussing possible military action to punish Syria's PresidentÃâà...
NEWS.com.au
April 12, 2018
Airlines re-route flights after air strike warning. INTERNATIONAL airlines are modifying their flight plans after a warning from Europe's air safety watchdog about potential military strikes. AFP. AFPApril 12, 201812:25pm. Video; ImageÃâà...
Arab News
March 31, 2018
File Photo showing Syrian Civil Defence members, known as the White Helmets, gather at a site in Idlib following air strikes by regime forces. (AFP). LONDON: Syrian observatory for Human right announced Saturday that Syrian regime planes have bombed areas in Idlib leading to at least 12 civilians killed.
Prensa Latina
March 30, 2018
The Coalition has been repeatedly accused of carrying out indiscriminate air strikes, not only targeting military objectives of the Houthi movement ... 62 percent of the 5,500 civilians killed and more than 9,000 injured in Yemen were related to the air strikes carried out by the Coalition in residential areas.
NEWS.com.au
March 29, 2018
Deputy Chief of Joint Operations, Major General Greg Bilton, said the air strike occurred on May 3, but it wasn't until Amnesty International raised the matter in late August that the US-led coalition fighting Islamic State in Iraq and Syria conducted an investigation. The human rights organisation had a witnessÃâà...
Pulse Nigeria
March 24, 2018
Moscow denied Friday it was bombing Syria's Eastern Ghouta with incendiary weapons after war monitors said Russian air strikes killed 37 civilians in the Arbin area of the rebel enclave. "Russian aviation is not striking residential areas of Eastern Ghouta and especially it is not using incendiary weapons,Ãâà...
Independent.ie
March 23, 2018
Rescuers, known as White Helmets, said the casualties were from an air strike that hit an underground shelter in the town of Arbeen in the eastern Ghouta region near the capital, Damascus. Rebel spokesman Wael Oweilan said on Friday negotiations that with Russia will follow to allow for the evacuationÃâà...
TASS
March 23, 2018
MOSCOW, March 23. /TASS/. Russia's Defense Ministry has refuted media allegations about Russian airstrikes in Eastern Ghouta allegedly killing 37 civilians. "Russia's air force never delivers any strikes at Eastern Ghouta's residential quarters, neither does it use incendiary weapons, unlike the US-ledÃâà...
Al-Arabiya
March 23, 2018
A cease-fire went into effect Friday after intense government attacks killed at least 37 people in an underground shelter, prompting a rebel group to call for negotiations to evacuate a new section of the besieged eastern Ghouta region near the capital Damascus, rescuers and a rebel spokesman said.
Amnesty International
March 23, 2018
Syria: Nowhere to hide for civilians killed by reported Russian air strike in Arbin. 23 March 2018, 17:18 UTC. Responding to reports that an alleged Russian air strike using an incendiary weapon burned to death 37 civilians – mainly women and children – hiding in an air-raid shelter in the Syrian town of Arbin on Friday,Ãâà...
BBC News
March 22, 2018
A British surgeon who helped Syrian doctors online has told the Telegraph he fears his computer was hacked, leading to an air strike on a hospital. David Nott, who has performed surgery in various war zones, helped his Syrian colleagues during an operation, via Skype and WhatsApp, on just oneÃâà...
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March 22, 2018
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March 21, 2018
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BBC News
March 21, 2018
A British surgeon who helped Syrian doctors online has told the Telegraph he fears his computer was hacked, leading to an air strike on a hospital. David Nott, who has performed surgery in various war zones, helped his Syrian colleagues during an operation, via Skype and WhatsApp, on just oneÃâà...
The Indian Express
March 21, 2018
“12 armed members of the separatist terror organisation, who were in preparations for an attack, were neutralized in northern Iraq/Hakurk by an air strike carried out on March 20,” the military said, using the term it applies to PKK. Turkey regularly carries out air strikes against PKK targets in northern Iraq,Ãâà...
ABS-CBN News
March 21, 2018
This undated image released by the U.S. Government shows a building after it was bombed in Syria. U.S. Government/Handout via Reuters. JERUSALEM - The Israeli military formally acknowledged on Wednesday its destruction of a suspected Syrian nuclear reactor in 2007, saying the air strike removed aÃâà...
Reliefweb
March 21, 2018
By Jennifer Dathan on 21 Mar 2018 On the evening of March 19th 2018, air strikes hit an underground school in Arbin, Eastern Ghouta, where civilians had been hiding to escape the bombings. At least 15 children and two women were killed in the attack, which left a further 50 wounded. The air strikesÃâà...
The National
March 21, 2018
The Observatory - which identifies air strikes based on flight patterns, munitions used and aircraft - said Russia was believed to have carried out the raid. Moscow has said it is helping the Assad regime "finish off" fighters in Ghouta but has denied carrying out strikes against civilians. The attack came as ISILÃâà...
Kuwait News Agency
March 21, 2018
ANKARA, March 21 (KUNA) -- The Turkish air forces targeted several locations belonging to the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) in northern Iraq, leading to the death of 12 operatives, said a statement Wednesday. According to the Turkish military's command, the air force focused its operations on the HakurkÃâà...
