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Syria’s war: France rules out ‘war of words’ with Russia

France’s defence minister has ruled out « confrontation » and « escalation » following its joint military operation with the US and UK that attacked « targets associated with the chemical weapons capabilities » in Syria. 
The strikes early on Saturday came in response to a suspected chemical weapons attack in the former rebel stronghold of Douma last weekend. Minister of the Armed…

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Syria’s civil war outlined from the beginning

More than 465,000 Syrians have been killed in the fighting, over a million injured, and over 12 million – half the country’s prewar population – have been displaced. Here is how and why the conflict started: What caused the uprising? While lack of freedoms and economic woes drove resentment of the Syrian government, the harsh crackdown on…

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Live updates as US, UK & France launch Syria air strikes after chemical attack

Cyprus ‘had no prior briefing’ Cyprus distanced itself on Saturday from Britain’s air strikes on Syrian targets, saying it had no prior briefing or involvement in the action launched from a British sovereign air base on the Mediterranean island. Four Royal Air Force Tornado jets from the Akrotiri base in Cyprus fired Storm Shadow missiles…

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Western powers strike Syria targets

Summary The US, UK and France have carried out air and missile strikes in Syria in retaliation for a suspected chemical weapons attack last Saturday The US says three targets were struck – a research facility in Damascus and storage facilities near Homs Russia said missiles were also aimed at other targets but many were…

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Russia: Syria air defence intercepted 31 missiles

A senior Russian military official has said that Syrian air defence had intercepted at least 71 cruise missiles fired by US, UK and France forces. At a news conference in Moscow on Saturday, Lt. Gen. Sergey Rudskoy said at least 103 cruise missiles, including Tomahawks, were fired into a number of targets in Syria.  …

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Why is Bashar Al-Assad quiet in strength?

Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad has survived seven years of a devastating war and intense international pressure to step aside. While Saturday’s US-led air strikes on Syrian government facilities will be a blow to his attempts to unify Syria under his rule, there’s been little suggestion that they are aimed at ending his presidency. After rapid…

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Google loses ‘factual to be forgotten’ case

A businessman fighting for the « right to be forgotten » has won a UK High Court action against Google. The man, who has not been named due to reporting restrictions surrounding the case, wanted search results about a past crime he had committed removed from the search engine. The judge, Mr Justice Mark Warby, ruled in…