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4 Russian troops killed after rise up attack in Syria 0

4 Russian troops killed after rise up attack in Syria

Four Russian military personnel were killed in fighting in eastern Syria’s Deir Az Zor province in a battle that left dozens of rebels dead. Fighting erupted after several armed groups attacked an artillery battery belonging to Syrian government forces, Russian news agencies reported on Sunday, citing a defence ministry statement. Two Russian military advisers who…

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Chemical weapons inspectors attain Douma to probe gasoline assault

Inspectors from the global chemical weapons watchdog have finally reached a formerly rebel-held town in Syria where a suspected gas attack took place two weeks ago. Saturday’s visit to Douma came a week after the fact-finding mission of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons’ (OPCW) first arrived in Syria, and amid growing questions about…

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OPCW enters Syria’s Douma to probe gasoline attack allegation

Chemical weapons inspectors have entered the Syrian town of Douma to probe an alleged poison gas attack, according to the state-run SANA news agency. The delegation from the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) entered the town near the capital, Damascus, alongside the Syrian health minister on Wednesday, a source close to the…

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West and Russia feud over come by entry to to Syria attack bid

Amid a fierce war of words between Russia and the US and its allies, Moscow has said that a team of chemical experts from the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) will inspect the site of a suspected poison gas attack in Syria on Wednesday. The announcement came as Russia rejected US accusations…

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Syria, Russia and Iran condemn tripartite attack on Damascus

Damascus’ allies have condemned US President Donald Trump for ordering air attacks in Syria « on targets associated with chemical weapons capabilities » in collaboration with the UK and France. Russia’s ambassador to the US warned that there would be consequences for the attacks early on Saturday, which came in response to a suspected chemical weapons attack…

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Russia steps up rhetoric over Douma ‘chemical assault’

The UN Security Council has held an emergency meeting called by Russia to discuss what it describes as a threat to international peace from potential US military action in Syria. Russia’s ambassador to the UN said during Friday’s session that its specialists found no traces of « toxic substance use » in Douma, the largest town in the…

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African Union: 30 al-Shabab warring parties killed in Somalia assault

African Union troops in Somalia killed at least 30 al-Shabab fighters as they repulsed an attack by the armed group on their base, the AU mission said. Heavily armed al-Shabab fighters attacked the base belonging to the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) early on Sunday, blowing up two vehicles and engaging the African troops…