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Month: September 2016

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US-backed Allies Set to Clash in Syria, Shaking Already Unstable Alliance

20 September 2016
GAZIANTEP, TURKEY — U.S.-backed allies in northern Syria appear set for a major clash even as they both race to liberate a strategic town from Islamic State (IS) terror group. Both Kurdish-dominated militias and Free Syrian Army (FSA) rebels, who are backed by Turkey, are […]
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US Officials: Controversial Strike Hit Battalion of Syrian Prisoners

20 September 2016
PENTAGON — The coalition strike that Syria and Russia claim hit Syrian government troops may have struck a battalion of Syrian prisoners who were aligned with Syrian government forces but were in a separate location from the Syrian army, U.S. officials tell VOA. The investigation […]
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Salam Urges U.N. for Plan to Repatriate Syrian Refugees

20 September 2016
Prime Minister Tammam Salam on Monday urged the United Nations to devise a plan for the “safe return” of Syrian refugees from Lebanon to their country. “This huge and sudden influx of refugees is posing dangerous risks to our stability, security, economy and public services,” […]
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Salam chairs Lebanon delegation at UN refugee conference in New York

20 September 2016
NNA – Prime Minister, Tammam Salam, chaired Lebanon’s delegation at the inaugural session of the United Nations Refugee Conference, at the invitation of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, at the UN headquarters in New York. The Lebanese delegation includes Foreign and Expatriates Minister, Jibran Bassil, and […]
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World Leaders Pledge to Share Responsibility for Refugees Last Updated: September 19, 2016 5:20 PM Margaret Besheer

20 September 2016
UNITED NATIONS — The international community has pledged to improve its response to the global refugee and migration crisis, though some question whether the plan goes far enough. At a high-level summit Monday at the United Nations, member states agreed to protect the rights of […]
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Assad calls raid that hit Syria army ‘flagrant American aggression’

20 September 2016
Damascus (AFP) – President Bashar al-Assad on Monday described the deadly US-led coalition raid on his forces in eastern Syria at the weekend as “flagrant American aggression”. Speaking to Iran’s deputy foreign minister Hossein Jaberi Ansari, Assad accused world powers of supporting “terrorist organisations” in […]
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Britain says took part in air strikes believed to have killed Syrian soldiers

20 September 2016
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain said on Monday it had taken part in a U.S-led air strikes in Syria over the weekend that Russia says killed Syrian soldiers. “We can confirm that the UK participated in the recent coalition air strike in Syria … on Saturday, […]
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Australia Expresses Regret Over Botched Syrian Airstrikes

20 September 2016
SYDNEY — Australia has expressed deep regret for its part in a botched airstrike in Syria that killed scores of Syrian government soldiers and endangered the fragile ceasefire in the region. The attack was led by the U.S. military that said the coalition believed it […]
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UN War Crimes Panel on Syria Seeks Access to Refugees in Europe

20 September 2016
GENEVA — U.N. war crimes investigators said on Monday it had become increasingly difficult to interview newly arrived Syrian refugees in European countries and urged them to improve access to help document fresh abuses. The panel says it has compiled a confidential list of suspects […]
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Jihadist Ties to Turkish-Backed Free Syrian Army Rebels Raises Questions

20 September 2016
ISTANBUL — In Turkey, questions are being raised about the makeup of the Free Syrian Army rebels fighting with Turkish forces in Syria. Opposition deputies accuse the forces of being composed of jihadists, which threatens to have wider regional consequences. A recently published video shows […]
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The Latest: Monitoring group: 12 dead in airstrike on convoy

20 September 2016
BEIRUT (AP) — The Latest on the developments in Syria, where a Russia-U.S.-brokered cease-fire, now in its seventh day, is hanging in the balance after numerous violations (all times local): 12:15 a.m. A Syrian activist monitoring group says that 12 aid workers and truck drivers […]
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Clinton says Trump gives ‘aid, comfort’ to ISIS recruiters

20 September 2016
ESTERO, Fla. (AP) — Hillary Clinton accused Donald Trump of giving “aid and comfort” to Islamic terrorists Monday, declaring his anti-Muslim rhetoric helps groups like ISIS recruit new fighters. Trump showed no sign of changing and insisted the U.S. should “use whatever lawful methods are […]

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