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Syria forces cursh armed intruders, nab 5 Somali women

Thu Apr 24, 2014 23:13:16

Syrian military forces have inflicted crushing blows on foreign-backed insurgents in operations against intruding terrorists in Aleppo, Idleb, Daraa and Homs and arrested five undocumented Somali women hiding in a bus originating from Aleppo.

Turkey deployed hundreds of military forces into Syria: Video

Thu Apr 24, 2014 20:13:02

Turkish media outlets have cited Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan to report Ankara deployed hundreds of military forces info Syria.

US to give Egypt $650 mn in cash, military aid

Thu Apr 24, 2014 18:17:37

Washington has announced plans to move forward with releasing $650 million in its foreign aid funding of Egypt’s military-installed government as part of continuing American efforts to ease its partial aid suspension to Cairo following the 2013 overthrow of elected president Mohamed Morsi and ensuing brutal crackdown on his supporters.

200 Palestinians in Israeli jails go on hunger strike

Thu Apr 24, 2014 17:40:18

Nearly 200 Palestinian administrative detainees have begun an indefinite hunger strike in 30 Israeli jails, demanding an end to their captivity, Palestinian Prisoner Society said.

Syria denies insurgent claims of chemical arms use

Thu Apr 24, 2014 16:40:25

Syria has fiercely rejected allegations by foreign-sponsored insurgency elements about the use of chemical weapons by government forces as a ploy to divert attention from the country’s upcoming presidential elections.

Jordan amends anti-terror law to face Syria fallout

Thu Apr 24, 2014 13:26:52

Controversial amendments to Jordan's anti-terrorism law seek to curb the influence of homegrown Al-Qaeda affiliated militants fighting the kingdom's northern neighbor Syria, analysts said.

Syria terrorists losing last bastion in Homs

Thu Apr 24, 2014 12:11:59

The foreign-backed terrorists in Syria have said that they would lose their last bastion in Homs Governorate within the coming days.

3 foreigners smuggle chemical equipment to Syria: Report

Thu Apr 24, 2014 11:57:47

Three men including an American have been charged with plotting to illegally export lab equipment and chemical warfare devices to Syria, according to an unsealed indictment.

3.5 million Syrians desperately need aid: UN

Thu Apr 24, 2014 10:35:57

Almost 3.5 million civilians in Syria have virtually no access to desperately needed humanitarian aid and people are dying needlessly every day as violence and extremism escalate and the risk of sectarian violence grows, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Wednesday.

Syria, West disagree on end of OPCW mission

Thu Apr 24, 2014 09:27:13

Syria has declared it was looking ahead to the dismantling of the international mission overseeing the destruction of the conflict-torn country's chemical arsenal, though Western officials said they want the team to keep working.

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