Syria Civil War
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Canada, Netherlands taking Syria to World Court over torture claimsThe joint application seeks to hold the government of President Bashar al-Assad accountable for gross human rights violations and torture under the U.N. Convention against Torture.WorldJun 12, 2023
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Federal Court hearings set to begin about repatriating Canadian detainees in SyriaA Federal Court is slated to begin two days of hearings into the Liberal government's refusal to repatriate 19 Canadian women and children who are being held in northeastern Syria.CanadaDec 5, 2022
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Syria denies holding missing U.S. journalist Austin Tice despite Biden ‘certainty’Joe Biden's comments last week came in a statement released by the White House to mark the 10th anniversary of Austin Tice's abduction while covering the Syrian Civil War.PoliticsAug 17, 2022
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Drone attack hits American base in Syria, no casualties reported: U.S. militaryThe military said there were no casualties or damage in the attack in the vicinity of al-Tanf base near where the borders of Syria, Jordan and Iraq meet.WorldAug 15, 2022
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Syrian refugees tortured, detained upon return to country, Amnesty reportsThe rights group documented what it said were violations committed by Syrian intelligence officers against 66 returnees, including 13 children between mid-2017 and spring 2021.WorldSep 6, 2021
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Syrian refugees reflect on 10th anniversary of conflict that forced them to leaveThis month marks a sombre milestone in the Syrian conflict. It was 10 years ago this month that peaceful protests were met by a violent crackdown and spiralled into civil war.CanadaMar 21, 2021
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Syrian minister accuses Turkey of being one of region’s ‘main sponsors of terror’Syrian foreign minister Walid al-Moallem made the statement in a prerecorded speech to the first-ever high-level meeting of the U.N. General Assembly held virtually.WorldSep 26, 2020
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Syria’s Assad regime pushes into rebel-stronghold Idlib. What will it mean for civilians?While Syrian government forces have taken back control of much of the country, Idlib remains a holdout for armed opposition groups.NewsAug 20, 2019
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Kurdish forces weaken final push on ISIS territory in Syria after discovery of civiliansA commander with the Kurdish-led force fighting the Islamic State group says the offensive on the militants' last enclave in eastern Syria has been blunted by the discovery of hundreds of civilians still living there.WorldFeb 15, 2019
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U.S. withdrawal from Syria is not invitation to use chemical weapons: Bolton"(There is) absolutely no change in our position that any use of chemical weapons would be met by a very strong response, as we've done twice before," U.S. national security advisor John Bolton said.WorldJan 5, 2019
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