Russia Veto Puts Ends Syria Chemical Weapons Probe
UNITED NATIONS — Russia vetoed Tuesday a US-drafted resolution that would have extended by a year an investigation of who is behind chemical weapons attacks in Syria.
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Israel’s Defense Minister Says Syria’s al-Assad Has Won Civil War
Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman said on Tuesday that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has been “victorious” in Syria’s civil war and was now being courted by former enemies.
Mattis in Baghdad: Islamic State Terrorists Are ‘On the Run’
U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Tuesday he is confident that U.S.-backed Iraqi forces will finish off the Islamic State militants clinging to strongholds that are shrinking in size and number.
Tens of Thousands Flee Syria’s Aleppo as Assad Nears Victory
Some 50,000 civilians have fled eastern Aleppo over the past two days in a “constant stream,” Russia said Saturday, as Syrian government forces close in on the last pocket of opposition control in the northern city.
Aleppo Rebels Hope to Reverse Fortunes Under New Alliance
Rebels in Aleppo have agreed to form a new military alliance to better organize the defense of parts of the city they control from a ferocious assault by the government and its allies, officials in two of the insurgent groups said on Thursday.
WATCH: Aleppo ‘on Verge of Collapse’ as Russia Spars with West at UN
A medical group has warned that the health system in Aleppo is on the verge of collapse, as Syrian Government forces backed by Russia continue an intensive bombing campaign.
