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Pakistani students stage a protest against the ongoing conflict in Syria, in Lahore on Mar. 2, 2018. More than 340,000 people have been killed across Syria since its civil war started in 2011 with the brutal repression of anti-government protests.
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March 3rd, 2018 - 08:53 GMT

Russia: Military Operation in Eastern Ghouta 'Inevitable and Necessary'

A full-scale military operation in Eastern Ghouta is inevitable and necessary, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zaharova said on Friday.

Assad regime continued firing artillery shells into Syria’s besieged Eastern Ghouta (AFP/File Photo)

February 27th, 2018 - 10:32 GMT

Assad Regime Continues Firing Artillery Shells into Eastern Ghouta

Syrian rebel fighters and their families arrive on the outskirts of Idlib, bordering the Hama province, following their evacuation from Qudssaya and al-Hamah, rebel-held neighbourhoods of the Syrian capital, on October 14, 2016. (AFP/Omar Haj Kadour)

October 20th, 2016 - 07:00 GMT

Syrian rebels say opposition forces have ‘no intention’ of leaving Aleppo

Al-Udeid Air Base in Qatar is the largest US air base in the Middle East. (Wikipedia)

September 7th, 2016 - 11:00 GMT

Qatar, Russia sign military cooperation agreement

British Foreign Secretary William Hague (L) and his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov (R) hold a joint press conference at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in London. (AFP PHOTO/POOL/OLI SCARFF)

March 14th, 2013 - 08:26 GMT

Russia warns other European powers against arming Syrian rebels