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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.
(ARIF ALI / AFP)

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.

People stand by Turkish flags as they attend a funeral ceremony for Koray Karaca, a Turkish soldier who was killed in cross-border clashes with Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) forces in Afrin, Syria, in Istanbul on Feb. 11, 2018. On Jan. 20, Turkey launched a military operation against the Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) militia in the Afrin region, backing Syrian rebels with air strikes and ground troops.
(YASIN AKGUL / AFP)

February 16th, 2018 - 09:45 GMT

Russia: US 'Provoking Turkey,' Arming Kurdish Forces Across Iraq