Syria’s Assad vows to ‘crush terrorism’ after Western attack
BEIRUT (Reuters) – President Bashar al-Assad told his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani that a U.S.-led attack on Saturday would increase Syria’s resolve to “fight and crush terrorism in every inch” of the country, the Syrian presidency said.
US, UK, France strike Syria in first coordinated action against Assad
WASHINGTON/BEIRUT (Reuters) – U.S., British and French forces struck Syria with more than 100 missiles on Saturday in the first coordinated Western strikes against the Damascus government, targetting what they called chemical weapons sites in retaliati…
Eight Egyptian soldiers, 14 militants killed in Sinai attack: army
CAIRO (Reuters) – Eight Egyptian soldiers and 14 militants were killed in fighting in central Sinai on Saturday when gunmen carrying explosive belts and grenades targeted a military checkpoint, the army said.
Britain attacks Syria with cruise missiles to deter more chemical attacks
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain struck Syria with air-launched cruise missiles on Saturday to cripple President Bashar al-Assad’s chemical weapons facilities and prevent what Prime Minister Theresa May cast as a global slide towards their greater use.
France says its analysis points to Syria behind Douma gas attack
PARIS (Reuters) – France has concluded after analyzing “reliable intelligence” and open sources that a chemical attack on Douma on April 7 was carried out by Syrian government forces, a declassified intelligence report showed on Saturday.
Russia calls for UN meeting on Syria, mulls supplies of S-300 systems
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia on Saturday called for an emergency meeting of the United Nations Security Council as Moscow said it would consider supplying S-300 missile systems to Syria following U.S.-led strikes.
Syrian army vows to press war, rebels say strikes not enough
BEIRUT (Reuters) – The Syrian opposition said Western strikes on Saturday would not change the course of the seven-year-old war as the army said it would crush remaining rebel parts of the country.
South Africa’s anti-apartheid heroine Winnie Mandela to be laid to rest
SOWETO, South Africa (Reuters) – Thousands of mourners gathered in South Africa’s Soweto township on Saturday to bid farewell to anti-apartheid heroine Winnie Madikizela-Mandela in a funeral ceremony that united the nation as people from various politi…
Britain says we had to attack Syria, strikes were highly successful
LONDON (Reuters) – British had no alternative but to take military action to degrade Syria’s chemical weapons capability, Prime Minister Theresa May said on Saturday after ordering air-launched cruise missile strikes along with the United States and Fr…
Britain says we had to attack Syria, strikes were highly successful
LONDON (Reuters) – British had no alternative but to take military action to degrade Syria’s chemical weapons capability, Prime Minister Theresa May said on Saturday after ordering air-launched cruise missile strikes along with the United States and Fr…
