U.N. chief urges restraint, avoid escalation in Syria
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged all states on Saturday “to show restraint in these dangerous circumstances and to avoid any acts that could escalate matters and worsen the suffering of the Syrian people.”
Iran’s supreme leader says Western attack on Syria a crime
ANKARA (Reuters) – Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said coordinated air strikes on Syria by the United States, France and Britain on Saturday were a crime that would bring no benefit.
For France’s Macron, Syria red lines were credibility test
PARIS (Reuters) – When Emmanuel Macron called Vladimir Putin on Friday, the day before launching his first major military operation with strikes on Syria, the French president knew the credibility of his foreign policy was at stake.
Four Palestinian militants dead in Gaza blast
GAZA (Reuters) – The Palestinian Islamic Jihad militant group said four of its members were killed in an apparent accidental blast in the Gaza Strip on Saturday.
Four Palestinians dead in Gaza explosion: health ministry
GAZA (Reuters) – An explosion in the southern Gaza Strip killed four Palestinians on Saturday, the local health ministry said.
U.S., UK, France strike Syria to punish Assad for suspected poison gas use
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, targeting what they said were chemical weapons sites in retalia…
Libya’s Haftar treated in Paris after feeling ill on tour: spokesman
BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) – Libyan commander Khalifa Haftar is being treated in Paris after feeling unwell during a foreign tour and is expected to return to Libya within days, a spokesman said.
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.
