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Israel military admits it carried out 2007 air raid on suspected Syrian nuclear reactor that 'constituted an existential threat'
•Israel's military admitted for the first time, on Wednesday, that it was responsible for a 2007 air raid against a suspected Syrian nuclear reactor, a strike it was long believed to have carried out.
US alleges Bashar al Assad regime may launch another chemical attack; Syria rubbishes claims
•Syria has denied White House allegations that it may be preparing a new chemical attack, insisting again that it has never used such arms.
US-Russia fail to agree over Syria; Rex Tillerson says low level of trust between two countries
Ians •The rift between Washington and Moscow was laid bare as Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Russian President Vladimir Putin failed to ease deepening tensions over Syria.
Aleppo: Despair grows among civilians trapped in rebel enclave of Syrian city
•Desperation mounted on Sunday among thousands of hunger-stricken Syrian civilians trapped in the rebel enclave in Aleppo after their evacuation was delayed by a disagreement over the fate of other besieged areas.
US-Russia standoff over Assad could aggravate the crisis in Syria
Bikram Vohra •Syria is already suffering from crushed blades and what is left could now be fodder for another round of cold war between Russia and the United States.
US-led coalition against Islamic State is 'amputated, illegitimate': Iran
Fp Archives •The US-led anti-Islamic State (IS) coalition is "illegitimate", said a top Iranian official visiting Syria on Tuesday.
US-led alliance against Islamic State strikes entrance to Syrian gas plant: Monitor
Fp Archives •The US-led coalition against jihadists in Syria struck the entrance to the country's main gas plant against the Islamic State.
Islamic State, Bashar al-Assad responsible for 'ugly barbarism' in Syria: Kerry
Fp Archives •US Secretary of State John Kerry on Monday blamed Islamic State militants and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad for destroying cultural treasures in Syria.
Americans have dirty hands, we rejected support against Islamic State: Iran
Fp Archives •Iran rejected a US request for cooperation against the jihadist Islamic State group early in its advance, supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said.
Syria: Govt air raids on rebel area kills 42 people, including seven children
Fp Archives •Syrian government air raids on a rebel-held area near Damascus killed 42 people, including seven children.