Topic: Syria

Hezbollah leader won't confirm or deny Scud claims

Reuters US Online Report World News - 664 days ago
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah has refused to confirm or deny Israeli allegations his group has obtained long-range Scud missiles from Syria.Nasrallah, in an interview with Kuwait's al-Rai television broadcast on Thursday, said the claims were an attempt to ...
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Hezbollah slams Gates' remarks over weapons

AP News - 665 days ago
Hezbollah slams US Defense Secretary Gates over arms accusations, vows to continue armingA Hezbollah official on Wednesday slammed comments by the U.S. defense secretary accusing the militant group of having more weapons than most governments in the world, and pledged to continue ...
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U.S., Israel say Syria arming Hezbollah with missiles

Reuters US Online Report World News - 666 days ago
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. and Israeli defense ministers accused Syria on Tuesday of arming Lebanese Hezbollah guerrillas with increasingly powerful missiles, but Israel said it did not intend to provoke a conflict over the buildup.The comments by U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates ...
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US military conducts a dozen secret strikes in four years: report

AFP Global Edition - 1199 days ago
US special forces have conducted nearly a dozen secret operations against Al-Qaeda in Syria, Pakistan and other countries under a broad 2004 mandate approved by President George W. Bush, The New York Times reported Monday.Neither the White House nor the Pentagon disputed ...
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Syria slams deadly village raid as US 'war crime'

AFP Global Edition - 1213 days ago
Syria protested vehemently on Monday over what it said was a US attack on a border village that left eight civilians dead, with the official press branding it a " "Official media reported that American helicopter-borne troops from Iraq on Sunday launched ...
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Eight die in US attack inside Syria: official media

AFP Global Edition - 1214 days ago
American helicopter-borne troops from Iraq launched an assault on Sunday on a building in a Syrian border village, killing eight civilians, official Syrian media reported.The government has summoned the official US and Iraqi representatives in protest, state television and the official SANA ...
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