Tag: US Secretary of State John Kerry

Syrian military calls on Aleppo rebels to surrender, promises safe passage

Syrian military calls on Aleppo rebels to surrender, promises safe passage

Oct 03, – In a statement published by the official SANA news agency, the Syrian army promised “a safe exit and access to the necessary assistance” for rebels, guaranteed by the commands of both the Syrian and Russian armies, if rebels left the besieged city of Aleppo. The Syrian government has demanded that rebels lay down their […]

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Syria regime advances in Aleppo, MSF decries ‘bloodbath’

Syria regime advances in Aleppo, MSF decries ‘bloodbath’

Oct 01, – Syria’s army was advancing on two Aleppo fronts, as talks between key players Washington and Moscow — which back opposing sides in the war — appeared close to collapse. As Syrian regime forces advanced in Aleppo, backed by a deadly Russian air campaign, Doctors Without Borders (MSF) decried the “bloodbath,” saying the […]

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Syria’s Aleppo reels from air strikes, UN chief ‘appalled’

Syria’s Aleppo reels from air strikes, UN chief ‘appalled’

Sep 25, – Nearly two million civilians were left without water in the devastated northern city after regime bombardment damaged a pumping station and rebels shut down another in retaliation, the United Nations said. Residents in Syria’s battleground city of Aleppo cowered indoors Saturday as fierce air strikes toppled buildings and killed at least 45 […]

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Missiles blast Aleppo as Syria army readies ground assault

Missiles blast Aleppo as Syria army readies ground assault

Sep 24, – Forty-five civilians including several children were killed and dozens wounded in the raids on eastern Aleppo by Russian warplanes and regime aircraft, said the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a Britain-based monitoring group. Missiles rained down on rebel-held areas of Syria’s Aleppo on Friday, causing widespread destruction that overwhelmed rescue teams, as […]

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24 killed in air strikes on Syria’s Idlib- monitor

24 killed in air strikes on Syria’s Idlib- monitor

Sep 10, – It was not immediately clear who carried out the raids that also hit several neighbourhoods in Idlib and wounded at least 90 people, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. Air strikes that hit a market and areas of the rebel-held northwestern city of Idlib Saturday killed 24 people, a monitor said, […]

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US, India bolster ties, warn Pakistan over extremists

US, India bolster ties, warn Pakistan over extremists

Aug  31, – Speaking on a visit to New Delhi, US Secretary of State John Kerry declared that ties once clouded by suspicion had progressed “amazingly” in the last two years and echoed President Barack Obama’s description of their relationship as “the defining partnership of the 21st century”. The United States and India urged Pakistan […]

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Afghan suicide bomber ‘kills 12’ army recruits

Afghan suicide bomber ‘kills 12’ army recruits

Apr 11, – It came days after US Secretary of State John Kerry paid a visit to Kabul to underscore his support for Afghanistan’s beleaguered unity government and call on the insurgent group to resume direct peace talks. At least 12 people were killed and dozens wounded Monday when a Taliban suicide bomber attacked a […]

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Israeli soldier, three Palestinian attackers killed ahead of Kerry visit

Israeli soldier, three Palestinian attackers killed ahead of Kerry visit

Nov 24, – One soldier was stabbed to death while another was seriously wounded in the same attack at a petrol station on the edge of the occupied West Bank. An Israeli soldier and three Palestinian alleged attackers were killed in another day of violence, on the eve of US Secretary of State John Kerry’s […]

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Burundi clashes as African Union warns against elections

Burundi clashes as African Union warns against elections

Apr 07, – Demonstrators, police and government supporters, thought to be members of the ruling party’s Imbonerakure militia, clashed in the capital Bujumbura on Thursday. Police opened fire, killing one with a bullet to the head and wounding three others, AFP reporters witnessed. Burundi police shot dead and wounded protesters Thursday demonstrating over the president’s […]

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Kerry presses Iranas nuclear deadline looms

Kerry presses Iranas nuclear deadline looms

Mar 26, – “We very much believe that we can get this done by (March) 31,” said a senior State Department official travelling on Kerry’s plane to the Swiss lakeside city of Lausanne. US Secretary of State John Kerry and his Iranian counterpart held down-to-the-wire talks in Switzerland Thursday, with US officials insisting the contours […]

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