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Damascus threatens Turkey and Jordan – immediate response by Erdoğan

September 4, 2013September 5, 2013 Independent Balkan News Agency

Damascus warned Ankara on Wednesday with retaliation if it was attacked, noting that Syria will counterattack, not only in Israel,

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Turkish public not enthusiastic about possible attack on Syria

September 4, 2013 Dorian Jones of VOANews

Turkey has pledged support for a military strike against Syria. It has a crucial air base used by the U.S.

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Number of Syrian refugees tops two million, more than half of them children

September 3, 2013February 11, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Syrian refugees

The European Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Response, Bulgaria’s Kristalina Georgieva, has reiterated her calls for an end to

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Russia wants to talk to US Congress about Syria

September 3, 2013September 3, 2013 VOANews

Russian President Vladimir Putin says he supports the idea of sending a delegation from the country’s parliament to Washington to

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Putin: Syria attack would be ‘utter nonsense’

August 31, 2013 VOANews

Russian President Vladimir Putin has urged world powers to exercise restraint concerning Syria as U.S. President Barack Obama mulls a

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Obama: Syria’s use of chemical weapons is threat to US interests

August 31, 2013August 31, 2013 VOANews

U.S. President Barack Obama said Friday he has not made a final decision on attacking Syria, but made clear he

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Opposition blocks British plan for Syria attack

August 29, 2013 Al Pessin of VOANews

Concern over whether chemical weapons were actually used in Syria, and by whom, has moved the British opposition Labor Party

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Emergency meeting in Ankara on Syria

August 29, 2013 Independent Balkan News Agency Turkey

The developments in Syria and the possibility of military intervention have caused concern in Ankara about the prospect of some

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Facebook: Governments demanded information on 38 000 users

August 27, 2013August 27, 2013 VOANews

Social networking giant Facebook says government agents in more than 70 countries demanded information on tens of thousands of Facebook users in

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