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Russia responsible by proxy for Syria chemical deaths

( Reuters )- Britain said on Sunday Russia bore responsibility by proxy for civilian deaths in Syria last week caused by a poison gas attack that Washington says was carried out by the Moscow-backed government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. At least 70 people died in what the United...

Iraq's Shiite cleric Sadr urges Assad to step down

( AFP )- Influential Iraqi cleric Moqtada al-Sadr Saturday called on Syrian President Bashar Assad to step down, also calling on Washington and Moscow to stop intervening in the conflict. The young Najaf-based Shiite cleric condemned the killing of 87 people, including 31 children, in a...

Syrian air force moves warplanes to civil airports: source

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian air force is moving its warplanes to the Russian-controlled Hmeimym airbase in Latakia province and to the civil airports over fears of new U.S. air strikes, military source told Zaman al-Wasl. The International airports of Damascus, Qamishli and Aleppo to be a...

Arab League calls for 'de-escalation' in Syria

( AFP )- Arab League chief Ahmed Abdul Gheit warned Saturday against a "dangerous escalation" in Syria after a U.S. missile strike on a Syrian airbase following an alleged government chemical attack. "The Arab League rejects regional and international powers' attempts to politick over the...