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Donald Trump says he wanted Syrian President Bashar al-Assad dead in 2017
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he wanted to order the assassination of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in 2017 but was advised against it by then Defense Secretary Gen (rtd) James Mattis.
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Russian air strike kills six civilians in northwestern Syria: War monitor
Since then, eight other civilians have been killed in Russian air strikes on different dates in the region
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Assad is planning chemical attack to kill civilians, children in Syria: US
Assad has strongly denied the allegation that his forces used chemical weapons
India welcome to reconstruct Syrian economy, says President Bashar al-Assad
Assad described India's stand on the Syrian war as one based on international law and the UN Charter
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Bashar al-Assad is an 'arch-terrorist': Boris Johnson
Says it is time Russia realised Assad is 'literally and metaphorically toxic'
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Syria chemical attack: Why can't America just take out Bashar al-Assad?
Sarin gas attack is only the most recent on a long list of his other human rights violations
Trump a natural ally if he fights 'terror', says Assad
We cannot tell anything about what he's going to do, but if he is going to fight the terrorists, of course we are going to be ally, said Assad
Bashar al-Assad blames US for Syria truce collapse
He said the US lacked the will to join forces with Russia in fighting extremists
India has a role to play in combating terror: Bashar al-Assad
He also invited India to play an active role in the reconstruction of the Syrian economy
Russia has 'never' discussed transition with me: Syria's Assad
His Comments came as US Secretary of State John Kerry headed to Moscow for meeting with Putin to discuss Syria
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Syrian President Assad announces 72-hour long truce for Eid al-Fitr celebrations
There was no immediate indication whether the rebel forces opposing the Syrian president, Bashar al-Assad, would abide by the truce and observe peace
Syria's Assad makes rare appearance outside capital for Eid
Since the civil war erupted in 2011, Assad has made only rare public appearances and nearly all of those have been in Damascus
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Syrian President Bashar al Assad endorses new government
Major ministries were kept unchanged, as Fahed Jassem al-Fraij remains the Minister of Defence
