1797 –First parachute jump carried out by Andre Jacques Garnerin using hot air balloon. 1873 – Empires of Germany, Russia, Austria and Hungary establish alliance. 1940 – Italy declares war …
October, 2014
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22 October
Al-Jaafari: Time has come for the UN to punish the terrorist coalition that seeks to destroy Syria
The UN, SANA – Syria’s Permanent Envoy to the UN Bashar al-Jaafari stressed that time has come for the UN to move and punish the terrorist coalition of Turkey, Saudi …
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22 October
Army directly hits terrorists’ positions in various areas, inflicting severe losses upon them
Provinces, SANA – Army units continued on Wednesday to target terrorists’ positions in areas across the country, directly hitting their dens and gatherings, in addition to foiling infiltration attempts. An army unit …
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22 October
Information Minister: Ayn al-Arab is part of Syria’s territory
Damascus, SANA Information Minister Omran al-Zoubi reiterated that combating terrorism in the region and in Syria in particular cannot be carried out without coordination with the Syrian state and leadership. …
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22 October
Churkin: Reports on ISIS having U.S. weapons show need of coordination with Syrian government
New York, SANA – Russia’s UN Ambassador Vitaly Churkin stressed that the reports that the terrorist organization of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) is in possession of …
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22 October
Ki-moon: UN’s strategic goal in Syria remains a political solution to crisis
New York, SANA – UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said the international organization’s long-term strategic objective in Syria remains a political solution based on the Geneva Communique of June, 2012. …
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21 October
Aleppo’s Governor, UNICEF representative inspect process of polio vaccination campaign
Aleppo, SANA – Governor of Aleppo Mohammad Wahid Aqqad and resident representative of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in Syria Hanaa Sinjer inspected the polio vaccination campaign in its …
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21 October
People of Ayn al-Arab target ISIS concentrations in the eastern part of the city
Aleppo, SANA – The people of Ayn al-Arab northeast of Aleppo continued to confront the attacks of ISIS terrorists, with the locals targeting terrorist concentrations in the east part of …
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21 October
Cabinet approves bill regulating firefighting affairs
Damascus, SANA – The Cabinet approved on Tuesday a bill regulating the affairs of firefighting and a proposal for permitting the transportation of cotton crops outside administrative borders. Chairing the …
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21 October
Civilian injured in terrorist mortar attack on Barzeh
Damascus, SANA – One civilian was injured in a terrorist mortar attack which targeted Barzeh residential neighborhood in Damascus. A source at the Police Command told SANA that a mortar …