Syria Tension

• Trump Says Turkey Can Easily Mop Up ISIS Remnants in Syria

  Erdogan became a hero in Turkey seen as a leader who got his way with the world’s biggest superpower.

• Warship Ruse, New Stealth Missiles: How They Attacked Syria

  ‘No Syrian weapon had any effect’ on strike, Pentagon says.  

• U.S. Will Decide in `Near Future’ on Additional Russia Sanctions

  Trump administration will decide in the “near future” whether to impose additional sanctions against Russia.

• Russian Missiles Alarm Israel, Stoking Risk of Next Syria Crisis

  Angered by U.S. attack on Syria, Kremlin said it may supply its Syrian ally with state-of-the-art air defenses.

• Putin Said to Seek Trump Deal Even After Sanctions, Strikes

  Putin wants to give Trump another chance to make good on pledges to improve ties and avoid escalation.

• Traders Go Phew on Syria But Won't Declare Mission Accomplished

  Investors don’t expect military escalation, NatWest says.  

• Trump Keeps His Syria Attack Options Open as Russia Urges Calm

  Trump said an attack on Syria could come “very soon, or not so soon at all,” as Russian leaders urged calm.

• Trump Readies Syria Response, Cancels Trip and Marshals Allies

  Trump cancels trip to Peru Summit as he contemplates a military response to chemical attack in Syria.

• Trump Says U.S. Will Respond to Syria Attack `Forcefully'

  Trump says no response is off table for suspected chemical attack. 

• Pentagon Says It's Not Conducting Missile Strikes: Syria Update

  Pentagon says it’s not conducting missile strikes in Syria.

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  Russian Stocks Take Worst Hit Since Crimea on Sanctions, Syria

  Russian stocks sink most in 2 years on sanctions, Syria tensions.

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  Investors Seek Safe Harbours In Yen, Gold, Bonds On North Korea, Syria Tensions

  Japan's Nikkei slid 1.2 percent as a rising yen weighed on exporters' shares, while E-mini futures for the S&P 500 slipped 0.3 percent.

• Syrian forces vow 'decisive' showdown for Aleppo

  Syrian forces threatened on Sunday to mount a "decisive battle" for Aleppo even as rebels clawed toward the city's ancient centre under intense bombardment and strafing from warplanes. In the capital Damascus, militiamen appeared to step up guerrilla-like forays in central districts that were once firmly in the regime's hands.

• Kofi Annan quits as Syria peace envoy

  Kofi Annan resigned as UN-Arab League envoy for Syria on Thursday, complaining the international community had not done enough to support his bid to persuade Bashar al-Assad to accept a peace plan.

• US fears Syria preparing for massacre in Aleppo

  The United States said it feared a massacre in Aleppo after President Bashar al-Assad's forces launched ground and air bombardments in preparation for a major onslaught against rebels in Syria's commercial capital.