Tag: Syria
Turkey invades Syria
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that the country's army offensive into northeast Syria has started.
Turkey will launch air, ground operation in Syria – President Erdogan
Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, said on Saturday that his country will carry out a military intervention in north-eastern Syria…
UN chief announces committee for Syrian constitution
The UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, on Monday announced the formation of a constitutional committee for Syria, to help move ahead…
Israel shoots at own civilian aircraft, thinking it’s from Syria
Israeli troops in the Golan Heights fired at an Israeli civilian aircraft on Wednesday night, having misidentified it as a…
ISIS back from the dead in Syria, Iraq
US leader President Donald Trump declared total victory against ISIS too early in March as reports by US and Iraqi…
Syrian Government says U.S.-Turkish deal represents attack on Syria
Syrian Government said on Thursday that an agreement between Turkey and the United States over north-eastern Syria represented a “blatant…
Syrian President’s wife says she has overcome breast cancer
Asma al-Assad, wife of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, has fully recovered from breast cancer, she told state TV on Saturday,…
Israel seeks withdrawal of troops from Syria in talks with U.S., Russia
As trilateral U.S.-Russia-Israel talks kicked off in Jerusalem on Tuesday, the Israeli prime minister said the three countries share a…
Syria rejects OPCW report on ‘toxic chemical’
Syria’s Foreign Ministry on Thursday said it “categorically rejects” the finding of the global chemical weapons agency that a “toxic…
U.S. troops begin pull out from Syria
Col. Sean Ryan, spokesman to U.S.-led military coalition in Syria, has confirmed that that they had begun the process of…
Iraq to play a bigger role in Syria after U.S. withdrawal
The Iraq’s prime minister said on Sunday that top security officials from Baghdad had met Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in…
France issues international warrants for top Syrian officials
The French judiciary has issued international arrest warrants for three high-ranking Syrian officials for their complicity in acts of torture,…
Japanese journalist recounts days as hostage in Syria
Jumpei Yasuda, a Japanese journalist held by militants in Syria for more than three years, said on Friday he told…
Over 1,500 bodies uncovered in mass grave
Over 1,500 bodies of civilians were found in a newly-discovered mass grave in Syria’s northern province of Raqqa, former de…
Turkey rejects Syrian accusations over Idlib deal
Turkey on Tuesday rejected Syrian government’s accusations that it is not meeting its obligations under an agreement to create a…
Syrian opposition insists President Assad resign to restore peace
The leader of the Syrian opposition’s negotiation team insisted on Friday that President Bashar al-Assad resign as a precondition for…
Syria: Russia registers 7 ceasefire violations in 24 hours
The Russian side of the Russian-Turkish Commission monitoring the implementation of the Syrian ceasefire has registered seven truce breaches in…
Largest mass grave of IS victims discovered in Syria
Bodies of some 1,400 people killed by the Islamic State Terrorist Group (IS, outlawed in Russia) have been found in…
Russia provides powerful missile system to Syria
Russia will provide an S-300 surface-to-air missile system to its ally Syria within the next two weeks, Russia’s Defence Ministry…
Syria welcomes Russia-Turkey agreement on rebel-held Idlib
Syria has welcomed an agreement between Russia and Turkey to create a demilitarised buffer zone by the middle of October…
Turkey’s ceasefire calls in Syria yielded results – Erdogan
President Tayyip Erdogan said Turkey’s calls for a ceasefire in Syria’s rebel-held Idlib region were bearing fruit after days of…
France ready to strike Syria if…
France is prepared to carry out airstrikes in Syria again if chemical arms are used in the Syrian province of…
Russia has no hidden agenda in Syria – Foreign Ministry
Russia has no hidden agenda in Syria, Russian Foreign Ministry’s spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Thursday.
Syria: Russia registers 26 ceasefire violations in 24 hours
The Russian side of the Russian-Turkish Commission on Syrian Reconciliation has recorded 26 ceasefire violations in the Arab republic in…
Saudi Arabia offers $100m for “stabilisation projects” in Syria
Saudi Arabia said Friday it had contributed 100 million dollars for “stabilisation projects” in areas recaptured from Islamic State militants…
Syria declares border crossing with Jordan
The recently captured Nasib border crossing between Syria and Jordan is ready to receive Syrian refugees’ returning from Jordan, state…
S/Sudan, Syria, Nigeria dangerous countries for aid workers
For the third time in three years, South Sudan has topped the list of most violent countries for humanitarian workers…
Arms depot blast in Syria’s Idlib province kills 39
At least 39 people, including 12 children have been killed in a blast that brought down a building in Syria's…
Syria: 38 killed in suicide bombings amid IS attacks
Authorities said 38 people were killed and 37 others wounded in a series of bombings and attacks in the southern…
Withdrawal of White Helmet ‘criminal operation’ – Syria
The Syrian government on Monday described the evacuation of hundreds of Syrian White Helmet rescue workers as a “criminal operation”…