Tag: Syria
Maher al-Agal ISIS leader in Syria killed in U.S. air strike
In a statement, the command said Maher al-Agal had been killed in a drone strike in northwesten Syria and a…
Ukraine invasion: Syrian president Assad backs Putin
Syria on Tuesday recognized two breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine that Putin has said he was seeking to protect via…
2 die, 317 injured celebrating al-Assad’s poll victory
At least two persons were killed and 317 others injured by gunfire at celebrations in Syria marking President Bashar al-Assad’s…
Israel fires missiles into Syria
The Israeli army early on Thursday said it struck targets in Syria after a missile was allegedly fired from there.
Biden bombs Syria
President Joe Biden on Thursday directed U.S. military air strikes in eastern Syria against facilities belonging to what the Pentagon…
Syrian foreign minister Walid al-Moallem is dead
Syria’s veteran Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem died on Monday at the age of 79, Syria’s Council of Ministers and Foreign…
Syria accuses Trump of applying sanctions like suffocating George Floyd
Syria’s foreign minister accused U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration on Saturday of suffocating Syrians with sanctions “just like George Floyd…
Coronavirus fears: Syria shuts restaurants, cafes
Deputy Health Minister Ahmad Khalifawi, on Tuesday, said the Syrian authorities have ordered for all restaurants and cafes to be…
Coronavirus: No confirmed cases yet in Syria – WHO
World Health Organisation spokesman Christian Lindmeier, on Tuesday, said Syria is yet to register a single case of coronavirus (COVID-19)…
Attack in Central Syria targets oil fields
An overnight attack, allegedly carried out by terrorists, in Syria's central province of Homs was targeted at an oil refinery and…
46 detained in Turkey over online criticism
No fewer than 46 people have been arrested and detained by Turkish authorities for allegedly disseminating terror propaganda on social…
Syria: Trump talks tough, slams sanctions against Turkey
US President Donald Trump on Monday authorized sanctions on Turkey's leaders, reimposed steel tariffs and ended talks on a trade…
Trump orders US troops out of northern Syria
U.S President Donald Trump ordered the withdrawal of forces from northern Syria as the conflict between Turkey and the Kurdish…
IS affiliates escape from Syria camp as fight rages
Hundreds of family members linked to Islamic State militants on Sunday escaped from a camp in northern Syria where fighting…
Invasion of Syria: EU threatens to sanction Turkey
EU threatened sanctions against Turkey on Friday over its offensive in Syria, angrily rejecting President Tayyip Erdogan’s warning that he…