Tag: Syria
Trump urged to reject Putin’s demands on Syria
U.S. President Donald Trump must reject any demands from President Vladimir Putin regarding Syria, Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign…
28 civilians killed in Syria airstrike
28 civilians were killed in an airstrike on an Islamic State-held area in Syria’s eastern province of Deir al-Zour, a…
Russia accuses U.S. of not providing assistance to Syria
The U.S. has not allocated any funds to support civilians in Syria affected by the war, Russian Defence Minister Sergei…
Russia registers 8 ceasefire violations in Syria
The Russian Defence Ministry on Tuesday said the Russian party to the Russian-Turkish Commission on the Syrian ceasefire has recorded…
Syria: Russia registers 8 ceasefire violations
The Russian Party to the Russian-Turkish Commission on the Syrian ceasefire has recorded eight ceasefire violations over the past 24…
Syria: Number of displaced person rises to 270,000 – UN
The United Nation on Monday said the number of people forced to flee their homes in southwestern Syria as a…
Syria: Russia registers 4 ceasefire violations
The Russian side of the Russian-Turkish commission on the Syrian ceasefire regime has recorded four truce breaches over the past…
Assad warns U.S. should leave Syria
President Bashar al-Assad said he would recover areas of Syria held by the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), and that…
Russia, Saudi agree foreign troops should leave Syria
Russia and Saudi Arabia have agreed that Syria should be freed of foreign troops and terrorist groups, Saudi Ambassador to…
EU extends sanctions against Syria
The Council of the EU on Monday decided to extend sanctions against Syria by one year, until June 1, 2019.
No withdrawal of Iranian or Lebanese Hezbollah forces – Syria
A withdrawal of Iranian or Lebanese Hezbollah forces from Syria is not up for debate, Syrian Deputy Foreign Minister, Faisal…
26 Killed in missile attack in Syria
A missile attack targeting government outposts in Syria’s northern region killed 26 pro-government fighters, mostly Iranians, a Syria war monitoring…
Civil society tasked on bringing peace to Syria
The European Union and the UN on Tuesday highlighted the role of civil society in bringing peace to war-torn Syria.…
Belgian companies under investgation for chemical exports to Syria
Belgium has opened an investigation against three companies for allegedly illegally exporting a chemical to Syria that could be used…
United Nations urged to refer situation in Syria to ICC
The European Union had called on the UN to allow the International Criminal Court (ICC) to examine the situation in…
Poison gas attack: Weapons experts unlikely to enter Syria’s Douma – United Nations
International chemical weapons inspectors will probably not go into the Syrian town of Douma on Wednesday, a UN source in…
Why we attacked Syria – Britain
British had no alternative but to take military action to degrade Syria’s chemical weapons capability, Prime Minister Theresa May said…
What does US really want in Syria?
In response to the chemical weapon attack on citizens by Syria government, U.S, France and United Kingdom carried out a…
Syria downs most missiles of US, UK, France – Russia
Syria was able to down most of the missiles launched by U.S, UK and France, Russian Defense Ministry revealed on…
U.S., UK, France bomb Syria over chemical attack
U.S. President Donald Trump has announced that he ordered a strike on Syria in response to last weekend’s chemical weapons…
Trump warns Russia missiles “will be coming” to Syria
U.S. President Donald Trump warned Russia on Wednesday of imminent military action in Syria over a suspected poison gas attack,…
Russia vows to shoot down any U.S. missiles fired at Syria
Russia has warned that any U.S. missiles fired at Syria over a suspected chemical weapons attack on a rebel enclave…
Trump cancels Latin America trip, shifts focus to Syria
U.S President Donald Trump on Tuesday cancelled a visit to Peru and Colombia this week to oversee the U.S. response…
President Trump to extend stay of U.S. troops in Syria indefinitely – Reports
President Donald Trump decided in a meeting with his national security team that U.S. troops will remain in Syria for…
Russia accuses West of trying to link Skripal’s case to chemical weapons use in Syria
The West seeks to link the poisoning of former Russian intelligence officer Sergei Skripal to the issue of chemical weapons…
UN investigators urge Russia, U.S. led coalition to look into deadly Syria air strikes
UN war crimes investigators on Tuesday called on Russia and the U.S.-led coalition in Syria to look into their air…
Britain may join U.S. strikes against Syria if chemical weapon use proven
Britain would consider joining U.S. military strikes against the Syrian government if there is evidence chemical weapons are being used…
Vatican welcomes UN humanitarian truce in Syria
The Vatican on Monday welcomed the UN Security Council’s resolution calling for a 30-day ceasefire in Syria to allow for…
France wants airstrikes in Syria to end
France wants air strikes in Syria to end and calls for the opening of humanitarian corridors as soon as possible,…
Turkey resumes airstrikes on Syrian Kurdish enclave
Turkey has resumed airstrikes on the north-western Syrian-Kurdish enclave Afrin, following a hiatus of several days.