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…