Syrian Crisis

Humanitarian aid delivered to 4 besieged Syrian towns: ICRC

Sep 26, 2016 05:14

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) says inter-agency convoys carrying much-needed humanitarian supplies have reached four besieged towns in Syria.
Turkey may send troops deeper into Syria: Turkish FM

Sep 26, 2016 05:13

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu says his country is planning to send troops deeper into Syrian territory to establish what it calls a safe zone.
Return of peace to Syria 'almost impossible’, Russia says

Sep 26, 2016 01:17

Russia says the return of peace to war-torn Syria is almost “impossible,” more than a week after US warplanes carried out several airstrikes against Syrian government forces, killing dozens.
Syria: Terrorists to get heavy weapons from foreign supporters

Sep 24, 2016 18:28

Terrorists operating in Syria say they are about to receive new types of heavy weapons from their foreign supporters as the Damascus government continues with a major offensive in the northern city of Aleppo.
Syrian truce revival depends on all sides involved: Lavrov

Sep 24, 2016 13:59

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says a revival of a collapsed ceasefire in war-torn Syria is possible only if all sides involved in the conflict contribute to the goal.
Egypt, Saudi stances on Syria crisis different: Cairo

Sep 24, 2016 12:50

The Egyptian foreign minister says his country’s attitude toward the ongoing deadly conflict in Syria differs from that of Saudi Arabia, which has been supporting terrorist groups fighting to unseat the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
Syrian soldiers retake camp north of Aleppo

Sep 24, 2016 12:47

Syrian soldiers are reported to have seized back the control of a refugee camp north of the beleaguered northwestern city of Aleppo from Takfiri terrorists.
US policy on Syria exposed by Kerry as 'a house of cards'

Sep 23, 2016 12:52

The US policy position on Syria has been exposed as a house of cards by US Secretary of State John Kerry’s testimony before the United Nations on Thursday, says Barry Grossman, an international lawyer and political commentator based in Bali, Indonesia.
US delivered two planeloads of arms to Kurdish fighters in Syria: Erdogan

Sep 23, 2016 10:00

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says the United States has supplied more weapons to Kurdish fighters in northern Syria whom the Ankara government deems hostile to itself.
UN hopes Syria peace talks could resume in few weeks

Sep 22, 2016 11:27

The United Nations says it hopes the governments involved in international efforts to resolve the conflict in Syria can agree on reviving a faltering ceasefire to enable the warring sides to return to peace talks within weeks.