Syrian Crisis

Syria ready to cooperate with UN watchdog on gas attack allegations

Sep 09, 2016 01:34

Syria has strongly dismissed allegations that government forces used poisonous gas against a terrorist-held area in the strategic northwestern city of Aleppo, stating that the Damascus government is ready to cooperate with the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) over the claims.
Syrian forces, allies retake key district of Aleppo from militants

Sep 08, 2016 11:14

Syrian army forces and allied fighters have regained control of a key district in Aleppo as efforts continue to purge the flashpoint northern city of Takfiri terrorists.
Britain’s Johnson out of touch with reality: Syria

Sep 08, 2016 10:34

Syria says the UK is detached from realities after the British foreign minister backed a proposal by President Bashar al-Assad's opponents calling on him to step down.
UN panel urges revival of shaky ceasefire in Syria

Sep 06, 2016 14:53

A United Nations investigative panel has called on all parties involved in the deadly conflict in Syria to revitalize a faltering nationwide ceasefire in the violence-wracked Arab state.
Syrian army troops deal major blows to Takfiri terrorists

Sep 06, 2016 08:06

Syrian government forces have carried out a string of military operations against foreign-backed militants across the conflict-ridden Arab country, inflicting heavy losses on them.
Russia says US statements on Syria talks have no basis

Sep 05, 2016 10:10

Russia says there is no basis for “dramatic statements” after its Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and US Secretary of State John Kerry failed to strike a deal on ending the conflict in Syria.
UK ready to accept 20,000 Syrian refugees

Sep 05, 2016 08:46

The British government has secured enough places to resettle 20,000 Syrian refugees over the course of next four years, Home Secretary Amber Rudd says.
Bombings kill over four dozen people in Syria

Sep 05, 2016 08:11

Over four dozen civilians have lost their lives and scores of others sustained injuries after a string of bomb explosions that targeted residential in different parts of Syria.
Obama, Putin meet in China; Syrian truce talks fail again

Sep 05, 2016 04:08

US President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin have met in China, after American and Russian diplomats failed to reach an agreement over easing the fighting in Syria.
Takfiri plot against region doomed to fail: Hezbollah

Sep 05, 2016 04:06

Hezbollah deputy head Sheikh Naim Qassem has hailed recent victories by the Syrian government and its allies against Daesh, saying that there is no place for the Takfiri group in the Middle East.