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Rocket blast kills 5 at Damascus International Fair, several injured
Aug 20, 2017 12:33At least five people have been killed in a rocket attack near an international exhibition complex in the Syrian capital, Damascus.
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General Soleimani highlights Iran’s role in regional stability
Aug 20, 2017 12:17Senior Iranian commander Major General Qassem Soleimani described Iran as a central element of stability in the Middle East, saying it has contributed to peace and calm in other nations and helped them irrespective of religious affiliations.
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17,000 Iraqis return to Nineveh in 2 months
Aug 20, 2017 10:14Iraq says up to 17,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs) have returned to their homes in Nineveh Plains in the country over the past two month following the liberation of the region from the Daesh terrorist group.
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Syrian army forces crushing terrorists, clearing areas: President Assad
Aug 20, 2017 10:13Syrian President Bashar al-Assad says government forces, backed by allied fighters from popular defense groups, are crushing foreign-backed Takfiri terrorists across the country, and clearing areas of militants.
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Iraqi PM Abadi announces start of Tal Afar liberation operation
Aug 20, 2017 00:19Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has announced the commencement of a major offensive to liberate the northern city of Tal Afar from the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group.
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Car bomb attack kills two in Syria’s coastal city of Latakia
Aug 19, 2017 12:23A car bombing in the northwestern Syrian port city of Latakia has reportedly claimed the lives of at least two people with reports of injuries.
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Preparations being made for new high-level Syria peace talks in Astana: Russia
Aug 19, 2017 06:21The Russian Foreign Ministry says preparations are being made by Russia, Iran, and Turkey, as well as the Syrian government and opposition, for a next round of high-level conflict resolution talks in Kazakhstan’s Astana.
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About 23 more Syrians dead as US-led coalition bombs Daesh-held Raqqah
Aug 18, 2017 13:57Nearly two dozen civilians have lost their lives when the US-led coalition purportedly fighting the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group conducted a series of aerial assaults in Syria’s militant-held northern city of Raqqah.
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20,000 Hashd Sha’abi fighters to take part in Tal Afar operation: Spokesman
Aug 18, 2017 13:56Spokesman for the Iraqi Popular Mobilization Units (PMU) says thousands of pro-government fighters are going to participate in the upcoming operation to retake the northern city of Tal Afar from the Daesh Takfiri terrorists.
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Harsh revenge awaits Daesh terrorists: Ayatollah Khatami
Aug 18, 2017 13:53Tehran's interim Friday Prayer Leader Ayatollah Ahmad Khatami pledged that Iran would take “harsh revenge” against Daesh terrorists for decapitating an IRGC military adviser in Syria.