Syria

Iran to continue support for Syria against terror groups: MP

Nov 14, 2019 03:20

Chairman of the Iranian Parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Commission Mojtaba Zonnour reiterated the country’s unwavering policy on Syria and said the Islamic Republic will continue to side with the Arab nation against terrorist groups.
Turkish forces shoot at protesting civilians near Syria’s Kobani, kill two

Nov 13, 2019 03:19

At least two civilians have lost their lives when Turkish military forces fired live rounds at a group of people, who were taking part in a protest against their presence in northern Syria following a cross-border incursion by Turkish army troops and their allied militants against members of the Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG).
Iran’s parliamentary delegation heads for Syria

Nov 13, 2019 02:51

Several members of the Iranian parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Commission traveled to Syria in a bid to boost parliamentary relations between the two countries.
UN: Daesh militants’ home states must take them back

Nov 12, 2019 14:29

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres says the home countries of Daesh terrorists captured in Iraq and Syria must take back their terrorist nationals.
Israeli attack in Damascus hits Palestinian resistance commander’s home, martyrs his son: SANA

Nov 12, 2019 07:00

In a failed assassination attempt, the Israeli military has launched a strike against the home of a senior member of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad movement in the Syrian capital, Damascus, around the same time the regime martyred a senior commander of the resistance group in the Gaza Strip.
Russia says US attempts to control Syria’s oil fields, facilities tantamount to 'robbery'

Nov 12, 2019 04:39

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has reiterated that attempts made by the United States to control Syria’s oil fields are “illegal” and amount to “robbery,” stressing that such attempts only hinder a desperately-needed political settlement there.
Turkey deports 2 captured Western members of Daesh

Nov 11, 2019 12:06

Turkey has deported two captured Western members of the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group despite unwillingness of the countries of origin.
James Le Mesurier found dead near his home in Istanbul

Nov 11, 2019 09:58

The founder of the White Helmets in Syria has been found dead in Istanbul, it has been confirmed.
Assad: US operation a trick, Baghdadi may be hiding

Nov 11, 2019 06:29

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has cast doubt on the death of Daesh leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, whom US President Donald Trump claimed had been killed in an operation, saying he may be hiding somewhere.
Top US army general says 600 troops to remain in Syria

Nov 11, 2019 03:29

A top US army general says American troop levels in Syria are expected to stabilize at around 600 and that the presence of the military forces in the Arab country is for US national interests.