Syria

US continues to support SDF with delivery of new truckloads of weapons

Oct 04, 2019 03:54

The United States' support for Kurdish-led militants from the so-called Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in the Arab country continues with the latest delivery of dozens of truckloads of weapons and military equipment.
Israel’s arbitrary airstrikes on Syrian territory lead to escalation in tensions: Russia FM

Oct 04, 2019 03:47

Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has lashed out at the Israeli regime for launching occasional airstrikes on the Syrian territory, noting that such strikes only lead to further escalation of tensions in the region.
Turkish FM casts doubt on joint plan with US in Syria

Oct 03, 2019 14:47

Turkey says it has doubts whether joints efforts with the United States to form a so-called safe zone in northeast Syria will ever produce the expected results.
Turkey’s patience with US over safe zone in northern Syria running out: Erdogan

Oct 02, 2019 05:09

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says Turkey’s patience with the United States over the creation of a so-called safe zone in the northeastern part of Syria by the end of the current month is running out, indicating that Ankara would launch an imminent cross-border offensive to push back militants from the Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) from border areas.
Syria rejects foreign interference in constitutional committee’ work: Syrian FM

Sep 30, 2019 14:26

Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Muallem says the Damascus government does not accept any foreign interference in the work of a constitutional committee on Syria, which will include members of President Bashar al-Assad's government and foreign-sponsored opposition representatives.
Iraq-Syria major border crossing re-opens after Daesh defeat

Sep 30, 2019 08:45

Syrian and Iraqi authorities have re-opened a major border crossing between the two countries, which was seized by the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group in 2014.
Pope rebukes countries whose weapons foment migration but refuse refugees

Sep 30, 2019 05:18

Pope Francis on Sunday scolded countries that produce weapons for wars fought elsewhere and then refuse to take in refugees fleeing the very same conflicts.
Turkey downs unidentified drone on Syria border: Defense ministry

Sep 30, 2019 05:12

The Turkish Defense Ministry says the country’s air force has shot down an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) near the Syrian border after it violated Turkey’s airspace multiple times.
US-backed SDF militants abduct 100s of civilians in northeastern Syria

Sep 29, 2019 13:38

Kurdish-led militants from the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) have reportedly kidnapped hundreds of people in Syria’s northeastern province of Hasakah, as the terrorists continue to perpetrate criminal and abusive practices against ordinary citizens in areas under their control.
US, Turkey must end illegal military presence in Syria: FM Muallem

Sep 29, 2019 03:29

Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Muallem has slammed as “illegal” the military presence of the US and Turkey in northern Syria, demanding an immediate withdrawal of all foreign forces from his country.