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US might be 'deceiving' Turkey on Kurdish militants
Nov 27, 2017 09:06The US says it will continue to support Kurdish militants in eastern Syria, contradicting Turkey's foreign minister who claimed President Donald Trump had promised that Washington would not further arm the group.
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Russian bombers pound Daesh positions in Syria’s Dayr al-Zawr again
Nov 26, 2017 14:17The Russian military says six of its Tupolev Tu-22M3 long-range bombers have once again successfully launched airstrikes against positions of the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group in Syria’s eastern province of Dayr al-Zawr as government forces, supported by allied fighters from popular defense groups, are fighting to totally retake the region from the terrorists.
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Syria says will attend peace conference in Russia’s Sochi
Nov 26, 2017 14:04Syria has welcomed the Syrian National Dialogue Congress to be held in the Russian Black Sea resort city of Sochi aimed at resolving the years-long crisis in the Arab country, affirming Damascus will attend the event.
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Iran to continue support for Syria against terrorism, Rouhani tells Assad
Nov 26, 2017 03:12President Hassan Rouhani has reaffirmed the Islamic Republic’s determination to continue its support for Syria in its fight against terrorism.
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Russian strategic bombers strike Takfiri targets in northeastern Syria
Nov 25, 2017 15:59Russian long-range bombers have delivered a stinging blow to the remnants of the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group on the western bank of the Euphrates River, destroying the extremists’ command posts and killing scores of them in an airstrike.
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Pentagon likely to admit 2,000 US troops in Syria: US officials
Nov 25, 2017 05:33The US Defense Department is likely to announce publicly that there are over 2,000 American troops in Syria, despite earlier reports that put that number at around 500.
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Turkey, Iran, Russia to decide who will participate in Syria talks
Nov 25, 2017 03:12Ankara says Turkey, Iran, and Russia are to decide who will participate in the peace talks on Syria.
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Erdogan does not rule out contact with Assad
Nov 24, 2017 09:49Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has not ruled out possible contact with Bashar Assad, signaling a break with his long-held opposition to the Syrian president’s role in the Arab country’s future.
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China says to help with reconstruction of Syria
Nov 24, 2017 09:07China says it will help with reconstruction efforts in Syria, which has seen massive destruction as a result of over six and a half years of armed conflict.
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Syria opposition should disarm, engage in dialog: Assad aide
Nov 23, 2017 14:08The political and media adviser to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has called on opposition groups to disarm in order for a proposed National Dialogue Congress involving warring sides to be fruitful.