Syria

UN completes first round of polio vaccination in eastern Syria

Aug 19, 2017 02:18

The United Nations has completed the first round of a vaccination campaign following a polio outbreak in Syria’s Dayr al-Zawr and Raqqah provinces.
Lebanon army discovers US-made weapons cache left by Nusra terrorists

Aug 19, 2017 01:40

The Lebanese army has discovered a weapons cache left behind by defeated militants from the Jabhat Fateh al-Sham terror group, formerly known as al-Nusra Front, in the northeast of the country.
About 23 more Syrians dead as US-led coalition bombs Daesh-held Raqqah

Aug 18, 2017 13:57

Nearly 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.
Syrian army, Hezbollah agree to launch joint operation in Qalamoun region

Aug 18, 2017 08:52

The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and the Lebanese resistance movement, Hezbollah, have deployed their forces to the western areas of the Qalamoun region to take full control of the Lebanon-Syria common border once and for all.
Lebanon's army tightens grip on Daesh near Syria

Aug 18, 2017 08:19

Lebanon’s army has recaptured more areas from the Daesh Takfiri terror group in a northwestern area bordering Syria.
US plans decades-long military presence in northern Syria: Militia group

Aug 18, 2017 00:55

A US-backed militia group in northern Syria says American forces plan to remain in the Arab state “for decades to come” after the fall of Daesh, adding that Washington is not providing support to anti-Damascus militants “for free.”
UN Syria envoy hopes for ‘serious’ negotiation between Damascus govt., opposition

Aug 17, 2017 14:57

The United Nations Special Envoy to Syria Staffan de Mistura has hoped for a “serious negotiation” between the Damascus government and the opposition as the world body expects to convene a next round of talks on the crisis in the Arab country in October or November.
Syria calls on UN Security Council to stop US-led crimes against civilians

Aug 17, 2017 14:53

Damascus has urged the United Nations to take on its responsibilities concerning the establishment of international peace and security to put an end to the crimes against Syrians by the US-led coalition purportedly fighting the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group.
Daesh-held Raqqah worst place in Syria, United Nations says

Aug 17, 2017 14:47

The United Nations has expressed serious concerns over the humanitarian condition in Syria’s northern city of Raqqah, describing the territory still controlled by the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group as “the worst place” in the conflict-plagued Arab country.
Fresh US-led airstrikes kill 6 civilians in Syria’s Dayr al-Zawr

Aug 17, 2017 09:47

At least six civilians have been killed when the US-led coalition purportedly fighting the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group carried out a series of aerial attacks against Syria’s troubled eastern province of Dayr al-Zawr.