Syria

Iran: Continued ceasefire in Syria main topic of Astana talks

Feb 14, 2017 09:14

Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister for Arab and African Affairs, Hossein Jaberi Ansari, announced that the new round of Astana talks will focus on keeping the all-inclusive ceasefire in Syria in place.
"US civilians casualties in Syria exceeds Russia’s by 5 times"

Feb 14, 2017 08:53

The United States has killed five times more Syrian civilians than Russia over the past month, a new report shows.
"60 Syrian civilians killed in Turkish shelling of Syrian city"

Feb 14, 2017 08:46

A monitoring group says at least 60 civilians been killed in shelling by the Turkish military in Syria’s northern border town of al-Bab over the past few days.
Turkey renews call for establishment of safe zone in northern Syria

Feb 14, 2017 04:54

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has renewed his call for the establishment of a “safe zone” in northern Syria, an area he says should be free from terrorists and should include a “no-fly zone.”
Syria signals readiness for prisoner swap deals with militants

Feb 13, 2017 13:05

The Syrian government has expressed its readiness for prisoner swaps with militant groups ahead of a new round of peace talks in the capital of Kazakhstan, Astana.
Russia urges US not to exclude Iran from anti-terror efforts in Syria

Feb 13, 2017 10:46

Russia reminds the US about the effectiveness of Iran’s anti-terrorism efforts in Syria, warning Washington against attempting to stymie the role of Tehran and Lebanon’s Hezbollah resistance fighters in boosting the counter-terrorism push in the Arab state.
Raqqah final goal of Turkey's incursion into Syria: Erdogan

Feb 12, 2017 14:13

Turkey's president has claimed that the ultimate goal of the country's incursion into Syria is to "cleanse" a border region, including the cities of al-Bab and Raqqah, of the Daesh Takfiri terrorists.
Hezbollah, Iran support Syria ceasefire as agreed in Astana: Nasrallah

Feb 12, 2017 13:58

Secretary general of the Lebanese Hezbollah resistance movement says the movement and Iran support Syria ceasefire as agreed through negotiations in Kazakhstan’s capital city of Astana, slamming some media reports to the contrary.
Syrian opposition forms new delegation, scraps Saudi-backed groups

Feb 12, 2017 13:57

Syria's armed opposition groups have announced their new delegation for an upcoming round of peace talks brokered by the United Nations and set to be held in the Swiss city of Geneva, scrapping Saudi-backed terrorist groups.
Turkish forces, allied militants enter Syria’s northern city of al-Bab

Feb 12, 2017 03:02

Turkish forces along with allied militants have entered the Daesh-held Syrian city of al-Bab, says a UK-based monitoring group.