Syria

US builds airbases in Syria's Kurdish area

Mar 07, 2016 08:40

The United States has almost completed the establishment of an airbase in Syria’s Kurdish-held northern territory amid construction of a second base there, a new report says.
Shelling in Syria's Aleppo kills 14, injures 40

Mar 07, 2016 01:56

Terrorist militants have fired a barrage of mortars and rockets into a busy market in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo, leaving at least 14 people dead and 40 more injured.
Syrian opposition to Russia: Defend us!

Mar 06, 2016 02:27

Several Syrian opposition groups have requested protection from Moscow as the Takfiri terrorists launch manhunt for those participating in a recently announced ceasefire, the Russian military says.
Riyadh demands downfall of Assad

Mar 06, 2016 02:16

Saudi Arabia says Syrian President Bashar al-Assad must step down from power at the beginning of a political transition in the war-ravaged country, not at the end.
Iran and Russia to discuss Syria crisis

Mar 05, 2016 16:41

Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov plans to pay a visit to Tehran to hold talks with senior Iranian officials on mutual issues and the latest regional developments, particularly the crisis in Syria.
YPG says Turkish troops fired on it in northeast Syria

Mar 05, 2016 16:36

A Syrian Kurdish group says the Turkish army has fired on its members in northeastern Syrian city of Qamishli on the border with Turkey.
About 135 killed in truce areas in Syria

Mar 05, 2016 11:01

A total of 135 people have been killed in those areas of Syria where a ceasefire has been in place since February 27, the so-called Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said Saturday.
Syria legislative polls not to interfere with peace process: Putin

Mar 05, 2016 02:14

Russian President Vladimir Putin tells the leaders of Britain, France, Germany and Italy that the Syrian government’s decision to hold parliamentary elections in April does not interfere with the peace process in the crisis-hit country.
Arms supplied daily to terrorists in Syria via Turkey border: Russia

Mar 04, 2016 15:54

Columns of trucks carrying cargo and weapons for militants in Syria cross into the war-wracked country from Turkey on a daily basis, Russian Defense Ministry says.
UN envoy calls for no foreign interference in Assad fate

Mar 04, 2016 15:45

The UN special envoy for Syria says it is only the Syrian people who should decide the fate of their President Bashar al-Assad, rejecting foreign interference in the country’s affairs.