Syria

About 500 terrorists enter Syria via Turkey: Observatory

Feb 18, 2016 03:12

At least 500 Takfiri terrorists have crossed the Turkish border with Syria and are heading towards a northern Syrian border town, a UK-based monitoring group says.
Syria’s President Assad grants amnesty to army deserters

Feb 18, 2016 02:43

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has issued a decree pardoning all army deserters and other military-related crimes.
Humanitarian aid convoys to set off for Syrian towns

Feb 17, 2016 10:02

At least 100 trucks carrying humanitarian aid are scheduled to set off for the besieged areas of war-hit Syria from the capital, Damascus.
Turkey wants ‘secure strip’ within Syria

Feb 17, 2016 09:38

Turkey has demanded the creation of a “secure strip” inside Syrian territory that covers the anti-Damascus militants’ most-heavily-depended-on supply route.
US claims, mere propaganda: Russia

Feb 17, 2016 08:45

Russia has blasted the United States’ rhetoric against it as a mere propaganda campaign, whose contentions Moscow says cannot be factually verified.
Iran’s Jafari: Saudi dares not attack Syria

Feb 17, 2016 08:29

Chief commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Major General Mohammad Ali Jafari says Saudi Arabia dares not carry out a ground attack on Syria because it is incapable of doing that.
Syria remains committed to dialogue: FM

Feb 17, 2016 05:14

Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Muallem has reaffirmed his country’s commitment to inter-Syrian dialogue without preconditions.
‘US-led airstrikes in NE Syria kill 15 civilians’

Feb 17, 2016 04:20

At least 15 civilians have been killed in northeastern Syria in airstrikes carried out by the so-called US-led coalition purportedly hitting ISIL’s positions in the Arab country, a monitoring group says.
‘Iran will continue backing Syria’s anti-terror bids’

Feb 17, 2016 03:20

Iran's First Vice President Es'haq Jahangiri says the Islamic Republic will continue to support the Syrian people and government in their fight against terrorism.
Iran military advisers in Syria on Damascus demand: Zarif

Feb 16, 2016 14:06

Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says Iranian military advisers are in Syria at the request of the Damascus government.