Syrian Crisis

Syrian president: Iran-Syria military accord rooted in years of anti-terror cooperation

Jul 09, 2020 14:18

Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad says the recent military agreement signed by Damascus and Tehran is the result of years of cooperation in fighting against terrorism in the Arab country.
UN Security Council rejects Russian-backed resolution on aid delivery to Syria

Jul 09, 2020 06:05

The UN Security Council has rejected a Russian-drafted resolution that would extend a cross-border aid delivery mechanism for a six-month period after Russia — along with China — vetoed a relevant Western-drafted document, which Moscow argued ignored the realities on the ground in the West Asian country.
Iran's top cmdr., Syria's defense minister sign agreement to boost military, security cooperation

Jul 08, 2020 12:01

Iran will boost Syria's air defenses, as part of a wider military security agreement between the two countries.
Turkish troops, allied militants cut off drinking water to people in Syria’s Hasakah, environs

Jul 05, 2020 23:33

Turkish military troops and allied militants have once again cut off drinking water supplies to about a million people living in and around the northeastern Syrian city of Hasakah by stopping a border water pumping station, a report says.
Syrian forces in Syria’s Hasakah stop US convoy, force it to return

Jul 02, 2020 14:44

Syrian forces have block a US military convoy in the country’s northeastern province of Hasakah and forced it to turn back amid seething resentment of locals over the presence of American troops in the region.
Fresh US military convoy enters northeast Syria from western Iraq

Jul 02, 2020 13:01

The US military has sent a new convoy of trucks loaded with military hardware and logistical gears to Syria’s northeastern province of Hasakah as Washington seeks to control and loot crude resources in the war-torn country.
US builds new air base in Syria

Jul 02, 2020 04:05

The United States has built a new military base, including an airport for military aircraft, for its occupying forces in Syria’s northeastern province of Hasakah.
Russian president: US after ‘economically suffocating’ Syria

Jul 02, 2020 00:15

Russian President Vladimir Putin during a video conference with his Iranian and Turkish counterparts on Syria on Wednesday said the United States seeks to ‘economically suffocate’ Syria by adopting new sanctions against the country.
President denounces US sanctions against Syria, pledges support for Damascus

Jul 01, 2020 11:50

President Hassan Rouhani has denounced as inhumane the US sanctions against Syria amid the war-torn country’s battle against the coronavirus pandemic, while pledging Tehran’s unwavering support for Damascus.
Iran to host virtual Syria talks with Russia, Turkey on Wed.

Jun 30, 2020 12:23

President Hassan Rouhani will host a virtual conference with his Russian and Turkish counterparts on the situation in Syria and the West Asian country’s peace process on Wednesday.