Syrian Crisis

Syrian forces, locals block US convoy in Hasakah, force it to turn back

Mar 27, 2020 14:00

Local residents of a village in Syria’s northeastern province of Hasakah have in coordination with government forces prevented a US military convoy from attempting to pass through the community.
Turkey dispatches new military convoy to Syria’s Idlib

Mar 27, 2020 01:02

The so-called Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) says Turkey has dispatched new reinforcements to Syria’s northwestern province of Idlib, as Ankara beefs up its military presence in the embattled region following a ceasefire reached earlier this month with Moscow to halt an escalation of violence there.
Turkey, allied militants using water as weapon against civilians in Syria’s Hasakah: Foreign Ministry

Mar 27, 2020 00:08

The Syrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates has strongly condemned Turkey and its allied Takfiri terrorists for cutting off water supply to local residents in the country’s northeastern city of Hasakah and surrounding residential neighborhoods over the past two days.
Syrian army, residents block US military convoy in Hasakah, force it to move back

Mar 24, 2020 09:38

A US military convoy has been forced to retreat from an area in Syria’s northeastern province of Hasakah after government forces blocked its way and groups of angry local residents, upset with its presence in the region, threw stones at the US convoy.
Syria urges lifting of intl. bans to facilitate fight against coronavirus pandemic

Mar 19, 2020 13:40

The Syrian government has called for the removal of sanctions against the West Asian country amid the outbreak of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in the region.
Russia, Turkey launch patrol mission in Syria's Idlib

Mar 15, 2020 08:13

Russia and Turkey have begun jointly patrolling the strategic M4 highway in Syria's northwestern province of Idlib as part of a ceasefire reached earlier this month.
Turkey, Russia flesh out Syria ceasefire deal: Ankara

Mar 13, 2020 11:43

Turkey and Russia have agreed to begin joint patrols along a key highway in Syria’s northwestern province of Idlib as part of a recent ceasefire agreement between the two sides, Turkey’s defense minister says.
OPCW has to change course, show neutrality, independence: Syrian envoy

Mar 12, 2020 13:35

A high-ranking Syrian official has criticized the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), saying the intergovernmental body’s technical secretariat has to change its course and demonstrate impartiality, independence and objectivity in order to build up trust in its reports.
Turkey says its forces will remain in Syria’s Idlib despite truce

Mar 12, 2020 09:48

Turkey says its military personnel will stay in Idlib Province despite a ceasefire deal with Russia, and that any withdrawal from the embattled Syrian region is “out of the question.”
Syrian army, residents block US military convoy, force it to retreat in Hasakah

Mar 08, 2020 12:58

A US military convoy has been forced to retreat from an area in Syria’s northeastern province of Hasakah after government forces blocked its way and groups of angry local residents, upset with its presence in the region, throw stones at the US convoy.