Syrian Crisis

Russia sets up helicopter base in northeast Syria

Nov 14, 2019 09:06

The Russian military says it has begun setting up a new combat helicopter and air defense base at a formerly US-controlled civilian airport in northeastern Syria.
Turkish drone pounds village in Syria’s Hasakah amid cross-border incursion

Nov 10, 2019 12:51

A combat unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), operated by Turkish military forces, has reportedly launched an airstrike against a residential neighborhood in Syria’s northeastern province of Hasakah, in the aftermath of a cross-border incursion by Turkish army troops and their allied militants into the Arab country's Kurdish region.
US military convoys cross back into Syria from Iraq: Observatory

Oct 28, 2019 14:46

The so-called Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) says several columns of US forces have crossed through the al-Walid border crossing point between Iraq and Syria and been redeployed in bases in north and northeast Syria, in a reversal of President Donald Trump’s earlier order to withdraw all troops from the country.
Syrian army set to take control of Manbij from SDF under Russia-US deal: Sputnik

Oct 13, 2019 06:05

The Syrian military is reportedly poised to take over Manbij from Kurdish militants in an attempt to prevent the northern city's fall to the Turkish army.
Damascus vows to confront 'brutal' Turkish aggression by all legal means

Oct 10, 2019 14:45

Syria has censured Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s latest remarks concerning his keenness to protect Syrian people and their rights as far from reality, emphasizing that the Damascus government will respond to Turkey’s offensive into the northeastern part of the country through all available legal means.
Iran: US should have ended Syria presence long time ago

Oct 08, 2019 09:43

Iran has once again denounced Washington’s “illegitimate” military presence in Syria, saying the decision for the United States to pull its forces out should have been made a long time ago.
Turkey assures Iran its operation in northern Syria is 'temporary'

Oct 08, 2019 09:32

Turkey's foreign minister has assured his Iranian counterpart that Ankara's military operation in northern Syria, which began on Monday night, is a temporary one.
Syria rejects foreign interference in constitutional committee’ work: Syrian FM

Sep 30, 2019 14:26

Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Muallem says the Damascus government does not accept any foreign interference in the work of a constitutional committee on Syria, which will include members of President Bashar al-Assad's government and foreign-sponsored opposition representatives.
US-backed SDF militants abduct 100s of civilians in northeastern Syria

Sep 29, 2019 13:38

Kurdish-led militants from the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) have reportedly kidnapped hundreds of people in Syria’s northeastern province of Hasakah, as the terrorists continue to perpetrate criminal and abusive practices against ordinary citizens in areas under their control.
Iraqi PM approves reopening al-Qa'im border crossing with Syria

Sep 28, 2019 09:52

Iraqi Prime Minister Adil Abdul-Mahdi has authorized the reopening of the al-Qa'im border crossing with Syria as both countries manage to restore security to the region.