Syrian Crisis

Turkish troops, pro-Turkey militia will not remain in Syria’s Afrin: Ankara

Mar 19, 2018 14:21

Turkey says its military troops and pro-Ankara forces do not plan to remain in Syria’s Afrin as occupiers after they ousted Kurdish militants from the northern city, insisting that Ankara will leave the region to its “real owners.”
Syrian president says Putin’s election win result of 'outstanding performance'

Mar 19, 2018 14:10

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has congratulated his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, for winning a fourth term through Sunday’s presidential election, ascribing Putin’s victory to his "outstanding performance."
Turkey-backed forces loot Syrian city after capturing it

Mar 19, 2018 10:30

Turkey-led forces have reportedly gone on a rampage in Afrin, pillaging shops and homes after capturing the northern Syrian city on Sunday.
Turkish attacks kill over 20 civilians in Syria's Afrin

Mar 17, 2018 16:20

Two separate Turkish attacks have claimed the lives of at least 22 civilians in Syria’s northwestern town of Afrin as Ankara presses ahead with its operation against US-backed Kurdish militants there.
US training terrorists in Syria for false flag chemical attacks: Russian commander

Mar 17, 2018 16:20

A high-ranking Russian military commander has warned that the United States is training foreign-sponsored Takfiri terrorists in the hope that they would launch false flag chemical attacks in southern Syria to provide a pretext for Washington to carry out airstrikes on Syrian government troops and infrastructure.
US, British, French forces directly involved in Syria war: Russia FM

Mar 17, 2018 10:13

Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says US, British and French special forces are “directly” engaged in the war on Syria and operating on the ground in crisis-stricken country.
Syrian army liberates 70 percent of Eastern Ghouta

Mar 16, 2018 16:19

Syrian government troops have liberated 70 percent of terrorist-held areas in Eastern Ghouta near the capital Damascus.
Turkish shelling, strikes kill 20 in Syrian town of Afrin, UN receiving 'alarming' reports on deaths

Mar 16, 2018 16:00

Syrian Kurdish forces say that Turkish military’s shelling and airstrikes against purported positions of the People's Protection Units (YPG) militants in Syria’s northwestern town of Afrin have claimed the lives of nearly two dozen civilians.
US threat to hit Damascus 'unacceptable': Lavrov

Mar 16, 2018 09:03

Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says any threat from the United States to strike the Syrian capital, Damascus, is “unacceptable.”
Senior Kurdish official found dead at his home in northern Syria

Mar 15, 2018 16:34

Omar Alloush, a senior figure of the Kurdish forces in northern Syria and a major opponent of Turkey’s military offensive in the region, has been killed.