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Syrian soldiers, allied fighters liberate 4 villages east of Aleppo
Jan 22, 2017 16:11Syrian army soldiers and fighters from allied popular defense groups have made more gains against members of the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group in the country’s northwestern province of Aleppo, pushing terrorists out of four villages.
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Astana peace negotiations exclusively intra-Syrian: Damascus
Jan 22, 2017 16:05Syrian Ambassador to the United Nations Bashar al-Ja’afari says the upcoming peace talks over the nearly six-year crisis in the country will be only “Syrian-Syrian.”
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Nearly 90 bodies exhumed at Daesh massacre site: Iraq
Jan 22, 2017 11:48Iraqi forensic specialists and international activists have found a mass grave containing the remains of more than seven dozen victims of a June 2014 massacre by Daesh Takfiri terrorists at an air force camp in the country’s north-central province of Salahuddin.
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Indonesian police arrest 17 nationals upon returning from Syria
Jan 22, 2017 11:46Indonesia says its police forces have taken 17 nationals into custody upon their return from the war-torn Syria on suspicion of being radicalized and involved in terror activities.
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Iran consults Russia, Turkey before Syria talks
Jan 22, 2017 09:45The Iranian delegation, which is in Astana to mediate talks aimed at resolving Syria’s six-year conflict, has held separate consultations with the two other mediating delegations, namely those of Russia and Turkey.
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Iraqi forces make fresh territorial gains against Daesh in Mosul
Jan 21, 2017 16:34Iraqi government forces have registered more territorial gains in Mosul as they are battling in joint operations with volunteer fighters and Kurdish Peshmerga forces to push Daesh Takfiri terrorists out of their last urban stronghold in the Arab country.
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Iran warns of bids to turn terrorists into politicians in Syria
Jan 21, 2017 16:31A senior Iranian official has hailed Kazakhstan’s initiative to host intra-Syrian talks but warned against any attempts to turn the “yesterday terrorists” in Syria into the “today politicians.”
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Astana talks aim to bring lasting peace to Syria: Iran
Jan 21, 2017 12:56A senior Iranian diplomat says the forthcoming Syria peace talks in the Kazakh capital of Astana are aimed at finding possible ways to establish sustainable peace in the conflict-stricken state and put an end to its nearly six-year crisis.
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Egypt working for political solution in Libya
Jan 21, 2017 12:03The Egyptian government has taken steps to facilitate a political process in Libya that could end the years-long conflict there, officials in Cairo said ahead of a regional meeting to discuss the Libyan situation.
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Aleppo win averted future uncertainty in region: President Rouhani
Jan 18, 2017 09:10President Hassan Rouhani has hailed the liberation of Syria’s strategic northwestern city of Aleppo as a major step towards stability in the Arab state, saying the gain prevented the Middle East from having to face an uncertain future.