UN says food and non-food aid delivered to 7,200 needy people, days after further aid deliveries in Eastern Ghouta A region besieged by government forces east of Syria’s capital on Sunday received UN aid for [ More … ]
Pro-Syrian regime forces reached al-Sukhna town, as IS militants deserted their last outpost in Homs province. Syrian regime forces reached the outskirts of the Islamic State group’s last town in the country’s central province of [ More … ]
Trump made the comments in a meeting with Lebanon’s prime minister in Washington US President Donald Trump vowed to prevent Syria’s Bashar al-Assad from carrying out any more chemical attacks, in comments made during his [ More … ]
High-ranking military, scientists listed over targeting of civilians Sixteen individuals suspected of involvement in Bashar al-Assad’s chemical weapons program were added to a EU sanctions list Monday. The eight high-ranking Syrian military officials and eight [ More … ]
Syrian state media say shells have hit the Russian embassy in Damascus causing material damage. Syrian state media say shells have hit the Russian embassy in Damascus causing material damage. State news agency SANA said [ More … ]
The US is prepared to collaborate with Russia to establish no-fly zones in Syria, said Secretary of State Rex Tillerson. The US is willing to work with Russia on establishing “no-fly zones” in Syria as [ More … ]
UAE transferred Yemen terror suspects to secret Eritrean prison, says Human Rights Watch Two investigations uncovered cases of ‘torture and forced disappearances’ by UAE forces in Yemen, a leading human rights group has said. Former [ More … ]
Five suicide bombers attacked Lebanese soldiers as they raided two Syrian refugee camps in the Arsal area at the border with Syria on Friday. Five suicide bombers blew themselves up during raids on two refugee [ More … ]
The US has warned President Bashar al-Assad that the Syrian regime president and his military would ‘pay a heavy price’ if it conducted a ‘planned’ chemical weapons attack. Tags: Assad, Syria, US, Russia, chemical weapons, [ More … ]
Russia says it sees U.S. downing of Syrian plane an act of aggression; says any aircraft in its area of operation is considered a target Russia on Monday threatened to intercept any aircraft in its [ More … ]
The next round of Syria peace talks in Kazakhstan’s capital Astana has been scheduled for July 4-5, both Russia and Kazakhstan said on Monday. The next round of Syria peace talks in Kazakhstan’s capital Astana [ More … ]
The US shot down a Syrian warplane it claims was attacking its SDF allies on Sunday, however Damascus maintains the jet was being used in an operation against IS militants. A United States fighter jet [ More … ]
The Russian foreign ministry said on Saturday that it had warned the US against striking pro-Assad forces. Russia’s foreign ministry said on Saturday that it had warned the US against striking pro-Assad forces, as it [ More … ]
Nearly 200,000 civilians have fled Raqqa as US-backed Syrian forces prepare for an assault on the Islamic State stronghold. Around 200,000 people have fled the Islamic State stronghold of Raqqa, as US-backed Syrian forces prepare [ More … ]
A spokesman for Iraq’s Iran-backed paramilitary forces has said they ready to move inside Syrian territories to fight alongside the Assad regime after they captured areas along the border. A spokesman for Iraq’s Iran-backed paramilitary [ More … ]
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