Following a series of attacks by the US-backed PKK/PYD towards Turkish military stationed in Syria, the Turkish Armed Forces sent reinforcements and are on high alert, reported Turkish Yeni Safak newspaper. The attacks of the PKK’s [ More … ]
US Defense Secretary Mattis claims the weapons sent to the YPG militia will be retrieved once Daesh is defeated. The weapons sent to the PKK’s Syrian offshoot, the YPG, in Syria’s Raqqa, will be retrieved [ More … ]
BY: İLNUR ÇEVIK* They did not even wait until they captured the northern Syrian city of Raqqa from Daesh to turn on Turkey and Turkish interests in Syria… The Americans have been telling us tales that [ 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 … ]
Thousands of Syrian refugees in Turkey return home for Eid after Turkish authorities open the border ahead of the upcoming festival marking the end of Ramadan. More than 3,000 Syrian refugees in Turkey crossed into [ More … ]
BY: Merve Şebnem Oruç* The U.S.-led coalition hit the Iran-backed regime forces three times in the last month near Tanf in Syria’s southeast. The first of the attacks took place on May 18, the day [ More … ]
A fresh round of Syria peace talks aimed at ending the six-year-old civil war may restart in Geneva next month, Staffan de Mistura said on Wednesday. A new round of Syria peace talks could take [ 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 40,000 Syrian children caught in the line of fire in Raqqa battle An estimated 40,000 children are trapped in extremely dangerous conditions in Raqqa as fighting intensifies in and around the Syrian city. Tags: [ More … ]
Kazakh capital will host another 2-day meeting next week, says Foreign Minister Kairat Abdrakhmanov The fifth round of Syrian peace talks in Kazakhstan’s capital Astana may begin next week, Foreign Minister Kairat Abdrakhmanov said on [ More … ]
The United States-led international coalition’s operation to recapture Raqqa from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) started on the night of June 2, Turkey’s prime minister has said, informing that Washington briefed [ 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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