Turkey sought US military support for operation in Northern Syria - State Department
Oct 11, 2019, at 10:20 am
Washington (Sputnik/UNI) Turkey sough to gain military support from the United States for its offensive operation in northern Syria, which was declined, a senior Department of State official said in a conference call.
De-escalation of Turkish military operation in northern Syria ‘absolutely essential’
Oct 11, 2019, at 09:46 am
New York: A de-escalation of renewed conflict in northern Syria is “absolutely essential,” the UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Thursday. His comments follow the launch of airstrikes and a ground offensive by Turkey on Wednesday just days after the United States announced it would pull its troops out of Syria.
Civilians ‘must not be a target’, urges UNHCR, following military escalation in northern Syria
Oct 11, 2019, at 09:26 am
New York: The scale-up in military operations in north-east Syria has forced tens of thousands of civilians to seek safety, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said on Thursday, one day after Turkey launched airstrikes and a ground offensive across the border.
UN chief urges ‘maximum restraint’ following policy shift over northeastern Syria
Oct 09, 2019, at 09:54 am
New York: The UN chief on Tuesday expressed “great concern” over recent policy statements made regarding northeastern Syria, following the announcement from the United States at the start of the week, that it would withdraw troops from the area close to the border with Turkey.
Will "obliterate" Turkey's economy if it acts "off-limits" in Syria: Donald Trump
Oct 07, 2019, at 11:42 pm
Washington: US President Donald Trump on Monday said he is going to "obliterate" Turkey's economy if the country attempted to do anything that in his 'great and unmatched wisdom' he considers to be 'off-limits' in nieghbouring Syria.
Constitutional Committee breakthrough offers ‘sign of hope’ for long-suffering Syrians
Oct 01, 2019, at 10:10 am
New York: There is a “sign of hope for the long-suffering Syrian people” as a Syrian-led, Syrian-owned, credible and inclusive Constitutional Committee is set to start deliberations next month, the United Nations Special Envoy for the country told the Security Council on Monday.
Syria, Iraq open border crossing along Euphrates river after IS defeat
Sep 30, 2019, at 04:17 pm
Al Bukamal, Syria, Sep 30 (Sputnik/UNI) Syria and Iraq have completed all preparations needed to reopen the border checkpoint between the towns of Al Bukamal and Qaim, a major crossing point that has been closed for years following the defeat of the Islamic State terrorist group (IS, banned in Russia), a Sputnik correspondent said on Monday.
Sep 29, 2019, at 10:50 pm
New York: Although terrorism is a “global nightmare which haunts everyone”, some countries have invested in terrorism as a tool to impose their “insidious agendas” on other nations, Syria’s Deputy Prime Minister Walid Al-Moualem told the UN General Assembly on Saturday.
Pedersen confirms Kurds represented in Syrian constitutional committee
Sep 29, 2019, at 08:41 pm
United Nations, Sep 29 (Sputnik/UNI) United Nations Special Envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen has confirmed to Sputnik that the Kurds will be part of the Syrian Constitutional Committee.
Russian court arrests 9 people for sponsoring IS terrorists in Syria, Iraq - Investigators
Sep 27, 2019, at 05:31 pm
Moscow, Sep 27 (Sputnik/UNI) A court in Moscow has arrested nine supporters of the Islamic State terrorist group (IS, banned in Russia) for sponsoring terrorists in Syria and Iraq, an aide to the head of the Russian Investigative Committee's Moscow department, Yulia Ivanova, said on Friday.
UN chief announces progress on committee to shape Syria's political future
Sep 24, 2019, at 10:22 am
New York: UN-led discussions to secure a peaceful future for the people of Syria have resulted in agreement by the country’s Government and opposition representatives to the formation of a new Constitutional Committee in a bid to end the “tragedy” of more than eight years of fighting, UN Secretary-General António Guterres announced on Monday.
Syrian air defenses destroy drone near capital
Sep 20, 2019, at 10:20 am
Damascus, Sept 20 (Xinhua/UNI) Syrian air defenses destroyed an unidentified drone near the capital Damascus on Thursday evening, state TV reported.
Security Council: Two draft resolutions, zero consensus on ceasefire in Syria’s Idlib
Sep 20, 2019, at 09:22 am
New York: The UN Security Council on Thursday failed to reach consensus on either of two competing resolutions on a cessation of hostilities in Idlib, Syria: the last province in the war-torn nation that is still largely held by rebel forces.
IDF says Iran-backed militias in Syria launched rockets toward Israel
Sep 09, 2019, at 05:16 pm
Cairo, Sept 9 (UNI) Iran-supported Shiite militias in Syria have launched several rockets toward Israel, but they failed to strike the Israeli territory, the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) said on Monday.
Crop yields are up in Syria, but higher prices still cause major strain: new UN report
Sep 06, 2019, at 10:18 am
New York: A new UN report on Thursday shows that while improved security and rainfall across Syria's farming areas have boosted the country’s harvests, higher prices mean that many citizens are still struggling to feed their families.
One killed, 11 injured in motorcycle explosion in North of Syria's Aleppo – Local Source
Sep 03, 2019, at 05:31 pm
Antakya, September 3 (Sputnik) One person was killed and 11 were injured in a motorcycle explosion in the city of Azaz north of Syria's Allepo, a local source told Sputnik on Tuesday.
Hospitals among seven health centres attacked in Syria’s north-east
Sep 03, 2019, at 10:00 am
New York, Sept 3 (IBNS): Seven health centres in Syria’s north-west have been reportedly attacked in recent days and two of them have been destroyed, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday.
Syrian army gains control over 10 villages east of Khan Sheikhoun - Military Source
Aug 30, 2019, at 05:46 pm
Damascus, Aug 30 (Sputnik) Syrian forces, as of Friday morning, have gained control over 10 villages located east of the already liberated town of Khan Sheikhoun in the province of Idlib, a Syrian military source told Sputnik.
Syrian forces gain control over three Hama district villages, Turkish observation post: Source
Aug 23, 2019, at 06:01 pm
Khan Sheikhoun, Aug 23 (Sputnik/UNI) Syrian forces have gained control over the villages of Morek, Lahaya, Maarkaba north of Hama and a Turkish observation post, a military source told Sputnik on Friday.
Syrian military liberates two Idlib villages after clashes with militants: Military Official
Aug 16, 2019, at 10:12 am
Damascus, Aug 16 (Sputnik/UNI) The Syrian military has liberated two villages in the south of the northwestern Idlib province after clashing with terrorists, a brigadier general of the Syrian Armed Forces told Sputnik.
Three more humanitarian workers killed in Syria, with civilian death toll ‘rising every day’
Aug 16, 2019, at 09:51 am
New York, Aug 16 (IBNS): An attack in the south of Syria’s restive Idlib province that led to the deaths of a paramedic, an ambulance driver and a rescue worker, were added to the grim total on Thursday of more than 500 civilian fatalities documented in the country by the United Nations, over the past three and a half months alone.
90 US troops arrive in Turkey to set up safe zone on Syrian border: Reports
Aug 12, 2019, at 08:21 pm
Ankara, Aug 12 (Sputnik) Some 90 US service personnel arrived in southern Turkey on Monday, days after the two allies agreed to set up a safe zone in northeastern Syria, Turkish media said.
In wake of ‘collapsed’ agreement, new wave of violence threatens millions in Syria’s Idlib
Aug 09, 2019, at 10:17 am
New York, Aug 9 (IBNS): Following the collapse of the latest truce in Idlib at the start of this week, the Senior Humanitarian Adviser to the UN’s Syria Envoy urged Member States on Thursday to increase their support for “critical humanitarian needs” in the country’s last opposition-held enclave.
Three civilians injured by motorbike explosion in Syria's Al Hasakah - Reports
Aug 04, 2019, at 05:20 pm
Beirut, Aug 4 (Sputnik/UNI) An explosives-laden motorbike detonated in Alnashwa district of the Syrian northeastern city of Al Hasakah, leaving at least three civilians injured, local media reported on Sunday.
US welcomes ceasefire in Syria's Idlib de-escalation zone: State Department
Aug 04, 2019, at 10:15 am
Washington, Aug 4 (Sputnik): The United States welcomed the ceasefire in Idlib de-escalation zone in northwestern Syria and called for action to end attacks on civilians and infrastructure, US State Department said in a statement on Saturday.
Several killed in munition explosion in Syrian air base
Aug 03, 2019, at 06:24 pm
Damascus, Aug 3 (Xinhua/UNI) Several Syrian soldiers were killed on Saturday by an explosion that rocked a Syrian air base in the central region, according to the state news agency SANA.
US may have to release 2,500 Islamic State prisoners to Europe: Trump
Aug 02, 2019, at 10:26 am
Washington, Aug 2 (Sputnik/UNI) The United States is prepared to dump up to 2,500 Islamic State terrorist group (IS) prisoners into the countries of Europe if those nations will not accept them voluntarily, President Donald Trump told reporters.
4 Syrian soldiers killed in landmine explosions in Sweida province
Jul 29, 2019, at 10:18 am
Damascus, July 29 (Xinhua/UNI) At least four Syrian soldiers were killed and nine others wounded on Sunday as a result of the explosion of landmines in the southern province of Sweida, a war monitor reported.
IS claims attack targeting Syrian government troops in Daraa
Jul 28, 2019, at 06:45 pm
Damascus, Jul 28 (Xinhua/UNI) The Islamic State (IS) extremist group late Saturday claimed responsibility for a suicide bomb attack targeting a Syrian army unit in the southern province of Daraa.
UN human rights chief fears world has grown numb to Syrian carnage
Jul 27, 2019, at 06:38 am
New York, July 27 (IBNS): The relentless campaign of airstrikes in Syria has been met with a “collective shrug,” the top United Nations human rights official said on Friday, denouncing the world’s apparent indifference to the mounting civilian casualties as a “failure of leadership” by the world’s most powerful countries.