Tag: Syria
Priority of any Syria ground op must be IS: Saudi minister
Any participation by Saudi forces in a US-led ground operation in Syria would focus on fighting the Islamic State group not President Bashar al-Assad,...
Not part of 34-country grand bloc against terror yet: Sartaj Aziz
Advisor to Prime Minister (PM) Nawaz Sharif on National Security and Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz has said that the country has neither signed an...
Kurds’ advance in Syria divides US and Turkey as Russia bombs
The rapid advance of U.S.-backed Kurdish fighters in northern Syria, taking advantage of Russian air strikes to seize territory near the Turkish border, has...
Air strikes hit MSF-backed hospital in Syria, 9 dead
Suspected Russian air strikes hit a hospital supported by Doctors Without Borders (MSF) in Syria on Monday, killing nine people including a child, the...
World powers agree on ‘cessation of hostilities’ in Syria
World powers on Friday agreed on an ambitious plan to cease hostilities in war-wracked Syria within a week and dramatically ramp up humanitarian access...
Saudi Arabia says ready to send forces to Syria if coalition...
Saudi Arabia would be willing to commit special forces to Syria should the international coalition decide to deploy ground troops against Islamic State, the...
10 killed by car bomb in Syria’s Damascus
A car bomb driven by a suicide attacker exploded Tuesday near a police officers' club in the Syrian capital Damascus, killing at least 10...
Merkel criticizes Russia over Syria bombing that forces thousands to flee
German Chancellor Angela Merkel criticized Russia on Monday for bombings in Syria that have forced tens of thousands of civilians to flee, suggesting they...
Migrants’ boat capsizes off Turkish coast, 22 drown
Twenty-two migrants drowned when the boat carrying them capsized off Turkey’s Aegean coast in the Edremit area of Balikesir province on Monday as they...
UAE says ready to send ground troops to Syria
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) said on Sunday it was ready to send ground troops to Syria as part of an international coalition to...
Russia must stop bombing women, children in Syria: Kerry
US Secretary of State John Kerry urged Russia Friday to implement a ceasefire in Syria, saying its bombing campaign was killing women and children...
Syria says any foreign troops would return ‘in coffins’
Iran mocks Saudi offer to send ground troops to Syria
Syria’s foreign minister warned Saturday that Saudi or other foreign troops entering his country would...
France claims destruction of Islamic State training camp in Syria
France has destroyed an Islamic State training camp in a joint raid with coalition partners, the defence ministry said Thursday.
The air raid took place...
UN tries to breathe life into Syria talks, but fighting rages...
The United Nations struggled to save Syrian peace talks as Damascus and its Russian allies seized territory in fierce fighting and rifts widened among...
Russia’s military says Turkey’s airspace violation claim a ‘provocation’
Turkey’s allegations that a Russian warplane violated its airspace are not backed by any factual data and are a premeditated provocation, Russia’s Defence Ministry...
16 more starve to death in Syria’s besieged Madaya: MSF
At least 16 more people have died of starvation in the besieged Syrian town of Madaya since an aid convoy entered earlier this month,...
Iran coerces Afghans to fight in Syria: HRW
Iran's Revolutionary Guards has recruited thousands of Afghans, some by coercion, to fight in Syria's war alongside forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad, Human...
