Tag: Syria
German parliament approves military action in Syria against Islamic State
Lawmakers approved Friday plans for Germany to take on a direct role in the battle against the Islamic State group in Syria, answering France’s...
British bombers make first air strikes on Syria after UK parliament...
British bombers made their first strikes on Syria on Thursday, just hours after Britain’s parliament voted to target Islamic State (IS) targets in Syria,...
French FM plays down talk of working with Syria regime
Working with the Syrian army to fight the Islamic State (IS) group is not on the cards until President Bashar al Assad has been...
Turkey sends corpse of shot down pilot back to Russia: Reports
Turkey on Monday sent back to Russia the corpse of a pilot killed when his plane was shot down by the Turkish air force...
Thousands march against Spanish involvement in Syria
Several thousand people marched Saturday in Madrid against Spanish involvement in the Syrian conflict as Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy, facing December general elections, stressed...
Obama offers conditional support to Russian actions in Syria
After a meeting with French President Francois Hollande at the White House on Tuesday, US President Barack Obama said he could work with Russia...
Russia says won’t go to war with Turkey over jet downing
Russian FM Lavrov says attack on fighter jet appeared to be ‘planned provocation, Moscow would ‘seriously reevaluate’ ties with Ankara
Turkey downs Russian warplane near Syria border, Moscow denies airspace violation
Turkish fighter jets shot down a Russian warplane near the Syrian border on Tuesday after repeated warnings over air space violations, but Moscow said...
Syria no breeding ground for IS: Assad
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said Wednesday his country was not a breeding ground for the self-styled Islamic State (IS) group, blaming the creation of...
Russia steps up Syria air strikes, fires cruise missiles after bomb...
Vladimir Putin was told Russia had stepped up air strikes against religious militants in Syria with long-range bombers and cruise missiles after the Kremlin...
Next Vienna talks must identify ‘terrorist groups’ in Syria: Iran
The next meeting in Vienna on the Syrian conflict must draw up a list of “terrorist groups”, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said...
Obama says Syria deployment doesn’t break no ‘boots on ground’
President Barack Obama said on Monday the planned deployment of dozens of United States (US) special forces to Syria to advise opposition forces fighting...
Not breaking “no boots on ground” promise: Obama defends planned deployment...
President Barack Obama said on Monday that plans to deploy special forces to Syria was to "advise opposition forces fighting self-styled Islamic State (IS)"....
Fresh elections needed in Syria, says Iran’s Khamenei
Iran's supreme leader dismissed Sunday the chances of foreign countries bartering a deal over Syria's future, suggesting they should focus on securing a halt...
US, Russia, 15 other states propose Damascus-rebel talks
The United States, Russia and more than a dozen other nations directed the UN on Friday to start a new diplomatic process between Syria’s...
US to send special forces to Syria
President Barack Obama has authorized the first sustained deployment of US special forces to Syria, officials said Friday, easing his long-standing refusal to put...
Little outcry as hospitals bombed in Syria, Yemen
The first missile slammed into the field hospital in the rebel-held Syrian town of Sarmeen, killing a physiotherapist inside. Five minutes later, the aircraft...
