Tag: Syria
Turkey promises ‘safe zones’ in Kurdish-held parts of Syria
ISTANBUL: Turkey said Sunday it would take steps to create "safe zones" across northern Syria, including in areas held by Syrian Kurdish fighters who...
Turkey hopes no more blood will be shed in Syria: FM
ISTANBUL: Turkey hopes for stability in Syria and wants no more blood to be shed there, the Turkish foreign minister said on Tuesday, a...
Afghan conflict could be deadlier than Syria in 2018: analysts
KABUL: The Afghan conflict could overtake Syria as the deadliest conflict in the world this year, analysts say, as violence surges 17 years after...
Syria and Jordan begin talks on opening vital border crossing
AMMAN: Jordan and Syria held their first technical talks on opening a major border crossing in southern Syria that was recaptured from the opposition...
US-backed group in last push to defeat IS in northeast Syria
BEIRUT: A US-backed Syrian fighting force said Tuesday it has begun the final stage of its campaign to clear Islamic State group militants from...
IS ambush kills 21 regime fighters in southern Syria
BEIRUT: An ambush by the Islamic State jihadist group has killed 21 regime fighters in Syria's southern province of Sweida, a Britain-based war monitor...
Germany in talks with allies on possible military deployment in Syria
BERLIN: The German government said on Monday it was in talks with its allies about a possible military deployment in Syria, prompting a sharp...
France ready to strike Syria if chemical weapons used, says army...
PARIS: France's top military official said on Thursday his forces were prepared to carry out strikes on Syrian targets if chemical weapons were used...
UN sees ‘moment of truth’ for Syria political process
GENEVA: Talks between major powers this month on setting up a committee to lead constitutional reform in Syria will be a "moment of truth"...
Syria strike kills 8 pro-regime fighters
BEIRUT: An air strike near a US base in southeastern Syria has killed at least eight pro-government fighters, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights...
Russia says Syria has right to chase rebels out of Idlib
MOSCOW: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Friday the Syrian government had every right to chase militants out of the rebel-held enclave of...
Syria rebels destroy bridges in anticipation of offensive
BEIRUT: Syrian opposition fighters blew up bridges Friday linking areas they control to government-held territories in northwestern Syria in anticipation of a military offensive...
UN asks Russia, Iran to defeat terrorists in Idlib but not...
GENEVA: The United Nations called on Russia, Iran and Turkey on Thursday to forestall a battle in Syria's Idlib province which would affect millions...
Russia says sees signs US preparing for possible strike on Syria
MOSCOW: The Russian Ministry of Defence said on Monday it had noticed Washington was building up its military forces in the Middle East in...
West is obstructing aid to Syria, return of refugees: Russian FM
MOSCOW: Russia lashed out at Western countries on Monday, accusing them of blocking UN aid for Syria's reconstruction and trying to prevent the return...
US suspends financing for Syria stabilisation projects
WASHINGTON: The United States said Friday it is suspending $230 million budgeted for stabilisation projects in Syria, citing the aid pledged by other partners...
Iraqi warplanes hit IS targets in Syria, kill 28
IRBIL: Iraqi security officials say Iraq's air force carried out two airstrikes targeting Islamic State group inside Syria, killing at least 28 IS militants.
They...
