Tag: War in Syria
Syria says ready to start rebel talks after alleged gas attack
BEIRUT: The Syrian government said it would start negotiations on Sunday with the rebel group Jaish al-Islam, hours after dozens of people were reportedly...
Turkey criticises United States over mixed messages on Syria
ISTANBUL: Turkey on Saturday criticised the United States over sending what it said were mixed messages on Syria, saying Washington was sowing confusion by...
New strikes pound Syria’s Ghouta after alleged gas attack
DOUMA: Fresh air strikes hit rebel-held areas of Syria's Eastern Ghouta on Sunday, a monitor said, after more than 80 people were killed in...
Turkey says 108 Kurdish militants ‘neutralised’ in past week
ANKARA: Some 108 Kurdish militants have been “neutralised” in operations targeting southeast Turkey and northern Iraq over the past week, Turkey’s armed forces said...
At least 70 reported dead in suspected Syria gas attack, Damascus...
BEIRUT: A chemical attack on a rebel-held town in eastern Ghouta killed dozens of people, a medical relief organisation and rescue workers said, and...
Lebanon urges donor support in Paris, France pledges 550 million euros
PARIS: Lebanon’s prime minister called for international help on Friday to cope with the impact of war in neighboring Syria, and France responded with...
Macron urges Putin to bring his influence to bear in Syria
PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron and Russia’s Vladimir Putin spoke by phone on Friday, with Macron calling on Russia to use its influence to...
Sryia Islamic State policy remains unchanged, says Pentagon
WASHINGTON: US military policy toward fighting Islamic State militants in Syria remains the same following discussions with President Donald Trump this week, and the...
Turkey jails pending trial nine students opposed to Afrin offensive: state...
ANKARA: A Turkish court on Tuesday jailed nine university students, pending trial, on a charge of spreading terrorist propaganda after they protested against Turkey’s...
Trump seeks Syria pullout as advisers warn of hard work ahead
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he wanted to “get out” of Syria but offered no timetable, as his advisers warned of...
Russia, Iran and Turkey struggle to find common ground on Syria
ANKARA: Three foreign powers who have shaped Syria’s civil war - Iran, Russia and Turkey - will discuss ways to wind down the fighting...
Russia, Assad give ultimatum to Syria rebels northeast of Damascus
BEIRUT: Syrian rebels in a besieged area northeast of Damascus have been told they must accept state rule or leave, a rebel group said...
40,000 civilians return to Eastern Ghouta: report
MOSCOW: Russia’s defence ministry said on Tuesday that more than 40,000 civilians who had fled Syria’s eastern Ghouta have returned, Interfax agency reported.
The government...
First buses with fighters from last Ghouta rebel bastion head north:...
BEIRUT: Two buses carrying the first group of Jaish al-Islam fighters and their families on Monday left the city of Douma, the last rebel...
US Republican senator Graham warns against Syria troop withdrawal
WASHINGTON: A senior Republican senator on Sunday warned US President Donald Trump against pulling US troops from Syria, saying it would lead to a...
Syrian rebels begin to leave last bastion in eastern Ghouta: state...
AMMAN: The first fighters from the last rebel bastion in eastern Ghouta left on Sunday for insurgent-held territory in the country’s northwest, state media...
Deal reached in rebel held Douma to evacuate wounded to northern...
AMMAN: Negotiators in the last rebel-held bastion in Syria’s eastern Ghouta reached a deal on Saturday with the Russian side to evacuate the wounded...
