syria
German far-right AfD politicians travel to Syria in effort to send back refugees
World
March 7, 2018
German far-right AfD politicians travel to Syria in effort to send back refugees
Citing a lack of trust in media coverage, AfD parliamentarians have gone to Syria to assess the security situation for…
Turkey, Russia and Iran to hold summit on Syria in April: spokesman
Middle East
March 7, 2018
Turkey, Russia and Iran to hold summit on Syria in April: spokesman
Turkey, Russia and Iran will hold a summit in April to discuss Syria and potential steps in the region, the…
Russian plane crash in Syria kills 39 servicemen
Middle East
March 7, 2018
Russian plane crash in Syria kills 39 servicemen
A Russian military cargo plane crashed near an air base in Syria on Tuesday, killing all 39 Russian servicemen on…
Russia and US air strikes caused mass civilian deaths in Syria: UN
Middle East
March 6, 2018
Russia and US air strikes caused mass civilian deaths in Syria: UN
Air strikes by Russia and a US-led coalition killed civilians in Syria on a large scale last year, while the…
US-backed Syria force to redeploy 1,700 from IS fight to Afrin
Middle East
March 6, 2018
US-backed Syria force to redeploy 1,700 from IS fight to Afrin
A US-backed alliance of Syrian forces announced on Tuesday it would redeploy around 1,700 fighters from front lines against the…
Turkey plans camps for displaced in north Syria
Middle East
March 6, 2018
Turkey plans camps for displaced in north Syria
Turkey’s Foreign Ministry says the country plans to establish camps in nine locations in northern Syria to house people displaced…
Aid convoy quits Syria enclave as regime presses onslaught
Middle East
March 6, 2018
Aid convoy quits Syria enclave as regime presses onslaught
An international convoy has cut short its mission to Syria’s rebel enclave of Eastern Ghouta after delivering desperately needed aid…
Aid convoy headed to besieged rebel-held Damascus suburbs
Middle East
March 5, 2018
Aid convoy headed to besieged rebel-held Damascus suburbs
Desperate for food and basic medicines, many of the besieged and bombarded Syrian civilians in Damascus’ eastern suburbs of Ghouta…
Syria’s Assad says Ghouta campaign must go on
Middle East
March 5, 2018
Syria’s Assad says Ghouta campaign must go on
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said Sunday his forces must push on with their campaign to retake the besieged enclave of…
US embassy in Ankara says will be closed on Monday due to security threat
Middle East
March 5, 2018
US embassy in Ankara says will be closed on Monday due to security threat
The US embassy in Turkey’s capital Ankara will be closed to the public on Monday due to a security threat…