Syria's Assad hints at CIA role in death of White Helmets co-founder Le Mesurier
Nov 15, 2019, at 10:24 am
Damascus/Sputnik/UNI: Syrian President Bashar Assad has suggested that whichever intelligence agency had killed White Helmets co-founder James Le Mesurier, the US Central Intelligence Agency was the one pulling the strings.
Rocket blast kills child in Syria’s Aleppo – Russian Military
Nov 13, 2019, at 10:33 am
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: A child has been killed by rocket fire in the northwestern Syrian city of Aleppo, the head of the Russian Defence Ministry’s Syria reconciliation center said Tuesday.
Assad says top US officials admitted supporting Al-Qaeda, making it proxy in Syrian war
Nov 11, 2019, at 05:36 pm
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: Top government officials in the United States admitted long ago their support of al-Qaeda terrorist organization (banned in Russia), which has grown to be a US proxy in its fight against other countries, Syrian President Bashar Assad said in an interview with the RT broadcaster.
Over 800 Syrians return home from Jordan, Lebanon over past 24 hours: Russian Military
Nov 10, 2019, at 04:43 pm
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: More than 800 Syrian refugees have returned to their home country from neighboring Jordan and Lebanon over the past 24 hours, the Russian Defense Ministry's Center for Reconciliation of Opposing Sides and Refugee Migration Monitoring said on Sunday.
Hundreds of thousands of civilians at risk in Syria amid ongoing violence in northeast and northwest
Nov 09, 2019, at 09:12 am
New York/IBNS: Almost daily violence targeting built-up areas and health facilities in Syria continues to threaten the lives of civilians there, UN rights experts and humanitarians said on Friday.
One killed in militant shelling of Syria's northwestern city of Aleppo - Reports
Nov 07, 2019, at 08:51 am
Damascus/Sputnik/UNI: Militants have shelled several districts of Syria's northwestern city of Aleppo, national media reported, adding that one civilian was killed and several others were injured in the attack.
IS militants flee Syria to uncontrolled mountainous areas in northern Iraq - Reports
Nov 05, 2019, at 05:20 pm
Moscow, Nov 5 (Sputnik/UNI) Militants of the Islamic State terrorist group (IS, banned in Russia) are fleeing Syria and moving to ungoverned areas in northern Iraq, media reported, citing US military and commanders of the Kurdish Peshmerga forces in the region, who also hint at the threat of the re-emergence of the self-proclaimed "caliphate."
US military convoy came under fire in Syria, patrol untouched - CENTCOM to Sputnik
Nov 04, 2019, at 04:17 pm
Washington/Sputnik/uni: A US military convoy in northeastern Syria has come under fire from local Turkey-backed radicals but was not hit, a representative of the Central Command (CENTCOM) of the United States told Sputnik on Monday.
Top UN Syria envoy hails ‘impressive’ start to historic talks in Geneva
Nov 02, 2019, at 07:19 am
New York/IBNS: UN-brokered face-to-face talks between the Syrian Government and opposition – the first to take place in nearly nine years of fighting – to draft a new constitution for the country, will continue into next week, the UN’s Special Envoy for Syria, Geir Pedersen, said on Friday.
UN Security Council may address issue of escaped IS fighters in November - President
Nov 02, 2019, at 01:44 am
New York/Sputnik:The UN Security Council is expected to address the problem of Islamic State (banned in Russia) terrorists who escaped from detention during the Turkish operation in northern Syria, UK Ambassador to the United Nations Karen Pierce said in a press briefing on Friday.
Assad warns of war if political means fail to secure Turkey's pullout from N Syria
Nov 01, 2019, at 10:22 am
Damascus/Xinhua/UNI: Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has warned that war would be the only option if political means fail to secure Turkey's troop pullout from northern Syria.
Nov 01, 2019, at 09:56 am
New York/IBNS: Mediation is “one of our most important tools to reduce and end conflict”, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres told the sixth Istanbul Mediation Conference, in the Turkish capital on Thursday.
‘Historic’ new Syria talks should focus on relief for war-weary civilians, says UN negotiator
Oct 31, 2019, at 01:13 pm
New York/IBNS: Work on drafting a new foundational text for war-torn Syria officially began at the UN in Geneva on Wednesday with representatives from the Syrian Government and opposition sitting face to face and preparing to discuss the country’s future for the first time in the nearly nine-year conflict.
US House of Representatives passes bill sanctioning Turkey over Syria
Oct 30, 2019, at 10:20 am
Washington/Xinhua/UNI: US House of Representatives on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved a bill aimed at slapping sanctions on Turkey over its military offensive in northern Syria.
Nearly 700 Syrians return home from Jordan, Lebanon over past 24 hours - Russian Military
Oct 29, 2019, at 04:37 pm
Moscow, Oct 29 (Sputnik) Nearly 700 Syrian refugees have returned to their home country from Lebanon and Jordan over the past 24 hours, the Russian Defense Ministry said Tuesday.
United Nations unable to verify Baghdadi’s death - Spokesman
Oct 28, 2019, at 11:32 pm
United Nations/ Sputnik/UNI: The United Nations cannot verify the credibility of the United States’ statement announcing the death of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader of the Islamic State terror group (banned in Russia), and believes that such information has to be confirmed by the various authorities on the ground, UN spokesperson Farhan Haq said in a press briefing on Monday.
Syrian troops foil Militant plot to lay mines on Aid Route: Military
Oct 26, 2019, at 07:26 am
Moscow/ Sputnik/UNI: Syrian government forces killed a militant sabotage group that tried to lay mines on a road in western Hama province used by humanitarian convoys, the Russian Defense Ministry said Friday.
Security Council: UN welcomes efforts to de-escalate crisis in northeast Syria
Oct 25, 2019, at 10:21 am
New York: The United Nations welcomes efforts to de-escalate the crisis in northeastern Syria in the wake of Turkey’s incursion, a senior official with responsibility for the region told the Security Council on Thursday.
About 300 additional Russian military police arrive in Syria: Defence Ministry
Oct 25, 2019, at 09:00 am
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: Some 300 Russian military police personnel have arrived in Syria to help pullout Kurdish militia from the border with Turkey, the Russian Defense Ministry said Friday.
Nearly 180,000 displaced by northeast Syria fighting as needs multiply: UN refugee agency
Oct 23, 2019, at 10:46 am
New York: After nearly two weeks of fighting in northeast Syria, the UN’s humanitarian wing has estimated that around 180,000 have been forced to leave their homes or shelters, including 80,000 children, all in desperate need of humanitarian assistance.
Iraqi joint operations command calls on US troops withdrawn from Syria to leave Iraq
Oct 22, 2019, at 05:19 pm
Damascus, Oct 22 (Sputnik/UNI) The Joint Operations Command of the Iraqi Armed Forces has called on US troops that have been withdrawn from northeastern Syria to leave the Iraqi territory, as only transit has been authorized.
Trump’s readiness to strike Turkey amid Syria tensions ‘unprecedented’ - Russian Lawmaker
Oct 22, 2019, at 10:26 am
Moscow (Sputnik/UNI) The readiness of US President Donald Trump to strike Turkey, a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), amid current tensions over Turkey's operation in Northern Syria, is "unprecedented," member of the Russian parliament's upper house Alexei Pushkov said.
US troops withdrawing from Syria to western Iraq, says Pentagon chief
Oct 21, 2019, at 10:30 am
Washington (Xinhua/UNI) US Defense Secretary Mark Esper said roughly 1,000 US troops withdrawing from the northeastern Syria will be repositioned into western Iraq, according to a transcript released by the Pentagon on Sunday.
Donald Trump leans toward leaving about 200 US special forces in eastern Syria - Reports
Oct 21, 2019, at 10:15 am
Moscow (Sputnik/UNI) US President Donald Trump is in favor of keeping a small contingent of US troops in eastern Syria to fight the Islamic State terror group (banned in Russia), US media reported, citing a senior US official.
Turkish military accuses Kurdish forces of violating ceasefire in Northern Syria
Oct 19, 2019, at 05:51 pm
Moscow (Sputnik/UNI) The Turkish Armed Forces accused on Saturday Kurdish militia of violating the 120-hour ceasefire agreement in the "safe zone" along the Turkish-Syrian border.
Trump must be on alert for 'false flag' operation in Syria - Ex-Pentagon adviser
Oct 19, 2019, at 07:43 am
Washington (Sputnik/UNI) Elements within or tied to the US foreign policy establishment could try to engineer a false flag operation in Syria to sabotage President Donald Trump’s exit plan along with reelection prospects, former Pentagon adviser Karen Kwiatkowski told Sputnik.
Amid ongoing fighting in northeast Syria, hundreds cross Iraqi border in search of safety
Oct 18, 2019, at 11:59 pm
New York: Shelling and clashes in northern Syria on the border with Turkey continue to cause hundreds of people to flee, the UN said on Friday, despite a cessation of hostilities deal between Turkish forces and Syrian-backed Kurdish military.
Kurdish withdrawal: Turkey to suspend Syria offensive
Oct 18, 2019, at 10:29 am
Ankara: Giving an opportunity to Kurdish-led forces withdraw, Turkey has agreed to a ceasefire, media reports said on Friday.
Pompeo says asked Turkey to return to dialogue with US on security in Northeast Syria
Oct 17, 2019, at 09:13 am
Washington (Sputnik/UNI) US Secretary Of State Mime Pompeo said in a statement that he urged Turkey to get back to dialogue with the United States on security on northeast Syria.
Iraq detains several IS members who fled from Syria – Defence Minister
Oct 17, 2019, at 09:03 am
Damascus (Sputnik/UNI) Iraqi Defence Minister Najah Hassan Ali Shammari said on Thursday the country's authorities had detained several members of the Islamic State terror group (IS, banned in Russia) who fled from Syria.