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Erdogan says situation calm in Syria's Idlib after attack on Turkey's observation post

Jun 29, 2019, at 05:29 pm

Osaka, Jun 29 (Sputnik/UNI) Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday that the situation in the northwestern Syrian province of Idlib was calm after the recent attack on Turkey's observation post, expressing hope that similar attacks would not take place again.

Syria: Ease suffering, save lives, UN Emergency Relief Coordinator tells Security Council

Jun 26, 2019, at 10:08 am

New York, June 26 (IBNS): “Week after week, month after month, year after year”, the Security Council has been briefed on Syria’s humanitarian suffering, and on Tuesday, the UN’s Emergency Relief Coordinator once again described “the latest horror facing civilians”, pleading for greater humanitarian access.

Two wounded in motorcycle explosion in Syria's Qamishli

Jun 24, 2019, at 09:51 am

Damascus, Jun 24 (Xinhua/UNI) At least two people were wounded on Sunday by the explosion of a motorcycle in Syria's northeastern city of Qamishli, state news agency SANA reported.

Syrian airstrikes target rebel-held areas in Idlib

Jun 22, 2019, at 04:01 pm

Damascus, Jun 22 (Xinhua/UNI) Syrian airstrikes targeted rebel-held areas in the Idlib province in northwestern Syria on Saturday, as part of a military showdown that has been dragging on in that area for 54 days, a war monitor said.

Syria: ‘Deplorable’ violence in Idlib against civilians, humanitarian workers must ‘stop immediately’: UN Coordinator

Jun 22, 2019, at 07:17 am

New York, June 22 (IBNS): Acts of violence against civilians, humanitarian workers and civilian infrastructure in Idlib are “deplorable”, the United Nations Regional Humanitarian Coordinator for the Syria Crisis said on Friday, condemning them “in the strongest terms”.  

Russia registers nine ceasefire breaches in Syria over past 24 hours: Defense Ministry

Jun 19, 2019, at 05:36 pm

Moscow, Jun 19 (Sputnik/UNI) The Russian side of the Russian-Turkish commission monitoring the implementation of the Syrian truce has registered 9 cases of ceasefire violation in Syria over the past 24 hours, while the Turkish side has recorded 13 ceasefire breaches, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Wednesday.

Syria: Humanitarian disaster in Idlib ‘unfolding before our eyes’ says top UN relief official

Jun 19, 2019, at 10:19 am

New York, June 19 (IBNS): Unabating violence, destruction and a downward sprial in overall conditions for the desperate people trapped in north-western Syria’s Idlib were in the spotlight as the United Nations Emergency Relief Coordinator told the Security Council on Tuesday that “we are faced with a humanitarian disaster unfolding before our eyes”.

Syria: Explosion reported in Qamishli

Jun 17, 2019, at 06:40 pm

Damascus, Jun 17 (Xinhua): An explosion was reported in Syria's northeastern city of Qamishli Monday, with losses unknown, state news agency SANA reported.

Lebanon's security forces arrest 2 Syrians over planning terrorist attacks

Jun 17, 2019, at 05:33 pm

Beirut, June 17 (Xinhua/UNI) Lebanon's Internal Security forces arrested in Southern Lebanon on Monday two Syrian nationals belonging to the Islamic State (IS) militant group and planning for future terrorist attacks in churches in the country.

Nearly 1,500 Syrians return home from abroad in past 24 hours – Russian Defence Ministry

Jun 15, 2019, at 05:35 pm

Moscow, Jun 15 (Sputnik) Nearly 1,500 Syrian refugees have returned to their home country from Jordan and Lebanon over the past 24 hours, the Russian Defence Ministry's Center for the Reception, Allocation and Accommodation of Refugees said on Saturday.

Turkish forces bring in military units to north Syria

Jun 15, 2019, at 05:31 pm

Damascus, Jun 15 (Xinhua/UNI) The Turkish forces brought in military units to observation points it maintains in northern Syria on Saturday, a war monitor reported.

Syria's air defences intercept Israeli attack in Daraa

Jun 12, 2019, at 05:33 pm

Damascus, Jun 12 (Xinhua/UNI) Syria's air defenses intercepted Israeli missile attack before day break on Wednesday in the southern province of Daraa, state news agency SANA reported.

Vital food crops destroyed in Syria amid upsurge in fighting across Idlib, Hama

Jun 05, 2019, at 08:55 am

New York, June 5 (IBNS): Thousands of acres of crops have been destroyed in Syria’s Idlib and north Hama provinces amid ongoing deadly violence, the World Food Programme (WFP) said on Tuesday, in a call to the warring parties to stop using food security to hold people “hostage”.

Israel conducts missile attack targeting Syrian T-4 Airfield, one person killed

Jun 03, 2019, at 10:13 am

Damascus, Jun 3 (Sputnik/UNI) An Israeli missile attack targeting the T-4 airfield in the Syrian province of Homs left one person killed and another two wounded, a Syrian military source told Sputnik on Monday.

Syria: Thousands of children ‘hemmed in’ by ‘brutal and gratuitous’ spike in violence

May 31, 2019, at 09:26 am

New York, May 31 (IBNS): A marked escalation in fighting has put tens of thousands of children in northwest Syria at “imminent risk of injury, death and displacement”, the United Nations Children’s Fund’s (UNICEF) chief warned on Thursday.

Eight years in, Syria still embroiled in conflict ‘that no longer sparks outrage’, Security Council hears

May 29, 2019, at 08:52 am

New York, May 29 (IBNS): After eight years of deadly air strikes and terrorist attacks that have left hundreds of thousands of Syrians dead and millions of others injured, United Nations Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator Ursula Mueller asked the Security Council on Tuesday, the hard-hitting question: “Can’t this Council take any concrete action when attacks on schools and hospitals have become a war tactic that no longer sparks outrage”?

Syrian militants damage power plant in Syria's Hama in drone attack

May 23, 2019, at 07:40 am

Damascus, May 23 (Sputnik/UNI) Syrian militants attacked Al-Zara power plant in the southern countryside of Hama province with a drone on Wednesday, dealing serious damage to the facility, the Syrian state television reported.

Militants attacked settlements in three Syrian provinces in past 24 hours : Russian Military

May 23, 2019, at 07:32 am

Moscow, May 23 (Sputnik/UNI) Militants have violated the ceasefire in the Syrian provinces of Aleppo, Hama and Latakia over the past 24 hours, the head of the Russian Defense Ministry's Center for Syrian Reconciliation, Maj. Gen. Viktor Kupchishin, said on Wednesday.

Over 950 Syrians return home from Jordan, Lebanon over past 24 hours : Russian Military

May 19, 2019, at 03:32 pm

Moscow, May 19 (Sputnik/UNI) More than 950 Syrian refugees have returned to their home country from neighboring Jordan and Lebanon over the past 24 hours, the Russian Defence Ministry's Center for Reconciliation of Opposing Sides and Refugee Migration Monitoring said on Sunday.

Russia registers 14 truce breaches in Syria over past 24 hours - Russian Military

May 19, 2019, at 03:06 pm

Moscow, May 19 (Sputnik/UNI) The Russian side of the Russian-Turkish commission monitoring the implementation of the Syrian ceasefire registered 14 truce breaches in the country over the past 24 hours, while the Turkish side recorded nine ceasefire violations, the Russian Defense Ministry's Center for Reconciliation of Opposing Sides in Syria said on Sunday.

Risk grows of ‘catastrophic humanitarian fallout’ in Syria’s Idlib, where 3 million are trapped: top UN officials urge unity in Security Council

May 18, 2019, at 06:26 am

New York, May 18 (IBNS): The UN’s Political and Humanitarian Affairs chiefs on Friday called on the Security Council to unite in support of an immediate de-escalation of fighting around Syria’s Idlib province, and work towards an enduring political solution on behalf of the Syrian people.

‘Starvation’ now a reality for displaced Syrians stranded in camp near Jordanian border

May 17, 2019, at 08:51 am

New York, May 17 (IBNS): Starvation “is already starting” in a camp for displaced people in south-east Syria, a senior UN official said on Thursday, while condemning ongoing airstrikes and retaliatory shelling in opposition-held territories in the north-west.

Militants shelled 9 settlements in 2 Syrian provinces over past 24 hours : Russian Military

May 15, 2019, at 10:02 am

Moscow, May 15 (Sputnik/UNI) Militants attacked nine settlements in the Syrian provinces of Latakia and Hama over the past 24 hours, the Russian center for Syrian reconciliation said on Tuesday.

Militants attacked 4 settlements in Syria's Latakia in past 24 hours : Russian Military

May 13, 2019, at 09:01 am

Moscow, May 13 (Sputnik/UNI) Militants have attacked four settlements in the Syrian province of Latakia over the past 24 hours, the head of the Russian Defence Ministry's Center for Syrian Reconciliation, Maj Gen Viktor Kupchishin said on Sunday.

Rebels' shelling kills three children in Syria's Hama

May 12, 2019, at 11:07 pm

Damascus, May 12 (Xinhua/UNI) At least three children were killed on Sunday by rebels' shelling on a town in Hama Province in central Syria, state news agency SANA reported.

Syrian army liberates 3 more villages from Nusra terrorists: Reports

May 12, 2019, at 07:25 am

Damascus, May 12 (Sputnik/UNI) The Syrian army liberated three more villages on the border with Idlib Province from militants of the Nusra Front terrorist group (banned in Russia), Lebanese broadcaster Al Mayadeen reported on Saturday.

Heavy airstrikes, shelling target rebel positions in Syria's Hama, Idlib

May 11, 2019, at 04:46 pm

Damascus, May 11 (Xinhua/UNI) Heavy airstrikes and shelling targeted rebel positions in the northern countryside of Hama province and the nearby countryside of Idlib province on Saturday as part of an ongoing Russian-backed campaign, a war monitor reported.

Escalation in Syria fighting cause for ‘great concern’ says UN chief, dozens more civilians dead or injured

May 08, 2019, at 08:38 am

New York, May 8 (IBNS): UN chief António Guterres has said that he’s following “with great concern” intensifying clashes in north-western Syria that have claimed yet more civilian lives and displaced thousands in recent days.

Russia records 2 ceasefire violations in Syria over past 24 hours: Defence Ministry

May 05, 2019, at 03:03 pm

Moscow, May 5 (Sputnik): The Russian side of the Russian-Turkish commission monitoring the implementation of the Syrian ceasefire registered two truce breaches in Syria over the past 24 hours, while the Turkish side recorded four ceasefire violations, the Russian Defence Ministry's Center for Reconciliation of Opposing Sides in Syria said on Sunday.

Grave concern over escalating humanitarian crisis, casualties, displacement across northwest Syria: UN

May 03, 2019, at 10:12 am

New York, May 3 (IBNS): The UN has said it is “gravely concerned” over reports of a worsening humanitarian situation facing civilians across northwest Syria, with rising casualties, and “waves of displacement” due to intensifying conflict.