Russia has moved an array of S-300 anti-aircraft missiles from Syria to a Russian port near Crimea, according to an Israeli satellite imaging service, in an apparent bid to bolster its air defenses in its war with Ukraine, Reuters reports. ImageSat International (ISI) recorded photos showing the presence of the S-300 anti-aircraft array in Masyaf, […]
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Israel has bombed 64 targets in Syria so far this year
Israel’s armed forces have hit 64 military targets in Syria in 2022, killing 45 soldiers or fighters close to the Damascus regime, a non-governmental organization said on Sunday. Another 57 people were injured in 21 Israeli airstrikes or missile strikes on Syrian territory, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. The NGO, which is based […]
Major diplomatic victory: Assad found himself with the ‘upper hand’ against Erdogan
At first glance, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, an Islamist and nationalist, has little in common with Dou Perincek, a mischievous socialist, Eurasianist and militant secularist and Kemalist. But Erdogan is asking Perincek — a man with a world of contacts in Russia, China, Iran and Syria, whose conspiratorial worldview identifies the United States as […]
US forces killed four pro-Iranian fighters in eastern Syria
The US military said today it had killed four members of armed groups linked to Iran in eastern Syria in response to rockets fired by those groups, injuring several US soldiers in the area. “Over the past 24 hours, in response to yesterday’s rocket attacks at the Conoco and Green Village sites, US forces engaged […]
Syria: Three American soldiers were injured by the attack of pro-Iranian fighters
Three American soldiers were slightly injured in a rocket attack launched by pro-Iranian fighters in Syria on Wednesday, the US Central Command (USCENTCOM) announced in the Middle East region. According to USCENTCOM, militants launched a rocket attack on two locations in Syria, prompting a response from the US armed forces. Helicopters killed two or three […]
Iran: Denies any connection with the targets hit by the US in Syria
Iran has denied having anything to do with the facilities targeted by the United States in Syria, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanani said today, according to the ministry’s Telegram channel. Yesterday, Tuesday, the US military announced that it struck in Deir al-Zor, Syria, infrastructure facilities used by organizations linked to Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guard […]
The US bombed Iranian targets in Syria
The US military announced yesterday that it had carried out a bombardment in Syria’s Deir al-Zor province against infrastructure used by armed groups linked to Iran’s Revolutionary Guards (IRGC). The US Central Command said in a statement that such bombings are aimed at protecting US military forces from possible attacks against them by armed groups […]
Cavusoglu: Turkey does not set conditions for talks with Assad’s Syria
Turkish diplomacy continues along the lines of creating channels with the Syrian regime Assad, with new statements by Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu on Tuesday morning. More specifically, the Turkish Minister of Foreign Affairs stated that the Intelligence services of the two countries are in contact, as well as that Ankara does not set prerequisites […]
Washington expressed its concern over the heightened situation on the Turkey-Syria border
Washington is asking “all sides to observe the ceasefire” on the border between Syria and Turkey, the State Department said Monday, days after an increase in shelling in the region that killed at least 21 civilians, including them and children. “The United States is deeply concerned about the recent attacks along Syria’s northern border and […]
Syria shift: Erdogan finally confirms rumors and angers jihadists
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan came after the usual “rabbits” to confirm the rumours, as he called for better ties with Syria, at a time when Ankara appears to be changing its attitude towards the government of Bashar al-Assad. “We must make progress with Syria. With these steps we will spoil many games in the […]