Turkish forces evacuated two bases in the western countryside of Tal Abyad, in the northern countryside of Raqqa, in northern Syria, sources in the pan-Arab media Asharq Al-Awsat revealed. The forces withdrew from their military bases in the villages of Harekli and Tannouz. The withdrawal, according to the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, was […]
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Russia has called on Turkey not to ‘destabilize’ Syria with an invasion
The Kremlin has called on Ankara not to “destabilize” Syria by conducting a new military operation there, ahead of talks due to be held in Russia today between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. “Turkey has legitimate concerns, which we certainly take into account. But it is very important not to […]
Syria: At least 17 dead in clashes in Sweida province
At least 17 people were killed and dozens wounded in Syria’s Sweida province in clashes between armed residents and factions linked to state security services, activists said and local media reported today. The predominantly Druze province has remained largely unscathed by the bloody conflict that has engulfed the rest of the country since 2011, but […]
Syria: 10 dead in clashes between supporters and opponents of the regime
At least 10 gunmen were killed on Tuesday during clashes between pro- and anti-regime factions in the mainly Druze province of Sweida in southern Syria, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. The clashes, which broke out in two villages in Sweden, also left nearly 20 other people injured, according to the NGO. Four […]
Syria: One dead in a drone attack on a church near Hama
One person was killed and 12 others wounded in Syria on Sunday when a rebel-launched UAV struck a site where a church inauguration ceremony was underway in Hama province (central), the official Syrian news agency SANA reported. Initially, the agency said two people were killed and twelve wounded due to “a rocket fired by terrorist […]
Syria: Seven people were killed, including four children, by Russian airstrikes
Seven people, including four children, were killed by Russian shelling in the province of Idlib (northwest Syria), the last major stronghold of jihadists and rebels in the country, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. The Observatory confirmed the death of “seven people, four children of the same family, two men and another person […]
Provocative and irreverent Cavusoglu: ‘We never ask for permission’ before launching a military operation in Syria
Turkey “never asks permission” from anyone before launching a military operation in Syria, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu warned today, effectively responding to statements made by the Syrian foreign minister. “We may exchange ideas, but we have never asked and we will never ask for permission for our military operations against terrorism,” he said. During […]
Berlin opposes planned Turkish attack on northern Syria
The German government today reiterated its opposition to a planned Turkish military invasion of northern Syria, saying it could worsen an already difficult humanitarian and security situation in the region. “In our view, such an action would not only worsen the already problematic situation for the people in the region, but also allow a revival […]
Damascus breaks diplomatic relations with Kyiv
Syria announced today that it was severing diplomatic ties with Kyiv, based on the principle of “reciprocity”, after Ukraine made the same move in late June following the Syrian government’s recognition of the independence of pro-Russian separatist republics. A source in the Syrian Foreign Ministry, cited by the official Sana news agency, said that the […]
Erdogan: Turkey will continue to target YPG Kurds
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday that the YPG militia, a Kurdish offshoot of the Syrian Defense Forces (SDF), was taking steps to divide Syria with foreign support and that it would be in the best interest of the Syrian people to rid the country of them. as reported by the Reuters agency. Speaking […]