The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights announced today that 306,887 civilians have been killed in Syria during the war that erupted in March 2011, the highest death toll ever recorded by the UN agency. The war in Syria erupted after the suppression of peaceful protests against the government of President Bashar al-Assad in […]
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Iran says it ‘understands’ the need for a Turkish operation in Syria
The Iranian foreign minister said in Ankara today that he “understands” the need for a new Turkish military operation against Kurdish fighters in northern Syria. “We understand very well Turkey’s security concerns,” Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian told a joint news conference with Turkish counterpart Mevlüt Çavuşo .lu. “We understand that a special operation (in […]
Erdogan withdraws salary increase, announces invasion of Syria, Mediterranean inquiries
Turkey did not raise the minimum wage in the run-up to the elections. After four hours, the cabinet meeting, chaired by Recep Tayyip Erdogan, ended and the main topic of discussion was the possibility of raising the minimum wage. As the Turkish president himself announced after the meeting, “America and Europe are experiencing financial problems […]
The European Court of Justice has convicted Turkey of illegally repatriating a Syrian refugee
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) today condemned Turkey for illegally sending back to Syria an immigrant who still had a legal residence permit, with Turkish authorities forcing him to sign a document stating that he was returning voluntarily, while ignoring the danger. to be ill-treated after his repatriation. “Serious and proven facts lead […]
Belgium: Authorities repatriate 16 jihadist children and six mothers from Syria
Authorities in Belgium have repatriated 16 jihadist children and six mothers – all of them Belgian nationals – from a Kurdish-controlled camp in northeastern Syria. A Belgian Defense Ministry plane carrying them landed in Brussels on Monday night through Tuesday night, while a court source confirmed the information transmitted by many Belgian media. All the […]
Turkey: About 800 Syrian refugees return home every week
About 800 Syrian refugees return home from Turkey every week, but conditions in the war-torn country are not conducive to the return of more people, said a UNHCR official. There are 3.7 million Syrians living in Turkey, the largest refugee community in the world, but the government is drawing up plans for their repatriation as […]
Islamic State has claimed responsibility for a deadly bus attack in Syria
Eleven soldiers and two civilians were killed in today’s attack on a bus in Raqqa in northern Syria, according to the country’s Ministry of Defense, after which the jihadist organization Islamic State claimed responsibility for the bloodshed. The official Syrian news agency SANA reported that the attack took place in the Jabal al-Bisri district. According […]
Moscow warns Ankara that operation in northern Syria will not solve existing problems
Moscow has no doubt that the Turkish army has the potential to succeed in creating the security zone it has previously announced in northern Syria, says it will not fight with Turkey for that reason, but warns Ankara that in this way The existing problems will not be solved, but new ones will be created, […]
US-led international anti-jihadist coalition captures Islamic State operative in Syria
The US-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) has said its forces arrested a leader of the Islamic State (IS) organization during an operation in Syria in the early hours of today. The coalition frequently carries out raids and strikes, mainly from the air, against this jihadist organization, which despite its defeat on the battlefield three […]
Congress leaders are urging Turkey not to invade Syria again
Leaders of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and the Parliamentary Committee on Foreign Affairs have expressed concern about the possibility of Turkey launching a new military invasion of Syria. In a joint statement, members of Congress called on Ankara to refrain from such action, as they said a new invasion would undermine ongoing efforts to […]