Syria

BEIRUT, LEBANON : Several U.S.-backed rebel fighters willingly surrendered themselves to the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) forces in the Homs Governorate this week, Sham FM reported. According to the Sham FM report, members of the U.S.-backed rebel forces in the Tanf region of southeastern Homs agreed to surrender their weapons …

DAMASCUS: The Syrian government has called for the removal of sanctions against the Arab country amid the outbreak of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in the region. “In light of the dangerous escalation represented by the coronavirus and the international alert to confront this pandemic and to contain it and prevent …

DAMASCUS: Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) says Turkey has dispatched a new military convoy to Syria’s embattled northwestern province of Idlib, a day ahead of the first joint patrol by Turkish and Russian troops on the strategic M4 highway and establishment of joint coordination centers in the region. The …

DAMASCUS: Syria has decided to delay parliamentary elections, initially scheduled for April 13, in a precautionary step against the new coronavirus as the contagion continues its rapid spread around the world. Syria’s official news agency, citing a decree issued by President Bashar al-Assad, announced on Saturday that the legislative polls …

DAMASCUS: Syria’s war-torn northwestern Idlib province has reportedly witnessed “rare calm” following the implementation of a ceasefire agreement allowing the government to secure two strategic routes running through the province. A military source speaking to Russia’s RIA news agency on Friday said the truce, which was implemented at 00:01 am, …

DAMASCUS: Syria’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates has called on the international community, particularly European countries, to adopt a genuine humanitarian stance vis-à-vis the sufferings of Syrian people, and severely censure the Turkish military onslaught in the northwest of the Arab country. On Thursday, an unnamed official at the …

DAMASCUS: Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has described the chances of normal diplomatic relations with neighboring Turkey as remote, stressing that such an ideal cannot be achieved as long as President Recep Tayyip Erdogan supports Takfiri militant groups and is under the heavy influence of Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood movement. “Erdogan is …

DAMASCUS: According to data collected by sources from the battlefield in Syria, there are roughly 80,000 militants who enjoy Turkey’s support in their fight against the Syrian government. Some 38,500 militants are operating under the banner of the National Front for Liberation, which is a coalition of 15 factions, and …

DAMASCUS: Syrian air defenses have intercepted several Israeli missiles over Quneitra province in the country’s southwest and the central province of Homs, reports say. “At 00:30 on Thursday our air defense monitored Israeli warplanes coming from northern occupied Palestine towards Sidon, and several missiles were fired from Lebanese airspace towards …

DAMASCUS: Consultations between a delegation from eastern Libya and Syrian officials regarding Turkish aggressions in both countries have drawn the attention of analysts. Currently, the situation of foreign policy and military aggression of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in the regional countries is not desirable at all. One on hand, …