Syria

Russia says losing patience with US over Syria situation

[/tie_full_img] Valery Gerasimov, the head of Russia’s General Staff [/tie_full_img] Russia has warned the United States that Moscow’s patience is running thin over Washington’s refusal to target Takfiri militants fighting against the Syrian government. Last week, US Secretary of State John Kerry warned Russia that America’s patience on the issue …

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Turkey, US-led coalition kill 23 Deash militants in Syria: Report

[/tie_full_img]   [/tie_full_img] At least 23 Daesh militants have been killed by Turkish artillery fire and US airstrikes in northern Syria, a Turkish broadcaster claims. As many as 33 targets were hit in the joint operation, which was carried out against militants preparing for an attack on Turkey, Haberturk reported …

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Over 100 Militants Surrender to Syrian Authorities in Homs

[/tie_full_img] [/tie_full_img] Local officials in the Central province of Homs announced that the number of surrendered militants in al-Rastan and Talbisa reached 105 on Sunday, adding that they have demanded the Syrian authorities to pardon them. According to officials, most of the militants possessed weapons which were also surrendered to …

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Obama, Saudi prince focus on Iraq and Syria in Washington meeting

[/tie_full_img] [/tie_full_img] WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama and the deputy crown prince of Saudi Arabia on Friday discussed ways to support Iraqis in their fight against Islamic State militants and the importance of a political transition in war-torn Syria, the White House said. Obama met with Mohammed bin Salman in the …

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Syrian Army Captures Vast Regions in Lattakia Near Turkish Border

[/tie_full_img] [/tie_full_img] TEHRAN- The Syrian army and popular forces deployed in the Northwestern province of Lattakia retook more regions and villages near the borders with Turkey. “The resistance forces could purge the Chechnian and Caucasian terrorists from al-Shahrourah village, Tal al-Hayat hill, heights 502, 559 and 469 and a part …

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Official accuses Russia of attacking US-backed militants in Syria

[/tie_full_img] [/tie_full_img] An American official has expressed grave concern over allegation of Russia’s bombing of US-backed militants in Syria. The official, speaking on condition of anonymity, told reporters on Thursday that Russia bombed US-backed militants in southern Syria earlier in the day, raising “serious concern” over the incidence. “Today, Russian …

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Over 210 Kurdish civilians kidnapped by ISIS militants in Syria’s Aleppo

[/tie_full_img] [/tie_full_img] Extremists of the so-called Islamic State group (ISIS) on Tuesday kidnapped dozens of civilians after breaking into a number of Kurdish villages near al-Bab city in the northern countryside of Aleppo, northern Syria, activists and eyewitnesses reported. ISIS militants stormed the villages of Shawa, Qaarkalbin, Tel Jarja, Sosinbat, …

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Syria civil war: 224 killed in first week of Ramadan

[/tie_full_img] [/tie_full_img] At least 224 people were killed in the first week of Ramadan in Syria, with the majority of the deaths resulting from bombings by Syrian and Russian warplanes, according to a monitor. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a Britain-based monitor, said on Monday that between 6 and …

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