syria

Turkey Shoots Down Two Syrian Fighter Jets in growing conflict

Turkish fighter jets shot down two Syrian warplanes Turkey and destroyed three Syrian air defense systems, the Turkish Defense Ministry said in a statement on Sunday. The jets were shot down as they attempted to attack Turkish planes, the ministry said, without

March 1, 2020

Breaking News·United States

US forces withdraw from key base in northern Syria

Syria — US forces withdrew from their largest base in northern Syria on Sunday, a monitor said, as Turkey accused Kurdish forces of killing one of its soldiers in fighting that tested a fragile truce. Ankara launched a cross-border attack against Syria’s

October 20, 2019

Africa

Turkey reject accusation of war crimes in Syria

Istanbul – Turkey sharply rejected accusations from Amnesty International of committing war crimes in northern Syria, dismissing them on Sunday as being part of defamation campaign against Turkey’s fight against terrorism. In a report published on Friday, Amnesty accused the Turkish army

October 20, 2019

Breaking News

Top French Islamic State jihadist believed killed in Syria

A top French Islamic State jihadist who became notorious after voicing an audio recording claiming responsibility for the November 2015 attacks in Paris has been killed in an overnight airstrike, security sources told AFP. Fabien Clain, who is believed to have gone

February 21, 2019

Breaking News

United States-backed Syria force announces final push against IS

Syria – The US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces said Saturday it had begun the “final battle” to oust the Islamic State group from the last scrap of territory it holds in eastern Syria. Backed by air strikes by the US-led coalition against IS,

February 10, 2019

Breaking News

BREAKING: Trump Has Ordered Full Withdrawal of U.S. Troops From Syria

United States President Trump has ordered a rapid withdrawal of all 2,000 United States ground troops from Syria within 30 days, declaring the four-year American-led war against the Islamic State as largely won, officials said Wednesday. “We have defeated ISIS in Syria,

December 19, 2018

Breaking News

North Korea’s Full Statement on Meeting With US President Trump

Here is an official translation of a statement released by the Korean Central News Agency of North Korea on Wednesday. Kim Kye Gwan, the first vice-minister of Foreign Affairs of the DPRK, made public the following press statement on Wednesday: Kim Jong

May 16, 2018

Breaking News

French President predicts Islamic State group will be defeated by February

French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday predicted the Islamic State group would be crushed in Syria by February, pushing for the Syrian government and opposition to come together for fresh peace talks early next year. “We have just won the war in Iraq with

December 18, 2017

Breaking News·Middle East

United States Fighter Jets Fire Warning Flares to Russian Aircraft over Syria

Two US fighter jets fired warning flares on Wednesday after two Russian jets entered an agreed de-confliction zone over Syria. The two US F-22 fighter aircraft fired warning flares after the Russian Su-25 jets entered the de-confliction area in airspace east of

December 15, 2017

Breaking News·Russia

Russian President Putin orders beginning of withdrawal from Syria

Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered the partial withdrawal of Russian troops from Syria, during an unannounced visit there on Monday. Mr Putin was met by Syrian President Bashar Assad as he arrived at the Russian Hmeimim air base, Interfax news agency

December 11, 2017

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