TASS, March 24. Kurdish units making up the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) coalition have agreed to establish a ceasefire to concentrate all efforts on countering the coronavirus pandemic. “The SDF command is proposing that all parties to the Syrian conflict
A Russian-backed Syrian regime offensive in northwest Syria has displaced 900,000 people since the start of December and babies are dying of cold because aid camps are full, the UN said on Monday. That figure is 100,000 more than the United
MOSCOW, February 11. /TASS/. As many as 27 shelling attacks staged by illegal armed groups in Syria’s Idlib de-escalation zone were reported from settlements in four governorates during the past day, Major General Yury Borenkov, chief of the Russian Center for
ANKARA, February 10. /TASS/. Turkey has attacked 115 targets of the Syrian army in response to the previous attacks on its military in the Idlib province, Turkey’s Ministry of National Defense stated. “In accordance with the latest information from various
Syrian government troops entered a strategic town in the country’s last rebel stronghold Thursday after fierce clashes with opposition fighters, even as Turkey sent reinforcements seeking to curtail the offensive, Syrian state media reported. The push by President Bashar al-Assad‘s forces
MOSCOW, February 5. /TASS/. Syrian government forces entered the town of Saraqib, the outpost of the Jabhat al-Nusra terrorist group (banned in Russia) in the Idlib province, on Wednesday, Al Mayadeen television channel said. According to the channel, the forces
MOSCOW, February 3. /TASS/. An unidentified small drone approaching Russia’s air base at Syria’s Hmeymim from the Mediterranean was downed by the base’s Pantsyr missile defense system, the Russian foreign ministry said on Monday. According to the ministry, an unidentified
All US troops withdrawing from northern Syria are expected to be relocated to western Iraq, Secretary of Defense Mark Esper confirmed. Mr Esper told reporters that, under current plans, about 1,000 soldiers would be redeployed to help stop the resurgence
Moscow (CNN)As US President Donald Trump hailed the agreement his administration negotiated with the Turks for northern Syria as “a great day for civilization,” the Turks quickly dumped cold water over the White House’s euphoria, refusing to even call the deal a
Erbil, Iraq (CNN)The situation in Syria has been rapidly deteriorating. Last week, the Trump administration ordered US troops to step aside from the border in northern Syria, effectively paving the way for Turkey to launch an offensive against US-backed Kurdish forces who they regard as