ISTANBUL (AA) – The Arab League has condemned the Israeli grab of the buffer zone in the Syrian territory, saying that the Arab countries have approached the Security Council to hold a session on Israel’s actions against Syria. The Egyptian Foreign Ministry said in a statement that under the initiative of Egypt and other Arab [&hel...
HOMS, Syria (AA) – Anti-regime groups in Syria on Friday began entering the suburbs of Homs city center that serves as a gateway to the capital Damascus, according to sources. The groups, led by Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), have captured large swathes of territory since the surprise offensive launched last week. After gaining control of [&hell...
ISTANBUL (AA) – The US is closely monitoring the situation in Syria, National Security Council spokesman Sean Savett said on Saturday. He criticized the Assad regime for its refusal to engage in the political process outlined by UN Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 2254. “The United States has nothing to do with this offensive, w...
Qamishli, Syria – AFP A drone strike Thursday on a Syrian military academy killed more than 60 people, a war monitor said, with state media blaming “terrorist organisations” for the attack in government-held Homs. Separately, in the war-torn country’s Kurdish-held northeast, Turkish strikes on military and infrastructur...
Ain Shib, Syria – AFP At least two civilians were killed when Russian air strikes hit an abandoned water pumping station in Syria’s rebel-held northwest, rescuers said Wednesday, amid a recent uptick in attacks by Damascus ally Moscow. Two strikes late Tuesday near Ain Shib, west of the city of Idlib, hit the facility where [&helli...