Damascus’ hospital (pictured) came under a rocket attack carried out by militants from Eastern Ghouta (Damascus’ suburb) on Friday, Syrian SANA news agency reports. Militants fired a rocket at the hospital in Baghdad Street from Eastern Ghouta seriously damaging the intensive care unit. There were no immediate reports about casualties. On Friday morning (23/02/2018), one…
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Russian SU-25 shot down near Idlib
A Su-25 fighter jet of the Russian Aerospace Force was shot down by militants in Syria, the pilot ejected but was “killed by terrorists”, the Russian Defense Ministry said. “On 3 February 2018, a Russian fighter jet Su-25 crashed when flying over the Idlib de-escalation zone. The pilot was able to report ejection from an…
Ankara demands Washington to withdraw from Syria's Manbij
The United States should withdraw from northern Syria’s Manbij region immediately, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said. Turkey: US Needs to Withdraw From Syria's Manbij Region Immediately https://t.co/jFAeQ4EbwK pic.twitter.com/MvwWMcxkFg — Voice of America (@VOANews) January 27, 2018 Cavusoglu added Turkey wanted to see Washington’s concrete steps to end its support for the Syrian Kurdish YPG…
MEPs demand to halt Turkish offensive in Afrin
Members of European Parliament requested an immediate international diplomatic action to stop Turkish offensive in Afrin, they have addressed their pledge to the European diplomacy and NATO. MEPs reminded Turkish government about its obligations in the frame of international law, and pointed that Ankara not only abuses human rights at home, but now launched a…
Rex Tillerson to visit NATO HQ in Brussels
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will travel to Brussels (Belgium) Vienna (Austria), and Paris (France) on December 4-8. On December 4, he will arrive in Brussels, where he will meet with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and attend the December 5-6 NATO Foreign Ministers Meeting. While in Brussels, he will also meet with senior…
Russia and US agreed on humanitarian aid to Syria
The Presidents of Russia and the U.S. Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump said in a Joint Statement they are calling on all countries to build up humanitarian assistance to Syria. The statement, which the presidents approved on sidelines of the APEC summit in Da Nang on Saturday, says the presidents have agreed it is necessary…
US-Russia consider talks on Syria
The Syrian settlement as a topic for a meeting between the Russian and US presidents “is considered,” press secretary of the Russian president Dmitry Peskov said. #Antonov: Contacts between 🇷🇺@Russia and #US🇺🇸 leaders would contribute to peace in the world 👉https://t.co/pwY3GHfQSc pic.twitter.com/xkUDP5EPid — Russian Embassy in USA 🇷🇺 (@RusEmbUSA) November 5, 2017 According to him,…
Russia blames US “hypocrisy” for Gen.Asapov death in Syria
The death of Russian General Valery Asapov in Syria, who was killed in a mortar shelling attack unleashed by terrorists, comes as a direct result of Washington’s two-faced policy in Syria, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov told reporters on Monday. “The tragedy that we witnessed, the death of a Russian commander, is the price…
Johnson refuses rebuild Syria under Al-Assad rule
The United States, the UK and the allies opposing to President Bashar al-Assad will not support the reconstruction of Syria until there is a political transition “away from Assad,” British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson said. In NYC for #UN General Assembly week, a valuable opportunity to get together & address global challenges. @UKUN_NewYork @UKinNewYork —…
Hajar lion cub sudden death
An international animal charity says a month-old lion cub whose mother had been rescued from a defunct zoo in war-stricken Syria has died. We are really sad to inform you that lion cub Hajar, whose mother Dana we had rescued from an amusement park near Aleppo, passed away today. pic.twitter.com/a4KOgIeee6 — FOUR PAWS USA (@FOURPAWSUSA)…
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