News Archives - The Syrian Observer

Coronavirus Hits Hard in Autonomous Administration Areas

Friday October 30th, 2020

by BUYER PRESS (Kurdish website)

Coronavirus is spreading in areas controlled by the Autonomous Administration, with new infections reported in a host of towns writes Buyer.
Turkish Army Prepares to Evacuate new Northern Syria Military Post

Friday October 30th, 2020

by NADAA SYRIA (opposition site)

Turkey has started preparations to withdraw from another observation post in Hama and move to a different location in Idleb reports Nadaa Syria.
Turkey May Start New Military Operation Inside Syria: Erdogan

Friday October 30th, 2020

by AL-MASDAR (Pro-regime Lebanese website)

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has warned about a possible new operation on the border, and accused the US of protecting terrorists writes Al-Masdar.
At Least 77 Former Rebels Killed in Ten Months: Local Monitoring

Friday October 30th, 2020

by ZAMAN AL-WASL (Opposition website)

Former rebels that signed settlements with the regime have been sent to fight on the frontlines in northern Syria, where they have also been killed reports Zaman Al-Wasl.
Assad Receives Russian Delegation

Friday October 30th, 2020

by SANA (official news agency)

President Assad has met with a Russian delegation to discuss the upcoming refugee conference to be held in Damascus and the efforts made by foreign countries to prevent it writes SANA.
Expanded Russian Bombing Range Leads to Civilian Casualties in Idleb

Thursday October 29th, 2020

by NADAA SYRIA (opposition site)

Russia is continuing its assault on towns and villages in Idleb, with civilians being hit by artillery shelling reports Nadaa Syria.
Turkish-Backed Forces Continue Retaliation for Russian Strikes

Thursday October 29th, 2020

by AL-MASDAR (Pro-regime Lebanese website)

Violence continues to escalate in northwestern Syria, as Turkish-back militants fire artillery and rockets at government areas reports Al-Masdar.
Pedersen’s Security Council Briefing Deemed “Inaccurate”

Thursday October 29th, 2020

by AL-WATAN (pro-government newspaper)

UN Special Envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen has been criticised for a speech he gave at the UN Security Council, where he did not announce the next meeting of the Constitutional Committee writes Al-Watan.
Almost 30 Dead as Syrian Forces Clash With ISIS

Thursday October 29th, 2020

by THE SYRIAN OBSERVATORY FOR HUMAN RIGHTS

Clashes in the province of Hama, between the Islamic State and regime fighters, have left casualties on both sides reports The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
Jaafari and Nebenzya Accuse Western Countries of Protecting “Terrorists in Syria”

Thursday October 29th, 2020

by SANA (official news agency)

Permanent Representatives of Syria and Russia at the UN have lashed out at the actions of Western states and accused them of protected terrorists in Syria writes SANA.
UN Envoy Sees Delay in Syria Political Process

Thursday October 29th, 2020

by AL-ARABY AL-JADEED (London-based pan-Arab newspaper)

UN Special Envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen has said that planned meetings could be missed, but hoped that they could be rescheduled for November reports Al-Araby Al-Jadeed.
Syrian Rebels Bomb Regime Positions Following Russian Airstrike Which Killed Scores of Opposition Fighters

Wednesday October 28th, 2020

by AL-ARABY AL-JADEED (London-based pan-Arab newspaper)

Syrian rebels have struck back after a devastating attack which left scores of fighters dead in the troubled northern province of Idleb reports Al-Araby Al-Jadeed.
School Director, Students Arrested for Interrogation

Wednesday October 28th, 2020

by SOWT AL-ASIMA (Opposition website)

Following the killing of the Mufti of Damascus, the director of a school and a group of other young men were arrested and questioned by Political Security reports Sowt Al-Asima.
Northern Syria Factions: Dozens of Russian, Regime Members Killed

Wednesday October 28th, 2020

by ENAB BALADI (opposition website)

Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham and the National Liberation Front have announced that they killed a number of Russian and regime fighters in attacks against various positions reports Enab Baladi.
First Free Cardiovascular Surgery Hospital Inaugurated in Northern Syria

Wednesday October 28th, 2020

by NADAA SYRIA (opposition site)

A new hospital in Idleb has opened, that will specialise in cardiovascular surgery and successfully performed its first procedure reports Nadaa Syria.