Russian Bombers Launch Strikes on ISIS from Iranian Military Base
SANA (state news agency)
August 18, 2016
Kremlin announces raids killed up to 150 Islamic State fighters in the eastern province
Kremlin announces raids killed up to 150 Islamic State fighters in the eastern province
Assad regime warns of further attacks if fighters refuse to leave the rebel-held neighborhood
Decline attributed to the difficulty exporting textile products, especially cotton thread, to foreign markets because of the blockade and the economic sanctions
In a statement released on Sunday, the Syrian Coalition said that the spectacular gains recently made by rebel and FSA forces in Aleppo have brought in near hysteria on Assad and his allies, making them commit wholesale massacres against the Syrian people
Moscow is convinced that Syria’s opposition should distance itself from ISIS and Jabhat al-Nusra
Both sides called on UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan De Mistura to intensify his efforts to start intra-Syrian talks without preconditions in Geneva
Media activists said that it was caused by “a person blowing himself up overnight amid a group of fighters inside the bus they were traveling in, killing and wounding a large number
Opposition fighters stormed the factory, took control of it, and announced the death of a high-level Hezbollah leader and other fighters
The most violent strikes targeted the public market, medical centers, and the blood bank building. Three civil defense ambulances and a vehicle were destroyed in the Russian airstrikes on the rebel-held town
The opposition’s High Negotiations Committee (HNC) suspended its participation in the Geneva negotiations about three months ago due to the Assad regime’s refusal to implement the UN Security Council resolutions on Syria
Russian warplanes hit the towns of Kafarnaha, Qabtan al-Jebel, and Howr in the western Aleppo countryside, simultaneously with artillery bombardment on the city of Andan in the northern countryside, leaving dozens killed and wounded
The Church of the Virgin Mary, which was hit by the Russian air strikes, is the only church in the city. It dates back hundreds of years, having been built in 1886
violent bombing on Friday killed two children, Abdulillah and Shadi al-Hwayri, in addition to scores of injured, mostly women and children
PYD fighters were hindering the political activities of the KPD-S in the region, and had closed down the party office in al-Qamishli
The aid targeted people and families mainly displaced from Daraya city due to terrorist acts
The new mechanism will be composed of intelligence services, foreign ministries and militaries of the two parties
The primary aim of the battle of Aleppo was “defending civilians of all religions and sects”
The local council and Madaya activists issued calls on August 9 to evacuate Ghani from the city and treat her, but have not received any affirmative responses from the United Nations or its agencies
The opposition is preserving pieces of the injured people’s clothing and shrapnel from the barrel bombs as evidence that could be used for examination and analysis
According to leaders in the Islamist and moderate groups, Western diplomats, and officials and civilian activists in Aleppo, 10 reasons can be noted for the “Aleppo coup”
