U.S. and Russian forces remain active in northeast Syria where they are involved in a mini Cold War-like conflict, Al-Masdar says
The United States has sanctioned Syria’s Minister of Defense, Lieutenant General Ali Abdullah Ayoub, for his actions on the behalf of the regime.
To the delight of the Americans for a Free Syria, the US Senate has passed the Caesar Syrian Civilian Protection Act, which puts sanctions on perpetrators or financiers of the regime’s atrocities.
Turkey is attending a NATO meeting in the UK this week and the issue of northern Syria is expected to be high on the agenda writes Anadolu Agency.
In an interview with Paris Match, President Bashar al-Assad talked about the killing of the leader of ISIS and the presence of foreign forces writes SANA.
Russia is set to hold meetings with Turkey to discuss the removal of the Syrian Kurdish People’s Protection Units from Manbij and Kobani writes Asharq Al-Awsat.
Following the US withdrawal, Turkey has launched ground and air operations in northern Syria, causing people to flee the border towns writes Asharq al-Awsat.
Turkey has insisted that the operation being carried out in northern Syria is in accordance with international law reports Anadolu Agency.
A Turkish government official has repeated threats to invade northern Syria and to remove the PKK from the border area writes Anadolu News Agency.
A government media is accusing the SDF of raiding cities and towns in the northeast and forcing men into conscription
Turkey’s president, Recep Tayip Erdogan, has said that a safe zone in northern Syria must be established to serve refugees writes Anadaolu News Agency.
Turkey has warned the Syrian regime not to take any reckless action and respect the agreed upon de-escalation zone reports Anadolu News Agency.
Turkey’s foreign minister has emphasised that the safe zone in northern Syria must go ahead and the US cannot delay its creation writes Anadolu News Agency.
Former US ambassador to Syria, Robert Ford, has said that Washington has an ambiguous strategy when it comes to Syria writes Anadolu News Agency.
While Assad has achieved success on the ground, he now faces new battles on the diplomatic stage, which look set to be an insurmountably task writes Anadolu News Agency.
At a speech at the American University of Cairo, the Secretary of State spoke about the fight against radical Islam and the struggle to expel Iran from Syria writes The US State Department.
The visit of Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, marks the first time that an Arab leader has visited Syria since the war began in 2011 writes Anadolu News Agency.
A Turkish news agency is claiming that US troops were captured in September by the Islamic State, which accepted to release them in exchange for the control of an oil field and food and medical supplies
President Assad has vowed to retake the north and rejects the presence of US and Turkish troops in Manbij writes SANA
A large numbers of troops and armored vehicles have been seen moving south in preparation for an assault on Daraa reports Zaman Al Wasl
