Syria Condemns U.S.-Led Coalition Strikes on Raqqa City
SANA (state news agency)
June 5, 2017
Foreign Ministry says alliance’s warplanes killed 43 civilians in the ISIS-held northern city, state media reports
Foreign Ministry says alliance’s warplanes killed 43 civilians in the ISIS-held northern city, state media reports
Elderly couple and child remained under the rubble for two weeks before SDF forces allowed their bodies to be removed, son tells Zaman al-Wasl
Washington aims to limit Tehran’s political weight and break the line of Iranian influence by engaging in deal-making with Russia, Ibrahim Hamidi writes for Saudi-owned newspaper
President Assad’s political and media adviser writes in loyalist Al-Watan that recent U.S. military action in Syria is part of a century-old plan to fracture the unity of the Arab world
Coalition fighter jets carry out airstrikes on Raqqa as U.S.-backed forces position themselves on the eastern brink of the city, Zaman al-Wasl reports
Increased tensions erupt on Iraq-Syria-Jordan triangle as the U.S. and Iran vie for control of the strategic border area, opposition website writes
Foreign ministry says anti-ISIS coalition must end illegal strikes after new attack kills 35 civilians in the eastern countryside
Civilian vehicle hit while traveling south of the provincial capital, sources tell state media
In the Middle East, the truth of the American role is rooted in hostility as it pushes the region toward further destruction in order to achieve its aims, columnist Mustafa al-Miqdad writes for Al-Thawra
Authorities seized weapons and ammunition during combing operations in the former rebel stronghold, government media reports
Brig. Gen. Zuhair Aboud was stationed at the Shayrat air base in Homs province
Coalition president responds to announcement of declaration, which aims to form a reserve army of 34,000 troops to back counterterrorism operations
Russian experts claim Moscow must decide whether to cut and run or double down, as attack may be another indication of a shift in American policy toward Syria
Civilian deaths recorded as Western-backed forces reach final stages of their push to liberate the eastern countryside from the hard-line group, opposition website reports
Coalition leader meets with U.S. envoy to Syria on the sidelines of Geneva negotiations between representatives from the Assad regime and opposition spectrum
In the wake of Khan Sheikhoun, U.S. statements this week exposing the Syrian regime for covering-up its abuses were intended as yet another warning to Assad, Russia and Iran, Walid al-Bunni writes
Turkish FM expressed Ankara wishes for the removal of anti-ISIS envoy Brett McGurk due to his support for Kurdish militias, Anadolu news agency reports
Former detainee says bodies of prisoners were buried under security headquarters after being tortured to death, opposition website writes
Foreign ministry source says claims Syria uses crematorium to hide extent of atrocities are ‘Hollywood-like’ and fundamentally untrue, government media reports
Damascus mobilizes forces to desert region in attempt to prevent U.S.-backed rebels from making further gains in the area, opposition outlet reports
