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Daesh terrorists leave Yarmouk enclave in Damascus The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said a group of Daesh fighters had been evacuated from the last insurgent enclave near Damascus on Sunday in a withdrawal that will... more

Syrian Crisis 2 Russian pilots killed in military jet crash in Syria Two Russian pilots were killed after a SU-30 military jet crashed in Syria, the Russian military said Thursday. The jet reportedly crashed over the Mediterranean Sea after... More
Syrian Crisis Over 400 civilians killed in Syria in April: watchdog At least 408 civilians were killed in Syria last month, according to a Syrian human rights organization on Tuesday. Syrian regime forces killed 212 people in April, including... More
Syrian Crisis US-led coalition signals end of major combat ops against Daesh in Iraq The U.S.-led coalition signaled on Monday the end of major combat operations against Daesh in Iraq, announcing the "deactivation" of the command headquarters of its land component. Iraqi... More
Syrian Crisis US-backed YPG clashes with forces loyal to Assad regime Forces loyal to Syria's Bashar Assad regime clashed with the PKK terrorist group's Syrian affiliate in the Deir el-Zour region on Sunday. Earlier on Sunday, the Syrian... More
Syrian Crisis US to expand Syria operation with 'regional support' Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis said Thursday the U.S. will expand its operation in Syria despite President Donald Trump's stated willingness to withdraw from the war-torn... More
Syrian Crisis Russia close to delivering new air defense systems to Assad The Russian military indicated yesterday it will supply Bashar Assad with a sophisticated air defense system following Moscow's condemnation of the missile attack launched... More
Syrian Crisis Int’l donors to pledge $4.4 billion in aid for Syria: UN U.N. humanitarian chief Mark Lowcock said Wednesday that he expected donors to pledge $4.4 billion in humanitarian aid for Syria and neighbors sheltering its refugees for... More
Syrian Crisis France, US and Middle Eastern partners to discuss Syrian crisis in Paris A senior-level meeting on the Syrian conflict is expected Thursday in Paris, after the conclusion of an international conference in the French capital on preventing terrorism,... More
Syrian Crisis Trump says wants US to leave Syria soon U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he wants to withdraw American troops from Syria "relatively soon" but not before their mission is completed, adding that negotiations... More
Syrian Crisis UN urges int'l community to show solidarity with Syrians, calls for donations The international community should show Syrians that they have not been forgotten, the heads of U.N. agencies said on Tuesday, calling for funding pledges towards a 9.1-billion-dollar... More
Syrian Crisis Israel vows action against Syria regime air defense Israel's defense minister warned yesterday his country would destroy any advanced Russian air defense system deployed in Syria that are used against Israeli jets, but insisted... More

Syrian Crisis 'Trump pulling all assistance from northwest Syria' The Trump administration will withdraw assistance from northwest Syria and focus recovery efforts on areas where U.S.-led forces have retaken territory from Daesh in the northeast,... More
Syrian Crisis Syria’s Hama airport, surroundings rocked by explosions Explosions rocked weapons and fuel depots at a regime military airbase in central Syria Friday, a monitor said, adding that the cause of the blasts was not yet clear. "The... More
Syrian Crisis 'Situation favorable for political process in Syria' The situation in Syria is now favorable for the political process, Russia's president said late Thursday. Syria's Bashar Assad traveled to the Black Sea resort town of... More
Syrian Crisis Russian warships will remain off Syria, Putin says Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday said Russian warships with cruise missiles will remain on a permanent patrol in the Mediterranean Sea to react to possible threats... More
Syrian Crisis OPCW says chlorine used in Feb attack in Syria's Idlib The global chemical weapons watchdog on Wednesday confirmed that chlorine was "likely used as a chemical weapon" in a February attack on the Syrian town of Saraqeb. The... More
Syrian Crisis Russia suspends talks with Syria's Assad to supply S-300 Russia is not in talks with the Syria's Bashar al-Assad about supplying advanced S-300 ground-to-air missiles and does not think they are needed, the Izvestia daily cited... More
Syrian Crisis 2 pilots die after Russian helicopter crashes in Syria A Russian Ka-52 military helicopter crashed in eastern Syria on Monday, killing both pilots, the Russian defense ministry said. "During a scheduled flight over the eastern... More
Politics Fourth convoy leaves Syria's Yarmouk under evacuation deal A fourth convoy of buses carrying members of the Free Syrian Army (FSA) and their families reached Syria's Idlib province on Monday, according to Anadolu Agency (AA) correspondents... More
Syrian Crisis Russia using Syrian crisis to boost Mediterranean presence, NATO says Russia has taken advantage of its military role in Syria to bolster its naval presence in the eastern Mediterranean region, making the region "very crowded," NATO's southern... More
Syrian Crisis OPCW team leaves Syria's Douma as 'mission finished' The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons said Friday that its fact-finding mission to Douma brought back samples for analysis at OPCW-designated laboratories... More
Syrian Crisis Egypt considers sending Arab troops to Syria, state newspaper says Sending Arab troops to Syria is a possibility that is being discussed by officials from various countries, Egypt's foreign minister was quoted on Friday as saying. But... More

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