Syria's air defenses respond to Israeli ...
DAMASCUS, March 27 (Xinhua) -- The Syrian air defenses responded to Israeli airstrike in Syria's northern province of Aleppo overnight Wednesday, intercepting a number of missiles before reaching the
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Syria's air defenses respond to Israeli ...
DAMASCUS, March 27 (Xinhua) -- The Syrian air defenses responded to Israeli airstrike in Syria's northern province of Aleppo overnight Wednesday, intercepting a number of missiles before reaching the
Urgent: Car bomb explodes in Syria's Man...
DAMASCUS, Jan. 29 (Xinhua) -- A car bomb exploded on Tuesday in Syria's northern city of Manbij, a war monitor reported. Enditem
U.S.-backed Kurdish forces declare victo...
DAMASCUS, March 23 (Xinhua) -- The U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) announced on Saturday the defeat of the Islamic State (IS) militant group in eastern Syria, the SDF spokesman said. The t
Russian defense minister meets al-Assad ...
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu paid a working visit to Syria under instruction of President Vladimir Putin and held talks with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Tuesday. Shoigu delivered a
Israel's Netanyahu vows to remove Irania...
JERUSALEM, Feb. 26 (Xinhua) -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed on Tuesday that his country will succeed in retracting Iranian forces from Syria, speaking ahead of his departure for ta
Trump agrees on keeping U.S. troops in S...
WASHINGTON, March 5 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Donald Trump responded to lawmakers that he fully agrees on keeping U.S. forces in Syria, U.S. media reported on Tuesday. A bipartisan group of Senators
Spotlight: Talks on safe zone in Syria l...
ANKARA, March 21 (Xinhua) -- Talks between Turkey and the United States have so far failed to secure an agreement to create a safe zone in northeast Syria to ease Ankara's security concerns, amid con
Chinese envoy appeals for proper solutio...
UNITED NATIONS, March 27 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese envoy on Wednesday called on the international community to actively support the reconstruction in Syria, and to create conditions for the return of ref
Scale of humanitarian challenges facing ...
UNITED NATIONS, March 27 (Xinhua) -- The scale of the humanitarian challenges facing the people of Syria "remains staggering by any measure," the UN humanitarian chief said on Wednesday. On behalf of
Airstrike targets Syria's Aleppo country...
DAMASCUS, March 27 (Xinhua) -- An airstrike targeted the Sheikh Najjar area in the countryside of Syria's northern province of Aleppo overnight Wednesday, state news agency SANA reported. Enditem
Roundup: Chinese envoy asks for int'l su...
UNITED NATIONS, March 27 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese envoy on Wednesday called on the international community to continue pushing for the political process in Syria. "Years of conflict in Syria have brough
Pompeo meets with UN special envoy on Sy...
U.S. State Department said Wednesday that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo discussed the conflict in Syria with UN Special Envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen here on Tuesday. According to a statement issue
IS militants launch counter offensive in...
DAMASCUS, March 13 (Xinhua) -- The Islamic State (IS) launched a counter-offensive on the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) on Wednesday with suicide bombers in eastern Syria, a war monitor
Syrian president says economic siege bec...
DAMASCUS, March 10 (Xinhua) -- Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said on Sunday that the economic siege is a new shape of war on Syria, state news agency SANA reported. The tools of international poli
White House joins Dunford in refuting re...
WASHINGTON, March 18 (Xinhua) -- The White House National Security Council spokesperson Garrett Marquis on Monday joined the head of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in refuting an earlier media report that
Syria's gov't urges displaced people in ...
DAMASCUS, Feb. 28 (Xinhua) -- The Syrian Foreign Ministry on Thursday urged the displaced Syrians in the Rukban camp in southern Syria to return to their homes, according to the state news agency SAN
Landmine blast kills 5 civilians in west...
DAMASCUS, March 7 (Xinhua) -- At least five civilians were killed on Thursday by a landmine explosion in Syria's west-central province of Hama, state news agency SANA reported. The landmine, left by
Russia, Syria demand U.S. withdrawal fro...
DAMASCUS, Feb. 27 (Xinhua) -- A Syrian-Russian joint coordination committee demanded in a statement Wednesday the U.S. forces to withdraw from Syria, according to Syrian state news agency SANA.The Jo
IS member held by Kurdish forces wants t...
SYDNEY, April 1 (Xinhua) -- A 26-year-old man from Sydney is pleading with the Australian government for him and his family to be allowed to back home after traveling to Syria to join the Islamic Sta
UN envoy: Syria needs political settleme...
New UN envoy to Syria Geir Pedersen said Sunday that he is concentrating on moving forward in the implementation of UN Security Council Resolution (UNSC) 2254 on a political settlement in Syria. "I a