U.S. to leave 200 troops in Syria after ...
WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) -- The White House said Thursday that the United States would leave a small proportion of troops in Syria after the planned pullout. "A small peacekeeping group of about
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U.S. to leave 200 troops in Syria after ...
WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) -- The White House said Thursday that the United States would leave a small proportion of troops in Syria after the planned pullout. "A small peacekeeping group of about
China routs Syria in FIBA World Cup Asia...
Chinese center Zhou Qi on Sunday nailed 32 points and 10 rebounds to lead China in a dominating 90-59 win over Syria in Group E during the sixth window of the FIBA World Cup Asian Qualifiers in Beiru
China calls on parties avoiding actions ...
China's Foreign Ministry has said actions that escalate tensions in Syria should be avoided. "Given the rising momentum of a political resolution to the Syria issue, parties concerned should avoid t
Reporter's diary: Syria's Route Six
The first thing you notice is the "nodding donkeys." Hundreds of them line the vast green plains that stretch from the Tigris River on the border with Iraq, to Qamishili in far northeast Syria. They
U.S-led airstrikes kill 50 in eastern Sy...
DAMASCUS, March 11 (Xinhua) -- At least 50 people were killed on Monday by U.S.-led airstrikes on the last Islamic State (IS) stronghold in eastern Syria, state news agency SANA reported.
Humanitarian workers in NW Syria reach m...
UNITED NATIONS, Feb. 12 (Xinhua) -- Workers from the United Nations and its humanitarian colleagues, using "increased risk mitigation measures," are delivering critical aid to 2.4 million people in n
Iraqi PM says IS group besieged in Syria...
BAGHDAD, Feb. 26 (Xinhua) -- Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi Tuesday said that Islamic State (IS) militants are besieged in neighboring Syria and are trying to escape. "Daesh (IS militants) are
Hundreds of Syrian refugees return from ...
DAMASCUS, Feb.28 (Xinhua) -- Hundreds of Syrian refugees returned from Lebanon to Syria on Thursday, state news agency SANA reported.A total of 22 buses transported the Syrian refugees into Syria and
11.7 million people in Syria need humani...
UNITED NATIONS, Feb. 26 (Xinhua) -- Staggering levels of humanitarian need persist throughout Syria and an estimated 11.7 million people will require humanitarian assistance across the country in 201
Militants kill 3 Russian servicemen in S...
MOSCOW, March 25 (Xinhua) -- Three Russian troops were killed in Syria after militants ambushed their vehicle in late February, and the attackers were eliminated later, the Russian Defense Ministry s
Syrian peace process needs to be owned b...
UNITED NATIONS, Feb. 28 (Xinhua) -- A real peace process in Syria needs to be owned by the Syrians, said Geir Pedersen, special envoy of UN secretary-general Antonio Guterres for Syria. "A real peace
Erdogan, Trump discuss U.S. withdrawal f...
ANKARA, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) -- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump discussed the U.S. withdrawal from Syria over phone late on Thursday, Turkey's state-run Anado
Russia, Turkey agree to work together on...
Russian and Turkish military and diplomats will continue joint efforts for Syria's post-crisis reconstruction, Russian President Vladimir Putin said here Wednesday following talks with his Turkish c
Israel carries out air attack in Syria: ...
Syria said Wednesday that Israel had attacked targets just north of the city of Aleppo and that its defenses had shot down several missiles. If confirmed, it would be the first attack on Syrian terri
Well-targeted humanitarian aid in Syria ...
UNITED NATIONS, Feb. 26 (Xinhua) -- The continuation of a well-targeted humanitarian assistance in Syria must be ensured, Indonesia's UN envoy said on Tuesday. "We are deeply alarmed by the increase
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
Several kids of French jihadists return ...
PARIS, March 15 (Xinhua) -- France repatriated several children from camps in northeastern Syria, a move prompted notably by the withdrawal of U.S. forces from the Arab country, the Foreign Affairs m
4 killed in explosion in Syria's Idlib
DAMASCUS, March 1 (Xinhua) -- At least four people were killed on Friday when a suicide bomber detonated himself in Syria's northwestern city of Idlib, activists reported. The suicide bomber set hims
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 ready to increase cooperation with...
BEIRUT, March 11 (Xinhua) -- Syrian Ambassador to Lebanon Ali Abdel Karim Ali said on Monday that Syria is ready to cooperate with Lebanon at all levels, but Lebanon must show real intentions to do s