UN urges Turkey to investigate possible war crimes in north Syria

The United Nations has urged Turkey to investigate possible war crimes and other rights violations it says were carried out by armed groups in the area of northern Syria it controls.

US-Led Coalition Reportedly Targets Civilians in Syria

The warplanes of US-led coalition carried out an airstrike targeting a group of civilians fleeing al-Sousa town southeast of Deir Ezzor, SANA reported, citing its sources.

US-Led Airstrikes Kill over 30 Civilians in Syria’s Al-Bukamal

At least 30 civilians were killed and many more injured after the US-led coalition pounded residential areas in Syria’s eastern city of Al-Bukamal, Deir ez-Zor province, purportedly targeting Daesh (ISIL or ISIS) terrorists.

US-Backed Militias Continue Looting People's Assets in Northeastern Syria

The US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) continued to plunder civilians' properties and assets in Southeastern Hasaka.

Israel's army orders residents to prepare shelters in Golan Heights

The Israeli military on Tuesday night ordered residents in the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights to open the shelters, amidst "irregular activity" in Syria.

Turkish acts in Syria are extension of what they committed against Armenians

Armenian Ambassador to Syria Arshak Poladian said that history repeats itself, and what Turkish politicians are perpetrating against the Syrian people nowadays is an extension of what they have done to the Armenian people in the past.

Austria to ban election campaigning by Turkish officials: chancellor

Election campaigning by Turkish officials in Austria is "not wanted" and will no longer be allowed in future, according to Chancellor Sebastian Kurz.

Western Coalition Aimed to Give Terrorists Break by Striking Syria : Moscow

The Russian Foreign Ministry said Thursday that the real aim of the recent missile launches by the US, the UK and France was to give terrorists a break.

US-led airstrikes on Syria draw wide criticism, protests

US, British and French leaders faced challenges and criticism from lawmakers following a US-led airstrikes on Syria while protests across the three countries were held against the attack.

MEPs protest Syria strikes during Macron’s call for EU unity

A group of MEPs held placards reading “Hands off Syria!” during Emmanuel Macron’s address before the European parliament on Tuesday, overshadowing the French president’s call for greater European unity on security issues.

L'attaque chimique présumée "mise en scène" avec l'aide d'un pays "russophobe"

Le chef de la diplomatie russe Sergueï Lavrov a qualifié vendredi l'attaque chimique présumée en Syrie la semaine dernière de "mise en scène" à laquelle ont participé "les services spéciaux d'un Etat", non nommé mais désigné comme "russophobe".

Mortar attack on popular market kills 35 in Damascus

The death toll rose to 35 in a terrorist/rebel rocket attack on a crowded marketplace Tuesday east of the Syrian capital Damascus.

Turkish President Puts All Kurdish-Held Towns in Syria, Iraq on "Notice"

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced just a day after pro-Ankara forces seized Afrin that Turkey’s military "operation"/invasion in Syria will target other Kurdish-held towns – and may even spill over into Iraq.

‘We were about to die’: E. Ghouta civilians say terrorists used them as human shields & barred escape

Civilians fleeing the fighting in Eastern Ghouta in their thousands through humanitarian corridors say the terrorists controlling the area used them as human shields and prevented them from leaving their homes.

Basic standards of humanity : Wars across Mideast region reaches "frightening new normal"

International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) President Peter Maurer said Monday that a visit he has made to Syria has reinforced his view that wars across the region have reached a "frightening new normal" as basic standards of humanity are ignored.

Unrest haunts Mideast as Syria becomes wrestling venue for various powers

Syria has become a theatre for regional and international actors with different and even conflicting goals and interests, while fighting terrorism represented by the Islamic States (IS) militant group and its affiliates is depicted as a common goal.

Russia Urges US Not to Hinder UN Access to Syria's Raqqa as well as the Al-Rukban refugee camp

The Russian Defense Ministry said that the only areas in Syria where the requirements of UN Security Council (UNSC) Resolution 2401 are completely ignored and there is no help for the population remains the destroyed city of Raqqa, as well as the Al-Rukban refugee camp in the US-controlled area of al-Tanf.

Assad says battles in Eastern Ghouta to continue

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said Sunday that the offensive against the rebels in the capital Damascus' Eastern Ghouta countryside will continue in tandem with allowing civilians to leave toward government-controlled areas in Damascus, as the Syrian army has made significant progress, capturing 36 percent of the areas held by the terrorist/rebels.

Russia ‘threatens our ability to dominate’ : US general to Congress

The US is seeking to contain Iran’s rising influence in the Middle East and fend off challenges to Washington’s hegemony posed by Russia and China, the top general commanding US forces in the region told Congress.

‘Refugee bottleneck in Greece result of EU & NATO failure to deal with Syria problems’

The EU is the biggest culprit in the refugee crisis in Europe, and you can’t leave it to Greece alone to deal with it, Stephen Morris from the English Democrats party says. Why aren’t NATO and the EU doing anything, he asks.