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The number of children killed in Syria has risen dramatically over the past two weeks, according to UNICEF’s envoy in the country, who said youngsters have been hardest hit. “The grim tally of children killed in Syria in the past two weeks has increased daily as violence escalates in several areas across the country,” Fran […]
Kurdish officials in Afrin have urged Damascus to send troops to protect Syria’s sovereignty from the “Turkish occupier.” Ankara insists it will return the enclave to its “original owner” after its “liberation” from “terrorists.” The self-administrated, Kurdish-held enclave in the northern Syria issued a plea for help to the Syrian government on Thursday, reiterating its […]
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has criticized the US call to limit the time and scope of his nation’s operation in Afrin, Syria, pointing to Washington’s decades-long military presence in other countries. The US asked Ankara on Sunday to “ensure that its military operations remain limited in scope and duration.” “The Afrin operation will end […]
Published time: 21 Jan, 2018 07:40 Edited time: 21 Jan, 2018 08:34 Turkish tanks are supporting the Free Syrian Army’s ground offensive on Kurdish positions in Syria’s Afrin region, as operation ‘Olive Branch’ enters its second day, local media reported. Live scene at Turkey-Syria border on day 2 of ‘Olive Branch’: The Turkish military reportedly […]
Following an intense shelling and bombing attack on Kurdish positions in Afrin Saturday, Turkey’s PM announced the ground phase of operation ‘Olive Branch’ will kick into gear Sunday. “From tomorrow [Sunday], depending on developments, our ground units will perform the necessary activities [as part of the Operation Olive Branch],” Binali Yildirim told reporters. He claimed […]
Turkey has vowed not to harm civilians in Afrin as it bombs the Syrian Kurdish region amid the first reports of civilian casualties. “Every kind of attention and sensitivity will be shown so that civilians and innocent people will not be harmed,” Gen. Hulusi Akar from the Turkish General Staff said in a video address. […]
Published time: 20 Jan, 2018 16:11 Edited time: 20 Jan, 2018 16:14 The Syrian Kurdish enclave of Afrin has been bombed by Turkish F-16 jets as Ankara begins its military operation against Kurdish forces. Footage from RT’s Ruptly shows blasts and black smoke rising over the town. On Saturday, Turkey’s General Staff officially declared the […]
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The US is working to create alternative government systems on large parts of Syrian territory, which goes against its promises to respect the country’s territorial integrity, Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said. Responding to a question posed by RT’s Caleb Maupin at Friday’s briefing at UN Headquarters in New York, Lavrov commented on America’s […]
