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US troops should leave Syria, and particularly the al-Tanf area in the country’s southeast, before any talks about the future of the southern regions held by the militants could take place, the Syrian Foreign Minister has said. “Do not believe any statements on an agreement about the south of Syria unless the US forces withdraw […]
Published time: 10 Sep, 2017 10:48 Edited time: 10 Sep, 2017 11:32 Russia and Saudi Arabia see the de-escalation zone plan for Syria as an important step forward for the Syrian peace process. The deal for the fourth zone around Idlib may be finalized during the upcoming Astana talks, the Russian foreign minister said. The […]
Published time: 19 Aug, 2017 05:10 The last moderate armed opposition group in East Ghouta has accepted the terms of the de-escalation agreement after successful negotiations with the Russian reconciliation committee, the defense ministry said. “Representatives of the Defense Ministry of Russia and the Syrian opposition’s large grouping Faylaq Al-Rahman have signed an agreement in […]
A third de-escalation zone is coming into effect north of the Syrian city of Homs, with Russian military police setting up checkpoints and look-out posts to separate the factions, monitor the ceasefire, ensure delivery of aid and facilitate reconciliation. The ceasefire within the third de-escalation zone comes into force at 12:00pm local time (9:00am GMT) […]
AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev, Pool MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s representative at the Syria talks says the “de-escalation zones” will be closed to military aircraft from the U.S.-led coalition. Alexander Lavrentyev’s comments Friday come a day after talks in Kazakhstan where Russia, Iran and Turkey agreed to establish the zones in Syria. Under the Russian plan, President […]
Published time: 3 May, 2017 21:51 At the new round of Syria peace talks in Astana, Russia has proposed the establishment of four de-escalation zones in the war-ravaged country. The plan aims to break the years-long deadlock over separating extremist groups from the moderate opposition. READ MORE: US to send senior MidEast diplomat to Syria […]
Dutch police treated a Turkish delegation in a “harsh and rude way” despite the members’ diplomatic immunity, Turkey’s expelled family minister said upon her return in Istanbul. Quoted by Anadolu news agency, Fatma Betul Sayan Kaya told reporters at Istanbul Ataturk airport that Dutch police had detained the entire Turkish delegation, including the chargé d’affaires […]
