Some 800 members of the controversial Western-backed White Helmets will be brought to Jordan through Israel to be reportedly resettled later in the UK, Canada, and Germany. The UN is overseeing the exodus. Hundreds of the self-described aid workers, who operate exclusively in rebel-held areas, have crossed into Israel from southwestern Syria overnight on Sunday, […]
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Russian military shoot down militant drone near Khmeimim Air Base in Syria – MoD
Russian air defense units have downed a drone launched from a militant-controlled territory in the Syrian Latakia province, the Russian Reconciliation Center in Syria has said. The aerial “target was destroyed away from the air base,” the head of the reconciliation center, Major General Aleksey Tsygankov, told the media, adding that the incident resulted in […]
Stockpiles of surrendered Western arms in Syria sign of 'gross interference' – Russia
The Western-made weapons surrendered by armed groups in Deraa are “material evidence of gross interference” in Syria, according to Russian Foreign ministry. The Syrian province was under militant control for years. “Enormous number of Western-produced modern weapons and equipment was handed over by reconciled militants to the Syrian army,” spokesperson Maria Zakharova told during her […]
‘UK & US want OPCW powers expanded to justify future attacks against Syria’
London’s effort to empower the UN chemical watchdog with the right to assign guilt serves Western interests in finding loopholes and justifications for new attacks against Damascus, investigative journalist Rick Sterling told RT. “The UK in alliance with the US is hoping to have the OPCW able to assign blame and provide a rationale for […]
Turkey to continue operation in Syria, toughen terrorist crackdown – Erdogan
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Ankara will continue to “liberate Syrian lands” and act more decisively against terrorist organizations after securing a victory for another presidential term in the election. Turkish troops have been in Syria since September 2016, targeting Kurdish fighters linked to the People’s Protection Units (YPG) militia, who Ankara considers terrorists, […]
‘Al-Qaeda in Syria is losing in spite of us’ – Ron Paul
Former Congressman and libertarian politician Ron Paul believes the Pentagon hasn’t done anything to fight Al-Qaeda in Syria, and yet continues to denigrate the role of Damascus and Moscow in combating terrorists in the region. “The real hypocrisy comes in our justification: we’re there to fight for our constitution, our liberties, and get rid of […]
Lavrov & Pompeo discuss Syria, N. Korea in phone call
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and the US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo have had a phone conversation, in which they discussed the resolution of the Syrian crisis, as well as the situation on the Korean Peninsula, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement. The two diplomats also discussed the bilateral contacts between Moscow […]
Russian city names street after fighter pilot killed in anti-terrorism operation in Syria
Authorities in the Russian Far East city of Vladivostok have named a street after Major Roman Filipov – the air force pilot who was killed while fighting Islamic State terrorists in Syria’s Idlib province in February. The press service of the Vladivostok city administration reported on Monday that one of the new city streets will […]
US warns against attacking its troops after Assad says they’ll leave Syria ‘one way or another'
US troops are not leaving Syria and any attempt to remove them by force will be met with an armed response, a top Pentagon official said, reacting to Syrian President Bashar Assad’s RT interview. “Any interested party in Syria should understand that attacking US forces or our coalition partners will be a bad policy,” Director […]
‘We were close to direct conflict between Russia & US inside Syria’ – Bashar Assad
Syrian President Bashar Assad says Moscow deterred the West from launching a devastating country-wide air strike last month, and believes that Damascus has nearly won the seven-year war, despite continued US “interference.” “With every move forward for the Syrian Army, and for the political process, and for the whole situation, our enemies and our opponents, […]