Syria’s Assad says Russian bases in his country keep balance of power in region
Syrian President Bashar al Assad said the continued presence of Russia’s major naval and air bases in his country help counter the influence of Western powers in the region as ...
Syria seeks Russian investment to help offset US sanctions
President Bashar al-Assad said on Monday he wanted to expand business ties with Russia to help Syria cope with new US sanctions on its economy that threaten to undermine military ...
Israeli missile attack on Syria kills three people
A Syrian military source said that an Israeli missile attack on Syria killed three people, injured seven others and caused damage on Monday, state media reported. "The Zionist enemy carried ...
Syria: ‘Terror blast’ causes temporary countrywide blackout
An explosion caused by a “terrorist attack” against a major gas pipeline in Syria has caused a temporary countrywide blackout. Reporting on Monday, the official Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) ...
Syria slams oil deal between Kurdish militants, US firm
Syria on Sunday condemned a deal signed recently between the Kurdish-led militants and a US oil company to modernize the oil industry in areas controlled by the US-backed Syrian Democratic ...
Villagers force US military convoy to return to NE Syria base
Local people in Syrian village of Abu Qasaib in northeastern province of Hasakah stopped a US military convoy on Thursday, forcing the US troops to return to their occupied base. ...
Ceasefire unlikely in Idlib under current circumstances
Syria’s UN Ambassador Bashar al-Jaafari says it is currently impossible to implement a ceasefire in the de-escalation zone of the country’s embattled northwestern province of Idlib, which militant groups have ...
Turkish forces build military base in Syria’s Idlib as govt. forces advance: Report
Turkish military forces have reportedly constructed a base in Syria’s embattled northwestern province of Idlib, and a Turkish army convoy consisting of dozens of military vehicles, troop carriers, tanks and ...
Why Syria’s Kurds are inclined to negotiate with Damascus
As the Syrian regime continues to make advances in the country's south and expand the area it controls, government forces have deployed soldiers along the border with Jordan near Daraa ...
US sets up new base in Syria’s Manbij region after Turkish threats: SDF official
An official from the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) militant group says US military forces established a new base in Syria's Kurdish-populated northern town of Manbij months after Turkish authorities ...








