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Trump extends sanctions against Syria for another year

Trump extends sanctions against Syria for another year

President of the United States Donald Trump has ordered to extend for one more year a set of unilateral sanctions against Syria, the White House said in a statement, TASS reports. "The regime’s brutal war on …

Erdogan and Trump discuss Syria in phone call

Erdogan and Trump discuss Syria in phone call

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and U.S. President Donald Trump agreed in a phone call to carry out the U.S. military withdrawal from Syria in line with their mutual interests, according to Turkish …

Lavrov: U.S. goal is to split Syria

Lavrov: U.S. goal is to split Syria

The United States is attempting to split Syria and create a quasi-state on the Euphrates River's east bank, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said, noting that the U.S. is opposing the return of Syria's …

Blast hits Syria's Manbij, nine people killed

Blast hits Syria's Manbij, nine people killed

Nine people were killed as a result of the blast in Syria's Manbij, Al Jazeera reported on Twitter. According to the local military council, the blast occurred near a patrol of the international coalition in the city.  …

Ryabkov: Russia doubts full U.S. withdrawal from Syria

Ryabkov: Russia doubts full U.S. withdrawal from Syria

Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov said it was hard to believe that the United States would pull out of Syria completely under the current circumstances, given the strong position of those who support the …

 Russian Foreign Ministry comments on U.S.Syria pullout

Russian Foreign Ministry comments on U.S.Syria pullout

 Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that it will not be easy to solve the problem of the illegal armed presence of the United States on Syrian territory.  "Washington is constantly putting …

U.S. confirms withdrawal of forces from Syria

U.S. confirms withdrawal of forces from Syria

The execute order on the withdrawal of U.S. forces from Syria was signed, the Pentagon official said without offering further details. "The execute order for Syria has been signed," AFP cited a spokesperson for the U.S. …

What will happen to Syria after U.S. pullout?

What will happen to Syria after U.S. pullout?

The United States will withdraw all of its troops from Syria, according to the White House. "Planning for the pullout is already underway," a US defense official and an administration official said. One U.S. official said …

US-led airstrikes kill dozens in Syria

US-led airstrikes kill dozens in Syria

At least 40 people, mostly women and children, were killed on Saturday by US-led airstrikes on the last pocket held by Islamic State militants in eastern Syria, a war monitor and Syrian state media reported. The coalition did not …

US rescues ISIS ‘officials’ in Syria

US rescues ISIS ‘officials’ in Syria

The US evacuated the ISIS (banned in Russia) militants from the Syrian province Deir-ez-Zor, the media report with a reference to the local sources. It is reported that the coalition carried out an assault near the village of …

US plans to strike Syria won’t halt liberation of Idlib

US plans to strike Syria won’t halt liberation of Idlib

The looming assault on Syria that the US-led coalition intends to carry out will not affect plans to liberate Idlib, Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem told the Rossiya-24 TV channel, TASS reports. "The intended …

US-led strike kills more than 10 civilians in Syria

US-led strike kills more than 10 civilians in Syria

At least 12 civilians lost their lives when the US-led coalition purportedly fighting terrorism carried out an airstrike against Syria’s northeastern province of Hasakah. The aerial attack targeted Tal al-Shayer village, located …

Pompeo and Cavusoglu to hold talks in Washington

Pompeo and Cavusoglu to hold talks in Washington

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will hold talks with Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu in Washington today. The main issue of talks will be the coordination of the road map for cooperation in …