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Assad: U.S. has several thousand people in Syria

Assad: U.S. has several thousand people in Syria

Syrian President Bashar Assad said that the United States has several thousands soldiers in Syria, not several hundred soldiers. "The U.S. relies heavily on private military companies akin to Blackwater in …

Guarantors of Astana process hold meeting in Nur-Sultan

Guarantors of Astana process hold meeting in Nur-Sultan

The meeting between the guarantors of the Astana process (Russia, Iran and Turkey) and UN Special Envoy Geir Pedersen has started in Nur-Sultan on the sidelines of the 14th round of talks on Syria. The delegations of Russia, Iran, …

Assad explains refugee crisis in EU

Assad explains refugee crisis in EU

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has blasted Europe’s key role in creating chaos in Syria, saying the current refugee crisis in European countries is a consequence of their support for terrorism in the Arab country. …

Netanyahu confesses why he called Putin

Netanyahu confesses why he called Putin

Today, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wrote on Twitter about his telephone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin. “I had a telephone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin. We discussed the …

We will leave Syria when Syrians ask us, Erdogan says

We will leave Syria when Syrians ask us, Erdogan says

As Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said today, the Turkish army will leave Syria no sooner than the Syrian people ask about it. He did not provide any further details. “We will not leave Syria until the Syrian people say: …

U.S. base in Syria attacked

U.S. base in Syria attacked

An unknown group attacked a U.S. base in an oil field in the Syrian province of Deir al-Zour overnight, pushing the U.S. forces to respond. The attackers targeted the base located in the al-Omar oil field in the northeastern …

Pentagon: military completes pullback from northeast Syria

Pentagon: military completes pullback from northeast Syria

The United States has completed its military pullback in northeastern Syria, settling into a more stable posture of about 600 troops in the rest of the country after repositioning and reducing forces, U.S. Defense Secretary Mark …

Two Turkish soldiers killed in anti-terrorist operations

Two Turkish soldiers killed in anti-terrorist operations

Two Turkish soldiers were killed in terrorist attacks in northern Syria and northern Iraq, the country's National Defense Ministry said. It was noted that one soldier was killed at the hospital after being critically injured by …

Russian military policemen injured by bomb blast in Syria

Russian military policemen injured by bomb blast in Syria

Three Russian military police officers received minor injuries when a self-made explosive device went off near an armored vehicle in northeastern Syria, the Russian Defense Ministry said. According to the ministry, the bomb …

Russia and Turkey complete 11th joint patrol in Syria

Russia and Turkey complete 11th joint patrol in Syria

Russian and Turkish troops have completed the 11th round of joint ground patrols in northern Syria, Turkey’s National Defense Ministry said. "The eleventh joint land patrol between Turkish and Russian units and UAV …

Russian doctors arrive in northern Syria

Russian doctors arrive in northern Syria

Doctors from a Russian special medical unit have arrived at a Russian military police base near the city of Kobane in northern Syria with equipment and medications in order to provide medical assistance to civilians. According to …

Kazakh Foreign Ministry reveals date of next Syria talks

Kazakh Foreign Ministry reveals date of next Syria talks

Kazakh foreign minister Mukhtar Tleuberdi revealed when a fresh round of Syria peace talks sponsored by Russia, Turkey and Iran will be held. Nur-Sultan will host on December 10-11, Tleuberdi said. He …

Russia's military police expand patrol area in northern Syria

Russia's military police expand patrol area in northern Syria

Russian military police are expanding the patrol area in northern Syria and the Sirrin air base, recently abandoned by the U.S. military, has become one of control points, Russian military police officer Safar Safarov said. …

Ankara establishes Syria safe zone

Ankara establishes Syria safe zone

Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said that the 145-kilometer-long, 30-kilometer-deep safe zone was established in northern Syria. Akar added that Turkish authorities are in touch with their Russian counterparts …

Cavusoglu warns Turkey may resume operation in Syria

Cavusoglu warns Turkey may resume operation in Syria

Ankara will resume its Peace Spring trans-border operation in Syria in case the Kurdish Self-Defense Forces fail to withdraw their units from the border, Turkey's Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said. According to …

Russian and Turkish units complete 8th patrol in Syria

Russian and Turkish units complete 8th patrol in Syria

Russian and Turkish troops have completed the eighth round of joint ground patrols in northern Syria under a deal reached last month. "In the Ayn al-Arab region where the land patrol was conducted, UAVs also took part and were …