February 2016

Turkish forces on Saturday shelled a Syrian air base and a village captured by Kurdish fighters from insurgents in recent days in northern Syria, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported. A Kurdish official confirmed the shelling…

Aleppo Province: The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights was informed that Turkish forces shelled places controlled by YPG in the countryside of Azaz and in the northern countryside Aleppo province, where the shelling targeted the…

Dar'a province: Russian warplanes went in 5 airstrikes around Kafar Nasej, Tal Antar, al-Mal, al-Alaqiat and the eastern al-Gharia, no reports of losses. Islamic battalions targeted Kherba Ghazala what deactivated the electricity station…

Aleppo province: 20 Russian warplanes targeted the northern countryside of Aleppo with several airstrikes, the area is witnessing violent clashes between regime forces backed by Non-Syrian militants against Islamic battalions and Jabhat…

Reef Dimashq province: Rose to 18 the number of explosive barrels which have been dropped on areas of Daraya city in the western Ghouta amid clashes in the area between regime forces and Rebels. Der-Ezzor province: Clashes taking place…

Hama province: The warplanes went in 4 airstrikes on al-Ramilia village, no reports of losses, amid clashes between regime forces and Islamic battalions in the southern countryside. Clashes took place between regime forces and IS around…

U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter said on Friday he expected Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates to provide special operations forces to help Syrian opposition fighters battling the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group,…

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev was quotedsaying during the Munich conference that ground intervention in Syria could result in a third world war. Despite the importance of what has been said, no one paid attention to his words…

Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir said on Friday the removal of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad was crucial to defeat ISIS. Speaking at a security conference in Munich, Jubeir said Assad was responsible for the creation of ISIS by…

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden and Jordan’s King Abdullah spoke on Friday about the talks on the Syrian conflict and the fight against ISIS militants, the White House said. King Abdullah is slated to visit the White House on Feb. 24.