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October 2018
367 IS militants, U.S.-backed fighters killed in month-long battles in eastern Syria
A total of 241 Islamic State (IS) militants and 126 fighters of the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) were killed during the month-long battles in Syria’s eastern province of Deir al-Zour, said the Syrian Observatory for Human…
US Army Sends More Military Convoys to Military Airport in Northeastern Syria
The US Army dispatched another large military convoy to its base in Raqqa province on Sunday amid intensified tensions in regions that are controlled by the Washington-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF).
The US army forwarded a military…
Ankara-Backed Terrorists Hide Heavy Weapons in Lattakia
The Turkey-backed terrorists who had claimed that they have started transfer of heavy weapons from the demilitarized zone in Northern Syria are hiding their arms in Northern Lattakia, pro-opposition media sources reported on Sunday.
The…
Syria donors demand political transition before reconstruction begins
The foreign ministers of western and regional donor countries voiced their rejection to contribute to reconstructing Syria before launching the political process under the UN’s supervision to achieve a comprehensive and actual political…
Syria’s Assad Says Idlib Deal ‘Temporary Measure’, State Media Says
Syria's President Bashar al-Assad on Sunday said that a Russia-Turkey deal for the last major rebel bastion of Idlib was a "temporary measure", state news agency SANA reported.
"The agreement is a temporary measure through which the state…
Militants hiding weapons, not leaving Idlib
A pro-opposition monitoring group says Turkey-backed militants have not withdrawn their heavy weapons from the buffer zone in northern Syria as they claim and are instead hiding their arms in the north of Latakia.
The so-called Syrian…
In Syria, Trump administration takes on new goal: Iranian retreat
The Trump administration has opened a new chapter in American involvement in Syria, vowing to remain until the civil war’s conclusion in a bid to halt Iran’s expansion across the Middle East.
The vision articulated last week by senior…
Pentagon admits war on Isis has killed more than 1,100 civilians in Syria and Iraq
The US-led coalition fighting against Isis in Syria and Iraq admitted to killing at least 1,114 civilians in air and artillery strikes in the four-year span of the war.
Inherent Resolve, the codename for the US-dominated coalition…
The weak American hand in Syria
The Syrian civil war at last shows signs of coming to an end. That end will be a bitter humanitarian disaster, and it will result in the temporary consolidation of power by the government of Bashar Hafez Al-Assad. None of this is in doubt.…