Contents tagged with Syria
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Syrian airbase comes under missile attack
Syrian airbase T4 which is located to the east of Homs has come under a missile attack, reports Syrian SANA news agency.
“T4 air base has been attacked by several missiles. It is possible that it is the aggression of the United States of America,"-the agency states.
According to the agency, Syrian military forces opened fire at the missiles.
The United States categorically denied its involvement in the incident.
Later SANA reported that there were casualties as a result of the missile …
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As American warships converge in the Mediterranean Russia getting ready to defend Assad from possible strikes
It’s still not known what the response of the US and allies will be to the chemical attack in Douma which took dozens of lives. Two meetings of the UN Security Council are taking place on Monday regarding the attack. At the same time American officials did not rule out a military response, blaming Russia and Iran for backing the Assad regime.
It is reported that the US Navy Ohio-class guided missile submarine USS Georgia changed its area of operations to the Mediterranean. It carries up to 154 …
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Kyiv investigates possible involvement of Ukrainian companies in transportation of Russian mercenaries to Syria
Ukrainian Minister of Infrastructure Volodymyr Omelyan has instructed Ukraine’s State Aviation Service to verify whether the Syrian aviation company Cham Wings transported Russian mercenaries between Damascus and Rostov-on-Don. According to the ministry’s press service, Reuters had reported on such facts earlier.
“Over 14 months since January 5, 2017, the aviation company made 51 flights from Damascus and Latakia to Rostov and back. Each time this was done using an Airbus A320, which can carry …
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Turkey establishes new observation point in northern Syria
The Turkish Armed Forces have established a ninth observation point in the de-escalation zone in the Idlib province in northern Syria, Anadolu reports.
On the morning of April 7, a convoy of 100 vehicles passed through the town of Sarmada while heading towards Maarrat al-Nu’man and then towards Khan Shaykhun. The town of Morin in the north of the Hama province became the convoy’s stationing point.
Another of the Turkish Armed Forces’ observation points is located 88 kilometers from the Syrian- …
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Stoltenberg: international coalition to stay in Syria until ISIS is destroyed
The international coalition led by the United States will be in Syria for as long as it takes to completely destroy the militants of Islamic States, as stated by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg during a meeting with American students in Dallas. According to the Head of the North Atlantic Alliance, there are still traces of the terrorists’ presence in Iraq and Syria.
"NATO units are not present in Syria ‘on the ground’ but the Alliance is part of the international coalition," …
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US decides to build two military bases in Syria's Manbij
The U.S. is building two military bases in the region of Manbij west of the Euphrates River, which is under the control of the Kurdish People’s Defense Unit (YPG), reports the Turkish news agency Anadolu.
One of the American bases will be built at the site of an observation post to the north of the city of Manbij, southeast of the village of Dadat, reports Anadolu.
U.S. troops brought a lot of construction equipment to the area. The base will be located eight kilometers from the Sajur River, …
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Kurds: French troops entered northern Syria
Kurdistan 24 news outlet reports, citing the Joint Chief of Defense in Syrian Kurdistan (Rojava), Razan Gilo, that the French military entered northern Syria through the Tal Abyad crossing which is under the control of the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF).
Razan Gilo said that at least 50 French soldiers entered the Syrian border-town of Tal Abyad this morning
The French soldiers have also been reportedly deployed to northeastern Aleppo town of Manbij, which is controlled by the …
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Two Syrian citizens asked for political asylum in Ukraine
On April 1, the State Border Service reported that two Syrian citizens asked for political asylum in Ukraine in connection with the military actions in their country. The two women appealed to the border guards at the Kharkiv-Passazhirsky checkpoint during border control of train on the Moscow-Kharkiv route, the report said.
The 37-year-old and 22-year-old women explained while being interviewed that they arrived in the territory of Ukraine fleeing the armed conflict in Syria and wanted to …
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Pro-Assad forces shell American military base near Raqqa
The Syrian National Defense Forces affiliated with the Assad government have shelled the US military base near Raqqa using Grad-type multiple rocket launchers, reports Directorate 4 Telegram channel.
Directorate 4 published the video of the bombardment. This is the first such operations of the militants. According to the channel, the militant group stated that they will continue to fight against the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and US-led coalition in the region till they are “completely …
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Turkey calls possible deployment of French troops in Syria 'attempted occupation'
The possible dispatch of a French military contingent to Syria to assist the Kurdish armed groups could be considered an attempt to occupy Syrian territory. A statement to this effect was made by Turkish Defense Minister Nurettin Canikli on Saturday, as reported by Anadolu.
“In view of the nearly complete elimination of the Islamic State extremist group in Syria, no legal justification for deploying the military contingents of foreign states in Syrian territory remains. If France attempts to …