OPCW Chemical Probe Gets Under Way In Syria
The OPCW declared that the Syrian government’s chemical weapons stockpile had been removed in 2014, only to confirm later that sarin was used in a 2017 attack in the northern town of Khan Sheikhun.
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How US, UK, France Used Warship Decoy, New Stealth Missiles to Bomb Syria
An already difficult battle plan – which required hitting Assad without provoking Russian reprisals or injecting the US further into Syria’s seven-year civil war – was getting harder.
Theresa May Wins Senior Ministers’ Endorsements to Attack Syria
Ministers agreed that Theresa May should continue to work with the United States and France to come up with the right response. The statement made no specific reference to military action.
Assad Wins Eastern Ghouta, Warns US Against War With Syria
“With every victory achieved on the field, the voices of some Western states are raised and actions are intensified in an attempt by them to change the course of events,” Syrian state TV quoted Syrian President Bashar al-Assad as saying.
Trump Warns Russia to Move Aside Because Missiles ‘Will Be Coming’ to Syria
“Russia vows to shoot down any and all missiles fired at Syria. Get ready Russia, because they will be coming, nice and new and ‘smart!’,” Trump wrote in a post on Twitter.
Putin Affirms ‘Grave Repercussions’ If US Attack Syria
US President Donald Trump criticised Mr Putin by name on Twitter, as he castigated Russia and Iran for backing Bashar al-Assad, who he called an “animal.”
Rouhani, Erdogan Meet Ahead of Syria Summit With Putin
“Iran believes that the presence of foreign forces in Syria without authorization of the Syrian government is illegal and must be halted,” Iranian state television quoted Rouhani as saying in Tehran on Tuesday night.
Syria’s Ghouta Operation ‘Nearly Over’ – Russia Says
Eastern Ghouta, an early centre of the 2011 uprising against President Bashar al-Assad, was until last month the biggest and most populous remaining rebel stronghold near the capital.
Assad Forces Succeeded To Push Into Eastern Suburbs of Damascus
Syrian state media and an opposition monitoring group said government forces have laid siege on the rebel-held town of Harasta, cutting it off from the rest of the suburbs known as eastern Ghouta. READ MORE.
Syria War: Putin Truce Plan Fails, Devastating Bombing Continues In Ghouta
With its Ghouta offensive, the Syrian government of President Bashar al-Assad is drawing on the military methods it has used to crush its opponents in other parts of Syria, including eastern Aleppo in late 2016.
Russian Toll in Syria Battle Was 300 Killed and Wounded – Sources
Yevgeny Shabayev, leader of a local chapter of a paramilitary Cossack organisation who has ties to Russian military contractors, said he had visited acquaintances injured in Syria at the defence ministry’s Central Hospital in Khimki, on the outskirts of Moscow, on Wednesday.
Syria Deploys Anti-Aircraft Missiles, New Air Defense Systems in Aleppo, Idlib
The northwestern province of Idlib, which borders Turkey and is largely under the control of al-Nusra Front militants, is one of the last main strongholds of Takfiri militants opposed to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, who have been driven from most of their bastions across Syria in recent years.
US-Backed Syria Force Denies Islamic State in Area Targeted By Turkey
“The whole world knows Daesh (Islamic State) is not present in Afrin,” Redur Xelil, a senior SDF official, told Reuters. He said the Turkish military had greatly exaggerated SDF casualties, though he declined to say how many had been killed.
Turkey Will Tear Down Kurdish Militia in Afrin – Tayyip Erdogan Says
“If the terrorists in Afrin don’t surrender we will tear them down,” President of Turkey Tayyip Erdogan told a congress of his ruling AK Party in the eastern Turkish city of Elazig.
US Trying Desperately to Hijack Russia Diplomatic Success in Syria
“In Syria, the liberation came from Russia, and from the government troops with the support of Iran. And now it’s very difficult for such a power as the United States to recognize its failure. That is the reason why, I think, they are trying again and again to give support to jihadists.”
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