Mattis Says Assad Took Trump’s Chemical Warning ‘seriously’
US President Donald Trump's warning to the Syrian government not to carry out a chemical weapons attack appears to have ...
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US Warns Syria Over ‘potential’ Plan For Chemical Attack
The US says it has identified “potential preparations” for another chemical attack in Syria, and issued a stark warning to ...
Russia FM Lavrov Urges US To Prevent ‘provocations’ In Syria
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Monday urged US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson to prevent "provocations" against Syrian government ...
Assad Leads Prayers In Rare Appearance Outside Damascus
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad led Eid al-Fitr prayers in the central city of Hama on Sunday, appearing in public outside ...
Syria Regime Penetrates IS-Held Eastern Province
Syrian regime forces on Friday broke into the eastern Deir Ezzor province for the first time since 2014, a monitor ...
UN Chief Concerned About Possible Escalation In Syria
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned Tuesday that the recent downings of a Syrian jet and of an Iranian-made drone could ...
US-Led Coalition Downs Iran-Made Drone In Syria
A US warplane shot down an Iranian-made drone operated by pro-regime forces in southern Syria early Tuesday, officials said, in ...
U.S. Intends To Increase Control Over Southern Syria
The U. S. continues to expand military presence in Syria. Nowadays, Washington is setting up a second base at Syria’s ...
Syria Peace Talks May Resume In July
A new round of Syria peace talks could happen next month in Geneva, the United Nations envoy said Wednesday, following ...
Syria Peace Talks May Resume In July
A new round of Syria peace talks could happen next month in Geneva, the United Nations envoy said Wednesday, following ...
Syria Army Reaches Iraq Border After US Tensions
Syrian government troops and allied forces reached the Iraqi border for the first time since 2015 on Friday, a monitor ...
Next Round of Astana Syria Talks Delayed
Russian-backed peace talks on Syria in Astana have been pushed back, Kazakhstan's foreign ministry said Thursday, as key players wrangle ...
Raqa Campaign Cements Rising Profile of Syria’s Kurds
Syria's Kurds were once a marginalised minority, but now they are leading the charge for the Islamic State group's Raqa ...
Coalition Forces Reinforce At Key Tanf Garrison In Syria
US-led coalition forces in Syria are reinforcing their garrison near the crucial Al-Tanf border crossing amid a buildup of pro-government ...
Putin ‘convinced’ Damascus Not Behind April Chemical Attack
Russian President Vladimir Putin, in an interview published Tuesday, said he was "convinced" the Syrian government was not behind an ...
UN Seeks Security For Syria Gas Attacks Investigators
The United Nations is working to obtain security assurances needed to dispatch an international team of experts to the site ...
Deadliest Month For Syria Civilians In US-Led Strikes
US-led air strikes on Syria killed a total of 225 civilians over the past month, a monitor said on Tuesday, ...
UN Envoy Eyes New Syria Peace Talks In June
Despite little progress in the latest round of Syrian peace talks, negotiations are set to resume in June, the UN ...
Government Regains Full Control of Homs
The Syrian government says its forces have regained total control of the central city of Homs after rebels left the ...
Blasts At Syrian Rebel Base Kill 14 Fighters
Ahrar al-Sham blamed the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) for the attack Ahrar al-Sham blamed the Islamic ...