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By Fatih Erel GENEVA (AA): The World Health Organization (WHO) and the UNICEF called for international action in response to explosive hazards in Syria where at least 910 children were killed by explosive devices in 2017. “More than 8 million people are exposed to explosive hazards in Syria, including over 3 million children,” the […]

21st Mar 2018

Syria: Govt airstrikes kill 59 civilians in E Ghouta

By Mohamad Misto and Ayse Dogru EASTERN GHOUTA, Syria / ANKARA (AA): At least 59 civilians were killed by the Assad Government and its supporters in the besieged Eastern Ghouta region on Tuesday, Syrian rebel Civil Defense sources said. Syrian ground and air assaults continued in the opposition rebel-held area near the capital Damascus […]

8th Mar 2018

Syria: 28 civilians killed in Govt airstrikes in E.Ghouta

By Adham Kako EASTERN GHOUTA / ANKARA (AA): Twenty-eight civilians were killed Wednesday by Syrian Government airstrikes in besieged Eastern Ghouta, according to rebels’ civil defense agency. The agency does not give number of rebel fighters killed. The Government’s continued ground and air attacks on Eastern Ghouta, a suburb of Damascus, come despite separate […]

27th Feb 2018

Syria: Russia to start ‘humanitarian pause’ in E Ghouta

By Elena Teslova MOSCOW (AA): Russia will introduce a daily humanitarian pause in Syria’s besieged enclave of eastern Ghouta as of Feb. 27 by order of President Vladimir Putin, Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu said on Monday. UK Foreign Secretary, Boris Johnson, has criticised the the Russian move and called it a “Russian playbook”. Hundreds […]

22nd Feb 2018

Syria: 25 more civilians killed in Eastern Ghouta

By Adham Kako and Muhammed Shekh Yusuf EASTERN GHOUTA, Syria (AA): At least 25 civilians have been killed by intensified Syrian Government attacks in the al-Nusra [Jabhat Fateh al-Sham] controlled Damascus suburbs of Eastern Ghouta, said sources from the Syrian Civil Defense on Wednesday. Sources from the Civil Defense, also known as the White […]

20th Feb 2018

Syria: 58 killed in fresh Govt attacks in E. Ghouta

By Adham Kako and Fatih Hafiz Mehmet EASTERN GHOUTA/ANKARA (AA): At least 58 Syrian civilians were killed and 45 injured in fresh Government attacks in the Damascus suburb of Eastern Ghouta on Monday, according to local rebel civil defense sources. Government forces launched air and ground attacks on several districts in the suburb, which […]

11th Feb 2018

Lebanon to report Israel’s airspace violation at UN

By Furkan Guldemir BEIRUT, Lebanon (AA): Lebanon on Saturday decided to file a complaint against Israel at the UN Security Council for violating the country’s airspace, according to the country’s presidency. Israel has been violating Lebanese airspace regularly for years.The UN Security Council has taken no action against Israel in the past. Lebanese President […]

9th Feb 2018

US: US-led coalition attacks Syrian Govt forces east of Euphrates

By Safvan Allahverdi WASHINGTON (AA): Syrian pro-Govt forces Wednesday attacked the terrorist PYD/PKK-led SDF on the east of the Euphrates River deconfliction line in Syria, the Pentagon announced Thursday. “Syrian pro-regime forces moved in a battalion-sized unit formation, supported by artillery, tanks, multiple-launch rocket systems,” Pentagon Spokesperson Dana White told reporters in a press […]

8th Feb 2018

UN concerned over mounting civilian deaths in Syria

By Safvan Allahverdi WASHINGTON (AA): The UN expressed grave concern Wednesday over the rising number of civilian deaths in Syria amid the country’s ongoing civil war. Speaking at a daily press briefing, UN Deputy Spokesman Farhan Haq said intense airstrikes and shelling on the Damascus suburb of Eastern Ghouta have reportedly killed dozens of […]

5th Feb 2018

Syria: Airstrikes hit hospital, mosques in Idlib

By Burak Karacaoglu and Esref Musa IDLIB, Syria (AA): Syrian Government forces carried out air attacks which hit hospitals and mosques in the northwestern province of Idlib, according to the Syrian Civil Defense on Monday. Mustafa Haj Yousuf, head of Civil Defense units in Idlib, told Anadolu Agency: “Intensive air attacks on Idlib, which […]

25th Jan 2018

Turkey: Two killed, 6 injured in rocket attack from Syria on mosque

By Ridvan Korkulutas KILIS, Turkey (AA): Two civilians were killed and six injured, when a rocket fired by PYD/PKK terrorists from Syria struck a mosque in the Turkish border province of Kilis on Wednesday, according to the provincial governor. The rocket attack came after Turkey launched an operation in Syria’s Afrin against the PKK/KCK/PYD-YPG […]

8th Jan 2018

Syria: 30 killed, 70 injured in blasts in Idlib

By Burak Karacaoglu and Esref Musa IDLIB, Syria (AA): At least 30 people were killed and 70 others injured in four explosions in Syria’s northern province of Idlib on Sunday. According to an Anadolu Agency correspondent in the region, four explosions occurred in an area in the city center where cars were parked. The […]

10th Dec 2017

Iraqi forces recaptures all territories overrun by Daesh, incl border with Syria

By Ibrahim Salih BAGHDAD (AA): Iraqi forces have regained full control of the country’s border with Syria, Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi said Saturday. “Our forces are in complete control of the Iraqi-Syrian border,” al-Abadi said in a televised speech in the capital Baghdad. He said the Iraqi victory over the Daesh terrorist group […]

23rd Nov 2017

Russia, Turkey, Iran back Syria’s territorial integrity

By Selen Temizer and Sena Guler (AA): Leaders of Turkey, Russia and Iran reiterated their support for Syria’s territorial integrity during a summit in the Russian city of Sochi on Wednesday. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin and Iran’s Hassan Rouhani met in the Russian Black Sea resort for the summit […]

21st Nov 2017

Russian President hosts Syria’s Assad in Sochi

By Diyar Guldogan (AA): Russian President Vladimir Putin met Syria’s Bashar al-Assad on Monday in Russia’s coastal city of Sochi, the Kremlin said on Tuesday. Putin and Assad discussed the political settlement in Syria, according to the Kremlin’s statement. Assad’s visit came two days ahead of trilateral meeting between the presidents of Russia, Turkey and […]

14th Nov 2017

Syria: Airstrikes kill 53 in Aleppo province

By Burak Karakocaoglu, Ashraf Musa and Cem Genco IDLIB, Syria (AA): At least 53 people were killed Monday in airstrikes that targeted a marketplace in Syria’s northwestern Aleppo province, according to a Syrian Civil Defense (SCD) team. Three airstrikes targeted the marketplace, where approximately 100 people were present in the opposition-held town of Atarib, […]

5th Sep 2017

Syria: 772 civilians killed last month, majority by US-led coalition

By Fatih Hafiz Mehmet (AA): A total of 772 civilians were killed in Syria last month, according to a new report by a London-based NGO devoted to tracking rights violations in war-torn Syria. In a monthly report issued Sunday, the Syrian Network for Human Rights (SNHR) documents civilian deaths throughout Syria during the month […]

22nd Aug 2017

Syria: Russia hits 200 Daesh terrorists in eastern Syria

By Emre Gurkan Abay MOSCOW (AA) – Russian airstrikes destroyed a column of Daesh vehicles and fighters heading to Deir ez-Zour in eastern Syria, the Defense Ministry said in a statement Monday. More than 200 terrorists and 20 vehicles equipped with heavy-caliber weapons and mortars were wiped out, the ministry said. Militants are heading […]

20th Jul 2017

US: Pentagon complains about report on US presence in Syria

WASHINGTON (AA): The Pentagon on Wednesday is upset about a report by Anadolu Agency on U.S. military posts in Syria that used local sources, but the department did not deny its details. “While we cannot independently verify the sources that contributed to this story, we would be very concerned if officials from a NATO ally […]

10th Jul 2017

Syria: Assad Govt barrel bombs killed 94 civilians in 2017

By Adham Kako ANKARA (AA): The Assad Government has killed 94 civilians with barrel bombs in the first half of 2017, according to an NGO report released on Sunday. Out of the 94 civilians, 41 were children and 20 were women, the Syrian Network for Human Rights (SNHR) report said. The Assad regime dropped […]

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