Western Coalition Aimed to Give Terrorists Break by Striking Syria : Moscow

The Russian Foreign Ministry said Thursday that the real aim of the recent missile launches by the US, the UK and France was to give terrorists a break.

US-led airstrikes on Syria draw wide criticism, protests

US, British and French leaders faced challenges and criticism from lawmakers following a US-led airstrikes on Syria while protests across the three countries were held against the attack.

MEPs protest Syria strikes during Macron’s call for EU unity

A group of MEPs held placards reading “Hands off Syria!” during Emmanuel Macron’s address before the European parliament on Tuesday, overshadowing the French president’s call for greater European unity on security issues.

L'attaque chimique présumée "mise en scène" avec l'aide d'un pays "russophobe"

Le chef de la diplomatie russe Sergueï Lavrov a qualifié vendredi l'attaque chimique présumée en Syrie la semaine dernière de "mise en scène" à laquelle ont participé "les services spéciaux d'un Etat", non nommé mais désigné comme "russophobe".

Mortar attack on popular market kills 35 in Damascus

The death toll rose to 35 in a terrorist/rebel rocket attack on a crowded marketplace Tuesday east of the Syrian capital Damascus.

Turkish President Puts All Kurdish-Held Towns in Syria, Iraq on "Notice"

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced just a day after pro-Ankara forces seized Afrin that Turkey’s military "operation"/invasion in Syria will target other Kurdish-held towns – and may even spill over into Iraq.

‘We were about to die’: E. Ghouta civilians say terrorists used them as human shields & barred escape

Civilians fleeing the fighting in Eastern Ghouta in their thousands through humanitarian corridors say the terrorists controlling the area used them as human shields and prevented them from leaving their homes.

Basic standards of humanity : Wars across Mideast region reaches "frightening new normal"

International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) President Peter Maurer said Monday that a visit he has made to Syria has reinforced his view that wars across the region have reached a "frightening new normal" as basic standards of humanity are ignored.

Unrest haunts Mideast as Syria becomes wrestling venue for various powers

Syria has become a theatre for regional and international actors with different and even conflicting goals and interests, while fighting terrorism represented by the Islamic States (IS) militant group and its affiliates is depicted as a common goal.

Russia Urges US Not to Hinder UN Access to Syria's Raqqa as well as the Al-Rukban refugee camp

The Russian Defense Ministry said that the only areas in Syria where the requirements of UN Security Council (UNSC) Resolution 2401 are completely ignored and there is no help for the population remains the destroyed city of Raqqa, as well as the Al-Rukban refugee camp in the US-controlled area of al-Tanf.

Assad says battles in Eastern Ghouta to continue

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said Sunday that the offensive against the rebels in the capital Damascus' Eastern Ghouta countryside will continue in tandem with allowing civilians to leave toward government-controlled areas in Damascus, as the Syrian army has made significant progress, capturing 36 percent of the areas held by the terrorist/rebels.

Russia ‘threatens our ability to dominate’ : US general to Congress

The US is seeking to contain Iran’s rising influence in the Middle East and fend off challenges to Washington’s hegemony posed by Russia and China, the top general commanding US forces in the region told Congress.

‘Refugee bottleneck in Greece result of EU & NATO failure to deal with Syria problems’

The EU is the biggest culprit in the refugee crisis in Europe, and you can’t leave it to Greece alone to deal with it, Stephen Morris from the English Democrats party says. Why aren’t NATO and the EU doing anything, he asks.

Germany, France urge Russia to pressure Syria for 'immediate' ceasefire

The leaders of Germany and France have urged Russia to exert "maximum pressure" on Syria for an "immediate" implementation of a UN ceasefire in the war-ravaged country, Berlin said.

Turkey warns "Assad regime" against supporting YPG/PKK

Mevlut Cavusoglu on Monday reasserted Turkey's sensitivity towards Syria's territorial integrity and warned Bashar al-Assad regime against supporting YPG/PKK in Afrin.

Jordan calls for more aid to provide services to Syrian refugees

Jordan on Tuesday called for more aid to provide services to the Syrian refugees in the Kingdom, the state-run Petra news agency reported.

UN Security Council considers demanding 30-day Syria truce

The UN Security Council is considering a draft resolution demanding a 30-day ceasefire in Syria to allow for urgent deliveries of humanitarian aid, according to the text seen by AFP on Friday.

Syria condemns US-led airstrikes on pro-gov't forces in Deir al-Zour

The Syrian Foreign Ministry on Thursday strongly condemned the U.S.-led airstrikes on pro-government forces in the eastern province of Deir al-Zour, state news agency SANA reported.

EU Says Asylum Numbers Dropped by Almost Half in 2017

The European Union's asylum agency said the number of people seeking international protection in Europe in 2017 dropped by almost half compared to the year before and that most applicants were Syrian.

Syrian opposition factions leave Sochi talks and traveled back to Turkey

The Sochi talks sponsored by Russia to discuss the Syrian crisis began on Tuesday after a one day delay due to Syrian opposition factions boycotting the event.