President Recep Tayyip Erdogan Saturday said a Turkish military helicopter had been shot down during Ankara's military offensive against a Kurdish militia in northern Syria. "A little earlier, one of our helicopters was shot down," Erdogan said in televised remarks without saying who...

The creation of a de-escalation zone in Syria's Afrin region is being discussed as part of the Astana peace talks process, RIA news agency cited Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov as saying Saturday.

Russia's Interfax cites Israeli ambassador: ‘Actions of Iranian Hezbollah forces and Shiite rebels in southern Syria de-escalation zone must stop’

The deputy head of Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards Corps declined to comment on reports that Israel had intercepted an Iranian drone launched from Syria Saturday, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported. "We cannot confirm this report on the drone because Israelis are liars...