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4 rebel factions in Zenki Movement join Faylaq al-Rahman in western Aleppo

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Four rebel factions in Nour al-Din al-Zenki Movement have joined Faylaq al-Rahman in the western countryside of Aleppo Tuesday, following victories by al-Qaeda-linked militants against Turkey-backed fighters that made new a de-facto map in northern Syria. ...

Israeli satellite images show complete destruction of Iranian weapons depot near Damascus

Satellite images released Monday show the extent of the damage caused by Israel's attack near Damascus Friday, according to Israli daily Haaretz. The satellite’s manufacture, the Israeli company ImageSat International, showed a photo of a structure said to be an Iranian weapons depot...

Syrian regime imposes restrictions on Palestinians move in Damascus

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian regime has imposed tough restrictions on thousands of Palestinian civilians living in the southern suburbs of Damascus, according to a Palestinian monitoring group. The entry and exit of Palestinians live in the towns of Yalda, Babila and Beit...

SDF: Daesh in its ‘final moments’

Daesh (ISIS) militants are “living their final moments” in the last enclave they hold near the Iraqi border, where US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) are attacking them, an SDF official said on Sunday. A defeat of the extremists in the enclave would wipe out Daesh territorial...

Refugee mother sets herself on fire protesting poverty- Rukban Camp

(Zaman Al Wasl)- A Syrian refugee woman set herself on fire last week in the Rukban refugee camp, protesting brutal hunger and neglect in the abandoned camp at the Jordanian border. Activists said the mother of three was already at risk of dying of hunger along with her...

Lebanon to deport 8 refugees to Syria held at Rafic Hariri airport

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Access Center for Human Rights called on local and international human rights organizations to act immediately to rescue 8 Syrians held by the Lebanese authorities at Rafik Hariri airport who will be deported on Sunday to Syria. The center called on the Lebanese...

Aleppo: free medical care, treatment lessen suffering in al-Ghandoura town

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Al-Amal Hospital is currently providing free medical services to more than 9,000 women and children per month in northern Aleppo province, such a number highlights the remarkable role of charity hospitals in opposition-held areas as most of people suffer and aftermath of...

Syrian regime army shells areas held by Tahrir al-Sham

Artillery shelling by regime forces pounded parts of the northwestern Idlib province Saturday, thwarting an infiltration attempt by militants as tension rises in the region following victories by Al-Qaeda-linked militants against Turkey-backed opposition fighters, Syria's state news agency...

Turkish, US foreign ministers discuss Syria on phone

Turkey’s foreign minister and his U.S. counterpart spoke over the phone, Turkish diplomatic sources said on Saturday. Mevlut Cavusoglu and Mike Pompeo discussed latest developments in Syria, said the sources, who asked not to be named due to restrictions on speaking to the media....

Palmyra artifacts restored by Damascus museum experts

In the National Museum of Damascus, archaeologist Muntajab Youssef works on an ancient stone bust from Palmyra, one of hundreds of artifacts his team is painstakingly restoring after they were damaged by Daesh (ISIS). Centuries-old statues and sculptures were wrecked by the extremists when they...

Syrian regime blocks Tadamon refugees from returning home

(Zaman Al Wasl)- The Syrian regime ordered the residents of Tadamon neighborhood south of Damascus, who were forced to leave their homes to present a copy of a certified ‘title deed’ by the financial or the government’s Real Estate directorate to be allowed returning...

Israel fired missiles toward Damascus, hit airport warehouse

The Syrian regime-run news agency said Israeli warplanes fired a number of missiles toward the Damascus area on Friday, triggering Syrian air defense that shot down most of them. “The results of the aggression so far were limited to a strike on one of the warehouses at Damascus...

Turkey reinforces troops on border with Idlib: Anadolu

Turkey sent a convoy of commando units and armored vehicles to the Turkish province of Hatay on the Syrian border, state-owned Anadolu news agency said Friday. The convoy was being sent to reinforce a Turkish military presence on the border near the northern province of Idlib, the last...

US official: Troop withdrawal from Syria has started

An American military official says the U.S.-led military coalition has begun the process of withdrawing troops from Syria. Col. Sean Ryan, spokesman for the U.S.-coalition fighting Daesh (ISIS), says the U.S. started "the process of our deliberate withdrawal from Syria." In a...

US to host Iran-focused summit in Feb: Pompeo

The United States plans to host a global summit focused on the Middle East, particularly Iran, next month in Poland, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told Fox News in a report published on Friday. In an interview with the news network, Pompeo said the international gathering would be...

Russia says U.S. wants to stay in Syria despite announced exit - RIA

Russia's Foreign Ministry said on Friday it had the impression that the United States wanted to stay in Syria despite the announced withdrawal of U.S. troops, RIA news agency reported. U.S. President Donald Trump last month unexpectedly announced a U.S. troop withdrawal from Syria.

US troop withdrawal from Syria will happen: Pompeo

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Thursday that a full U.S. troop withdrawal from Syria announced by President Donald Trump last month will go ahead despite widespread criticism. "President Trump's decision to withdraw our troops has been made. We will do that," Pompeo told a joint...

Cease-fire deal sees militants take over Idlib: reports

The main militant alliance in Idlib region reached a deal Thursday ending days of deadly fighting with rival rebels and extending its influence over the whole rebel enclave. The agreement brings an immediate end to the fighting between Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, led by Al-Qaeda's former...