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Damascus condemns new US economic sanctions

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's government Wednesday condemned new financial sanctions that the US is due to impose this month, arguing they will increase hardships in a country deep in economic crisis. The Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act of 2019, a US law that aims to sanction any...

First Russian strikes in 3 months hit Idlib

Russian air strikes have hit Syria's last major rebel bastion for the first time since a March ceasefire came into force, a war monitor said Wednesday. The Russian strikes Tuesday evening and at dawn Wednesday hit an area of the northwest where the boundaries of Hama, Idlib and Latakia...

Syria: Bomb attack kills civilian in Ras al-Ayn

A civilian was killed Tuesday in a bomb attack in Ras al-Ayn, northeastern Syria, according to security sources. An explosive-laden motorcycle detonated in the Al-Manajir region, and the blast also caused material damage, said the sources who asked not to be named due to restrictions on...

Turkey, Russia carry out 14th joint patrol in Idlib

Turkish and Russian military elements have carried out their 14th joint patrol along a key highway in Idlib, northwestern Syria, near the Turkish border, Turkey’s National Defense Ministry said on Tuesday. “Within the framework of TUR-RF Agreement/Protocol, the 14th TUR-RF Combined Land...

125 civilians killed in Syria in May: Watchdog

A total of 125 civilians, including 26 children and six women, were killed in Syria this May, mostly as a result of bombings, a rights group said on Monday. Of these fatalities, the Syrian regime forces killed 10 civilians, including two women, while Russian forces killed one civilian,...

Turkish forces kill 5 YPG militants in Syria

 Turkish elite forces have killed five YPG militants in northeastern Syria, the Defense Ministry said on Saturday. "Our commandos do not allow passage to terror groups. Five PKK/YPG terrorists, who attempted to infiltrate into the Operation Peace Spring zone, aiming to disrupt the...