A State Dept spokesperson tells @RudawEnglish that the US is calling for the immediate resumption of basic services in Kobani. The US welcomes new humanitarian corridors but emphasizes they must be maintained. "President Trump recognizes this moment as a pivotal opportunity for a new Syria," the spokesperon said, citing a unified nation where Kurds and all communities are treated with "respect and dignity." The @StateDept Spokesperon added
Information for LBCI: A meeting will be held tomorrow at the Masnaa border crossing between the Lebanese and Syrian sides regarding the issue of trucks.
Syrian News Agency: The Israeli army withdraws from the village of Ufania in the Quneitra countryside hours after its incursion and the firing of flares.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reports that the Al Tanf base has been handed over to the Ministry of Defense, marking a complete withdrawal of the international coalition from the base towards Jordan.
1 week agoAirstrike by coalition aircraft that targeted a site near the Jazal area in the Palmyra desert on Tuesday.
1 week agoA vehicle belonging to the Defense Ministry exploded tonight in the town of Abukemal, likely caused by an IED. No casualties. A similar incident occurred there 2 months ago
A security source of the Asayish says talks in Hasakah, NE Syria, are underway between Asayish and Syria’s Internal Security Forces to agree on deployment vehicles and joint checkpoints
1 week agoThe US-led Coalition carried out more airstrikes, bombing Sukhnah countryside and Jebal Omour (NW. Palmyra - E. Homs). One of the strikes occurred very close to a group of Bedouins
1 week agoWorkers and owners of burners held a protest today at Omar Oil Field following the Energy Ministry's decision to shut down all makeshift oil installations in the Eastern Deir ez-Zur countryside
1 week agoFollowing deliveries to Damascus International Airport, Turkey has also supplied Aleppo International Airport with essential navigation equipment:- the "ILS" systems, for safe, precise landings even in challenging weather; - the "DVOR", for accurate in-air navigation
1 week agoThe Syrian Ministry of Defense: We will provide all support to the ministries responding to those affected by the floods in the rural areas of Idlib and Latakia.
1 week agoSyria: 4 people from Suwayda province were shot dead tonight in Metuna - area under Government control - after they were granted the necessary authorization(s) to harvest olives in the village
1 week agoU.S. Forces Move ISIS Detainees from Syria to Iraq
1 week agoSyria and Saudi Arabia announced major strategic agreements, including the launch of a joint airline, to boost investment and regional connectivity. Signed in Damascus, the deals cover aviation, telecommunications, infrastructure, water, energy, and real estate, including plans for a Syrian-Saudi airline and digital and telecom upgrades
1 week agoMarwan al-Ali, Hasaka’s newly-appointed commander of internal security, on Saturday denied that Kobane is under siege, despite the ongoing electricity blackouts and the blocking of the entry of aidnn“The topic of Kobane is related to the topic of Qamishli and Hasaka. It is one topic… Security forces will enter Kobane soon, and there will be a withdrawal of forces similar to the one that happened here… [then] not only will aid be allowed in, but the situation will return to normal entirely,” he told reporters
The city of Qamishli witnessed a heavy security deployment by SDF forces around the Seven Seas Square. Security patrols were also conducted in the predominantly Arab neighborhoods of Tay and Zanoud, with checkpoints erected at the entrances and exits of these areas
As-Suwayda: Rani Na'im, a member of Hikmat al-Hijri's militia, was killed, and a large number of others were wounded after Internal Security Forces repelled their advance attempts today.
Armed groups in Sweida targeted the town of Al-Mazraa in the western countryside of the governorate with a number of mortar shells, some of which hit citizens' homes, and the Internal Security Forces responded to the sources of fire.
The Syrian delegation arrived at the Government Palace to sign the Lebanese-Syrian agreement.
The Media and Communication Department of the Ministry of Defense: A delegation from the Ministry of Defense is heading to the city of Hasakah to discuss procedures related to integrating members of the SDF into the military establishment, in accordance with the terms of the agreement signed between the Syrian state and the SDF.
SDF Chief Mazloum Abdi meets French FM Jean-Noël Barrot in high-level talks in Erbil on security, ISIS fight, and implementation of the Jan. 29 agreement
2 week agoSyria: Today, a heavy airlift aircraft (C-17) was filmed departing the US base in Shadadi (southern Hasakah), amid unofficial reports that the US has begun withdrawing from the site.
A spokesperson for the US Central Command told Al Jazeera: We attach importance to completing the transfer of ISIS detainees from Syria to Iraq.
2 week agoU.S. forces have begun withdrawing from Al-Shaddadi base in Syria's northeastern Hasakah province, heading toward Erbil in Iraqi Kurdistan, an Iraqi security source told Qatari Al-Araby TV. Syrian media reports that the U.S. convoy also includes buses carrying ISIS prisoners transported from Syria to Iraq
Erdogan: The agreement between the Syrian government and the SDF eases the pressure on the peace process between Türkiye and the PKK.
2 week agoFrench Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrault arrives in Damascus to meet with Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani
2 week agoDamascus – A Russian military delegation in Syria
President Masoud Barzani: "I was afraid the tensions in Syria would lead to Kurdish-Arab fighting, which was going to be a big catastrophe. Proudly We did what we had to do to stop the fighting. Thanks God and thanks to everyone, the fighting stopped, and we hope the agreement continues, and we supported this agreement so the fighting doesn't grow."
US Central Command says it carried out five airstrikes against ISIS targets across Syria in recent days, reaffirming continued pressure to prevent the group’s resurgence
2 week agoKurds in Kobani city, northern Syria, demands the lifting of the siege on the city and the recognition of the rights of the Kurdish people in the Syrian constitution