Iran foreign minister arrives in Damascus for talks with Syrian officials
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif traveled to Damascus on Monday for talks with Syrian officials, the Tasnim news agency reported. Last week, Iran’s defense…
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Iran says advisers will stay in Syria
Iran’s military attaché to Damascus told Iranian media on Tuesday that the country’s military advisers would remain in Syria under a defense agreement signed this…
Iran and Syria sign deal for military cooperation
Iran and Syria signed a deal for military cooperation in a meeting between the defense ministers of the two countries in Damascus, the Tasnim news…
Speaking in Ankara, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said it goes against the independence of states to cut ties with its “neighbor and strategic partner” because the U.S. demands it.
A series of suicide bombings and attacks that sparked fighting between local armed groups in southern Syria killed around 90 people Wednesday, a local health…
Air strikes kill seven civilians in southern Syria
Air strikes on Tuesday killed seven civilians in a sensitive southwestern province of Syria bordering the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, a war monitor said. The Damascus…
Iranian advisors still in southern Syria: Rouhani envoy
Iranian “advisors” have maintained a presence in southern Syria at the behest of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, according to Hossein Jaberi Ansari, a special envoy…
Hezbollah seeks role in return of Syrian refugees from Lebanon
The head of Lebanon’s Hezbollah said on Friday his powerful movement was creating a mechanism to help Syrian refugees in the country return home, in…
Russian Airstrikes Hit Southwest Syria, Breaking a Cease-Fire Deal
The Syrian regime’s main military ally, Russia, carried out airstrikes Sunday in the country’s southwest, defying a cease-fire pact with the U.S. and Jordan, as…
Assad presses assault in Southwest Syria, civilians flee
Syrian government forces pounded rebel-held areas of the southwest with artillery on Thursday, in a steady escalation by President Bashar al-Assad who has vowed to…
Shells hit south Syria city for first time in three years
Rebel shellfire slammed into the southern Syrian city of Sweida on Tuesday for the first time in three years, a monitor said, as fresh regime…