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Ceasefire gives wary Syrians in Idlib respite from strikes
04.08.19 18:25 Middle East
Shopkeepers and residents in Syria’s Idlib city have found relief from air strikes but remain wary after a ceasefire halted fierce government bombing against the rebel foothold.
Reuters
 

Syria’s “Opposition” Fails to Represent Syrians
03.08.19 12:34 Middle East
The Syrian population residing in Syria is suffering from having barely survived eight years of war. They didn’t leave for camps in Turkey, Jordan or Lebanon, or they are those who have returned to Syria from having been in camps. They did not take a smuggler’s boat ride to Greece and did not end up in Germany with a free house, food, education, and job prospects. For one reason, or another, they are the Syrians who stayed, had hope of the war ending, and they outnumber those who left the country.
Global Research
 

Syrias Rukban camp dwindles after five-month Russian siege (?!!)
28.07.19 08:56 Middle East
The population of Rukban camp in a U.S.-protected desert zone in southeast Syria has dwindled to a quarter of the more than 40,000 who lived there five months ago due to Russian moves to block supplies, Syrian aid workers, diplomats and residents say.
Reuters
 

Erdogan Says ‘Goodbye, West’ by Buying Russias S-400 Missiles, German Media Says
14.07.19 09:58 Middle East
After a months-long stand-off between the US and Turkey over Ankara’s move to purchase Russian-made air defence systems, the first components of the S-400s arrived in the country. Why Turkey bought them for $2.5 billion despite fierce criticism from NATO and its proclaimed "strategic partner", the US, has kept commentators guessing.
Sputnik
 

Russian-led assault in Syria leaves over 500 civilians dead: rights groups, rescuers
07.07.19 08:08 Middle East
Militants Breach Ceasefire, Shell Syria’s Hama Province – Russian Military
Reuters, Sputnik
 

Oil supertanker bound for Syria detained in Gibraltar
04.07.19 11:49 Middle East
British Royal Marines in Gibraltar have detained the supertanker Grace 1 on suspicion of carrying crude oil to Syria, the Gibraltar government said, in what a legal source said may be the first such interception of a vessel under European Union sanctions.
Reuters
 

US Pressing Germany to Extend Its Military Operation in Syria, Deploy Troops
29.06.19 19:28 Middle East
US officials allegedly want the German military to continue their missions in the country, as well as deploy forces on the ground. If the German government pursues the move, it could put the CDU/CSU bloc on a collision course with the Social Democrats, who want their country to pull forces out of Syria.
Sputnik
 

UAE scales down military presence in Yemen as Gulf tensions flare
28.06.19 14:28 Middle East
The United Arab Emirates, a key member of the Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen, is scaling back its military presence there as worsening U.S.-Iran tensions threaten security closer to home, four western diplomatic sources said.
Reuters
 

Yemens Houthis attack Saudi ship, launch ballistic missile
31.01.17 13:22 Middle East
The armed Houthi movement attacked a Saudi warship off the western coast of Yemen on Monday, causing an explosion that killed two crew members and injured three others, Saudi state news agency SPA reported.
Reuters
 

King Salman has no issues with Trump
30.01.17 13:53 Middle East
The US President Donald Trump must be a man with a queer sense of humour. He kept the call to King Salman of Saudi Arabia pending for his announcement on Friday to fully sink in – to the effect that the Saudi citizens will be subject to “extreme vetting” before being allowed to enter America.
M K Bhadrakumar
 

US Paratroopers Attack Yemen’s Bayda Province: 40 Killed, Including Civilians
30.01.17 13:43 Middle East
US paratroopers have carried out a series of ground and air raids in the Yemeni village of Yakla in Bayda province.
SouthFront
 

British PM May to raise trade, security with Turkeys Erdogan
28.01.17 14:31 Middle East
Prime Minister Theresa May will meet Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday to discuss trade and security, her spokeswoman said, part of a charm offensive to bolster her hand in negotiations to leave the EU.
Reuters
 

Trump Ordering Pentagon to Establish ‘Safe Zones’ in Syria
27.01.17 11:28 Middle East
“I’ll absolutely do safe zones in Syria for the people,” Trump told ABC News in an interview on Wednesday, without further elaborating on his plan.
GlobalResearch.ca
 

Over 4,300 Syrians Received Aid in Aleppo, Latakia in Past 24 Hours
27.01.17 11:24 Middle East
Russian Defense Ministry said that over 4,300 civilians in the Syrian provinces of Aleppo and Latakia received humanitarian aid in the past 24 hours.
Sputnik
 

Syria Ceasefire Conference in Astana an Important Step Towards Peace
26.01.17 16:19 Middle East
On January 24, Kazakhstan’s capital city Astana witnessed the final day of negotiations between Syria, Russia, Iran, Turkey and the Syrian armed opposition seeking a more comprehensive ceasefire for Syria. The Astana talks became a breakthrough in the process of resolving the Syrian crisis.
GlobalResearch.ca
 
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