Over 6,000 US-Controlled Terrorists Remain in Rukban Refugee Camp

16 November، 2018 Moscow, SANA The conditions of al-Rukban camp’s residents near the Syrian-Jordanian borders in al-Tanf area are reminiscent of the World War II concentration camps, Head of Russia’s National Defense Control Center Colonel-General Mikhail Mizintsev said on Friday. the Russian General called on the United States to end its occupation of the area…

Prostitution, Human Trafficking, Sexual Slavery Thrive in Rukban Refugee Camp

MOSCOW, November 16. /TASS/. The administration of the Al Rukban camp is unable to provide security for the refugees, and prostitution, theft, sexual slavery of minors and human trafficking thrive there, the Russian Defense Ministry’s representative in the ceasefire and humanitarian aid groups in Geneva, Yuri Tarasov, said at a meeting of the Russian and…

Russian-Syrian Committes Discuss Repatriation of Refugees and the Urgent Need to Evacuate Civilians Held Hostage at Rukban Camp

Russian and Syrian Joint Coordination Committees Hold Session in Moscow on Repatriation of Syrian Refugees Today we hold another session of joint coordination committees of the Russian Federation of the Syrian Arab Republic. Geneva has joined our site today. As for the general state of affairs regarding repatriation of Syrian refugees it should be noted…

Syrian Army Repels Militant Attack Near Hama, Casualties on Both Sides

Sputnik-Middle East DAMASCUS (Sputnik) – The Syrian army on Friday repelled an attack by militants near the administrative border between Hama and Idlib provinces, there are dead and wounded on both sides, state-run SANA news agency reported, citing a Syrian military source. “An armed militant group attempted to infiltrate one of our positions near the…

US-Led Coalition Confirms Strikes in Deir Ez-Zor

Sputnik-Middle East The US-led coalition confirms that it carried out strikes in Syria’s Deir ez-Zor province but insists that no civilian casualties resulted from the operations, spokesman Sean Ryan told Sputnik on Friday. “We have confirmed Coalition strikes in the area of Deir ez-Zor province on Thursday and no civilian casualties are associated with the…

Russian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Maria Zakharova’s Press Statements on the Situation in Syria

Update on Syria The situation in Syria remained relatively stable during the last week. Sporadic fighting continued to be recorded in places with residual terrorist presence, primarily in Idlib, where the Armed Forces of the Syrian Arab Republic cut short several attempts by Al-Nusra militants and certain groups of their loyalists to penetrate into Aleppo….

After Lebanon 2006, Syria 2011 and Iraq 2014, the “Arab NATO” and a Sunni-Shia War

Elijah J. Magnier | @ejmalrai All wars initiated or supported by the US establishment – from the occupation of Iraq in 2003, the second Israeli war on Lebanon in 2006, the regime-change in Syria in 2011 and the occupation of a third of Iraq in 2014 – have failed in their goal of stoking the…

US Resumes Strikes East of Euphrates, Including Use of Phosphorus Bombs

TEHRAN (FNA)- The US-led Coalition has resumed airstrikes East of the Euphrates River in Syria, and are using white phosphorous munitions, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said. “The Americans have resumed intensive airstrikes against terrorist-controlled settlements along the Eastern bank of Euphrates, including, according to local residents, the use of white phosphorus munitions,” Zakharova…

23 Civilians Killed in New US-led Coalition Airstrikes in Deir Ezzor

15 November، 2018 Deir Ezzor, SANA The US-led International coalition warplanes on Thursday renewed airstrikes targeting citizens’ houses in the eastern countryside of Deir Ezzor. Local sources told SANA that the int’l coalition warplanes launched several airstrikes against residential neighborhoods in al-Boubadran and al-Sousa villages in the eastern countryside of Deir Ezzor, claiming the lives…

Syria in Last 24 Hours: Army Continues Mass Mobilization of Troops in North

TEHRAN (FNA)- The Syrian army continued their mass mobilization in Northern Syria after reports said Turkish troops are deploying to the border for a major anti-Kurdish assault. Raqqa According to a military source in Damascus, the Syrian Army has sent a large number of reinforcement troops to the town of Ma’adan, which is located just…

Bodies of More Victims of US-ISIL Massacres Found in Raqqa

TEHRAN (FNA)- The bodies of over two dozen civilians killed in the US-led coalition airstrikes and the ISIL attacks were found from debris of ruined buildings and also in mass-graves in Raqqa. Media activists in Raqqa reported on Wednesday that the corpses of 20 civilians, including children and women, have been found in a mass-grave…

In the Last 24 Hours: Syrian Army Continues Mass Mobilization of Troops in Northern Syria

TEHRAN (FNA)- The Syrian Army continued their mass mobilization in Northern Syria after reports said Turkish troops are deploying to the border for a major anti-Kurdish assault. According to a military source in Damascus, the Syrian Army has sent a large number of reinforcement troops to the town of Ma’adan, which is located just South…

US-led Coalition Used Cluster Bombs in Syria, Causing Casualties

Sputnik-Middle East The strikes were the second reported instance of US-coalition forces carrying out deadly attacks in the town of al-Sha’afa, Deir ez-Zor this week, with Syrian media earlier reporting that over 60 civilians had been killed or injured in deadly coalition airstrikes in the town on Monday. The US-led coalition resorted to the use…

US-Led Coalition Uses Cluster Bombs in Deir Ezzor

14 November، 2018 Deir Ezzor, SANA The US-led coalition launched a new aggression on the Syrian territories under the pretext of combating Daesh (ISIS) terrorist organization, targeting residential areas in Deir Ezzor countryside with cluster bombs. Local sources in Deir Ezzor told SANA reporter that the warplanes of the US-led coalition on Wednesday evening shelled…

Syria Urges UNSC to Take Prompt Action to Stop Massacres of Civilians by US-led Coalition

13 November, 2018 Damascus, SANA Foreign and Expatriates Ministry on Tuesday sent two identical letters to the UN Secretary General and UNSC President on the crime committed by the illegitimate US-led “International Coalition” assault, killing or injuring more than 60 civilians in al-Shafa village in Deir Ezzor Province. In the statement, the Ministry said that…

In the Last 24 Hours: Elite Forces Arrive in Sweida

TEHRAN (FNA)- The Damascus Army’s elite forces, along with a large volume of arms, ammunition and equipment, arrived in the Eastern desert of Sweida over the past 24 hours to purge Toloul al-Safa of ISIL terrorists. A large number of elite forces and a large volume of weapons and munitions have arrived in the Eastern…

More than 60 Martyrs and Wounded Civilians in Fresh Aggression by International Coalition on Sha’afa Village in Deir Ezzor

12 November، 2018 Deir Ezzor, Sana Civil sources told SANA on Monday that a fresh aggression by the US-led international coalition on al-Sha’afa village in Deir Ezzor eastern countryside claimed the lives and injured more than 60 civilians. أكثر من ٦٠ شهيدا وجريحا في عدوان جديد لطيران “التحالف الدولي” على قرية الشعفة بريف دير الزور…

Dozens of Civilians Killed, Wounded in Bombing Outside Turkish-backed Militia HQ in Jarabulus

TEHRAN (FNA)- Tens of civilians and Ankara-backed militants were killed or wounded in a huge explosion in front of a base of the Turkey-backed Free Army in the town of Jarabulus in Northeastern Aleppo on Monday. A bomb-laden vehicle went off in front of the base of the Free Army’s Military Police in Central Jarabulus…