Nahed is VT Damascus Bureau Chief. She is a member of the American Institute for Middle East Strategic Studies (USA) and serves as Assistant Director of Arab-American and Muslim Congress (Detroit, USA). She has a Diploma in English Literature from Damascus University (1987). She’s also been a reporter for Turkish […]
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…from SouthFront Iran will help to strengthen Syrian air defense capabilities as part of a wider military security agreement between the two countries, Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Baqeri said on July 8. The statement was made after the signing of […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107919/50/1079195023_0:268:3164:2048_1200x675_80_0_0_167507744746685930ce282976783acd.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/us/202007081079832566-amazon-to-pay-fine-of-more-than-100000-over-sales-to-crimea-iran-syria/ WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – Amazon agreed to pay a fine to settle alleged violations of multiple US-imposed sanctions regimes including selling goods to Russia’s Crimea, Iran, and Syria, the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control said on Wednesday. “Amazon.com… has agreed […]
…from SouthFront Chaos is spreading through the Turkish-occupied part of northern Syria. Late on July 7, a car bomb explosion rocked the town of Tell Abyad killing at least seven people. Pro-Turkish sources immediately accused the Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) of plotting this attack. However, such claims seem quite […]
Scroll down for video controls Gordon Duff is a Marine combat veteran of the Vietnam War. He is a disabled veteran and has worked on veterans and POW issues for decades. Gordon is an accredited diplomat and is generally accepted as one of the top global intelligence specialists. He manages […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107958/05/1079580548_0:0:3076:1731_1200x675_80_0_0_781dbdc1765a89d895d28999c60a1104.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/202007041079794768-moscow-surprised-by-uks-response-to-russias-exit-from-un-syria-deconfliction-mechanism/ MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Moscow is surprised by the UK Foreign Office’s comment that Russia’s withdrawal from the UN deconfliction mechanism in northwest Syria was “unacceptable,” the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Saturday, adding that the participation in the mechanism was voluntary. The Russian […]
A UN resolution adopted in January envisaged a reduction of border crossings under a program of cross-border humanitarian aid to Syria, from four to two, as the Assad government regained control over the country’s territory and made possible aid delivery from inside Syria. The US ambassador to the United Nations, […]
…from SouthFront The Syrian Army and the National Defense Forces have put their forces on high alert in response to the new round of aggressive actions by the Turkish Army and its proxies in northeastern Syria. Several convoys of government forces, including several T-62M battle tanks and a number of […]
CASTELLAMMARE DI STABIA, ITALY—When Italian customs police discovered a modest cache of amphetamines with the logo “Captagon” in a container of counterfeit shirts in the southern port of Salerno a few months ago, they knew they were on to something big. Captagon-branded fenethylline (a variant of amphetamine) is a favorite […]
By Max Blumenthal The US Department of Treasury’s imposition this June of the so-called Caesar Civilian Protection Act, a draconian set of economic sanctions on Syria, amounts to a medieval-style siege on all Syrians living inside the country. Inspired by photos that Western governments and media claim were smuggled out of […]
The Israeli Air Force has carried out hundreds of strikes in Syria in recent years, justifying air and missile attacks by accusing Iran of trying to establish a proxy presence in the Arab Republic. Damascus has denied these claims, and accused Tel Aviv of blatant aggression. Israel will continue its […]
Tehran: We took accurate satellite pictures of the American occupation in SyriaTehran revealed today, Monday, that the military satellite, “Noor”, which was launched recently, sends daily accurate pictures of the movements of the American occupation forces in Syria, in addition to pictures from the occupied Palestinian territories and the United […]
Several military bases in central and southern Syria have been targeted by air attacks that Damascus blamed on Israel, Syrian state media have reported. Videos on social media show massive explosions illuminating the night. Israel targeted several locations in Salamiyah and Saburah just before 1 am on Wednesday, the Syrian […]
ISIS continues its series of attacks on the Syrian Army in desert areas in central Syria. Following the large attack on the army near Itriyah last week, ISIS cells stormed positions of pro-government forces in the vicinity of the city of al-Mayadin on the western bank of the Euphrates. According […]
By Nebojsa Malic, senior writer at RT While special envoy James Jeffrey says the US no longer demands regime change in Syria, only “change of behavior,” his explanation shows this distinction is without a difference and no November election results will change it. “We’re not demanding total victory, we’re not […]
Deadly New Sanctions On Syria By Judith Bello, United National Antiwar Coalition. June 22, 2020 Deadly New Sanctions On Syria2020-06-222020-06-22https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/06/stopusmurderinsyria.jpg200px200px On May 20, President Trump signed into law the 2020 National Defense Authorization Act. Embedded in this bill, a housekeeping bill of sorts where yearly “defense” appropriations and priorities are […]
JERUSALEM — In the first months of 2020, Israel found itself simultaneously facing several crises. With borders closing amid the COVID-19 pandemic as well as a rising Iranian threat along Israel’s border, the Israel Defense Forces’ International Cooperation Division is playing a central role in building relations with the United […]
Tor short-range surface-to-air missile systems have downed more than 45 unmanned aerial vehicles launched by Syrian militants, according to the chief of the Russian Air Defense Forces Lieutenant General Alexander Leonov. “Since the start of combat duty, the calculations of the Tor combat vehicles targeted over 45 UAVs crafted by […]
U.S. forces in northeast Syria reportedly has block another Russian military convoy trying to gain access to the oil fields. Several American Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicles carrying American soldiers stopped Russian military vehicles west of Al-Hasakah province while they were trying to reach key oil fields in the […]
Early on June 14, the Russian Aerospace Forces reportedly carried out airstrikes on positions of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham near the villages of al-Bara and Deir Sunbul in southern Idlib. Since the signing of the new de-escalation agreement with Turkey on March 5, the Russian military has halted active operations in […]
The Caesar Act, signed by US President Donald Trump in December 2019, comes into force starting this Wednesday, imposing new sanctions on almost all Syrian economic and trade activities and anyone who does business with Damascus. Source link
A Russian BTR-82A armored personnel carrier has been damaged in an improvised explosive device (IED) attack on the M4 motorway in Syria’s Idlib, no members of the crew have been injured, Russian Defense Ministry Spokesman Igor Konashenkov said on Tuesday. “Today, during the joint patrolling on the route between the […]
BEIRUT, LEBANON – The Egyptian Air Force intercepted two Russian military aircraft that were en route to Libya this past weekend, Avia.Pro reported on Sunday. “The Egyptian military for the second time in the last 48 hours intercepted a Russian military plane flying from the Khmeimim airbase to the Libyan […]
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