Syrian Rebel Aid Program Was ‘dangerous and Wasteful’
US President Donald Trump on Monday announced he had ended a program to support rebels fighting against Syrian President Bashar ...
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US Special Ops Chief Confirms CIA Ending Support For Syria Rebels
The head of the US military's special operations confirmed Friday that the Central Intelligence Agency is shutting down its program ...
Syria Ceasefire Zone A US ‘priority’
A ceasefire set to take effect in southwest Syria on Sunday is a US priority and an important step toward ...
France and Russia Vow To Fight Extremism
The French and Russian foreign ministers vowed Thursday to put aside their countries' differences to fight and defeat extremism. "International ...
Lavrov Says Trying To Clarify US Syria No-Fly Zones Proposal
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Thursday Moscow was seeking to clarify a claim by his US counterpart that Washington ...
Syria’s Assad Visits Russian Airbase
President Bashar al-Assad toured a Russian airbase in western Syria on Tuesday in his first official visit to Moscow's main ...
Dozens Dead In US-Led Strikes On Jihadist-Run Syrian Prison
US-led coalition air strikes killed nearly 60 people at a Syrian prison run by the Islamic State group, a monitor ...
US Wants To Steer Clear of Syrian Civil War
The United States will not be drawn into Syria's civil war, US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis has said, despite an ...
Macron Unveils France’s New Realpolitik For Syria
Recalibrating France's long-held policy of insisting that Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad must step down, President Emmanuel Macron has opted for ...
The Syria Hotline For US and Russian Militaries
Russia has said it is suspending a special hotline to communicate with the US-led coalition about operations in Syria, raising ...
US Coalition Strike On Pro-Assad Forces An ‘act of Aggression’
Moscow on Wednesday condemned a US-led coalition strike on pro-regime fighters in Syria as an "act of aggression" that targeted ...
Russian Warship, Sub Fire Cruise Missiles At IS In Syria
A Russian warship and submarine have fired cruise missiles at Islamic State group targets around Palmyra in Syria from the ...
Convoy Hit By Coalition In Syria Likely ‘Iranian-Directed’
A pro-regime convoy that was struck by US-led warplanes inside Syria this week likely was directed by Iran, Pentagon chief ...
Russia’s Lavrov To Meet With Trump On Syria Amid Uproar
US President Donald Trump will receive Russia's top diplomat Sergei Lavrov at the White House Wednesday even as a political ...
Cautious US Welcome For Russia-Backed Syria Safe Zones
The United States gave an extremely cautious welcome on Thursday to Russia and Turkey's plan to create safe zones to ...
British MPs Call For Assad’s Wife To Lose Citizenship
UK lawmakers are calling on the government to strip Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's wife of her British citizenship, for supporting ...
Syria’s Assad Is An ‘arch-Terrorist’
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is an "arch-terrorist" and it is time Russia realised he is "literally and metaphorically toxic", British ...
Syria’s Assad Says Chemical Attack ‘100 Percent Fabrication’
A handout picture released by the Syrian presidency's press office shows Syrian President Bashar al-Assad during an interview with AFP ...
Syria War: Anger After Russia Vetoes Resolution At UN
Russia has vetoed a draft resolution at the UN Security Council that would have condemned last week’s alleged chemical attack ...
US and Russia Still Far Apart As Syria Haunts Talks
Russia's President Vladimir Putin hosted US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson at the Kremlin on Wednesday but the rival powers ...