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Syrian rebel factions, excluding ISIS and Al Nusra Front linked to al-Qaeda, both blacklisted by the U.N. as terrorist organizations, will be meeting in Saudi Arabia on December 15 to unify their efforts ahead of the next Vienna meeting scheduled Read more
Militants of the Islamic State had been on their back heels this week as they lost territories to the Assad government and to the rebels backed by the West and Arab States. Both sides owe their progress to Russia’s airstrikes Read more
U.N secretary General Ban Ki-moon has urged the participating countries in the Vienna talks on the war on Syria to show “flexibility” in order to make progress since “there is no military solution.” The talks starting this Friday are grouping Read more
Iran is expected to take part in a new round of talks on the Syrian war to be held on Friday in Vienna in a bid to find a solution to the five-year war ravaging the country. U.S. State Department Read more
Following Russia’s unwelcomed intervention in Syria, Qatar hinted that it could intervene in the war-torn country, probably in support of the rebels opposed to Assad’s regime, although it said it is rather for a political solution to Syria’s civil war. Read more
A Turkey-based coalition of Syrian opposition groups, known as the National Coalition, denounced the Russian airstrikes in Syria and decided to boycott the U.N led negotiations in protest against the move. Russia said its action is meant to help the Read more
Damascus together with its allies namely Russia, Iraq and Iran “must succeed” and “the chances of success are large,” said a defiant President Bachar Al Assad in his first interview, since the launch of Russian airstrikes last week. In this Read more
Two Russian planes loaded with 80tons of humanitarian aid landed in the Syrian coastal city of Latakia on Saturday as Moscow continues to increase its engagement in the Syrian war with foreign minister Sergey Lavrov acknowledging that they have sent Read more
President Erdogan accused the EU, Iran and Russia of supporting terrorist groups active in Iraq and Syria. In an interview aired on CNN Sunday, the outspoken president said his country will focus its fight against terrorism on the PKK rather Read more
The Syrian Foreign Ministry addressed letters to U.N officials to draw their attention to Britain’s “interference” into Syria’s domestic affairs and the “brazen” standpoints of its officials. Calls for military action in Syria are increasing in Britain with the influx Read more