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Turkey could for the first time be engaged militarily in the Syrian war after Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu stated that Turkish forces are “instructed to retaliate to any development that would threaten Turkey’s border security.” The statement was made following Read more
Iran’s deputy foreign minister for Arab and African Affairs, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, hinted that Tehran would reconsider its participation in the next round of the Syrian talks in Vienna II scheduled to take place on Saturday if it is “accurate” that Read more
Russia’s chief arms trade executive, Sergei V. Chemezov, said that the 2007 weapon agreement with Iran which concerns the S-300 air defense missile system “has already come into force.” The statement alarmed other countries in the Middle East, especially Iran’s Read more
Syria’s Bashar al-Assad met Tuesday night in Moscow with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin during his first official trip outside his country since the beginning the civil war in 2011. Assad thanked Putin for his “help” in the Syrian conflict Read more
The Syrian war seems to be taking a new twist with the Russian as pro-Damascus forces adopt an offensive approach in northern Aleppo, Hama, Homs and Latakia provinces. Moscow’s intervention is helping Assad’s regime to recover some lost territories. Syrian Read more
Turkish and Saudi foreign ministers have reiterated their support for the opposition rebel groups fighting against the Syrian regime and accused Moscow of slowing the political transition which should take place without President Bashar al-Assad. The two foreign ministers, Feridun Read more
Russia’s military intervention in Syria is slowly straining diplomatic ties between Ankara and Moscow as the Russian Ambassador to Turkey was summoned for the second time, since the military operation began last week, to protest against the violation of its Read more
Saudi Arabia and NATO member countries accused Russia Thursday for hitting false targets in Syria as Moscow launched its air raids on ISIL specific targets. Russia’s entrance into the Syrian conflict is seriously raising eye brows in the Western camp Read more
Iraq announced Sunday that an agreement has been reached with Iran, Russia and Syria to cooperate against the Islamic State through an intelligence committee to be based in Baghdad. Saad al-Hadithi, the spokesman for Iraqi Prime Minister’s office, who made 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