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DAMASCUS, Syria (AFP) — Israeli missile strikes fired at Syria hit military bases, as well as an arms depot and military radar, Syrian state media said Thursday, without specifying the location. The official SANA news agency added that “dozens of missiles were shot down by anti-aircraft systems in Syrian airspace,” saying a number of missiles had reached their targets. © Agence France-Presse
JERUSALEM, Undefined (AFP) — Iranian forces in Syria have fired around 20 rockets and missiles at Israeli army positions in the part of the Golan Heights occupied by Israel, the Israeli army said early Thursday. The missiles, some of which were intercepted by Israel’s anti-missile system, did not cause any casualties, army spokesman lieutenant-colonel Jonathan Conricus told journalists. He added that the Israeli army responded, but did not explain the nature of the retaliation. The […]
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AFP) — Missile strikes overnight in central Syria killed at least 26 pro-regime fighters, most of them Iranians, a monitor said Monday. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the missiles struck a military base in the province of Hama late Sunday, in an assault it said bore the hallmarks of an Israeli operation. “At least 26 fighters were killed, including four Syrians,” the monitor said, adding that the main target of the missile […]
DAMASCUS, Syria (AFP) — Some “enemy missiles” targeted the Syrian regime’s military positions in the provinces of Hama and Aleppo late Sunday, the official SANA news agency reported, without identifying the attackers. The Syrian Observatory of Human Rights monitor confirmed the firing of missiles, adding that “Iranian elements” were stationed at two of the targeted bases. The Observatory could not immediately say whether there were any casualties, nor who was responsible for the missile strikes. […]
By Caesar R. Vallejos Eagle News Service YALTA, Republic of Crimea (Eagle News)– Syrian Minister of Economy and Foreign Trade Mohammad Samer al-Khalil urged the delegates of the 4th Yalta International Economic Forum to invest in Syria, noting that the country, while only recently the subject of missile attacks by some Western powers who he said “support terrorists,” was still economically viable. “Syrian economy is in severe crisis but… some countries still invest in […]
(Eagle News) — Handa ang Philippine Embassy sa Syria na tulungan ang mga Filipino na nagnanais na umuwi sa Pilipinas sa kabila ng nagpapatuloy na gulo sa naturang bansa. Kinumpirma ito ng Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) at sinabing nagkaroon na ng pagpupulong ang embahada sa pangunguna ni Charge D’ Affaires Alex Lamadrid at ang kagawaran upang tingnan ang sitwasyon sa Syria. Sa kabila ng napaulat na pagsuko ng mga rebelde ay pinayuhan pa rin […]
by Maya Gebeily Agence France Presse BEIRUT, Lebanon (AFP) — UN security experts have said they were negotiating with Syrian and Russian authorities for international chemical inspectors to deploy to the site of an alleged toxic gas attack near Damascus, after a reconnaissance mission came under fire. The team from the world’s chemical arms watchdog has not yet been able to begin its field work in Douma, where dozens were killed in a suspected […]
(Eagle News) – Both the Philippines and Russia have ““affirmed their mutual support for each other” after a meeting in Malacanang between President Rodrigo Duterte and Russian Ambassador to the Philippines Igor Khovaev. Presidential Spokesperson said that the Russian Ambassador, in his meeting with President Duterte, handed a personal letter from Russian President Vladimir Putin. He said that the two discussed the Philippine government’s war on drugs and the ongoing crisis in Syria wherein […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The US military’s hands-off approach on the ground in Syria is ceding influence to Russia and Iran, a top lawmaker warned Tuesday, as the Pentagon said it has seen the Islamic State “resurge” in parts of the country. Senate Foreign Relations Committee chairman Bob Corker said Moscow and Tehran have “significant influence” in the war-ravaged Middle Eastern nation due to their years-long commitment, while President Donald Trump signals the US could […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte said he trusts Russian President Vladimir Putin will do “what is right” in Syria, amid the ongoing missile strikes of France, the United States and the United Kingdom there. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said this was what the President told Russian Ambassador Igor Khovaev, who received a personal letter from him for Putin when he visited Malacañang on Monday, April 16. Putin is a supporter of Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad. […]
by Rim Haddad with Maya Gebeily in Beirut © Agence France-Presse DAMASCUS, Syria (AFP) — International investigators on Tuesday were awaiting the green light from a UN security team to begin work in a Syrian town hit by an alleged chemical attack, after delays and warnings by Western powers that crucial evidence had likely been removed. The suspected April 7 gas attack on Douma, near Damascus, reportedly left more than 40 people dead and was […]
By Dario Thuburn with Fabien Zamora in Paris Agence France Presse LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — British Prime Minister Theresa May and French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday faced anger from lawmakers for conducting air strikes with the United States in Syria in both leaders’ first major military actions since coming to power. May said lawmakers were right to hold her to account for her actions, after the premier proceeded with the strikes without […]
