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Four rockets strike US military base in Syria

Four rockets have hit a US military camp in the city of al-Shaddadi in the Syrian province of al-Hasakah. It is the latest in a series of attacks that have targeted US forces over the past few months in the region.

Iran and Russia demand withdrawal of foreign troops from Syria

Iran and Russia have called for the complete withdrawal of foreign forces from Syria. Tehran and Moscow have argued that the latest spate of deadly violence in Hasakah Province is the upshot of illegal presence of occupation troops, particularly Americans.

Jordan army says killed many smugglers from Syria

Jordan said its troops have killed 27 suspected smugglers attempting to enter the country from neighboring Syria, adding that some others also carrying drugs fled back into Syria.

Syria says US behind Hasakah violence, seeking to revive Daesh

Syria’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Bassam Sabbagh says the US is behind the latest spate of deadly violence in the northeastern province of Hasakah. He warned that Washington is seeking to revive the Daesh terror group so that it can justify its occupation of the Arab country.

Iraq boosts security on Syrian border after Daesh jailbreak

Iraq has tightened security measures on the borderline with neighboring Syria after a jailbreak by militants of the Daesh terror group in a Kurdish-controlled prison in Hasakah Province.

Dozens killed in fighting between Daesh, Kurds in Syria

Fighting raged on Saturday between Daesh and Kurdish forces in northern Syria after attackers stormed a prison housing members of the armed group. At least 70 people have been killed so far.

Erdogan: US supporting terrorists in Syria

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has once again criticized the United States’ support for ‘terrorist organizations’ in Syria.

UN envoy: No party seeks regime change in Syria

The United Nations’ special envoy for Syria says the developments in Syria have convinced involved parties that no regime change would be necessary in the Arab country.

Rockets target US military base in eastern Syria

Several rockets have reportedly hit a military facility housing US troops in Syria’s oil-producing eastern province of Dayr al-Zawr.

Iran reaffirms support for UN efforts to preserve Syria sovereignty

The Iranian foreign minister’s senior advisor for special political affairs has reaffirmed Iran’s support for the UN’s efforts to preserve Syria’s sovereignty and territorial integrity as well as the world body’s encouragement of dialog between Syrian factions.

Syria joins China’s Belt and Road Initiative

Syria has joined China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), which officials say will help Damascus open broad horizons of cooperation with Beijing and others.

SANA: US building Syria refinery to increase oil theft

Official sources say the United States and Kurdish forces have launched the construction of an oil refinery in Hasaka Province in northeastern Syria to smuggle crude oil from the energy-rich region to the Iraqi territory.

US military facility in Syria under rocket attack

A military facility housing American troops in Syria’s eastern province of Dayr al-Zawr has come under attack with rockets fired from nearby areas. Earlier, several rockets had hit an Iraqi military base housing American troops near Baghdad International Airport.

5 Syrian soldiers killed, 20 wounded in Daesh attack

Five Syrian army personnel have been killed and 20 others injured in a rocket attack on a military transport bus in the east of the war-ravaged country.

Iran envoy: US troops should withdraw from Syria

Iran’s ambassador to Syria has called for the withdrawal of the US military forces from the war-torn country. Syria has repeatedly condemned the US military presence in the country, describing such a deployment as an act of aggression since it does not have any authorization from the Damascus government or a UN mandate.

US military bases in Syria under rocket attacks

Several Katyusha rockets have separately hit military facilities housing US troops in Syria’s oil-producing provinces of Dayr al-Zawr and Hasakah on Friday.

Iran slams Israel’s move to hold cabinet session in Golan

Iran strongly condemns the Zionist regime’s move to hold its cabinet meeting in Syria’s occupied Golan Heights.

Syria says Israel attack caused ‘significant material damage’

An Israeli airstrike hit the Syrian port of Latakia on Tuesday, the second such attack in December, according to Syrian state media. The assault has caused extensive material damage, and fires erupted in the port's container storage area.

Russia: US realizes pressure on Syria not working

The United States has realized that the policy of rising pressure on Syria is not working, rather the situation in the war-ravaged country can be stabilized by providing humanitarian assistance, a Kremlin envoy told TASS.

Kurds say arrested ‘dangerous Daesh leader’ in Syria

Kurdish troops have arrested one of the most "dangerous" Daesh emirs who had participated in the 2014 attack on the Kurdish-held city of Kobane, Farhad Shami, the head of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) media center, says.

Dozens killed in refugee camp on US-controlled territory in Syria

At least 84 murders and 23 attempted murders have been registered in Al-Hawl refugee camp on the US-controlled Syrian territory in just one year, the head of the Russian-Syrian coordination center for the return of refugees says.

“Russia, Iran, Turkey see no alternative to Syrian Constitutional Committee”

The guarantors of the Astana process (Moscow, Tehran and Ankara) see no alternatives to the Syrian Constitutional Committee and are determined to furnish all-round support for its activities, a Russian diplomat said after consultations with Iranian and Turkish delegations.

Civilians killed and kidnapped in US Syria operation

US servicemen kidnapped several civilians in Syria in the course of a "large operation" carried out early on Monday in the province of Deir ez-Zor, the local news agency, SANA, has reported, citing local sources

Russia slams US-led military presence in Syria

Chief of the General Staff of Russia’s armed forces Valery Gerasimov lashed out at the US-led illegal military presence in Syria on Thursday during a briefing with the military attaches of foreign states.

Iranian Leader advisor: Syria to continue path of resistance

The path of resistance against enemies will be continued in Syria, a senior advisor to Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei told the visiting Syrian foreign minister in Tehran.

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