Sourced : Washington Post By Carol Morello and David Filipov Secretary of State Rex Tillerson arrived in Russia on Tuesday to urge Moscow to back away from the Syrian government and pave the way for the country’s president to transition out of power. But tough talk on Syria from its closest ally, Russian President Vladimir… Continue reading REX TILLERSON BRINGS TOUGH LINE TO MOSCOW OVER RUSSIA’S BACKING FOR SYRIAN REGIME
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TRUMP VEXED BY ASSAD’S MOTIVATION FOR CHEMICAL WEAPONS ATTACK
Sourced : Politico By Michael Crowley and Josh Dawsey In White House meetings, evening calls with friends and even throughout the weekend at Mar-a-Lago, President Donald Trump asked a repeated question: Why did Syria’s president use nerve gas? Trump puzzled over the mystery —even as he ordered 59 Tomahawk missiles careening into a Syrian airfield… Continue reading TRUMP VEXED BY ASSAD’S MOTIVATION FOR CHEMICAL WEAPONS ATTACK
TURKEY RENEWS CALL FOR SYRIA NO-FLY ZONES FOLLOWING “INSUFFICIENT” STRIKE
Sourced : Arab News By Menekse Tokyay Turkey has welcomed a US missile strike on Syria’s Shayrat Airbase but called the move insufficient, renewing its call for no-fly and safe zones in the war-torn country. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Washington’s move was positive but that more needs to be done to tackle the situation… Continue reading TURKEY RENEWS CALL FOR SYRIA NO-FLY ZONES FOLLOWING “INSUFFICIENT” STRIKE
UNITED STATES LAUNCHED A MISSILE ATTACK ON AL SHAYRAT AIRBASE IN SYRIA
Sourced : New York Times By Sarah Almukhtar, K.K. Rebecca Lai, Sergio Pecanha and Karen Yourish On Thursday, the United States launched an attack on Al Shayrat airfield in Syria. President Trump said the airbase was targeted for its role in a chemical weapons attack on the town of Khan Sheikhoun that killed more than… Continue reading UNITED STATES LAUNCHED A MISSILE ATTACK ON AL SHAYRAT AIRBASE IN SYRIA
TURKEY CAN NOT OCCUPY NORTHERN SYRIA, CAN NOT WITHDRAW WITHOUT LOSING FACE
Sourced : Sputnik On Wednesday, Turkey’s National Security Council announced the end of Operation Euphrates Shield, or the Turkish military intervention in Syria. The Council emphasized that the campaign had achieved its immediate objectives of ensuring national security, beating back Daesh and seeing the return of Syrian refugees to their homes in and around the… Continue reading TURKEY CAN NOT OCCUPY NORTHERN SYRIA, CAN NOT WITHDRAW WITHOUT LOSING FACE
RUSSIAN AISTRIKES HIT SYRIAN REBEL OUTPOST NEAR TURKISH BORDER
Sourced : Turkish Minute Jets believed to be Russian hit an outpost run by moderate rebel forces in northwestern Syria near a major border crossing with Turkey, Reuters reported on Sunday. According to rebel sources, at least one fighter was killed and several people were wounded after Russian jet raids overnight hit an outpost near… Continue reading RUSSIAN AISTRIKES HIT SYRIAN REBEL OUTPOST NEAR TURKISH BORDER
CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS OF THE RUSSIAN DUMA CONCERNED OVER “A SMALL TURKEY” IN NORTHERN SYRIA
Sourced : Kom News Turkey’s military presence in Syria is worrying Russia, says Leonid Slutsky, Chairman of the Committee on International Affairs of the Russian Duma, in a press conference held in Moscow. “We know the situation in Northern Syria,” Slutsky said as quoted by Sputnik. “Turkish troops took al-Bab and they could take more land… Continue reading CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS OF THE RUSSIAN DUMA CONCERNED OVER “A SMALL TURKEY” IN NORTHERN SYRIA
TURKEY’S “EUPHRATES SHIELD” OPERATION IN NORTHERN SYRIA “SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED”
Sourced : Hurriyet A military operation launched by the Turkish military in Syria’s north to secure Turkey’s borders has been successfully completed, the country’s top security board has said. “Euphrates Shield” Operation, launched to secure our country’s border security, prevent [Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant] DEAŞ threats and attack targeting our country, give… Continue reading TURKEY’S “EUPHRATES SHIELD” OPERATION IN NORTHERN SYRIA “SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED”
ISRAEL’S ARMY CHIEF: HEZBOLLAH COMMANDER MUSTAFA BADREDDINE KILLED BY HIS OWN MEN
Sourced : Haaretz By Gili Cohen Israel’s army chief said on Tuesday that Hezbollah’s military chief was killed last year by his own commanders. Lt. Gen. Gadi Eisenkot said reports that Mustafa Amine Badreddine was killed by Hezbollah officers are in accordance to “intelligence we have.” The incident “indicates the depth of the internal crisis… Continue reading ISRAEL’S ARMY CHIEF: HEZBOLLAH COMMANDER MUSTAFA BADREDDINE KILLED BY HIS OWN MEN
ASSAD CONFIRMS READINESS FOR REFERENDUM ON SYRIA’S FUTURE
Sourced : TASS Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has confirmed his readiness to hold a referendum on the future of his country and voiced the conviction that its fate should be determined by the Syrian people. The Syrian leader said as much in an interview with Italian newspapers Il Fatto Quotidiano and Avvenir. “The war itself… Continue reading ASSAD CONFIRMS READINESS FOR REFERENDUM ON SYRIA’S FUTURE