May 3, 2015, SANA Hundreds of Turkish citizens gathered in Istanbul and Mersin cities to express their solidarity with Syria in confronting terrorist organizations which are supported by Turkish government. In Istanbul, demonstrators who gathered in Kadykoy square condemned the terrorist crimes against the Syrian people in Idleb, Jisr …
Read More »Turkey, US to start train-and-equip plan for Syria rebels May 9
May 2, 2015, Hurriyet Daily News The latest U.S.-led plan to train and arm a Syrian opposition force will start in Turkey on May 9, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu told a Turkish newspaper. The programme to train and arm a force that is expected to eventually total more than 15,000 troops has been …
Read More »Syria: Turkish Military Provided ‘Support Fire’ in al-Qaeda Takeover of Town
Apr 28, 2015, Antiwar.com Syria’s Foreign Ministry was quoted on the nation’s state media today as blaming Turkey in large measure for al-Qaeda’s takeover of the border town of Jisr al-Shughour, saying Turkish military forces providing both logistics support and providing “support fire” for advancing Islamists. This is not the …
Read More »Turkey arrests 17 over ‘Syria arms interception’
Apr 10, 2015, Daily Star ISTANBUL: A Turkish court Friday placed under arrest pending trial 17 soldiers charged in a hugely controversial case over the interception last year of a consignment that allegedly contained arms bound for Syria. The 17 have been charged with membership of a terrorist organization and …
Read More »Canadian jets conduct first operation in Syria
Apr 9, 2015, Press TV Canadian military aircraft have conducted a first airstrike inside Syria, pounding what is said to be an ISIL target close to the headquarters of the Takfiri group in the northern Syrian city of Raqqa. The aerial attack was conducted by two Canadian CF-18 Hornet fighter …
Read More »Peace Group asks Canadian opposition leader to review policy on Syria
Apr 7, 2015, Can Do Better Dear Mr. Mulcair: Thank you for opposing Harper’s extended and expanded war in Iraq and Syria, and for pointing out in parliament that conducting a military intervention in Syria, without the permission of the Syrian government and the UN Security Council, is a flagrant …
Read More »Second round of inter-Syrian talks starts in Moscow
Apr 6, 2015, SANA Members of the opposition figures participating in the second round of inter-Syrian talks held meetings on Monday at the Russian Foreign Ministry’s guest palace in Moscow. The Syrian Arab Republic delegation, headed by Syria’s Permanent Representative at the UN Bashar al-Jaafari, arrived in Moscow. The delegation …
Read More »Russia hosts meeting aimed at ending Syrian conflict
Apr 6, 2015, Press TV Russia is hosting peace talks aimed at working out a solution to more than 4 years of conflict in Syria. The Syrian government and members of opposition, including the National Coordination Committee for Democratic Change, are taking part in the discussions in Moscow. Syria’s UN …
Read More »Clashes rage on between ISIL, Palestinians in Yarmouk
Apr 5, 2015, Press TV VIDEO AT PRESS TV LINK Intense clashes continue between Palestinian armed factions and the ISIL Takfiri terrorists who have taken over most of the Palestinian refugee camp of Yarmouk near the Syrian capital, Damascus. The ISIL militants stormed the camp on April 1, apparently in …
Read More »UN report: More than 25,000 foreigners fight with terrorists
Apr 1, 2015, AP The number of fighters leaving home to join al-Qaida and the Islamic State group in Iraq, Syria and other countries has spiked to more than 25,000 from over 100 nations, according to a new U.N. report. The panel of experts monitoring U.N. sanctions against al-Qaida said …
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