US after rallying Kurds against Turkey
MNA – Secretary of Iran’s Expediency Council Mohsen Rezaei told MNA on Sat. that the US military coalition in Syria seeks to rally…
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Erdogan: Syria offensive could expand as far as Iraq border
Press TV – President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says Turkey may extend its operation against the Afrin region in Syria to other cities as…
Iran ‘concerned’ by Turkish assault on northern Syria
Al-Monitor- Iran’s Foreign Ministry has expressed hope that Turkey’s airstrikes against the US-backed Syrian Kurdish forces in the northern Syrian city of Afrin will come…
Afrin shellings result in civilian casualties, displacement of 6,000 people – UN
Sputnik– A new wave of violence has swept over the north of Syria, as Ankara’s operation launched in Afrin against Kurdish forces…
US, Turkey presence in Syria, illegal: former IRGC cmdr.
MNA– Major General Yahya Rahim Safavi Top Military Aide to the Iranian Leader says that US and Turkish military operations in Syria…
Iranian Kurdish MPs protest Turkish invasion of Syria
IFP – In a letter addressed to the UN Secretary General, the Kurdish lawmakers of the Iranian Parliament have lashed out at…
Turkish soldier killed during clashes with Kurds in Syria
Press TV – Turkish forces, backed by Syrian militants, have seized several villages during their operations aimed at ousting Kurdish forces from…
Kurdish Problem: Possible common ground for Ankara, Damascus, Tehran?
Sputnik– Operation Olive Branch is not the first time Ankara has resorted to military force in an attempt to untangle the Kurdish…
Iran’s coverage: Iran proposes ‘regional dialog’ amid fresh tension
Daily look at Iran’s late-breaking news and upcoming events: Iran can set a post-ISIS security policy for the region The defeat…
Iran in regular talks with Turkey on Syria: Spokesman
Tasnim– Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi said Tehran is in constant negotiations with Ankara about the latest developments in Syria. “We…
Kremlin underscores fundemental importance of Syria’s territorial integrity
Sputnik– Kremlin closely follows Turkey’s operation in Syria’s northwestern Afrin district, the Russian representatives are in contact with both Damascus and Ankara…
Dozens injured in Turkey over shelling from Syrian Afrin – Authorities
Sputnik – At least one person was killed and 46 were injured in the Turkish city of Reyhanli, Hatay province, in shelling…
Assad blasts Turkey’s support for terror groups in Syria
Press TV – Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has condemned Turkish military operation in the country’s northwestern region of Afrin, stating that the…
Turkey was ‘candid’ as it ‘warned’ US before attacking Kurds in Syria
Press TV – Turkey “warned” the United States ahead of launching an attack against Kurds in northern Syria, says Defense Secretary James…
Turkish aggression on Afrin is nothing new: Assad
MNA – Syrian president Bashar Assad said that the flagrant Turkish aggression on Afrin is in continuation of its aggressive policy which…
Turkey’s top General assures Iran of respect for Syria’s territorial integrity
Tasnim – Chief of the General Staff of Turkey General Hulusi Akar in a phone conversation with Chief of Staff of the…
Iran calls for immediate cessation of Turkey’s operations in Syria
Press TV- Iran says it is closely monitoring Turkish military assault on Syria’s northwestern region of Afrin, calling for the swift cessation of…
Erdogan vows swift end to Afrin operation, warns pro-Kurdish opposition against taking to streets
RT– Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has vowed to complete the ‘Olive Branch’ operation against the Kurds in Syria’s Afrin “in a…
France calls for emergency Security Council meeting on Syria
Reuters– France has called for an emergency meeting of the United Nations Security Council over Syria following a Turkish incursion into northern…
Turkey’s PM says Russia has no objections against operation in Syria’s Afrin – TV
TASS– Turkey’s Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said on Sunday Russia does not object to the operation in Syria’s Afrin, NTV reported. “We…
Any military operation in Syria may affect National Dialogue Congress in Sochi – Iran
TASS– Any ground operation in Syria may affect the Syrian National Dialogue Congress, due in Sochi on January 29-30, Iran’s Deputy Foreign…
Syria condemns Turkey’s ‘brutal aggression’ on Kurdish enclave Afrin
Press TV – The Syrian government has condemned the “brutal Turkish aggression” against the Kurdish-controlled enclave of Afrin, rejecting Ankara’s claim about…
Afrin knot: How the battle for a small Kurdish enclave could be the death knell for US-Turkey ties
RT– Turkey is gearing up to move troops toward Afrin, a Kurdish-held area of Syria. The battle over the tiny enclave, which…
Manbij next, says Erdogan as Turkey warplanes bomb Syria’s Afrin
Press TV – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says Ankara plans to launch an operation against US-backed Kurdish militants in the northern…
Erdogan says operation in Syria’s Afrin de-facto started on the ground
Sputnik– Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan has confirmed that an operation in Syria’s Afrin has de-facto started on the ground. The day…
Lavrov denies reports of Russian troops’ withdrawal from Syria’s Afrin
Sputnik– Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov held a press conference following a meeting of the UN Security Council in New York. During…
Turkish-backed forces cross Syrian border as Afrin Op ‘De Facto’ starts – Media
Sputnik– US State Department spokesperson Heather Nauert has previously urged Turkey not to engage in any invasion of Syria’s Afrin. According to Turkis…
US to Turkey: Stay focused on Daesh, don’t attack Syria’s Afrin
Press TV- The US State Department has called on Turkey not to take any military action in Syria’s northwestern region of Afrin.…
Turkey says will coordinate with Russia on operation in Syria’s Afrin
Reuters – Turkey said on Thursday Russia should not oppose its operation in Syria’s Afrin and will coordinate with Moscow on the…
Syrian Air Defense ready to destroy Turkish aviation if they attack – Deputy FM
Sputnik– Turkey threatens to start a military operation in Syria’s Afrin amid reports of the country’s shelling the areas. “We warn the…
Planned military operation in Syria could expand beyond Afrin: Turkey FM
Press TV – Turkey says the military operation it plans to launch against US-backed Kurdish militants in the northwestern Syrian city of…
As Turkey kicks off operation in northern Syria, Iran has to heed several strategic warnings
Iranian Diplomacy- Field developments in Syria have entered a new phase. ISIS is defeated in Raqqa and US-backed YPG are now in…
Iran, Russia send military delegation to Afrin
FNA- Kurdish sources reported that a Russian-Iranian military delegation has recently been dispatched to Northern Aleppo to study the situation in the…
Russia denies reports it plans to establish military base in Kurdish-controlled region of Syria
RT – Moscow has staunchly denied a Reuters report claiming that it is constructing a military base in Afrin, northeast Syria, in…