Syrian gov’t denies Erdogan’s claims about Turkey destroying chemical weapons facility

2020-02-29 /* custom css */ .td_uid_6_5e5a5fe46f444_rand.td-a-rec-img { text-align: left; } .td_uid_6_5e5a5fe46f444_rand.td-a-rec-img img { margin: 0 auto 0 0; } BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:30 P.M.) – Damascus has denied Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s claims about destroying a chemical weapons facility or warehouse in northern Aleppo this week. The Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) denied the existence […]

Erdogan calls for 30-km-deep buffer zone across northern Syria border

2020-02-29 BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:45 P.M.) – During his presidential address on Saturday morning, Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan called for a 30-kilometer-deep buffer zone across Syria’s northern border. This buffer zone, which would presumably go across a large portion of the Latakia Governorate, will allegedly be implemented by the Turkish military, with no mention of […]

Erdogan Says Asked Putin to ‘Step Aside’ to Allow Turkey to Deal With Syria ‘Face to Face’ – Reports

The Russian and Turkish presidents spoke by telephone on Friday amid the escalating tensions in Idlib, where the Syrian Army has been entangled in a shooting war with Turkish troops and Ankara-backed militants in recent weeks. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said that he asked Russian President Vladimir Putin to leave Ankara “face to […]

Turkish strikes in northwest Syria kill 48 pro-Damascus troops

Turkish strikes in northwest Syria kill 48 pro-Damascus troops By REUTERS FEBRUARY 29, 2020 11:02 BEIRUT – Turkish ground and air strikes on Syrian government forces and their allies in northwest Syria’s Idlib have killed 48 pro-Damascus soldiers in the past 24 hours, the Syrian Observatory, a war monitor, reported on Saturday. It said that […]

Russia says agreed with Turkey to reduce tensions in Syria’s Idlib

REUTERS FEBRUARY 29, 2020 10:31 MOSCOW – Russia and Turkey have agreed to reduce tensions on the ground in Syria’s Idlib province while continuing military action there, the Russian foreign ministry said on Saturday following several days of talks in Ankara. “Concrete steps to achieve lasting stability in the Idlib de-escalation zone were considered,” the […]

Nato expresses ‘full solidarity’ with Turkey over Syria airstrikes

Military alliance could strengthen reconnaissance missions to limit threat from Russian planes Nato allies will consider strengthening Ankara’s air defences in response to the strike that killed 33 Turkish troops in rebel-held Syria overnight, following an emergency meeting of the military alliance in Brussels on Friday. Turkey had also called for western countries to establish […]

Could Russia go to war with Turkey in Syria?

As the two countries find themselves on opposite sides of the fighting in Idlib, experts say both wary of further military conflict due to economic, energy ties Stuart WilliamsToday, 12:39 am MOSCOW (AFP) — Russia has no appetite for a military confrontation with Turkey in Idlib, but the Kremlin won’t step back from its support […]

US NATO Envoy Urges Turkey to Dump S-400 Contract With Russia Amid Renewed Idlib Standoff

In the latest showdown in the Syrian province of Idlib, 33 Turkish soldiers were killed, marking a culmination of several weeks of skirmishes triggered by Turkish-backed militants’ clashes with the Syrian Army. US ambassador to NATO Kay Bailey Hutchison has called on the Turks to see “who is their reliable partner and who isn’t”, urging […]

Russia sends two warships armed with cruise missiles to Syria’s coast

Moscow also blamed Ankara for the killing of 33 Turkish soldiers in Syria’s Idlib region the previous day. FEBRUARY 28, 2020 10:09 Russia on Friday said it was sending two warships armed with cruise missiles to waters off the Syrian coast and blamed Ankara for the killing of 33 Turkish soldiers in Syria’s Idlib region […]

Bennett to ‘Post’: Israel’s goal is to remove Iran from Syria within 12 months

Bennett to ‘Post’: Israel’s goal is to remove Iran from Syria within 12 months During his 100 days as defense minister, Bennett has been working to escalate Israel’s steps against Iranian forces in Syria and force Tehran to withdraw its troops from Israel’s northern border. By ANNA AHRONHEIM FEBRUARY 28, 2020 08:22 Israel has set […]

Dozens of Turkish soldiers killed by Syrian forces as fighting intensifies

At least 29 killed in Idlib air strike, adding to several dead in earlier attacks; Ankara responds with bombing campaign against ‘all known’ Syrian targets By AP Today, 1:46 am   BEIRUT — More than two dozen Turkish soldiers were killed in an air strike by Syrian government forces in northeast Syria, a Turkish official […]

Turkey in social media BLACKOUT amid fears of all-out war in Syria

27 Feb, 2020 23:22 ©  Global Look Press / ZUMAPRESS.com / Jaap Arriens Social media platforms across Turkey winked out after reports of an airstrike in Syria killing dozens of Turkish soldiers fueled rumors of an all-out war. Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Messenger and YouTube were all reported down. Twitter was the first to go, with […]

Syrian opposition fighters retake key town from government

BEIRUT (AP) — Turkey-backed Syrian opposition fighters on Thursday retook a key northwestern town in Syria that was recently captured by government forces, and cut the highway linking the capital, Damascus, with the northern city of Aleppo. The development comes days after the government reopened the road for traffic for the first time since 2012. […]

Erdogan wants to meet with Putin for Syria talks no later than March 5

 Tuesday, February 25, 2020 10:01:36 AM Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan plans to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss the situation in Syria no later than March 5, Anadolu agency reports, citing Erdogan. “We agreed to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin at worst on March 5,” Erdogan said. According to him, the […]