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US does not suspect Russia escalating war in Syria - The Levant News
U.S. General Frank McKenzie, head of U.S. Central Command The Levant 1 hour ago News, Syria war, United States, World Russia does not appear to be looking to escalate the conflict in Syria, the leading U.S. general in the Middle East said on Friday, even as Moscow pursues its invasion of Ukraine. Russian forces have remained in Syria since 2015 when they helped turn the tide in a civil war in favor of President Bashar al-Assad.
Experts compare Russian war to Syrian theatre - The Levant News
Besieging cities, shelling civilian infrastructure and arranging “safe corridors”: the tactics used by Russia in its war on Ukraine mirror those it tested and fine-tuned to drain resistance in Syria’s conflict. But unlike its Syria play book, the challenge Russia faces from a Western-backed army in Ukraine dwarfs that of Syrian rebels who lacked military might or broad international backing, analysts said.
Syrian refugees don’t receive same attention as Ukrainians - The Levant News
Syrian refugee Ahmad al-Hariri, who fled the war in his country for neighbouring Lebanon 10 years ago, spent the last decade hoping in vain to escape to a new life in Europe. Watching European nations open their arms to hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians in less than a week, the father of three can’t help but compare their fates.
Syrians take refuge in archaeological sites - The Levant News
Mohamad Othman remembers going on school trips to ancient archaeological sites in Syria, never imagining one of them would become his home. Othman and his family have been living in a tent amidst ancient ruins at Sarjableh near the Turkish border since fleeing for their lives some 2-1/2 years ago during a government offensive in northwestern Syria.
Grateful Syrians headed to Italy from Cyprus thanks to Pope - The Levant News
The Levant 17 mins ago News, Syria war, World Syrian national Issa Shamma expressed gratitude and hope as he is getting ready to leave Cyprus to start a new life in Italy barely a week before Christmas. Pope Francis who visited Cyprus earlier this month, would take 50 migrants from Cyprus to Italy, including Muslims, in a gesture of “solidarity,” Cypriot authorities said. A Vatican source told AFP that the first group would meet the pope on Friday.
Lebanon sides with Syria on Latakia attack - The Levant News
The Levant 23 hours ago Israel, Lebanon, News, Syria war Lebanon’s Foreign Ministry on Tuesday strongly condemned an Israeli strike on Syria’s Latakia port that reportedly destroyed an Iranian weapons shipment.
Pentagon chief to review US airstrikes on Syria - The Levant News
FILE PHOTO: U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin speaks to Defense Department personnel during a visit by U.S. President Joe Biden at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, U.S., February 10, 2021. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo The Levant 5 mins ago News, Syria war, United States US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin ordered a four-star general to review a 2019 strike in Syria that caused civilian casualties, the Pentagon said on Monday.
US military concealed truth of airstrikes that killed Syrian civilians - The Levant News
Home / News / US military concealed truth of airstrikes that killed Syrian civilians The Levant 9 mins ago News, Syria war, United States The U.S. military covered up airstrikes in 2019 in Syria that killed up to 64 women and children, a possible war crime, during the fight against Islamic State, the New York Times reported Saturday.
Unlike UAE Qatar not planning to normalise with Syria - The Levant News
The Levant 4 mins ago Business, News, Syria war, UAE Qatar is not considering normalising ties with Syria and hopes other countries will be discouraged from taking further steps with President Bashar al-Assad’s government, foreign minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani said on Friday.
Syrian allies of Turkey build dams to fight Kurds - The Levant News
The Levant 20 mins ago News, Syria war, Turkey Turkish-backed groups in northern Syria have weaponized water by building dams on a river that serves as a lifeline for communities living downstream in Kurdish-dominated areas, a report alleged Wednesday said. New research conducted by Dutch peace-building organization PAX shows that the Syrian National Army (SNA) built three dams that cut off the vital Khabour river.
Americans kill Al-Qaeda official in Syria - The Levant News
The Levant 17 mins ago News, Syria war, Terrorism, United States A senior al-Qaida leader was killed in a U.S. drone strike in Syria, the Pentagon said. The strike comes two days after a base in southern Syria, used by the U.S.-led coalition fighting the Islamic State group, was assaulted. “A U.S. airstrike today in northwest Syria killed senior al-Qaida leader Abdul Hamid al-Matar,” said Central Command spokesman Army Major John Rigsbee in a statement.
Iran-backed militias vow revenge on Israel for Palmyra attack - The Levant News
The Levant 2 days ago Iran, Israel, News, Syria war Iran-backed forces in Syria said on Thursday they would respond forcefully to an Israeli strike over Syria’s Palmyra area in the province of Homs on Wednesday evening in the second such strike within a week. The Syrian defence ministry said in a statement that one soldier was killed in the attack that took place at 11:34 p.m. (2034 GMT) and targeted a communications tower and caused some material losses.
ISIS claim they attacked Damascus gas pipeline - The Levant News
The Levant 4 mins ago ISIS, News, Syria war Islamic State has claimed responsibility for an attack on a gas pipeline at Deir Ali power station in Syria, according to a statement published on Saturday on its affiliated Telegram channels. Earlier, Syria’s electricity minister said the attack had led to an electricity outage that hit the capital Damascus, its outskirts and other areas.
Syrian refugees on trial in Lebanon - The Levant News
The Levant 9 hours ago Lebanon, News, Syria war Lawyers of six Syrian refugees arrested in Lebanon said on Sunday that the country’s security services have given them a 24-hour ultimatum — either leave Lebanon to a third country or be deported to Syria, the war-ravaged country they fled. Lawyer Mohammed Sablouh said the move is highly unusual, is a violation of Lebanon’s international obligations and laws, and seriously endangers the men’s lives.
Russians impose peace on war torn Deraa - The Levant News
Russian special forces operator in black uniform and bulletproof helmet The Levant 9 mins ago News, Syria war, World A Russian-brokered ceasefire came into force on Wednesday in Daraa province, the cradle of Syria’s uprising where regime forces have been battling holdout rebels, a war monitor and state media said.
BREAKING NEWS – Deraa attacked by Assad regime, Iran allies - The Levant News
The Levant 2 days ago News, Syria war Syrian army units aided by pro-Iranian militias have staged a major assault on an opposition enclave in the southern border city of Deraa in a bid to retake the last opposition stronghold in southern Syria, residents, army and opposition sources said.
Russian forces now patrol Deraa rebels - The Levant News
The Levant 13 mins ago News, Security, Syria war, World Russian forces moved into an opposition enclave in the Syrian city of Deraa on Tuesday to try to avert an army assault on a stronghold that has defied state authority since it was retaken three years ago, witnesses, residents, and army sources said.
Iran denies any connection to retaliatory attacks on US in Syria, Iraq - The Levant News
Home / Iran / Iran denies any connection to retaliatory attacks on US in Syria, Iraq The Levant 1 day ago Iran, Iraq, News, Syria war, United States Iran denied on Saturday US accusations that Tehran supported attacks on US forces in Iraq and Syria, and condemned US airstrikes on Iranian-backed militants there, state media reported.
In retaliation to airstrike US forces receive rocket attack in Syria - The Levant News
Home / Iraq / In retaliation to airstrike US forces receive rocket attack in Syria The Levant 16 mins ago Iraq, News, Syria war, United States American troops came under rocket fire in eastern Syria on Monday, but escaped injury, in apparent retaliation for US airstrikes against Iran-aligned militia in Syria and Iraq. A military spokesman said US forces had responded to the multiple rockets by firing back at the positions in self-defense.
US bombs Iran-backed militias in Iraq and Syria - The Levant News
The Levant 59 mins ago Iran, Iraq, News, Security, Syria war, United States The US has carried out air strikes against Iran-backed militia groups in the Iraq-Syria border region. Sunday’s strikes hit “operational and weapons storage facilities”, in response to drone attacks on US forces, the Pentagon said in a statement. President Joe Biden would “act to protect US personnel”, it added. The Pentagon did not provide any information on casualties.
Biden fails to get commitment from Russia over UN cross-border aid to Syria - The Levant News
Home / News / Biden fails to get commitment from Russia over UN cross-border aid to Syria President elect Joe Biden. Photo courtesy of Frederic J. Brown (Getty).
Syria now suspected of 17 chemical weapons attacks - The Levant News
The head of the international chemical weapons watchdog told the UN Security Council that its experts have investigated 77 allegations against Syria, and concluded that in 17 cases chemical weapons were likely or definitely used.
Evidence Assad regime used chlorine bomb - The Levant News
The global chemical weapons watchdog has “reasonable grounds to believe” that Syria’s air force dropped a chlorine bomb on a residential neighbourhood in the rebel-controlled Idlib region in February 2018, a report released on Monday said. There was no immediate comment from the Syrian government.
German racism prevents Syrian from running for parliament - The Levant News
The Levant 6 mins ago News, Syria war, World Tareq Alaows, a refugee who fled military conscription in Syria, is withdrawing his bid to win a seat in Germany’s parliament due to security concerns after his candidacy prompted a wave of racist insults, his Greens party said on Tuesday.
$596 million more to Syria, pledges Blinken - The Levant News
The Levant 4 mins ago News, Syria war, United States The United States will provide more than $596 million in new humanitarian aid to respond to the Syrian crisis, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Tuesday. The assistance is designed to help many of the estimated 13.4 million Syrians inside Syria, as well as 5.6 million Syrian refugees in Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq, and Egypt, Blinken said in a statement.
Turkey launches latest airstrike on Kurds in Syria - The Levant News
The Levant 44 mins ago News, Syria war, Turkey The Turkish airforce conducted its first strikes in 17 months against a zone in north Syria held by Kurdish militia on Saturday night, a monitor said. “A Turkish fighter jet has struck military positions of Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in Saida village in Ain Issa countryside… which caused loud explosions,” the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) said.
Pope Francis wants immediate end to war in Syria - The Levant News
The Levant 1 min ago Celebrity, News, Syria war Pope Francis has called for the war in Syria to end, noting that 2021 marks its 10th anniversary. In an audience with the diplomatic corps accredited to the Vatican, the leader of the Catholic Church also confirmed that his visit to Iraq, beginning on March 5, will mark the restart of his apostolic travels, which were paused for nearly a year due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Syrian Constitutional Committee in deadlock, UN envoy says - The Levant News
The Levant 13 mins ago News, Syria war, World The United Nations Special Envoy for Syria voiced deep frustration on Friday that the Syrian Constitutional Committee had failed to start drafting a new charter at its latest session after the government delegation rejected proposals. The committee, comprising representatives of Syria’s government, opposition and civil society, has a mandate to draw up a new constitution leading to U.N.-supervised elections.
Biden to extend Temporary Protected Status to thousands of Syrians - The Levant News
The Levant 9 mins ago News, Syria war, United States The administration of President Joe Biden on Friday extended deportation relief for several thousand Syrian immigrants living in the United States, an early move that aligns with his broader pro-immigrant platform.
US diplomat claims Americans draining Syria of its oil - The Levant News
Syria’s state-run media earlier reported that 200 troops had been flown to US bases in al-Shaddadi on 21 January for future deployment at Omar oil field and Koniko gas field in neighbouring Deir ez-Zor province. It was also reported that the US-led military coalition had dispatched 40 truckloads of weapons and logistical equipment to Hasakah. The United States is plundering Syria’s natural resources to send them to other places that will benefit from American theft, claimed J.
UN special evnoy to Syria wants international community to make decisive peace - The Levant News
Geir Pedersen, the UN’s special envoy for Syria, on Friday called for “more serious and cooperative” international diplomacy as part of political efforts to improve the lives of the Syrian people and develop a vision for the future of their country.
Oil refinery in Homs bursts into flame, Syrian forces put out fire - The Levant News
Home / Sustainability / Energy / Oil refinery in Homs bursts into flame, Syrian forces put out fire The Levant 5 mins ago Energy, News, Syria war Syrian civil defence teams on Tuesday extinguished a huge fire that swept a number of oil tankers loading crude oil from an installation near the country’s main Homs refinery after a blast that hit the depot area, state media said.
UN Security Council wants Syria held accountable over repeated chemical attacks - The Levant News
Syria’s former permanent representative to the UN, Bashar Jaafari, drew on his nation’s literary heritage during a meeting of the UN Security Council on Tuesday. He addressed the council as its members discussed the Syrian regime’s use of chemical weapons against its own people, and its failure to comply with a Security Council resolution ordering the destruction of such weapons.
Syrian Kurds stuck between Russian ultimatum and Turkish threats - The Levant News
Russia and Turkey – both partners and opponents – are reportedly negotiating the fate of the strategically important town of Ain Issa in northern Syria. An area currently controlled by the Kurdish-dominated Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). By Nikola Mikovic Moscow demands from the Kurds to hand over the town to the Syrian Arab Army (SAA), while Turkey-backed forces are preparing to storm the settlement.
Assad regime preparing to auction off homes of exiled Syrians - The Levant News
Many Syrians forced from their homes by their country’s brutal, decade-old war are now shocked to discover that their family farms have been taken over by regime loyalists and cronies. Rights groups and legal experts say local authorities in parts of northwest Syria recaptured by regime forces have staged auctions to effectively “confiscate” fertile land and punish opponents.
BREAKING NEWS – Syrian refugee camp set aflame by Lebanese family - The Levant News
Home / Lebanon / BREAKING NEWS – Syrian refugee camp set aflame by Lebanese family A Syrian refugee woman sits with her children during a visit by U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Antonio Guterres and Jordan's Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh to the Al Zaatri refugee camp in the Jordanian city of Mafraq September 11, 2012.
Germany rescues Syrian ISIS suspects for humanitarian reasons - The Levant News
German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas on Sunday said he was “relieved” that a “humanitarian” recovery operation had brought home 18 children and five “Islamic State” (IS) brides from Kurdish-run internment camps in northeastern Syria. One of three German women brought back, identified in reports as Leonore M., 21, from Saxony-Anhalt state, was arrested a day earlier on arrival in Frankfurt airport, on charges including terror organization membership, said federal prosecutors.
Uzbeks in Syria targetted for repatriation - The Levant News
The Levant 20 mins ago ISIS, News, Syria war, World Uzbekistan plans to repatriate another group of its citizens, mostly women and children, from Syria where they are staying at crowded camps with other families of Islamic State fighters, an Uzbek government source told Reuters on Friday. A government delegation from Tashkent has visited the Al-Hol and Roj camps in the Kurdish-controlled part of Syria and met over 100 Uzbeks staying there to discuss their return home, the source said.
Iran says it will not take Israeli threats in Syria lying down - The Levant News
The Levant 10 mins ago Iran, Israel, News, Syria war Iran on Sunday vowed to defeat any Israeli attempt to harm its role in Syria, saying the era of “hit and run” attacks by Israel there was over, days after Israel carried out air strikes on Syrian army and Iranian paramilitary targets in the country.
In new afront, Pompeo visits annexs Golan Heighets, Syria protests - The Levant News
Home / Israel / In new afront, Pompeo visits annexs Golan Heighets, Syria protests The Levant 23 mins ago Israel, News, Syria war, United States Syria condemned U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s visit to the “occupied” Golan Heights on Thursday in the “strongest language” and said it was a provocative act before U.S. President Donald Trump leaves his post, state media said. Pompeo became the first U.S. secretary of state to visit an Israeli West Bank settlement and the Golan Heights.
Lebanon trying to broker release of American citizen caught in Syria - The Levant News
Home / Lebanon / Lebanon trying to broker release of American citizen caught in Syria National security adviser Robert O’Brien The Levant 9 hours ago Lebanon, News, Syria war Lebanese Security Chief Abbas Ibrahim visited Damascus after a trip to Washington as part of efforts to free U.S. citizen Austin Tice, who is thought to be held in Syria, Lebanese broadcaster al Jadid reported on Saturday.
Human Rights Watch charges Assad, Putin with war crimes - The Levant News
The Levant 41 seconds ago News, Syria war, World Bombing of civilians by Syrian and Russian armed forces during a campaign against the last rebel bastion in northwest Syria may amount to crimes against humanity, U.S.-based Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in a report on Thursday.
Lawsuit in Germany from Syrian families hurt by Assad chemical attacks - The Levant News
Home / News / Lawsuit in Germany from Syrian families hurt by Assad chemical attacks The Levant 13 mins ago News, Syria war, World Lawyers representing victims of chemical weapons attacks in Syria say they have filed criminal complaints with Germany’s federal public prosecutor against Syrian officials they blame for the deaths of hundreds of civilians in rebel-held areas.
Turkey deploys latest wave of reinforcements in Idlib - The Levant News
Despite claims that the South Caucasus is the new flashpoint for Turkey and Russia, the recent military reinforcements in Syria hint that the balance in the province is still fragile and could provoke a regional crisis. On Friday, a Turkish military convoy, with. more than 25 armored vehicles and trucks carrying logistical materials, entered northwestern Idlib province to reinforce Turkish military points in the area.
Chemical inspectors say not enough evidence to convict Syria - The Levant News
Stockpiles of chemical weapons The Levant 2 hours ago News, Syria war, World The global chemical weapons watchdog on Friday said it had been unable to determine whether banned toxic agents had been used in attacks on two Syrian towns in 2016 and 2018 that injured dozens of people. The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) said that sample analysis, data examination and witness interviews had not enabled it to establish whether poisonous munitions had been used on Nov.
BREAKING NEWS – Turkey shifts Syrian fighters to Azerbijan - The Levant News
Turkey is sending Syrian rebel fighters to support Azerbaijan in its escalating conflict with neighbouring Armenia, two Syrian rebels have said, as Ankara pledges to step up backing for its majority-Muslim ally. The clashes over the territory of Nagorno-Karabakh are the heaviest since 2016, with reports of dozens of deaths and hundreds wounded.
Russian air force takes on rebels in Syria - The Levant News
The photo shows Russian Air Force technicians preparing MiG-29 fighter jets in Primorsko-Akhtarsk, Krasnodar region, March 26, 2015. ©AFP The Levant 4 days ago News, Syria war, World Syrian opposition sources said Russian jets bombed rebel-held northwestern Syria on Sunday in the most extensive strikes since a Turkish-Russian deal halted major fighting with a ceasefire nearly six months ago.
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