Syria

Three people killed by cluster bombs in Syria Three people were killed, eight injured as Russia launched an airstrike in northern Syria’s Idlib province on Saturday. 28.08.16 17:49 13 432 84 Previously in trend: Russian killer pilots in Syria

US to provide arms and equipment to Syrian rebel leaders instead of training fighters, - Reuters The United States announced on Friday it would overhaul its failed efforts to support moderate Syrian rebels battling Islamic State, saying it would provide arms and equipment to vetted rebel leaders and their units. 09.10.15 19:17 30 167 83 Previously in trend: War in Syria Russian aggression against Ukraine War

Syrian forces responsible for chemical attack in Idlib on March 16, 2015, - UN UN investigators say Syrian forces were behind a chemical weapons attack on civilians in Idlib province in March 2015. 22.10.16 10:58 15 366 83 Previously in trend: War in Syria

Russia can bomb Ukraine, as before Syria, - British analysts Russia may resort to the same bombings in Ukraine as in Syria. To prevent this from happening, Western partners should supply Ukraine with more air defense and weapons and do it faster. 08.11.22 10:23 30 839 82 Previously in trend: War

Rebels in Syria enter center of Aleppo, Russia promises Damascus more aid - Reuters. PHOTOS On 30 November, rebels in Syria announced that they had reached the centre of Aleppo. The city's airport and all roads leading to it were closed. 30.11.24 12:26 26 963 82 Previously in trend: War in Syria

Some NATO countries assist Russian Navy in Mediterranean, - Stoltenberg Some NATO member countries assist Russian Fleet in the Mediterranean. 25.10.16 14:29 39 317 82 Previously in trend: Russian killer pilots in Syria

Kerry urged acceleration of negotiations on implementation of the Minsk agreements at meeting with Putin, - U.S. Department of State Yesterday, July 14, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry held a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow. 15.07.16 09:39 14 578 81 Previously in trend: War in Syria Russian aggression against Ukraine

US sanctions Moscow-based Tempbank officials over Syria The U.S. Department of Treasury has added nine officials of Moscow-based Tempbank to its sanctions blacklist in response to continuing violence in Syria. 23.12.16 23:31 25 008 81 Previously in trend: War in Syria Sanctions against Russia

Crews of Russian aircraft involved in attacks on civilian population in Syria. INFOGRAPHICS InformNapalm OSINT volunteer group has released a summarized report about Russian pilots and navigators who may be involved in killing more than 1,380 civilians (including 322 children) since Russia launched its air campaign in Syria. 15.02.16 16:05 53 109 81 Previously in trend: Russian killer pilots in Syria

UK expects Trump to see the light about Russia's role in Syria, - The Times Britain hopes that Donald Trump will reverse his position on building an alliance with Russia and President Assad to topple Islamic State once he receives intelligence briefings about the conflict. 15.11.16 21:50 11 623 80 Previously in trend: War in Syria

Rebels in Syria take control of Aleppo - Al Arabia For the first time in 10 years of the conflict in Syria, the Assad regime has lost control of the country's second largest city, Aleppo. 01.12.24 19:01 16 674 80

First UK's Syria airstrikes target oil fields controlled by ISIL, - BBC First UK RAF airstrikes against Syria on Thursday night targeted IS-controlled oil fields in the east of Syria. 03.12.15 11:54 9 532 79 Previously in trend: War in Syria

Putin sounds more desperate as Russia loses arms sales volumes, - BloombergView Sales of Russian arms have stalled over the past several years due to several reasons. This is really untimely for Russia. 27.04.17 10:38 54 873 79 Economics

Russia's support helps Assad to fight his own people, - White House Russian military and economic support to Syria enables the Assad regime to continue its military campaign against its own people. 23.10.16 09:33 8 734 77 Previously in trend: War in Syria

Occupant Alexander Sokolenko from Russian Marines fighting in Donbas. PHOTOinvestigation New investigation focuses on the soldier of the 810th separate marine brigade of the Black Sea Navy of the Russian Federation (military unit 13140, city of Sevastopol) Alexander Sokolenko. 10.09.15 13:19 45 910 75 Previously in trend: Evidence of Russian aggression in Ukraine

Russian air strikes in Syria killed more than 1,000 civilians As a result of Russian air strikes in Syria, more than 1,000 civilians have been killed. 20.01.16 18:10 7 246 75 Previously in trend: Russian killer pilots in Syria

US, Russia vetoed each other's draft resolutions at UN SC on probe into alleged chemical attack on Syrian Douma The U.S. draft condemned the suspected attack by the Assad regime in Douma, demanded immediate access for humanitarian workers to the region and called for an inquiry. 11.04.18 12:24 22 116 75 Previously in trend: War in Syria

Russians want to negotiate with new Syrian government to keep 2 military bases - Bloomberg The Russian Federation wants to reach an agreement with the new Syrian leadership on maintaining bases in the Tartus naval port and the Hmeimim airbase. 12.12.24 19:48 7 575 74 Previously in trend: War in Syria

Turkey willing to take part in UN peacekeeping mission in occupied Donbas, - Ukraine's Poroshenko met with Turkish president, FM. PHOTOS President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko arrived in Istanbul to meet with President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu. 09.04.18 16:04 26 537 73 World

EU may impose new sanctions against Russia if barbaric acts in Syria continue, - Merkel German Chancellor Angela Merkel warned Russia about the introduction of a new set of European sanctions in case it proceeds with air strikes in Syria. 21.10.16 20:20 4 908 71 Previously in trend: War in Syria Sanctions against Russia

"Some 600 Donbas militants left for Russia to fight in Syria," - State Border Guard Service About 600 Donbas separatists are going to take part in hostilities in Syria. 13.10.16 18:00 17 411 69 Previously in trend: War in Syria

Number of victims of earthquake in Turkey and Syria exceeded 33 thousand The number of deaths due to the earthquake in Turkey and Syria exceeded 33 thousand. 12.02.23 18:53 4 369 69 World

Special forces of DIU of Ministry of Defense hit Russian airfield in Syria - mass media. VIDEO+PHOTOS At the end of July 2024, the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine's Special Forces conducted a comprehensive strike against the positions of Russian troops in Syria. 31.07.24 13:29 48 830 69 Previously in trend: War

Number of Russian military killed in Syria exceeds official data, - The Daily Beast "Since Russia began its bombing campaign in Syria on Sept. 30, 2015, at least 12 Russian soldiers have been confirmed by the Russia Defense Ministry as killed, but independent journalists and bloggers have documented several more deaths and discovered reports of dozens more killed but not acknowledged by the government." 23.06.16 13:30 21 055 69 Previously in trend: War

British FM Johnson says it would be difficult for UK to say 'no' to another US strike on Syria British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson says the U.K. could help the U.S. respond to a chemical attack in Syria. 27.04.17 19:36 17 979 67 Previously in trend: War in Syria

Russia downplays losses in Palmyra fighting, - Reuters Russia's involvement in the Syrian war costs more resources than claimed by Moscow. 22.03.17 20:05 34 332 67 World

Boris Johnson canceled visit to Moscow as Russia defenses Assad regime, - Guardian The British foreign secretary had been due to fly to Russia on Monday for talks with his direct counterpart, the first such meeting since 2012. But the Foreign Office confirmed on Saturday that Johnson would no longer make the trip because “developments in Syria have changed the situation fundamentally”. 08.04.17 18:17 28 709 67 World

Assad regime helicopter drops gas bomb on town near downed Russian jet’s crash site. VIDEO A barrel bomb allegedly containing chlorine gas was dropped from the helicopter of the Syrian government forces on the town of Saraqeb. 05.02.18 17:41 15 488 66 Previously in trend: War in Syria

Zelenskyy: Assad’s regime in Syria has fallen because all Russian troops are in Ukraine Bashar al-Assad's regime in Syria has fallen because almost 800,000 Russian troops are in Ukraine. 09.12.24 18:13 4 140 66 Previously in trend: War in Syria

Pope Francis calls to stop conflict in Donbas Pope Francis mentioned Ukraine and Syria in his Christmas Urbi et Orbi message. 25.12.16 16:58 9 154 65 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

Ukraine’s representative to UN hopes Russia to withdraw its troops from Ukraine after Syria Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the United Nations Volodymyr Yelchenko hopes that after making decision to withdraw Russian troops from Syria, Russian President Vladimir Putin will also withdraw them from Ukraine. 15.03.16 18:14 12 764 65 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine Russian killer pilots in Syria

U.S. might introduce additional economic sanctions against Russia, - White House The White House says more economic sanctions against Russia due to Syria developments are possible. 28.09.16 11:00 20 954 64 Previously in trend: War in Syria

Rocket, possibly from Syria, hits school in Turkey, killing woman, wounding student, - Reuters A female school employee was killed and a female student wounded on Monday after a rocket believed to have come from Syria struck a school in Turkey's southeastern border province of Kilis. 18.01.16 12:56 15 872 63 Previously in trend: War in Syria

Poroshenko, Pence talk escalation in Donbas and Russian ally Assad's war crimes President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko held a telephone conversation with U.S. Vice President Mike Pence. 07.04.17 20:15 7 183 62 Ukrainian Politics

Medvedev: US fights Syrian government, not ISIS The recent U.S. cruise missile strike on a Syrian government airfield is an act of military aggression. 19.04.17 22:40 9 594 62 Previously in trend: War in Syria

UK may join air strikes on ISIS positions in Syria The United Kingdom is likely to join the air strikes on Islamic State militants in Syria. 26.11.15 23:10 9 315 60 World

American and Russian military have no agreements on Syria, - Pentagon The U.S. and Russia have yet to finalize an agreement on coordinated efforts in Syria. 27.08.16 13:54 14 644 59 Previously in trend: War in Syria Russian aggression against Ukraine War

"Russia is strategic competitor to us in West", - Michael Fallon Britain's Secretary of State for Defense Michael Fallon said on Sunday that Western nations could not treat Russia as an equal partner and needed to understand that the country was a strategic competitor. 11.12.16 17:53 9 874 59 World

US aggressive actions in Syria hamper political settlement, Russia's Lavrov says U.S. missile attack on a Syrian government airfield has affected efforts to find a political settlement, and it may have been done on purpose. 17.04.17 18:30 18 712 59 Previously in trend: War in Syria

Russia has not fulfilled its obligations in Syria, - Erdogan Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan accused Russia of not fulfilling the agreements in Syria. 21.11.22 19:07 21 934 59 Previously in trend: War in Syria

Chemical attacks in Idlib might have been conducted with Soviet-made bombs, - Human Rights Watch. VIDEO Photos and videos of weapon remnants that struck Khan Sheikhoun on April 4 appear to be consistent with the characteristics of a Soviet-made air-dropped chemical bomb specifically designed to deliver sarin. 02.05.17 11:08 24 531 58 Previously in trend: War in Syria

Kerry says talks with Lavrov on Ukraine and Syria 'productive' U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says his talks with his Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov, on the Syria and Ukraine crises have been "productive." 24.03.16 15:40 29 971 58 Previously in trend: War in Syria Russian aggression against Ukraine

Kerry and Lavrov discussed Geneva talks on Syria Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry discussed organizational issues of the intra-Syrian talks in Geneva in a phone talk on Jan.30 31.01.16 10:42 4 191 58 World

Turkish Foreign Minister Cavusoglu confirms disagreements with Russia on Crimea and Syria issues Turkey and Russia still have differences on key issues despite the warming of relations. 19.02.17 16:42 12 811 57 Previously in trend: Occupation of Crimea Russian killer pilots in Syria

Rally against war in Ukraine, Syria took place in downtown Moscow, - Afanasiev. PHOTOS A rally in support of Ukraine and Crimea was held in Moscow. 31.10.16 22:22 39 415 57 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas Russian killer pilots in Syria War

No plan B for Syria, - UN special envoy UN special envoy Staffan de Mistura believes that there is no plan B if the peace negotiations on Syria fail. Geneva talks are the only solution. 13.03.16 10:59 9 938 57 World

Talks between chemical experts and Syrian military intercepted by US intelligence, - CNN The intercepted communication featured Syrian military and chemical experts talking about preparations for the sarin attack in Idlib last week. 13.04.17 17:18 54 931 56 Previously in trend: War in Syria Russian aggression against Ukraine War

PACE members shocked by Agramunt's visit to Assad at Russia invitation, - MP Ariev Ukraine's envoy to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe Volodymyr Ariev says the delegations of other countries are bewildered by the visit of PACE President Pedro Agramunt to Syria. 21.03.17 20:32 47 755 55 World