TEHRAN, August 29 - Russia’s Permanent Representative to the UN Vasily Nebenzya said that Jabhat al-Nusra terror organization and groups affiliated to it are holding over two million people in Idleb hostage and preventing them from leaving.
TEHRAN, August 28 - A Syrian military official says the country’s air defense forces have been placed on full alert amid reports that foreign-sponsored militants were planning to stage a fake chemical attack in Idlib in order to give the US a pretext for an airstrike against Syrian government forces.
TEHRAN, August 28 - The presidents of Iran, Russia, and Turkey will hold their third round of tripartite summit in Iran next week in an attempt to find ways to end the ongoing crisis in Syria, Turkish state television says.
TEHRAN, August 27 - Syrian troops shelled the positions of Jabhat al-Nusra terrorists in the town of al-Khawin in the southern countryside of Idlib province, inflicting major losses on them.
TEHRAN, August 27 - The Defense Ministries of Iran and Syria signed an agreement on military and technical cooperation during Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami’s visit to the Arab country.
TEHRAN, August 27 - Iran's Defense Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami has hailed the steadfastness of the Syrian people and government forces in their battle against terrorism, expressing confidence that they will achieve a final victory in this path.
TEHRAN, August 26 - Heading a ranking military delegation, General Hatami arrived in Damascus on Sunday morning for a two-day visit at the invitation of Syria’s Defense Minister General Ali Abdullah Ayyoub.
TEHRAN, August 26 - Iranian Defense Minister Amir Hatami traveled to Syria on Sunday for meetings with "senior defense and military officials" according to the Tasnim news agency.
TEHRAN, August 25 - The Russian Defense Ministry says the US, Britain and France are preparing to conduct a fresh aerial assault against Syria under the pretext of the alleged use of chemical weapons by the Damascus government.
TEHRAN, August 24 - United Nations Special Envoy Staffan de Mistura has invited Iran, Russia and Turkey to talks due to be held in Geneva next month on forming Syria's Constitutional Committee, a UN spokeswoman says.
TEHRAN, August 24 - Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov on Friday reiterated that his country respects Iran’s presence in Syria which he described as lawful in remarks that appear to have been made in response to US pressures to force the Islamic Republic out of the Arab country.
TEHRAN, August 23 - Members of the Western-backed White Helmets “aid group,” which stands accused of working with Takfiri militants and launching false-flag gas attacks in Syria, are coordinating with terrorist groups to stage a chemical attack in Idlib province and accuse the Syrian Arab Army of using chemical weapons, a report says.
TEHRAN, August 22 - Russia’s Defense Ministry says its air force has killed more than 86,000 militants in Syria since Moscow began its operations in the war-torn country in September 2015.
TEHRAN, August 22 -Russia’s Defense Ministry says its air force has killed more than 86,000 militants in Syria since Moscow began its operations in the war-torn country in September 2015.
TEHRAN, August 19 - The US has reportedly cut its $230 million funding for the so-called Syria stabilization projects, citing increased contributions from the Saudi regime and other coalition allies, but vowed to remain active in its anti-Damascus bid in the terror-ravaged country.
TEHRAN, August 18 -Syria has blasted Saudi Arabia for giving money to the US-led coalition to press ahead with what Damascus has described as "destabilization plots" in the war-torn country, urging the kingdom to abandon its "dangerous policies" in the region amid fears of the re-emergence of the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group.
TEHRAN, August 18 - Units of Syrian Army carried out intensive strikes on terrorists’ gatherings in the northern countryside of Hama and the southern countryside of Idlib, inflicting heavy losses upon terrorists’ ranks and equipment.
TEHRAN, August 17 - Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu discussed the return of Syrian refugees to Syria with his Turkish counterpart Hulusi Akar during talks in Moscow on Friday, the TASS news agency cited the Russian ministry as saying.
TEHRAN, August 13 - German Chancellor Angela Merkel and President Vladimir Putin will discuss the war in Syria, the conflict in east Ukraine and a disputed pipeline to bring Russian gas to Germany during talks near Berlin on Saturday, a German government spokesman said.