TEHRAN, February 16 - Ankara and Washington reached an agreement to work together in their occupation of Syria, where the two NATO allies have been on a collision course over the US’s support for the Kurdish militants operating at Turkish doorstep.
TEHRAN, February 16 -The Syrian government is reportedly set to deploy troops to the northern district of Afrin, which has been the target of a month-long Turkish offensive, as part of an agreement with the US-sponsored Kurdish militants operating there.
TEHRAN, February 16 -About 300 men working for a Kremlin-linked Russian private military firm were either killed or injured in Syria last week, according to three sources familiar with the matter.
TEHRAN, February 15 - Syria’s ambassador to the UN said the prime objective of the US-led military coalition, which is purportedly fighting the Daesh Takfiri group, is supporting terrorists operating in the Arab country.
TEHRAN, February 14 - Turkish Defense Minister Nurettin Canikli on Wednesday reiterated Turkey’s decisiveness in clearing out terrorists from Syria’s northwestern Afrin region.
TEHRAN, February 13 - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has warned of a possible plan by the United States to continue its military presence in Syria for a long term in an attempt to create a “quasi-state” in the eastern areas of the country.
TEHRAN, February 13 - A ceremony to commemorate 39th anniversary of Iran’s Islamic Revolution was held on Monday, February 12 in Damascus, Syria in which distinguished figures including representative of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Sayyed Ali Khamenei and the Syrian minister of endowments took part.
TEHRAN, February 13 - The foreign ministers of Russia, Iran and Turkey plan to meet next month to discuss the situation in Syria, Kazakh Foreign Minister Kairat Abdrakhmanov said on Tuesday.
TEHRAN, February 12 - Militants from the Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) have tracked and shot down a Turkish unmanned aerial vehicle in the skies over Syria’s northwestern region of Afrin as Ankara government pushes ahead with its cross-border offensive against the US-backed forces.
TEHRAN, February 12 - Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Ali Shamkhani praised Syria’s military for downing an Israeli fighter jet, saying the regime can no longer carry out hostile actions against Syria with impunity.
TEHRAN, February 11 - US National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster held talks on Sunday in Istanbul with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan's spokesman, a presidential source said, amid persistent tensions between the NATO allies over Syria and other issues.
TEHRAN, February 11 - Turkish jets on Sunday destroyed terror targets in northwestern Syria within the range of southern Turkish border districts of Hatay, according to Anadolu Agency correspondents on the ground.
TEHRAN, February 11 - The Joint Operations Room run by the allied forces of Syria, Hezbollah, Iran and Russia, rejected claims that the drone downed by the Israeli forces earlier today was flying over the occupied territories, warning Tel Aviv of retaliatory response to any more aggression.
TEHRAN, February 10 - A senior Lebanese political analyst praised the Syrian army’s move to shoot down an Israeli F-16 fighter jet and said Damascus proved that it possesses needed equipment to defend its national sovereignty.
TEHRAN, February 10 - Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi rejected recent allegations, saying that Iranian forces’ presence in Syria are is on international rules and regulations.
TEHRAN, February 10 - The Syrian military has targeted and hit one Israeli F-16 warplane that attacked positions inside Syrian territory, with its two pilots ejecting out.
TEHRAN, February 10- The French defense minister has cast doubt on the veracity of accusations that the Syrian government has used the chemical agent chlorine in the country.
TEHRAN, February 9 - The US is considering new military strikes against Syrian government positions, while France is keen to support such an operation, diplomatic sources said.