The Syrian military announced a nationwide halt to fighting starting at midnight, in a move that could promote the diplomatic efforts aimed at ending years of Takfiri violence in the Arab state.
An Iranian official warned against the repercussions of continued support for terrorists in Syria, saying playing the card of terrorism is tantamount to playing with fire.
The United States has rejected Russia’s accusations that Washington provides sophisticated military equipment to militants fighting against the Syrian government.
A senior Iranian commander says the United States started interfering in Syria as a first stage in a chain of successive inroads in the Middle East, with its sights set on the Islamic Republic as the final destination.
Takfiri militant groups have expressed smoldering resentment over the liberation of Aleppo by Syrian government soldiers and allied fighters, describing the city's liberation as a “great loss” for foreign-sponsored terrorists fighting to overthrow the Damascus government.
Syria denounced the formation of a UN panel to gather evidence on war crimes in the war-ravaged Arab state, terming the measure as a flagrant interference in his country’s domestic affairs.
TEHRAN - Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov held phone talks late on Tuesday to explore ways for resolving the conflict in Syria.
Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Hossein Dehqan and his Russian counterpart, Sergei Shaigo, held talks on the latest developments in the Middle East, Syria in particular.
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said Iran, Russia and Turkey have started the process of finding a political solution to the Syria crisis.
BEIRUT, April 6 (Reuters) - Islamic State insurgents blew up an 80-year-old church in Syria's northeastern province of Hassaka on Easter Sunday, Syrian state news agency SANA said.
His photos are everywhere in the Iranian media and his name is mentioned on a daily basis by the national broadcaster. Major General Qasem Soleimani, the commander of the Quds force of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), is officially a national hero.
AUCKLAND, Feb 28, 2015 (AFP) - Australia is considering joining New Zealand in a training mission in Iraq to help counter the Islamic State (IS) militant group, Prime Minister Tony Abbott said Saturday.
Tehran, YJC. Iran held a ceremony in honor of what it dubs “martyrs of the shrine”, killed in areas under Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) raid.