Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)

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• Department of Defense Press Briefing by General Gedney via Teleconference from Baghdad, Iraq DoD 31 Jul 2018 -- Presenter: U.K. Army Maj. Gen. Felix Gedney, Deputy Commander, Strategy and Support, Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve
• Report Confirms Civilian Casualties in Defeat-ISIS Campaign, Official Says AFPS 31 Jul 2018 -- A recent report confirms the unintentional deaths of 105 civilians in June as a result of coalition operations against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, a total that includes 77 deaths reported by Amnesty International, the deputy commander for strategy and support for Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve told Pentagon reporters today.
• Security Forces Continue Pursuit of ISIS Remnants, OIR Deputy Commander Says AFPS 31 Jul 2018 -- Iraqi security forces continue to pursue Islamic State of Iraq and Syria remnants in their country, destroying tunnels, weapons caches and explosives stockpiles, and arresting a number of suspected ISIS fighters, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve's deputy commander for strategy and support told Pentagon reporters this morning.
• Syrian ceasefire guarantors stress protecting country's sovereignty IRNA 31 Jul 2018 -- Three Syrian ceasefire guarantor countries – Iran, Russia and Turkey - on Tuesday underlined protecting the country's sovereignty and territorial integrity.
• Syrian Army cuts off Daesh supply routes in al-Yarmouk basin IRNA 31 Jul 2018 -- Units of Syrian Arab Army liberated the town of al-Shajara in al-Yarmouk basin after eliminating the last Daesh (ISIS) gatherings on Monday, Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) reported.
• Tehran, Moscow, Ankara urge countering plots to partition Syria Press TV 31 Jul 2018 -- Iran, Russia and Turkey, as guarantor states for a peace process in Syria, have expressed their firm determination to counter any plot aimed at partitioning the Arab country.
• Daesh terrorists trapped in small pocket of land in Syria's Dara'a province: Monitor Press TV 31 Jul 2018 -- Dozens of Daesh Takfiri terrorists and their families have been cornered in a small area in Syria's southwestern province of Dara'a after losing all other territory they once held in the region to advancing Syrian government troops, a monitor says.
• Israeli Demands That Iran Exit Syria Not 'Realistic,' Russian Envoy Says RFE/RL 31 Jul 2018 -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's repeated demands that Iranian forces and their allies leave Syria are not "realistic," Russia's ambassador to Israel has said.
• Syrian Army Fully Liberates Daraa Province From Daesh Terrorists - Source Sputnik 31 Jul 2018 -- The Syrian government forces have liberated the last villages in the north-west of Daraa province from militants of the Daesh terrorist organization , thereby completing the rout of terrorists from the entire province, a military source told Sputnik on Tuesday.
• UN human rights body strongly condemns recent 'shocking attacks' against civilians in south-west Syria UN News 31 Jul 2018 -- The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) issued a strongly-worded statement on Tuesday, denouncing last week's brutal killings and raids by members of the terrorist group ISIL, in Sweida, south-west Syria.
• Coalition Strikes Continue Against ISIS Targets in Iraq, Syria AFPS 30 Jul 2018 -- Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve and its partners continue to pursue the lasting defeat of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria in designated parts of Syria and Iraq, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported today.
• Syria national flag raised over al-Moseifera town in Daraa IRNA 30 Jul 2018 -- A popular gathering took place in Al-Moseifera town in Daraa eastern countryside celebrating the victories of the Syrian Arab Army, which is closer than ever to declaring the province free of terrorism.
• Syria delegation meets Russia, Iran delegations in Sochi IRNA 30 Jul 2018 -- The Syrian delegation to the tenth round of Astana format meeting headed by Dr. Bashar al-Jaafari held a meeting in Sochi on Monday with the Russian delegation headed by Russian President's Special Envoy for Syria, Alexander Lavrentiev.
• Syrian peace talks begin in Sochi IRNA 30 Jul 2018 -- The 10th round of Syrian peace talks, initiated in Kazakhstan's Astana in 2016, began in Sochi on Monday.
• Terrorist attack kills 2, injures 6 in Syrian city of Aleppo IRNA 30 Jul 2018 -- Two civilians were killed and six more injured on Monday as a result of two shell attacks by terrorists on al-Hamadanieh neighborhood and the 3000 Apartments Project in Aleppo City, Syrian media outlet 'SANA' reported.
• Russia, Iran, Turkey to discuss Syrian constitution, de-escalation zones in Sochi ISNA 30 Jul 2018 -- Representatives of the guarantor nations for the Syrian ceasefire (Russia, Iran and Turkey) will meet in Sochi on Monday.
• Syrian army soldiers liberate town, villages in Dara'a province from Daesh Press TV 30 Jul 2018 -- Syrian army troops have liberated yet another town in al-Yarmouk basin in the country's southwestern province of Dara'a, further tightening the noose around the last remnants of the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group in the area.
• Syrian troops fight Daesh remnants in Dara'a, Sweida Press TV 30 Jul 2018 -- Syria's army and its allies are advancing against a remaining Daesh pocket in the southwestern Dara'a and Sweida provinces amid reports of Israeli reconnaissance aircraft loitering near the operation theater.
• Russia, Iran, Turkey Meet In Sochi For Syria Discussions RFE/RL 30 Jul 2018 -- Meeting in the Russian Black Sea resort of Sochi, representatives of Russia, Iran, and Turkey have kicked off two days of talks on issues related to the war in Syria.
• Armed Groups in Syria's Southwest Surrender Tanks, Howitzers Sputnik 30 Jul 2018 -- Illegal armed groups from the southwestern de-escalation zone in Syria have surrendered three tanks, two howitzers and five anti-aircraft installations over the past 24 hours, the Russian Defense Ministry's Reconciliation Center in Syria said in a statement.
• Local aid workers in Syria are the 'backbone of response', says top UN official, urging better protection as fighting rages UN News 30 Jul 2018 -- Delivering life-saving assistance to millions of women, children and men in Syria, local aid workers need to be safer and better protected, said the top United Nations humanitarian official in the country on Monday.
• Syrian Army liberates areas in al-Yarmouk basin IRNA 29 Jul 2018 -- A military source said that eight villages and towns in al-Yarmouk basin area have been liberated following concentrated operations by Syrian Arab Army units in the far northwestern countryside of Daraa province, which resulted in killing many Daesh (ISIS) terrorists and destroying their hideouts, Syrian media 'SANA' reported.
• Syrian Opposition Says Wants to Discuss Constitutional Commission Sputnik 29 Jul 2018 -- The delegation of the Syrian opposition wants to discuss the situation in Idlib province, the release of detainees as well as the constitutional commission at the Astana-format talks on Syria in the Russian resort city of Sochi on July 30-31, head of the delegation Ahmad Toma told Sputnik on Sunday.
• Iran: Syria prioritizing return of refugees IRNA 28 Jul 2018 -- Senior assistant to Iran's Foreign Minister for political affairs said paving the way for return of refugees, setting up reform committee of the Constitution and activation of committee to exchange arrested and missing people are priorities of Syria.
• Armed groups handing over weapons in Quneitra IRNA 28 Jul 2018 -- Armed groups positioned in Jubata al-Khashab in Quneitra Countryside have handed over new batches of heavy and medium weapons to the Syrian Arab Army according to the agreement reached earlier, Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) reported.
• Terrorists conduct sabotage in southern Syria IRNA 28 Jul 2018 -- Terrorist groups carried out systematic acts of destruction and sabotage against artefacts of the Archaeological Museum in Bosra al-Sham city, in addition to conducting illegal excavation works with the aim of discovering archaeological treasures and smuggling them out of Syria, Syrian media 'SANA' reported.
• Militants hand over medium, heavy weapons in southwestern Syria Press TV 28 Jul 2018 -- Foreign-sponsored Takfiri militants have handed over a considerable amount of their medium and heavy munitions to government forces in Syria's strategic southwestern province of Quneitra as army troops continue to make territorial gains and inflict stinging blows on the extremists.
• Kurds reach deal with Damascus to end Syria conflict Press TV 28 Jul 2018 -- An alliance of Kurdish and Arab militants in Syria says it has come to an agreement with the Syrian government to develop negotiations to end violence in Syria.
• Expulsion of all military aggressors from Syria imminent: Diplomat Press TV 28 Jul 2018 -- Syria's acting chargé d'affaires to the United Nations says all military aggressors will leave the Arab country soon as the army and its allies gain more ground against foreign-backed terrorists on the battlefield.
• Russian Air Force in Syria Destroys UAV Launched Toward Hmeymim Base Sputnik 28 Jul 2018 -- The Russian Center for Syrian Reconciliation has called on the commanders of illegal armed formations to give up provocations and agree to a peaceful settlement of the conflict in areas under their control.
• US-Turkey to Conduct Joint Patrols in Syria, Pentagon Head Mattis Says Sputnik 28 Jul 2018 -- The United States and Turkey will start joint military patrols in Syria in a matter of weeks, US Secretary of Defense James Mattis told reporters on Friday.
• Kurdish-backed SDC to Work With Syria to End War VOA 28 Jul 2018 -- The Kurdish-backed Syrian Democratic Council (SDC) says after meeting with Syrian government officials that it will work with the government to end seven years of violence in the country.
• Kurdish delegation in Damascus for peace talks Press TV 27 Jul 2018 -- An alliance of Kurdish and Arab militants in Syria has sent a delegation to the Syrian capital for talks with Syrian government officials.
• Syrian Army Preparing Operation to Liberate Idlib Province – Military Source Sputnik 27 Jul 2018 -- On Thursday, Syrian President Bashar Assad estimated that Idlib province was now home to "tens of thousands of terrorists" and said that the region was among the priority areas for the Syrian military's operations.
• 'Warehouses emptying' amid growing humanitarian needs in south-west Syria UN News 27 Jul 2018 -- More than 180,000 people are in urgent need of humanitarian assistance in south-west Syria after weeks of escalating hostilities that have restricted aid access to the area, the UN said on Friday.
• The 'used and abused' children of Syria must learn what 'peace' really means, Security Council hears UN News 27 Jul 2018 -- More than 7,000 children have lost their lives or been maimed as a result of the brutal conflict in Syria, a senior United Nations official told the UN Security Council on Friday, stressing that they had been abused by the warring parties for far too long.
• Tens of Thousands Displaced in Southern Syria in Urgent Need of Aid VOA 27 Jul 2018 -- The United Nations says nearly 200,000 people displaced by five weeks of fighting in southern Syria are in need of humanitarian assistance, but access to them is severely limited.
• Kurdish-Backed SDC Holds Talks With Syrian Government VOA 27 Jul 2018 -- A delegation of the Kurdish-backed Syrian Democratic Council (SDC) and U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forced (SDF) is in Syria for talks with Syrian government officials, an alliance official said on Friday.
• On liberation course, Syria sets sights on Idlib Press TV 26 Jul 2018 -- Syrian President Bashar al-Assad says government forces have turned their focus on Idlib, noting that liberation of the northwestern province is one of the military's priorities.
• Military Officials Fear Islamic State Still Potent in Iraq, Syria VOA 26 Jul 2018 -- The latest numbers from the U.S.-led coalition to destroy the Islamic State terror group appear, at first glance, to be damning.
• US Base in Southern Syria Sends 'Signal' to Iran VOA 26 Jul 2018 -- The United States maintains a base in southern Syria that limits Iranian forces' ability to move through Syria's al-Tanf border crossing, U.S. officials and experts tell VOA.
• Coalition Admits 1K-plus Civilian Deaths From Airstrikes in Iraq, Syria VOA 26 Jul 2018 -- The U.S.-led coalition Thursday acknowledged the deaths of 1,059 civilians from its aerial bombings against the Islamic State (IS) in Iraq and Syria.
• Army units deploy in Quneitra after defeating terrorists IRNA 26 Jul 2018 -- Units of the Syrian Arab army entered the liberated city of Quneitra and began to deploy in the city after routing terrorism in it, SANA reporter said.
• Syrian troops liberate several villages, hoist national flag in Quneitra Press TV 26 Jul 2018 -- Syrian army troops and their allied forces have raised the national flag in Quneitra in the southwest of the Arab country, as government soldiers continue their push to retake full control of the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, a strategic Syrian territory that borders Jordan.
• Hezbollah, Assad condemn deadly terror attacks in Syria's Sweida Press TV 26 Jul 2018 -- The Lebanese Hezbollah resistance movement and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad have condemned deadly Daesh attacks in southwestern Sweida Province, saying such crimes are mere attempts to prop up the foreign-backed terrorists which are suffering one defeat after another on the battlefield.
• UN chief strongly condemns terrorist attacks in south-west Syria UN News 28 Jul 2018 -- The United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres, has strongly condemned multiple suicide bombings on Wednesday in the government-held town of Sweida, in Syria's south-west, which killed and injured scores of civilians.
• US will have no military cooperation with Russia in Syria: Mattis Press TV 25 Jul 2018 -- Defense Secretary James Mattis says the United States will have no cooperation with the Russian military in Syria at least for now.
• Pentagon Reluctant To Work With Russian Military On Syrian Refugees RFE/RL 25 Jul 2018 -- U.S. military leaders are expressing reluctance to work with the Russian military following a White House agreement with the Kremlin to discuss working together to help Syrian refugees return home, drawing an angry response from Moscow.
• US Base in Southern Syria Sends 'Signal' to Iran VOA 25 Jul 2018 -- The U.S. base near southern Syria's al-Tanf border crossing was set up to train local Syrians to fight Islamic State militants, but it also serves as a counterweight to Iranian activities in the war-torn country, U.S. officials and experts tell VOA.
• The United States and France Take Coordinated Action on Global Procurement Network for Syria's Chemical Weapons Program US Treasury 25 Jul 2018 -- Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated 13 persons pursuant to Executive Order (E.O.) 13382 of June 28, 2005, "Blocking Property of Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferators and Their Supporters." These five entities and eight individuals are key components of a vast network procuring electronics on behalf of Syria's Scientific Studies and Research Center (SSRC), the agency responsible for the development of Syria's chemical weapons.
• Militants Kill Over 200 in Southern Syria Attacks VOA 25 Jul 2018 -- The Islamic State (IS) claimed responsibility for a series of suicide bombings and other attacks Wednesday in southern Syria, killing at least 204 people.
• Daesh loses ground in Daraa southwestern countryside IRNA 25 Jul 2018 -- Units of Syrian Arab Army operating in the southwestern countryside of Daraa continued their operations against Daesh (ISIS) terrorist organization, inflicting heavy losses upon terrorists, according to SANA.
• Israel airstrike targets undisclosed region in Syria Press TV 25 Jul 2018 -- Israel says it has carried out an airstrike on an undisclosed region in Syria in what it claims to be a response to two rocket launches from the country.
• Death toll from Daesh attacks in Syria's Sweida exceeds 220 Press TV 25 Jul 2018 -- A so-called monitor group says the death toll from a spate of attacks and bombings carried out by members of the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group in Syria's southwestern province of Sweida has surpassed 220.
• Syrian government forces make new territorial advances in Dara'a, Quneitra Press TV 25 Jul 2018 -- Syrian government forces, backed by allied fighters from popular defense groups, have made fresh territorial gains against terrorists from the Daesh Takfiri militant group in the country's southwestern provinces of Dara'a and Quneitra, liberating nearly two dozen towns and villages.
• 50 killed in multiple terror attacks targeting Syria's Sweida Press TV 25 Jul 2018 -- Dozens of civilians have been killed and dozens more injured in a series of terrorist attacks, including bombings, which hit Syria's southern Province of Sweida.
• Israeli Army Hit Launcher in Syria Which Fired Two Rockets Over Border, IDF Says Sputnik 25 Jul 2018 -- Israeli army hit a rocket launcher in Syria, which fired earlier rockets that, as IDF earlier reported, appeared to be "errant fire from the internal fighting in Syria".
• US Sanctions Five Entities Linked to Alleged Syrian Chemical Weapons Program Sputnik 25 Jul 2018 -- Earlier, the Syrian government has firmly denied the allegations of being in possession of chemical weapons.
• Damascus: Syria's Sovereignty Over Golan Heights Not Up for Negotiation Sputnik 25 Jul 2018 -- Syria's top diplomat to the UN has accused Israel's Western allies of providing political cover and protection to Tel Aviv amid what he described as the country's ongoing occupation of Arab lands.
• Department Of Defense Press Briefing by French General Parisot via Teleconference from Baghdad, Iraq DoD 24 Jul 2018 -- Presenter: French Brig. Gen. Frederic Parisot, director, Civil-Military Operations, Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve
• Coalition Strikes Kill High-Value ISIS Members AFPS 24 Jul 2018 -- Coalition strikes have killed six Islamic State of Iraq and Syria leaders and planners since April 24, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials announced today.
• Progress Continues in Defeating ISIS, Coalition Official Says AFPS 24 Jul 2018 -- The coalition and its partnered forces in Iraq and Syria continue to make progress in the effort to defeat the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, the coalition's senior French representative said today.
• Syrian army raids Daesh sites in Yarmouk Basin, Daraa IRNA 24 Jul 2018 -- The Syrian Arab Army continued its operations against Daesh (ISIS) terrorists in the area of Yarmouk Basin to the southwest of Daraa, SANA reported.
• Israeli military targets Syrian fighter jet over occupied Golan Heights Press TV 24 Jul 2018 -- Israeli military forces have targeted a Syrian Air Force fighter jet over the Golan Heights as it was flying in Syria's airspace and conducting a series of airstrikes against the positions of foreign-sponsored Takfiri militants in the occupied territories.
• Russia's Lavrov meets with Israel's Netanyahu for talks on Syria Press TV 24 Jul 2018 -- Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has held a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the occupied territories to discuss the situation in Syria, including Iran's counter-terrorism mission there.
• Russia Offers To Keep Pro-Iran Forces 100 Kilometers From Israeli Border RFE/RL 24 Jul 2018 -- Russia has offered to keep pro-Iranian forces in Syria about 100 kilometers from the border with Israel as part of an agreement with the United States and Israel to help guarantee Israel's security, media are reporting.
• IDF Shoots Down Syrian Sukhoi Warplane That Allegedly Violated Israel's Airspace Sputnik 24 Jul 2018 -- Just a day before, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said that the David's Sling air defense system had intercepted two rockets after they triggered warning sirens in the disputed Golan Heights.
• Intl. Coalition: Islamic State Controls Just 300 Kilometers in Syria VOA 24 Jul 2018 -- The Islamic State terror group has lost control of all but around 300 square kilometers in Syria, anti-IS coalition officials told reporters Tuesday.
• Israeli Military Downs Syrian Warplane VOA 24 Jul 2018 -- The Israeli military said it shot down a Syrian warplane Tuesday after it entered Israeli airspace.
• Israeli Air Defenses Reportedly Failed to Intercept Soviet-Era Syrian Missiles Sputnik 24 Jul 2018 -- The David's Sling missile-defense system was designed to intercept aerial threats in close to medium ranges, partially overlapping with the Iron Dome functionality.
• Coalition Strikes Continue Against ISIS Targets in Syria, Iraq AFPS 23 Jul 2018 -- Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve and its partners have accelerated offensive activity against Islamic State of Iraq and Syria targets in designated parts of Syria and Iraq, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported today.
• Israel Downs 2 Missiles From Syria Fired Amid Fight Between Gov't, Militants Sputnik 23 Jul 2018 -- The news comes after reports on Sunday of Israeli aviation carrying out air strikes on targets near the western Syrian city of Masyaf in the province of Hama.
• White Helmets Evacuation From Syria Reveals Organization's True Nature - Moscow Sputnik 23 Jul 2018 -- During the Syrian conflict, the activists of the White Helmets non-governmental organization have been involved in "the most odious provocations" and their evacuation from the Middle Eastern country has revealed their true nature and hypocrisy, the Russian Foreign Ministry said Monday.
• Thousands of Militants Agree to Leave Syria's Quneitra - Russian MoD Sputnik 23 Jul 2018 -- Several thousand militants agreed to voluntarily leave the Syrian southwestern province of Quneitra and move to Idlib in the country's northwest, a spokesperson for the Russian Center for Syrian Reconciliation said.
• Syrian Media: Hundreds of Refugees Returning From Lebanon VOA 23 Jul 2018 -- Syrian government media reports say hundreds of refugees are returning to the country after years of exile in Lebanon. Media also showed pro-government forces raising the Syrian flag over a number of villages in the southwestern region of Daraa, amid claims that some residents were returning to that area after signing reconciliation agreements with the government.
• U.S., Russia Differ On Evacuation Of Syrian White Helmets RFE/RL 22 Jul 2018 -- The United States and Russia hailed the evacuation by the Israeli military of a Syrian volunteer civil organization from a volatile border area near the Golan Heights, although the two powers saw the operation in sharply differing ways.
• Evacuation of the White Helmets From Southwest Syria US Dept. of State 22 Jul 2018 -- "The United States welcomes the safe evacuation of more than 400 members of the Syrian Civil Defense, otherwise known as the White Helmets, and their families from southwest Syria. We are glad that these ?brave volunteers, who have saved thousands of lives, are now out of harm's way."
• Statement on the Continued Success of Operations to Defeat ISIS in Syria US Dept. of State 22 Jul 2018 -- "We congratulate the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) on their successful operations to liberate al-Dashisha, Syria, from the scourge of ISIS. Dashisha since 2013 has been a key stronghold and transit route for ISIS fighters, weapons, and suicide bombers between Syria and Iraq. The SDF now controls the area, with Iraqi Security Forces controlling the Iraqi side of the border."
• White Helmets evacuated from Syria to Israel: Report Press TV 22 Jul 2018 -- Members of a Western-backed "aid group" accused of working with Takfiri militants and staging false flag gas attacks in Syria have reportedly been evacuated to an Israeli military base.
• Syria TV: Israeli warplanes hit military post in Hama Province Press TV 22 Jul 2018 -- Israeli warplanes have bombarded a military post in Syria's central province of Hama, Syrian state television reports.
• Syrian, Russian jets step up anti-terror push against Daesh Press TV 22 Jul 2018 -- Syrian warplanes, backed by the Russian air force, have stepped up strikes against the gatherings of the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group along the Jordan-Israel border in southwestern Syria.
• Unknown Drones Attack Russian Base in Syria Two Days in Row - MoD Sputnik 22 Jul 2018 -- On Saturday the Russian Defense Ministry's Reconciliation Center already reported that a drone launched from a militant-controlled area had been detected and destroyed near the Hmeymim airbase in Syria.
• Israel Evacuates White Helmets' Members From Syria at Request of US, EU States Sputnik 22 Jul 2018 -- Jordan Takes White Helmets in
• Israel Evacuates 422 Syrian Civilians from War Zone to Jordan VOA 22 Jul 2018 -- Israel evacuated 422 volunteer White Helmet rescuers and their families from the Syrian war zone Saturday night and took them to Jordan in a convoy of buses accompanied by Israeli police and United Nations vehicles.
• Syrian army troops gain more ground in Dara'a, Quneitra Press TV 21 Jul 2018 -- Syrian government forces, supported by allied fighters from popular defense groups, have managed to make further territorial advances on terrorists' lines in the country's southwestern provinces of Dara'a and Quneitra as they are tightening the noose around foreign-backed terrorist groups in those areas.
• Raqqah residents call for Syrian government's return Press TV 21 Jul 2018 -- Residents of the northern Syrian city of Raqqah, the former stronghold of the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group, have called on the government to return to the war-wracked city and provide civil services for the residents.
• Russia, U.S. Eyeing Joint Plan For Return Of Syrian Refugees RFE/RL 21 Jul 2018 -- The Russian Defense Ministry says it has sent a proposal to Washington to jointly organize the return of Syrian refugees to their homeland following agreements reached between the Russian and American presidents at their summit this week.
• France, Russia Jointly Sending Medical Aid To Embattled Damascus Suburb RFE/RL 21 Jul 2018 -- France and Russia will jointly deliver humanitarian aid to the former Syrian rebel enclave of Eastern Ghouta, the two countries announced in a joint statement.
• Hmeymim Air Defenses Shoot Down Militant UAV in Syria - Russian MoD Sputnik 21 Jul 2018 -- According to the Russian Center for Syrian Reconciliation, militants are continuing to deploy drones near the Hmeymim airbase in Syria.
• Syria Launches a Dozen Strikes Against Daesh in Southern Golan Heights Sputnik 21 Jul 2018 -- The terrorist group Daesh, earlier in the morning, detonated a car bomb in the town of Hayt, The Jerusalem Post said on Saturday.
• Russia, France Cooperate on Aid to Syria's Civilians VOA 21 Jul 2018 -- The Kremlin says Russian President Vladimir Putin and French President Emmanuel Macron spoke by phone on Saturday to discuss joint humanitarian efforts in Syria, a day after France sent 50 tons of medical aid.
• June airpower highlights: Afghan ceasefire, op roundup in Iraq and Syria AFNS 20 Jul 2018 -- U.S. Air Forces Central Command published its monthly Airpower Summary today, highlighting U.S. and coalition airpower operations in June 2018 in the USCENTCOM area of responsibility.
• Pressure Mounting on ISIS as Operation Roundup Continues AFPS 20 Jul 2018 -- Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials congratulated the Syrian Democratic Forces today on their successful clearance of Dashishah, Syria, and the ongoing success of their operations to clear Islamic State of Iraq and Syria remnants from northeast Syria.
• Syrian besieged towns fully evacuated IRNA 20 Jul 2018 -- All locals of two Shia-majority Syrian towns, al-Fouaa and Kefraya, were evacuated from the terrorist-held parts of Idlib Province, Syrian local sources said.
• 750,000 internally displaced Syrians returned home in first half of 2018, UNHCR says Press TV 20 Jul 2018 -- United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) says an estimated 750,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Syria returned to their homes in the first half of the current year, adding that the figure equals the amount for all of last year.
• Syria moves to retake control over Golan Heights from terrorists Press TV 20 Jul 2018 -- The government of the Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has started operations to evacuate terrorists from areas near the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights through yet another surrender deal.
• Netanyahu Tells Putin That Israel Still Targeting Iran Assets In Syria RFE/RL 20 Jul 2018 -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has told Russian President Vladimir Putin that Israel will continue to target Iranian military assets in Syria.
• Syria Regains Control Over Frontier With Israel In Russia-Brokered Deal RFE/RL 20 Jul 2018 -- Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is set to regain control of his country's frontier with Israel in a major victory over rebels who have agreed to surrender in negotiations with Russia, sources on both sides say.
• Syria: Scaled-up assistance, 'sustained access' needed to 140,000 made homeless, says UNHCR UN News 20 Jul 2018 -- Following a Government-led assault on Syria's opposition-held areas, an estimated 140,000 people in the country's south-west remain homeless and in need of help, the United Nation Refugee Agency (UNCHR) said on Friday, calling for sustained access to displaced communities.
• Close to 7,000 evacuated from Syrian towns after enduring nearly 3-year siege UN News 19 Jul 2018 -- After close to three years of siege, 6,900 women, children and men were finally able to leave the Syrian towns of Foah and Kafraya over the past few days, following a local agreement between parties to the conflict.
• Syrian army liberates new villages in Daraa countryside IRNA 19 Jul 2018 -- Units of the Syrian Arab Army liberated on Thursday the villages of Kherbit al-Tair and al-Sheikh Saad in Daraa countryside.
• Militants agree to surrender in Syria's Quneitra near Israeli-occupied Golan Press TV 19 Jul 2018 -- Foreign-backed militants in Syria's southwestern Quneitra Province, which borders Jordan, Lebanon and the Israeli-occupied side of the Golan Heights, have agreed to hand back the control of the sensitive area to the Damascus government.
• Evacuation of militant-besieged towns in Syria's Idlib ends Press TV 19 Jul 2018 -- Syria has completed the evacuation of thousands of people from two Shia-majority towns, which have long been besieged by foreign-backed militants, state media say.
• Russian MoD: Militants in Syria Surrender Heavy Combat Vehicles, Munitions Sputnik 19 Jul 2018 -- Militants in Syria on Thursday surrendered three tanks, three infantry combat vehicles, two anti-aircraft guns, and a big stockpile of ammunition, head of the Russian center for Syrian reconciliation Maj. Gen. Alexei Tsygankov said Thursday.
• Syrian Gov't, Militants Agree on Full Ceasefire in Quneitra - Source Sputnik 19 Jul 2018 -- A full ceasefire agreement between the government and militants has been reached in the province of Quneitra, the government forces will return to their positions designated in 1974 agreement, a source from the security forces told Sputnik Thursday.
• 7000 citizens return to al-Naima town in Daraa countryside IRNA 18 Jul 2018 -- Thousands of citizens returned to their homes in al-Naima town in the eastern countryside of Daraa after it was liberated by the Syrian Arab Army, SANA reported.
• Iran's military presence in Syria relies on agreements: Envoy IRNA 17 Jul 2018 -- Future decision on Iran's military presence in Syria depends on Damascus-Tehran agreement, a senior official in Iran's foreign ministry said.
• US-Backed Syrian Kurdish Forces Prepping Team for Talks with Damascus – Reports Sputnik 17 Jul 2018 -- The Syrian Democratic Forces' (SDF) plans for talks with the government come on the heels of the Helsinki summit meeting between Presidents Putin and Trump, where the two men focused extensively on the Syrian conflict and ways to resolve the country's ongoing humanitarian crisis.
• Can Russia Curb Iran's Growing Influence in Syria? VOA 16 Jul 2018 -- As Syrian President Bashar al-Assad consolidates his power over territories regained from Syrian rebel groups with the help of Iran and Russia, some experts charge that Iranian-backed proxies have started to go beyond their original mandate, which might prompt action from both Assad and Moscow to control Tehran’s growing influence in Syria.
• Coalition Strikes Continue Against ISIS Targets in Syria, Iraq AFPS 16 Jul 2018 -- Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve and its partners have accelerated offensive activity against Islamic State of Iraq and Syria targets in designated parts of Syria and Iraq, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported today.
• Syrian army advances in Daraa countryside as terrorists flee IRNA 17 Jul 2018 -- A Syrian military source announced on Monday the liberation of strategic hill of al-Harra and four villages in the northwestern countryside of Daraa after eliminating terrorists' gatherings in them.
• First batch of terrorists evacuated from Daraa al-Balad IRNA 16 Jul 2018 -- The first batch of terrorists and their families, who rejected the reconciliation agreement, was evacuated from Daraa al-Balad area towards northern Syria.
• Syrian army captures strategic hill overlooking Israeli-occupied Golan Heights Press TV 16 Jul 2018 -- The Syrian army has taken control of a strategic hill that overlooks the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, as Damascus government forces score fresh gains against remnants of terrorist groups in the country's troubled southwest.
• Bolton: US to stay in Syria as long as Iran is there Press TV 16 Jul 2018 -- US National Security Adviser John Bolton says Washington has no plans to end its military presence in Syria, signaling an about-face in President Donald Trump's plans to pull out troops from the Arab country.
• Syrian Forces Take Strategic Hill Overlooking Israeli-controlled Golan Heights, Syrian TV says VOA 16 Jul 2018 -- Syrian TV said government forces captured a strategic hill overlooking the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights as they continue their drive to retake the last part of southwestern Syria still in rebel hands.
• Israel bolsters Iron Dome, launches strikes on Syria's Aleppo Press TV 16 Jul 2018 -- Israel has targeted a Syrian military site in the Aleppo countryside in a missile attack causing structural damage.
• President Assad: Syria ready for political peace IRNA 15 Jul 2018 -- Syria's President Bashar al-Assad said Sunday that elimination of terrorism in most of the Syrian territories has set the ground for political solution to end the war on Syria.
• Army resolute on terror eradication, Syria liberation: Assad Press TV 15 Jul 2018 -- Syria's President Bashar al-Assad says the Syrian Arab Army and the allied forces are firmly resolved to defeat terrorism and liberate the entire Arab country's territory.
• Syria militants begin leaving Dara'a under surrender deal Press TV 15 Jul 2018 -- In Syria, militants and their relatives have begun leaving the southern city of Dara'a, in the wake of a surrender deal with the government to evacuate the region.
• Syrian forces liberate Quneitra village near occupied Golan Press TV 15 Jul 2018 -- A Syrian village in the strategic southwestern Quneitra Province, which borders Jordan, Lebanon and the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, has returned to government control, as reported by a UK-based monitoring group.
• Coalition Partner Captures 11 ISIS Fighters in Southern Syria AFPS 13 Jul 2018 -- The Maghawir al-Thowra, an Operation Inherent Resolve partner force in Syria, detained 11 Islamic State of Iraq and Syria fighters inside the deconfliction zone in southern Syria on July 10.
• 30 killed, scores injured by US-led coalition raids in Syria IRNA 13 Jul 2018 -- At least 30 civilians lost their lives in a new massacre committed by the US-led international coalition on al-Boukamal countryside in Deir Ezzor.
• Syrian Foreign Ministry: Crimes of US-led coalition unjustifiable IRNA 13 Jul 2018 -- Syria confirmed that the illegal international coalition led by Washington cannot justify its treacherous aggression or the arguments it introduced to justify its massacre against the people of al-Baghouz Fawqani and al-Soussah towns in the countryside of al-Boukamal city, which led to the martyrdom of more than 30 civilians and wounding dozens of women and children.
• Iran, Russia to continue to protect Syria: Official Press TV 13 Jul 2018 -- Ali Akbar Velayati, a senior adviser to Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, says Iran coordinates its military presence in Syria with Moscow and Damascus.
• Fresh airstrikes kill dozens in conflict-ravaged Syria UN News 13 Jul 2018 -- Despite the return of tens of thousands of internally displaced people (IDPs) to Syria following local agreements and changes in territorial control, the United Nations said on Friday that fresh airstrikes have reportedly killed dozens of civilians "in several areas" of the country.
• Iranian Official: Presence in Syria Coordinated With Moscow and Damascus VOA 13 Jul 2018 -- Tehran's position on its military presence in Syria is coordinated with Moscow and Damascus and has no relation to Israel, an Iranian official said Friday.
• New Israeli aggression on military posts in Quneitra IRNA 12 Jul 2018 -- Warplanes of the Zionist regime launched a missile attack on some military posts in Quneitra Countryside, causing material damage.
• Syrian army advances in Daraa western countryside IRNA 12 Jul 2018 -- Units of the Syrian Arab Army advanced in the direction of Tal al-Ashari and Jelin town in the western countryside of Daraa after inflicting heavy losses upon terrorists' ranks and equipment.
• Syrian army hoists national flag in Dara'a city Press TV 12 Jul 2018 -- The Syrian army has raised the national flag over the southern city of Dara'a as a major counter-terrorism operation nears an end, with foreign-backed militants leaving the region in negotiated surrender deals.
• Iran has key role in Syria's stability: Russia's Defense Minister ISNA 11 Jul 2018 -- In an interview with Il Giornale newspaper, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu commented on Iran's key role in Syria's stability.
• Syria air defenses repel Israeli airstrike on Quneitra Press TV 11 Jul 2018 -- Syrian military air defenses have repelled an Israeli attack on the country's Quneitra province, Syrian state media report.
• Syrian army liberates Gharaz area in Daraa IRNA 10 Jul 2018 -- Units of Syrian Arab Army fully liberated on Tuesday the area of Gharaz to the southeast of Daraa after eliminating the last terrorists' gatherings there.
• Government troops thwart terrorist attack in Syria's Latakia Press TV 10 Jul 2018 -- Syrian army forces have managed to frustrate an attack by foreign-sponsored Takfiri militants in the country's western costal province of Latakia as they are engaged in joint counter-terrorism operations with allied fighters from popular defense groups against the extremists.
• Russian MoD Dismisses Reports of Casualties Among its Servicemen in Syria Sputnik 10 Jul 2018 -- The Russian Defense Ministry denied media reports about the alleged deaths of Russian servicemen in Syria as a result of an alleged terrorist attack carried out by the Daesh* terrorists.
• Syrian Army Thwarts Terrorist Attack in Latakia - Source Sputnik 10 Jul 2018 -- The Syrian army repelled on Monday night a terrorist attack on a settlement in the country's western Latakia province, a Syrian military source told Sputnik.
• Syrian Army Moves to Retake 'Cradle' of Revolution VOA 10 Jul 2018 -- Arab media reports that Syrian government forces have taken control of all of the country's southern border with Jordan, surrounding remaining rebel forces in one corner of the city of Daraa, where the revolution against President Bashar al-Assad erupted in March 2011.
• Coalition Strikes Continue Against ISIS Targets in Syria, Iraq AFPS 09 Jul 2018 -- Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve and its partners have accelerated offensive activity against Islamic State of Iraq and Syria targets in designated parts of Syria and Iraq, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported today.
• Army destroys al-Nusra dens in surroundings of Quneitra city IRNA 09 Jul 2018 -- A Syrian army unit on Monday carried out precise strikes against fortified positions and infiltration points of Jabhat al-Nusra terrorists in Quneitra southwestern countryside and in the surroundings of Quneitra city, inflicting heavy losses upon them.
• Syria air defense intercepts Israeli missiles on T-4 airport IRNA 09 Jul 2018 -- The Syrian army air defense on Sunday evening confronted an Israeli aggression on T-4 Airport in Homs countryside.
• Armed groups in Busra al-Sham hand over more weapons to army IRNA 09 Jul 2018 -- Armed groups positioned in Busra al-Sham city continued to hand over their heavy weapons to the Syrian Arab Army. The received weapons included two tanks, SANA reported.
• Rebuilding Syria after foreign-backed war remains 'top priority,' Assad says Press TV 09 Jul 2018 -- Syrian President Bashar al-Assad says his top priority is the reconstruction of his country, which has been gripped by foreign-backed militancy since March 2011.
• Israel to give harsh response to Syria if deploys troops in border zone: Tel Aviv Press TV 09 Jul 2018 -- The Israeli military has threatened to give a "harsh response" to any attempt made by the Syrian government troops and their allied fighters, who are continuously advancing towards militant-held areas in Southern Syria, to deploy in occupied Golan Heights frontier zone which is subjected to a decades-old UN-monitored armistice between the neighboring foes.
• Assad Vows to Free All of Syria, No Matter Whose Control Territories are Under Sputnik 09 Jul 2018 -- The Syrian president held a meeting at the Foreign Affairs Ministry on Monday discussing the internal, regional and international political situation and Syria's foreign and domestic policy objectives.
• Syrian air defenses repel missile attack on Homs T4 airbase Press TV 08 Jul 2018 -- Syrian air defenses have thwarted a missile attack on the T4 airbase in the country's central province of Homs.
• Syrian soldiers recapture Um al-Mayazen town in Dara'a province Press TV 08 Jul 2018 -- Syrian army troops have managed to regain control over yet another strategic town in the country's southwestern province of Dara'a following the elimination of the last gatherings of militants in the area.
• Iran to remain in Syria to keep Israel out: Official Press TV 08 Jul 2018 -- A senior Iranian official says Iranian military advisers will continue their presence in Syria to help the Arab country defeat an all-out foreign-sponsored militancy.
• Syrian Forces Ward Off Attack on Tiyas Military Base in Homs - Reports Sputnik 08 Jul 2018 -- Syrian air defense forces thwarted a strike on Sunday night that targeted the T4 air base in Homs province, Reuters reported.
• OIR Partner Force Captures ISIS Fighters in Deconfliction Zone AFPS 07 Jul 2018 -- The Maghawir al-Thowra, a Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve partner force in Syria, detained nine Islamic State of Iraq and Syria fighters who were traveling through the 55-kilometer deconfliction zone located in southern Syria, OIR officials announced today.
• Displaced Syrians returning home in Dara'a after ceasefire deal between govt., militants Press TV 07 Jul 2018 -- Thousands of displaced Syrians are returning home after the government reached a ceasefire deal with militants in the southwestern province of Dara'a.
• Over a dozen killed as car bomb hits Dayr al-Zawr in eastern Syria Press TV 07 Jul 2018 -- More than a dozen have lost their lives when a powerful explosion ripped through Syria's eastern province of Dayr al-Zawr near the border with Iraq, a monitor group says.
• Syrian Army Regains Control Over Damascus-Amman Highway - Source Sputnik 07 Jul 2018 -- The Syrian government forces have regained control over the Damascus-Amman highway up to the Nasib crossing point on the Jordan border, a source in the Syrian Arab army told Sputnik on Saturday.
• Watchdog finds no evidence of nerve agents in Syria's Douma attack Press TV 07 Jul 2018 -- A chemical weapons watchdog says it has found no evidence of nerve gas at the site of a suspected chemical weapons attack in Syria's Douma.
• Chemical Watchdog Sees Signs Of Chlorine In Suspected Syria Chemical Attack RFE/RL 07 Jul 2018 -- The world's chemical-weapons watchdog says a substance used in an April 7 attack on a rebel-held town in Syria appeared to be a chlorine-based gas but that it has so far found no evidence of a nerve agent.
• Russian MoD: Armed Groups in Syria's Daraa Agree to Surrender Arms Sputnik 07 Jul 2018 -- A ceasefire agreement and the return of Syrian refugees from Jordan's border have been negotiated with the leaders of armed groups in the Syrian province of Daraa, the Russian Reconciliation Center for Syria reported.
• Agreement reached in Bosra al-Cham for ceasefire IRNA 06 Jul 2018 -- An agreement was reached between Syrian Government and terrorist groups in Bosra al-Cham city, SANA reported on Friday evening.
• Syria to take control of southern areas after reaching deal with militants Press TV 06 Jul 2018 -- The Syrian government has reached a deal with militants in the southwestern province of Dara'a under which Damascus will retake control of the remaining cities and towns of the province from the anti-government forces.
• Takfiri militants agree to renounce violence as deal with Russia on south Syria looms Press TV 06 Jul 2018 -- Foreign-sponsored Takfiri militants say they have agreed to surrender their munitions and renounced violence as they are close to reaching a deal with Russia, which includes a ceasefire and the handover of the southwestern Syrian province of Dara'a to government forces.
• Syria forces liberate villages in Dara'a, close to seizing Jordan border crossing Press TV 06 Jul 2018 -- Syrian troops have established full control over a string of villages in the country's southwestern province of Dara'a near Jordan in a bid to reopen the strategic Nasib border crossing.
• Russia-Backed Syrian Forces Take Key Border Site After Deal With Rebels RFE/RL 06 Jul 2018 -- Syrian government forces supported by Russian military police have taken over a key border crossing with Jordan after a deal was reached between rebels and Russian mediators, Syrian state media and a war monitor say.
• OPCW Found No Trace of Nerve Agents in Syria's Douma - Preliminary Report Sputnik 06 Jul 2018 -- The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) has announced in a report that it found that chlorine had been used in an attack in the Syrian city of Douma. However, there was no evidence that nerve agents had been used in the attack.
• Syrian General: Militants Are Fleeing From Army, Leaving Foreign Weapons Behind Sputnik 06 Jul 2018 -- A senior commander in the Syrian Arab Army has spoken with Sputnik and revealed that government forces have advanced to within 4 km of the Jordanian border and have regained control of most of the villages in eastern Daraa.
• Syrian Army Takes Control of Nasib Border Crossing Point With Jordan Sputnik 06 Jul 2018 -- The main crossing point was taken just a day after Syrian government forces reached the border with Jordan during an offensive in the south of the country.
• Syrian town Seida liberated from terrorists: Media IRNA 05 Jul 2018 -- Syria's Armed Forces have liberated the Town of Seida in the country's southern Daraa province, Syrian media reported on Thursday.
• Militants in Syria's south return to talks with Russia amid efforts to end fighting Press TV 05 Jul 2018 -- Militants in southern Syria say they are returning to talks with Russia, an ally of the Damascus government, after a one-day pause in negotiations.
• Syrian government troops recapture strategic Saida town in southeastern Dara'a Press TV 05 Jul 2018 -- Syrian army soldiers have managed to establish full control over a strategic town in the country's southwestern province of Dara'a, as they are engaged in counter-terrorism operations to put an ultimate end to the presence of foreign-backed Takfiri militants in the eastern and southeastern sectors of the province.
• Syria: Civilians caught in crossfire, UN refugee chief urges Jordan to open its border UN News 05 Jul 2018 -- The head of the United Nations Refugee Agency, UNHCR, appealed on Thursday for Jordan to open its border with south-west Syria to help protect around 750,000 civilians who are "caught in the crossfire", amidst airstrikes and heavy shelling.
• Syrian Government Forces Close In on Jordanian Border VOA 05 Jul 2018 -- Syrian government forces appear to have consolidated control over a handful of villages in the region of Daraa, near Jordan, in an apparent bid to reopen the Nasib border crossing, an economic lifeline for Damascus. Media reports say Syrian government forces now control a border checkpoint with Jordan "for the first time in three years."
• Army tightens noose around terrorists in eastern Daraa IRNA 05 Jul 2018 -- Units of the Syrian Arab army tightened the noose around dens and gatherings of terrorists near the Old Customs and Saida town in the eastern and south-eastern side of Daraa.
• Russia says Iran pullout from Syria 'unrealistic' IRNA 04 Jul 2018 -- The Russian foreign minister on Wednesday rejected the calls for withdrawal of Iranian military advisors from Syria and said that Iran's pullout from Syria is unrealistic.
• Russia starts fresh talks with militants to end fighting in southern Syria: Report Press TV 04 Jul 2018 -- Russia has reportedly started a new round of talks with militants in southern Syria in an effort to make them hand back the areas they control to the Damascus government without fighting as the national army pushes ahead with a liberation operation there.
• Militants Surrender Heavy Weapons in Southern Syria's Bosra - Source Sputnik 04 Jul 2018 -- Members of illegal militant groups in the city of Busra al-Sham (Bosra) in the southern Syrian Daraa province have started surrendering heavy weapons and hardware to the government forces, a military source told Sputnik on Wednesday.
• IS Announces Death of Leader al-Baghdadi's Son VOA 04 Jul 2018 -- The son of Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has reportedly died carrying out a suicide bombing against Russian forces in the western Syrian city of Homs.
• Not Welcome: Kurdish Commander Warns Turkish Forces Not to Enter Manbij Sputnik 03 Jul 2018 -- Turkish troops are continuing their patrols of Manbij's outskirts but have yet to enter the town despite an agreement between Ankara and Washington on the withdrawal of Kurdish units in the area.
• Al-Nusra attack on settlements in south Syria repelled IRNA 03 Jul 2018 -- Nusra Front terrorists had carried out an attack targeting settlements that had joined the government forces in the southern de-escalation zone, Sputnik quoted the Russian military as reporting.
• As many as 330,000 displaced by heavy fighting in south-west Syria - UN agency UN News 03 Jul 2018 -- Intense air and ground-based strikes at multiple locations in Syria's south-western Dara'a governorate has resulted in the "largest displacement" in the area since the conflict began more than seven years ago, the United Nations refugee agency has reported.
• IS Announces Death of Leader al-Baghdadi's Son VOA 03 Jul 2018 -- The son of the Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has died in a suicide attack mission in the city of Homs in western Syria, according to the IS media al-Nashir News.
• Turkey Warns Syria About Action Against Idlib VOA 03 Jul 2018 -- Turkey is warning Damascus not to take action against the opposition-held region of Idlib in response to Syria's efforts against rebels in Daraa, where the Syrian government is attempting to control the last remaining opposition-controlled enclaves.
• US Senator Says It Is Crucial for US to Remain in Syria VOA 03 Jul 2018 -- It is important for the U.S. to remain involved in Syria and continue its support of local allied groups, Republican U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham stated during a visit this week to northern Syria.
• Coalition Strikes Target ISIS in Syria, Iraq AFPS 02 Jul 2018 -- Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve and its partners have continued to attack Islamic State of Iraq and Syria targets in designated parts of Syria and Iraq, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported today.
• Terrorists surrender to Syrian Army in Daraa IRNA 02 Jul 2018 -- Terrorist groups in the city of Basri al-Sham in Daraa province, southern Syria accepted reconciliation with the country.
• British jets bombed Syrian forces in Tanf last month: Paper Press TV 02 Jul 2018 -- A British warplane directly attacked Syrian forces near the border with Iraq and Jordan last month, killing an army officer and injuring seven others, the Sunday Times daily has reported.
• Militants hand over heavy weapons in southwestern Syria: Report Press TV 01 Jul 2018 -- Terrorists groups in Syria's southwestern town of Dara'a have began handing in the weapons to government forces.
• Turkish Army Handing Over Order Control in Afrin to Local Police - Official Sputnik 01 Jul 2018 -- The Turkish military have commenced the transition of order control functions in the northern Syrian city of Afrin to the local police, a coordinator of the Turkish humanitarian mission in Afrin said Sunday.
• Bolton: Trump, Putin to meet on Iran's presence in Syria IRNA 01 Jul 2018 -- US national security adviser John Bolton said on Sunday that President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin are to discuss Iran's presence in Syria during their upcoming meeting in Finland.
• Bolton: Trump, Putin to meet on Iran's presence in Syria IRNA 01 Jul 2018 -- US national security adviser John Bolton said on Sunday that President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin are to discuss Iran's presence in Syria during their upcoming meeting in Finland.
• Foreign-backed Syria militants resume peace talks with Russia Press TV 01 Jul 2018 -- Foreign-sponsored Takfiri militants have re-launched peace negotiations with the Russian military in a bid to reach a ceasefire in southwestern Syria as government troops and allied fighters from popular defense groups are making territorial gains there.
• Russian military shoots down unidentified drones at Hmeimim air base in Syria Press TV 01 Jul 2018 -- The Russian military says it has destroyed a group of unidentified drones after they approached its air base in Syria's western coastal province of Latakia, from which Russian fighter jets conduct airstrikes against Daesh terrorists and foreign-sponsored Takfiri militants in the conflict-plagued Arab country.
• UK Warplanes Bomb Pro-Gov't Forces in Syria After Attack by 'Unidentified Force' Sputnik 01 Jul 2018 -- The Royal Air Force strike on Syrian troops is the first of its kind since April, when the US, UK and France launched missile strikes against multiple targets in the Arab republic after an alleged chemical attack in Douma.
• Russian Military Resumes Talks With Armed Groups in Southern Syria - Reports Sputnik 01 Jul 2018 -- The negotiations between the Russian military and the outlawed armed groups in southern Syria have been resumed, Al Mayadeen reported Sunday, citing a spokesman of the opposition forces.
• Russia Destroys Unidentified Drones Flying Over Hmeymim Airbase in Syria - MoD Sputnik 01 Jul 2018 -- No damage or victims were reported as a result of the incident in the sky over the Hmeymim airbase. The air defenses of the Russian base have been boosted following a massive drone attack in January.
• Iraq begins building border fence with Syria to block Daesh entry Press TV 01 Jul 2018 -- Iraq has embarked on a project to erect a fence along its border with Syria as it seeks to block any attempt by Daesh Takfiri militants to enter the country.
• Israel deploys more artillery, armored reinforcements in occupied Golan Press TV 01 Jul 2018 -- Israel has beefed up its military presence in the occupied Golan Heights by deploying additional tanks and cannons in the vicinity of the Syrian border, cautioning Damascus to keep its forces away from the frontier as Syrian troops continue sweeping militant-held areas over the border.
• Israel Wants Only Pro-Assad Troops at Border, Boosts Presence Near Syria Sputnik 01 Jul 2018 -- The Israeli military has reportedly drawn its "red lines" for the ongoing fighting between the Syrian government and militants along its northern border, ruling out a direct clash with pro-Assad forces and claiming that they alone must take over the conflict zone.