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November 2022 - Syria Special Weapons News
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- Death of ISIS Leader CENTCOM 30 Nov 2022 -- The death of Abu al-Hassan al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi in mid-October is another blow to ISIS.
- Daesh leader 'killed in action', group announces, naming new chief Press TV 30 Nov 2022 -- The Daesh Takfiri terrorist group says its leader Abu Hasan al-Hashimi al-Qurashi has been killed "in action".
- US Knew for Weeks Islamic State Leader Was Dead VOA 30 Nov 2022 -- Word from the Islamic State terror group that it had lost its second leader in less than a year came as no surprise to the United States, which had been aware of his demise for more than a month.
- Iran understands Turkey's security concerns in northern Syria, ready to offer initiatives to ease tensions: FM Press TV 30 Nov 2022 -- Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian says the Islamic Republic understands Turkey's security concerns along the Syrian border, noting that Tehran is ready to use its capacities to help solve the differences between the two neighboring countries.
- Turkey May Launch Syria Ground Operation at Any Moment, Presidential Spokesman Says Sputnik 29 Nov 2022 -- Previously, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan praised the air operation against Kurdish forces in the region as a success, warning that it was "just a beginning".
- UN envoy warns against 'worrying and dangerous' military escalation in Syria UN News 29 Nov 2022 -- Syria needs less military activity and more focus on the political process, UN Special Envoy Geir Pedersen told the Security Council on Tuesday, appealing for restraint amid a worrying trend towards escalation.
- US Pleas for Calm Fail to Resonate Along Turkish-Syrian Border VOA 29 Nov 2022 -- U.S. efforts to ease tensions between Turkey and Kurdish fighters in northern Syria appear to be having little effect, with both sides refusing to back down despite warnings that a conflict will only benefit the Islamic State terror group.
- US-Backed Kurdish Commander: US Needs Stronger Position on Turkish Threat VOA 29 Nov 2022 -- Turkish forces have launched a barrage of airstrikes on suspected militants in northeastern Syria and Iraq in recent days, after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan blamed Kurdish groups for last week's bombing in Istanbul.
- Nothing can replace the scope or scale of the cross border humanitarian operation in Syria UK FCDO 29 Nov 2022 -- Statement by Ambassador Barbara Woodward at the Security Council briefing on Syria
- Erdogan says detente with Syria possible even as he beats drums of war Press TV 27 Nov 2022 -- At the same time as he beats the drums of war on Syria, Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says normalization of relations with the Arab country is possible.
- Turkey set for 'ground attack' on Syria, 'anti-Daesh ops' halted by aggression: Kurdish cmdr Press TV 27 Nov 2022 -- The commander of the so-called Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) has said that Turkey is preparing to conduct a "ground offensive" in the Arab country, as Ankara's aggression against northern Syria over the past week has halted the Kurdish-led militants' attacks on remnants of the Daesh terrorist group.
- Erdogan Not Ruling Out Normalization of Relations With Syria in Near Future Sputnik 27 Nov 2022 -- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday he cannot rule out the normalization of relations with Syria in the near future.
- Differences on Syria Between Russia, Turkey Can Be Resolved Through Dialogue: Kremlin Sputnik 27 Nov 2022 -- There are disagreements between Russia and Turkey on Syria, but all of them can be resolved through dialogue as the two countries enjoy a high level of relations, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Sunday.
- Base housing US occupation troops in northeastern Syria comes under rocket attack Press TV 26 Nov 2022 -- A military facility occupied by US forces in Syria's northeastern province of Hasakah has come under rockets attack from nearby areas amid public rage over presence of American occupation troops in energy-rich regions of Syria and US's attempts to further loot natural resources there.
- Turkish Defense Minister Holds Meeting After Death of Soldiers During Operation in Syria: Reports Sputnik 26 Nov 2022 -- Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar held a meeting with the country's military command after reports of the death of two Turkish soldiers in the zone of the operation in Syria and Iraq, Turkish daily reports.
- CENTCOM Spokeman statement on rocket attacks near al-Shaddadi, Syria CENTCOM 25 Nov 2022 -- Two rockets targeted coalition forces at the US patrol base in al-Shaddadi, Syria, today at approximately 10:31 p.m. local time in Syria (4:31 p.m. EST).
- Turkey's Erdogan vows to establish 'safe zone' in Syria Press TV 25 Nov 2022 -- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has vowed to establish a "safe zone" in Syria with the professed intention of protecting the country's southern border, after Ankara launched a barrage of air strikes against Kurdish-led militants in the Arab country's north.
- Eight Kurdish Militants Killed in Turkish Airstrikes on Al-Hol Camp in Syria Sputnik 25 Nov 2022 -- Eight militants of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) formations were killed in Turkish air strikes on the al-Hol camp in the Al Hasakah province in northeastern Syria, the SDF said on Thursday.
- Encouraging De-escalation in Syria and Turkey US Dept. of State 23 Nov 2022 -- The United States urges an immediate de-escalation in northern Syria. We are deeply concerned by recent military action that destabilizes the region, threatens our shared goal to fight ISIS, and endangers civilians and U.S. personnel.
- Turkey Pledges Syria Land Offensive to Fight Kurdish Militants VOA 23 Nov 2022 -- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Wednesday the military will begin a land operation against Kurdish militants in northern Syria "at the most convenient time."
- DOD Statement on Escalating Actions in Iraq, Syria, and Turkey DoD 23 Nov 2022
- Turkish Airstrike Hits 300 Meters From US Forces in Syria VOA 23 Nov 2022 -- A Turkish airstrike launched as part of Ankara's new offensive against Syrian Kurdish fighters came uncomfortably close to hitting U.S. forces in northeastern Syria, further escalating tensions in the region, two sources told VOA.
- Syrian Kurds in Letter to Biden: US Must Aid Allies, Halt Turkish Attacks Sputnik 23 Nov 2022 -- The Syrian Kurds on Wednesday wrote an open letter to US President Joe Biden in which they emphasized that the United States must support its allies and halt Turkish attacks in northern Syria.
- Iran Says IRGC Colonel Killed In Roadside Bombing Attack In Syria RFE/RL 23 Nov 2022 -- Iran says that Colonel Davoud Jafari, a senior commander with the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), has been killed in Syria by a roadside bomb in an attack Tehran blamed on Israel.
- Syria territorial integrity highlighted in Astana meeting IRNA 23 Nov 2022 -- Russia, Türkiye, Syria, and Iran have emphasized the need for full implementation of agreements on northern Syria and compliance with the independence and territorial integrity of the war-torn country.
- 'It's possible': Turkey's Erdogan does not rule out dialogue with Syria's Assad Press TV 23 Nov 2022 -- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Wednesday that a meeting with Syrian counterpart Bashar al-Assad is a possibility, suggesting that the two sides are close to mending fences after 11 years.
- Joint Statement by the Representatives of Iran, Russia and Türkiye on the 19th International Meeting on Syria in the Astana Format (Astana, 23 November 2022) Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 23 Nov 2022
- No: 353, 23 November 2022, Press Release Regarding the High Level Meeting on Syria Held in Astana on 22-23 November 2022 Republic of Turkey Ministry of Foreign Affairs 23 Nov 2022 -- The nineteenth round of the International Meeting on Syria in Astana format was held on 22-23 November 2022 in Astana.
- Iranian Military Advisor Reportedly Dies in Syria From Bomb Explosion, Israel Blamed Sputnik 23 Nov 2022 -- The advisor belonged to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, an elite Iranian military and political group created in 1979 from the paramilitary units of the Islamic Revolutionary Committees as supporters of the Shiite leader Grand Ayatollah Khomeini.
- Türkiye calls on U.S. to "cease support" for YPG People's Daily 23 Nov 2022 -- Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar on Tuesday urged other countries, particularly the United States, to cease any support for the Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) in northern Syria.
- Turkey Threatens to Hit US-Backed Syrian Kurds VOA 22 Nov 2022 -- Turkey says it will continue its military operations against U.S.-backed Syrian Kurdish forces, after blaming Kurdish separatists for a recent bombing in Istanbul. Ankara says it's ready to launch a Syrian cross-border operation but faces growing international calls for restraint
- Erdogan vows to launch 4th illegal operation in Syria Press TV 22 Nov 2022 -- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has vowed to launch the country's fourth illegal ground operation in Syria "soon."
- Astana Talks on Syria Between Russia, Turkey, Iran Underway Following Turkish Air Strikes Sputnik 22 Nov 2022 -- The delegations of Russia, Turkey and Iran are holding the 19th round of high-level talks of the Astana format summit on the peaceful settlement in Syria in the Kazakh capital, Astana, following Turkish air strikes against Kurdish militia in the north of Syria.
- US Calls for De-Escalation as Fighting Between Turkey, Syrian Kurds Escalates VOA 22 Nov 2022 -- Renewed hostilities between Turkey and Syrian Kurdish fighters are not sitting well with the United States, which warned repeatedly Tuesday that the fighting will only serve to benefit the Islamic State terror group.
- Base housing US occupation troops, allied SDF militants in northeastern Syria comes under Turkish drone attack Press TV 22 Nov 2022 -- A military base in Syria's northeastern province of Hasakah, where US occupation troops and their allied Kurdish-led militants affiliated with the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) are stationed, has come under attack by an armed unmanned aerial vehicle operated by the Turkish military.
- Another Major Turkish Military Ground Incursion Very Likely Amid Rising Tensions in Syria Experts Say VOA 22 Nov 2022 -- The uptick in tension between Turkey and Syrian Kurdish militants could result in a new ground operation by Ankara, experts said, as President Recep Tayyip Erdogan vows more comprehensive military action amid the rising nationalist sentiment in the country with elections six months away.
- HTS terrorists creating weapons depots in refugee camps in Syria's Idlib, Russia's Defense Ministry says Press TV 21 Nov 2022 -- The Russian Defense Ministry has warned that members of the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) terrorist outfit are stockpiling various types of weapons at two refugee camps in Syria's northwestern province of Idlib, amid reports that the extremists are also planning to stage false-flag attacks against civilians in coordination with the so-called civil defense group White Helmets.
- Turkey's Erdogan threatens ground operation in Syria, Iraq to eliminate 'terrorist threats' Press TV 21 Nov 2022 -- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says Ankara will not remain silent against terrorism, threatening a ground operation in northern Iraq and northern Syria to eliminate what he claimed to be "terrorist threats."
- Turkish President Erdogan Says Air Operation in Northern Syria and Iraq Ended Successfully Sputnik 21 Nov 2022 -- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday that the air operation of the country's armed forces in northern Syria and Iraq was successful.
- Violence in Northern Syria, Northern Iraq, and Southern Turkey US Dept. of State 21 Nov 2022 -- "The United States expresses its sincere condolences for the loss of civilian life in Syria and Turkey."
- Turkey Could Conduct Land Operation in Syria, Reports Say Sputnik 21 Nov 2022 -- The air operation that Turkey has carried out in northern Syria could be the first step toward a land operation, Turkish media reported.
- Türkiye strikes Kurdish groups in Iraq, Syria after Istanbul explosion People's Daily 20 Nov 2022 -- Türkiye conducted an air operation early Sunday against the Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) in northern Syria and the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) in northern Iraq, the Turkish Defense Ministry said.
- Turkey Destroys Hideouts of PKK Militants in Syria, Iraq Sputnik 20 Nov 2022 -- Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said on Sunday that air strikes in northern Syria and Iraq destroyed militant bases of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), designated terrorist by Ankara.
- Turkish Defense Ministry Says Operation in Syria, Iraq Justified Under UN Charter - Report Sputnik 20 Nov 2022 -- Turkey's Defense Ministry says the air operation targeting YPG, the military wing of the PKK, or the Kurdistan Workers' Party (both designated by Ankara as terrorist organizations), was conducted in accordance with the right to self-defense, Turkish state news agency reported.
- Turkey keeps up illegal strikes on N Syria; killing servicemen, civilians Press TV 20 Nov 2022 -- The Turkish military has carried out new illegal airstrikes against areas lying in northern Syria, killing an unidentified number of Syrian servicemen and civilians.
- Kurdish commander warns of 'major catastrophe' as Turkey launches deadly air raids in Syria Press TV 20 Nov 2022 -- At least 12 members of US-sponsored Kurdish-led militants and Syrian government forces have reportedly been killed in the Turkish airstrikes on Syria, with the commander of the so-called Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) warning of a "major catastrophe" following the Turkish aggression.
- Three Syrian Soldiers Killed in Turkish Airstrikes in Al-Hasakah Province, Source Says Sputnik 20 Nov 2022 -- Three Syrian soldiers were killed in air strikes carried out by Turkey in the province of Al-Hasakah in northern Syria, a local source told Sputnik.
- Turkish airstrikes hit several towns, villages in northern Syria, Iraq; casualties reported Press TV 20 Nov 2022 -- The Turkish military has conducted a series of airstrikes across the Syrian provinces of Aleppo and Hasakah, targeting several towns and villages throughout those provinces.
- Four Syrian soldiers killed in fresh Israeli aggression in coastal districts Press TV 19 Nov 2022 -- Syrian air defense units have managed to intercept and bring down separate barrages of missiles launched by the Israeli military at various targets in the Arab country's central and western regions amid an upsurge in the Tel Aviv regime's aggression against the nation.
- Israel's Airstrike Kills 4 Syrian Soldiers: Syrian Defense Ministry Sputnik 19 Nov 2022 -- Four Syrian soldiers were killed and one other was injured on Saturday as a result of Israeli airstrikes in the country, the Syrian Defense Ministry said.
- Turkey Attacks Kobani in Northern Syria - SDF Sputnik 19 Nov 2022 -- Turkey is attacking the city of Kobani in northern Syria, which is controlled by the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), an SDF representative says.
- Rocket attack targets military base housing US forces in eastern Syria Press TV 18 Nov 2022 -- A military facility housing US occupation forces in Syria's oil-producing eastern province of Dayr al-Zawr has come under a rocket attack from nearby areas, as Washington is ferociously seeking to plunder the natural resources of the war-torn Arab nation.
- Rocket attack targeting Green Village, northeast Syria fails CENTCOM 17 Nov 2022 -- On the evening of November 17, at approximately 9:32 pm local time in Syria, rockets targeted Coalition Forces at the Green Village base in northeast Syria.
- Suspect of Involvement in Terrorist Attack in Istanbul Detained in Syria - Reports Sputnik 16 Nov 2022 -- Turkish security forces detained a suspect in Syria in connection with the terrorist attack on Istiklal Street in Istanbul, which claimed the lives of six people, A Haber broadcaster reported.
- Turkish forces, allied militants shell villages in Syria's Hasakah: Report Press TV 16 Nov 2022 -- Turkish military forces allied Takfiri militants have reportedly shelled residential areas in the countryside of Syria's northeastern province of Hasakah, as the threat of a new Turkish military incursion into the neighboring Arab country looms.
- Urging the Syrian regime to improve its appalling human rights record: UK statement at UN UK FCDO 16 Nov 2022 -- Statement delivered at the UN Third Committee adoption of a resolution on human rights in Syria
- Syria's air defenses shoot down most Israeli missiles targeting Homs, casualties reported Press TV 13 Nov 2022 -- In this file picture, Syria's air defenses intercept and destroy a missile launched by Israeli military aircraft from the direction of Lebanon towards the capital Damascus. (via SANA)
- Top Russian General Benefited From Kremlin-Linked Syrian Mining Operation, Investigation Finds RFE/RL 11 Nov 2022 -- The Russian general overseeing the war against Ukraine benefited from lucrative deals that involved his wife's businesses, Syrian phosphate mines, and shady payments from a Kremlin-connected businessman, a new investigation has found.
- Lift 'suffocating' unilateral sanctions against Syrians, urges UN human rights expert UN News 10 Nov 2022 -- A UN-appointed independent human rights expert on Thursday, urged States to lift unilateral sanctions against Syria, warning that they are perpetuating and exacerbating the destruction and trauma suffered by ordinary citizens since the brutal war began there in 2011.
- UN Rights Officials Condemn Syrian Attacks VOA 09 Nov 2022 -- U.N. Human rights officials condemn a series of deadly attacks by pro-Syrian government forces Sunday against camps housing thousands of internally displaced people in northwestern Syria's Idlib province.
- Syria: Statement by the Spokesperson on the shelling of tent settlements in Idlib European External Action Service (EEAS) 09 Nov 2022 -- On 6 November, the Syrian regime, supported by Russian airstrikes, bombed tent settlements hosting displaced civilians near the city of Idlib. At least nine people, four of them children, were killed in the attack, and more than 75 were wounded. Moreover, 400 families living in the now damaged settlements, face new displacement.
- Iran criticizes UNSC consecutive meetings on Syria's chemical weapons ISNA 08 Nov 2022 -- Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the United Nations Amir Saeid Iravani has criticized the holding of consecutive meetings by the UN Security Council on the chemical weapons in Syria regardless of the country's full cooperation in this field.
- Iran envoy: Repeated UN meetings on Syria chemical file attest to politicization Press TV 08 Nov 2022 -- Iran's ambassador to the United Nations (UN) has blasted the UN Security Council for holding meetings on Syria's chemical weapons file repeatedly, despite the country's full cooperation with the world body, saying such a trend may prove the political nature of such meetings.
- Two SDF militants killed as Turkey launches drone strikes in northern Syria Press TV 07 Nov 2022 -- At least two militants affiliated with the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) have been killed and several others injured as the Turkish military carried out a string of fresh airstrikes against the positions of the militant group in Syria's northern provinces of Hasakah and Raqqah.
- Dozens of al-Nusra Front terrorists killed in Syrian army's retaliatory strike Press TV 07 Nov 2022 -- Syrian government forces have killed dozens of al-Nusra Front terrorists in a strike conducted in retaliation for the murder of five soldiers, according to Russia's Tass news agency.
- 'Gaps, inconsistencies and discrepancies' continue over Syria's chemical weapons stance, Security Council hears UN News 07 Nov 2022 -- The top UN disarmament official told the Security Council on Monday that "gaps, inconsistencies and discrepancies" identified in Syria's declaration over its use of chemical weapons, in accordance with the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC). "cannot be considered accurate and complete".
- Until Syria gives proper assurances to the international community, we must assume it continues to hold chemical weapons UK FCDO 07 Nov 2022 -- Statement by Fergus Eckersley, UK Political Coordinator at the UN, at the Security Council briefing on Syrian chemical weapons
- Russian Reconciliation Center Says Syria Destroys Militant Camp, 93 Terrorists Killed Sputnik 06 Nov 2022 -- The Syrian air force, in response to an attack by militants of the Jabhat al-Nusra terrorist group* on positions of government forces in Latakia, destroyed a militant training camp, said Maj. Gen. Oleg Yegorov, deputy head of the Russian Defense Ministry's Center for Reconciliation of Opposing Sides in Syria.
- Terrorists plan kamikaze drone attack on Hmeimim base in western Syria: Russian defense ministry Press TV 05 Nov 2022 -- The Russian Defense Ministry says foreign-sponsored Takfiri militants are planning to launch an attack against the country's strategic Hmeimim air base in the western Syrian coastal province of Latakia by means of kamikaze drones.
- Terrorists Planning Attack on Russia's Syria Base Using Kamikaze Drones: MoD Sputnik 04 Nov 2022 -- Russia operates two military facilities in Syria - the naval facility in Tartus and the Khmeimim Air Base in Latakia Governorate. Khmeimim has come under terrorist fire repeatedly since its creation in 2015.
- Damascus will sooner or later respond to recurrent Israeli aggression, Syrian FM pledges Press TV 01 Nov 2022 -- Syrian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Faisal Mekdad has strongly condemned the latest Israeli air strikes that hit targets in the vicinity of the capital Damascus, emphasizing that his country will definitely give a crushing response to such acts of aggression at some point in the future.
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