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October 2023 - Syria Special Weapons News
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- US Forces Strike Targets in Syria VOA 27 Oct 2023 -- U.S. forces have struck two facilities in eastern Syria used by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and affiliated groups during the early morning hours of Friday.
- Letter to the Speaker of the House and President pro tempore of the Senate consistent with the War Powers Resolution (Public Law 93-148) The White House 27 Oct 2023
- Syrian war at 'worst point' in four years, says Commission of Inquiry head UN News 27 Oct 2023 -- The world cannot forget about Syria, the Head of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the country has said, while also highlighting how the war there is connected to the conflict raging in the Middle East.
- US Forces in Iraq, Syria Targeted 17 Times in Recent Days, Officials Say VOA 26 Oct 2023 -- U.S. forces in Iraq and Syria have been attacked with drones or rockets at least 17 times in recent days, including on Thursday, according to U.S. officials.
- U.S. Applauds the Kyrgyz Republic's Repatriation of its Nationals from Northeast Syria US Dept. of State 24 Oct 2023 -- The Kyrgyz Republic's repatriation of 83 women and children from the al-Hol displaced persons camp in northeast Syria is another important step to resolve the humanitarian and security challenges that have followed the territorial defeat of ISIS.
- Israeli Airstrikes Damage Syrian Airports VOA 22 Oct 2023 -- Israeli forces carried out attacks in the Gaza Strip, Syria and on the border with Lebanon overnight into Sunday, amid concerns that the conflict between Israel and militant group Hamas could turn into a wider Middle East war.
- Syrian, Russian presidents hold phone talks on Gaza situation People's Daily 17 Oct 2023 -- Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin held a phone conversation Monday to discuss the pressing situation in the Gaza Strip, according to Syria's state news agency SANA.
- Israeli missile strike targets Syria's Aleppo airport again People's Daily 16 Oct 2023 -- The international airport in Syria's northern province of Aleppo was hit by an Israeli missile strike on Saturday night, causing damage to the recently repaired runway, Syrian state TV reported.
- Telephone conversations with President of Syria Bashar al-Assad, President of Iran Ebrahim Raisi, President of Palestine Mahmoud Abbas and President of Egypt Abdel Fattah el-Sisi President of Russia 16 Oct 2023 -- Today, Vladimir Putin had telephone conversations with President of the Syrian Arab Republic Bashar al-Assad, President of the Islamic Republic of Iran Ebrahim Raisi, President of the State of Palestine Mahmoud Abbas and President of the Arab Republic of Egypt Abdel Fattah el-Sisi.
- Assad, Putin Discuss Ways to Stop Israeli Attacks on Gaza Strip at Phone Talks Sputnik 16 Oct 2023 -- Syrian President Bashar Assad and Russian President Vladimir Putin have discussed ways to stop attacks by Israel on the Gaza Strip during a phone conversation, the office of the Syrian leader said on Monday.
- Putin Held Phone Talks With Presidents of Syria, Iran Sputnik 16 Oct 2023 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin has held phone conversations with Syrian President Bashar Assad and Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, Kremlin aide Yury Ushakov said on Monday.
- Ten years on, Syria remains in breach of the Chemical Weapons Convention: ministerial statement UK FCDO 16 Oct 2023 -- UK Minister for the Middle East Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon stated that, 10 years since its accession, Syria must comply with the Chemical Weapons Convention.
- Israel's new aggression against Syria, puts Aleppo International Airport out of service Press TV 15 Oct 2023 -- The Israeli regime has carried out the second airstrike in a matter of one week against Syria's Aleppo International Airport in the country's northwest, knocking the facility out of service.
- West seeks to distort facts in Gaza Strip, justify Israeli crimes: Amir-Abdollahian tells Syria's Assad Press TV 14 Oct 2023 -- Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian says the West is seeking to distort the facts on the ground in the Gaza Strip and legitimatize Israeli crimes in the besieged coastal enclave.
- Israeli Armed Forces Say Launched Retaliatory Strikes After Shelling From Syria Sputnik 14 Oct 2023 -- The Israeli armed forces carried out retaliatory strikes after Israeli settlements were shelled from Syrian territory, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on Saturday.
- Syria: Statement by the Spokesperson on Damascus' responsibilities under the Chemical Weapons Convention European External Action Service (EEAS) 14 Oct 2023 -- Ten years ago, Syria became a State party to the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC). Since then, the Syrian regime has failed to comply with its own obligations under this Convention.
- Syrian president calls for collective int'l action to curb Israel's attack on Gaza People's Daily 14 Oct 2023 -- Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Friday voiced his country's solidarity with the the Palestinian people, calling for collective international action to curb the current Israeli military campaign in Gaza, state news agency SANA reported.
- Press release on Israeli air strikes on Syria Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 12 Oct 2023
- Israeli airstrikes target Syria's Damascus, Aleppo airports Press TV 12 Oct 2023 -- Israel has carried out aerial assaults on Syria's two main airports in the cities of Damascus and Aleppo, putting both facilities out of service.
- QA-11, 12 October 2023, Statement of the Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Tanju Bilgiç, in Response to a Question Regarding the Renewal of the US Presidential Executive Order Titled "National Emergency" with Respect to Syria Republic of Turkey Ministry of Foreign Affairs 12 Oct 2023
- Letters to the Speaker pro tempore of the House and the President of the Senate on the Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to the Situation in and in Relation to Syria The White House 12 Oct 2023
- Notice on the Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to the Situation in and in Relation to Syria The White House 12 Oct 2023
- Illegal presence of foreign forces in region, Syria should come to end: Iran's Defense Minister ISNA 08 Oct 2023 -- In a phone conversation with his Syrian counterpart, Iranian Defense Minister, Brigadier General Mohammad Reza Gharaei Ashtiani pointed to the recent terrorist attack on the graduation ceremony of the Syrian army officers in Homs Province, saying, "The illegal and illegitimate presence of foreign military forces in the region and Syria should come to an end as soon as possible".
- DPRK Foreign Ministry Spokesman on Anti-Syria Terrorism KCNA 09 Oct 2023 -- A spokesman for the Foreign Ministry of the DPRK gave the following answer to a question by KCNA on Sunday as regards the brutal terrorist attack in Syria that caused many casualties:
- Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un Receives Greetings from Syrian President KCNA 08 Oct 2023 -- Kim Jong Un , president of the State Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, received a message of greeting from Bashar Al-Assad, president of the Syrian Arab Republic, on October 5.
- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson's Remarks on the Suicide Drone Attack on a Military Academy in Homs, Syria PRC MofA 07 Oct 2023
- IRGC chief: Perpetrators of drone attack on Syria military college to pay 'heavy price' Press TV 07 Oct 2023 -- The chief commander of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says those who committed a "criminal" drone attack on a military academy in Syria's western city of Homs will pay a heavy price.
- Drone attack on Syrian military academy kills over 80 People's Daily 07 Oct 2023 -- A drone attack on the Military Academy in Syria's central province of Homs on Thursday has claimed the lives of 80 people and left 240 others injured, said the Syrian Health Ministry.
- Turkish airstrikes target Kurdish militia in Syria after Ankara suicide bomb attack People's Daily 07 Oct 2023 -- Turkish drones and fighter jets carried out a series of airstrikes targeting Kurdish militia positions in northern and eastern Syria on Thursday, hitting 24 targets and causing 15 casualties among the Kurdish fighters, a war monitor reported.
- U.S. shoots down Turkish drone approaching U.S. troops in Syria People's Daily 07 Oct 2023 -- The U.S. Department of Defense said Thursday that the U.S. military shot down an armed Turkish drone as it came in proximity to U.S. forces in Syria earlier in the day.
- Turkey Blames Technical Woes for Wayward Drone Shot Down by US VOA 06 Oct 2023 -- U.S. and Turkish officials spent a second day sorting through a series of events that culminated with the shootdown of an armed Turkish drone by American F-16 fighter jets after the unmanned aerial vehicle got too close to U.S. forces in northeastern Syria.
- Death toll after drone attack on Syria military academy rises to 112 IRNA 06 Oct 2023 -- At least 112 people were killed on Thursday after a drone attack on a military academy in Syria's Homs, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR).
- Iran FM condemns deadly terrorist attack on Military Academy in Syria's Homs IRNA 06 Oct 2023 -- Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian in a telephone conversation with his Syrian counterpart Faisal Mekdad condemned the terrorist attack that targeted a graduation ceremony for the Military Academy cadets in Homs.
- Iran condemns deadly terror attack in Syria IRNA 06 Oct 2023 -- Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani strongly condemned the terrorist attack during the graduation ceremony of the Syrian army officers in Homs province.
- Joint Statement by the United Nations Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator for Syria, Mr Adam Abdelmoula, and the Regional Humanitarian Coordinator for the Syria Crisis, Mr Muhannad Hadi, on the renewed hostilities in northern Syria UNOCHA 06 Oct 2023
- US Shoots Down Turkish Drone Over Syria VOA 05 Oct 2023 -- U.S. F-16 fighter jets shot an armed Turkish drone out of the skies Thursday over northeastern Syria after the drone flew too close to U.S. troops on the ground.
- Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III's Phone Call With Turkish Minister of National Defense Yasar Guler DoD 05 Oct 2023
- After U.S. Downs Turkish Drone in Syria, Focus Remains on Defeat ISIS Mission DoD News 05 Oct 2023 -- An American F-16 fighter aircraft shot down a Turkish unmanned aerial vehicle that had been observed conducting airstrikes in a U.S.-restricted operating zone about a kilometer from U.S. forces in Syria today.
- Officials say US downed Turkish drone after allies targeted Press TV 05 Oct 2023 -- Officials say the US shot down an armed Turkish drone operating near its troops in Syria, the first time Washington has brought down an aircraft of NATO ally.
- At Least 80 Killed in Drone Attack on Syrian Army Graduation VOA 06 Oct 2023 -- Officials in Syria say at least 80 people were killed Thursday when a drone strike hit a graduation ceremony for army officers in the city of Homs.
- Syria: Deadly military academy attack 'horrific reminder' of need to de-escalate UN News 05 Oct 2023 -- UN Special Envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen on Thursday appealed for restraint following a deadly drone attack on a military graduation ceremony in Homs, and amid rising violence in the war-ravaged country.
- Scores of Syrians Killed, Hurt in Drone Strike on Army Graduation Ceremony VOA 05 Oct 2023 -- Scores of Syrians were killed or wounded Thursday when drones struck a graduation ceremony for army officers in Homs, according to reports by a war monitoring organization and a statement from Syria's defense ministry. It was unclear who was responsible for the carnage.
- Terrorist attack on Syria military academy IRNA 05 Oct 2023 -- A terrorist drone attack on a graduation ceremony of Syrian officers left at least seven killed and several others injured.
- Drone attack on Syrian military academy kills scores in Homs Press TV 05 Oct 2023 -- A drone attack on a Syrian military academy in the country's western city of Homs has killed scores of people and left many others wounded.
- Drone Attack on Syrian Military College Kills at Least 80 People - Health Ministry Sputnik 05 Oct 2023 -- A drone attack on a military college in the city of Homs in western Syria on Thursday killed at least 80 people and injured approximately 240 others, Syrian Health Minister Hassan Muhammad Al-Ghabash said.
- Servicemen of Russian grouping of forces in Syria organise joint comprehensive drills with Syrian special forces units Russia MoD 05 Oct 2023 -- The Syrian Arab Army 25th Special Forces Division undergo joint comprehensive airborne drills under supervision of Russian instructors.
- Lebanon Reacts to Surge in Migration from Syria VOA 05 Oct 2023 -- Lebanon is pushing back on the European Union's calls for the country to assist migrants and refugees from Syria. There are growing concerns that Lebanon's collapsing economy is fueling anti-immigrant sentiment and putting the country on a dangerous course.
- All PKK-affiliated groups in Iraq, Syria 'legitimate targets, says Turkish foreign minister Press TV 04 Oct 2023 -- Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan says all groups and facilities in Iraq and Syria that are affiliated to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) militant group are "legitimate targets," following a recent bomb attack on a government building in the capital Ankara.
- Syria re-opens embassy in Saudi Arabia after decade-long hiatus IRNA 02 Oct 2023 -- Syria's Consul General in Saudi Arabia Ihsan Raman has arrived in Riyadh to resume diplomatic activities in the Saudi capital after re-opening of the embassy.
- No Turkey-Syria normalization unless Ankara withdraws forces from Arab country: Deputy FM Press TV 02 Oct 2023 -- Syria's deputy foreign minister has ruled out the possibility of any normalization deal with Turkey unless Ankara's occupation forces leave the Arab country.
- Syria-Turkiye Normalization Not Possible Until Ankara Pulls Forces - Vice Foreign Minister Sputnik 02 Oct 2023 -- Turkiye has to withdraw its military forces from the Syrian Arab Republic or else it will decimate any efforts towards any kind of relations, Syrian Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Bassam Sabbagh told Sputnik.
- Israel's new aggression injures 2 soldiers in eastern Syria Press TV 02 Oct 2023 -- Israeli aircraft have carried out another act of aggression against Syria, this time targeting positions near the eastern city of Dayr al-Zawr.
- Report: Area near Damascus targeted in fresh Israeli aggression Press TV 01 Oct 2023 -- Israel carried out new aerial aggression near the Syrian capital city of Damascus after midnight on Sunday, according to reports by media outlets affiliated with anti-Damascus militant groups.
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