Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
April 2024 - Syria Special Weapons News
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- Syrian president, Bahrain foreign minister discuss expansion of bilateral relations Press TV 28 Apr 2024 -- Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has met with Bahrain's foreign minister in the capital Damascus and discussed bilateral relations between the two countries in various fields.
- Syrian Troops Strike at Militant Hardware Outside Aleppo, Idlib, Latakia Sputnik 28 Apr 2024 -- Syrian forces destroyed armored vehicles and transport belonging to Islamist extremists in the Aleppo, Idlib and Latakia countryside in northwestern Syria, the Defense Ministry said on Sunday.
- Statement attributed to the United Nations Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator for Syria Adam Abdelmoula on the surge of hostilities in Deir-Ez-Zor UNOCHA 27 Apr 2024
- UNICEF commends the Government of Tajikistan on the repatriation of 47 children and women from Syria UNICEF 26 Apr 2024 -- "UNICEF welcomes the repatriation of 32 children and 15 women from Syria on 25 April.
- Syria crisis intensifies in shadow of Gaza war UN News 25 Apr 2024 -- The war in Gaza continues to cast a dark shadow over the wider Middle East region, in particular Syria where a series of strikes and attacks are exacerbating an already dire humanitarian situation, the UN Special Envoy for the country said on Thursday.
- New, Comprehensive Approach Key to Address Syria's Political, Humanitarian Challenges, UN Special Envoy Tells Security Council, Citing Dangerous Spiral of Recent Events UN Security Council 25 Apr 2024 -- Millions in Need of Life-Saving Aid at Risk Due to Underfunded Humanitarian Response, Senior Relief Official Warns, as Delegates Urge Full Delivery Access
- A record 16.7 million Syrians in need of humanitarian assistance: UK statement at the UN Security Council UK FCDO 25 Apr 2024 -- Statement by Ambassador Barbara Woodward at the UN Security Council meeting on Syria.
- Biden signs measure aimed at targeting Captagon trade in Syria VOA 24 Apr 2024 -- Largely overlooked in the massive foreign aid package signed into law by U.S. President Joe Biden on Wednesday is a measure that targets the trafficking of a dangerous drug in Syria.
- US military bases targeted in eastern Syria ISNA 22 Apr 2024 -- It has been reported on Monday at dawn that four missiles struck the US military base in al-Omar oil field and the American Kharab al-Jir base in eastern Syria was targeted with three missiles and a drone.
- US Military Base in Syria Attacked For First Time in Months Sputnik 22 Apr 2024 -- The new rocket attack comes after a lull in such strikes since February and against the background of heightened tensions in the region between Israel and Iran.
- Two US bases in northeastern Syria hit with missiles, drone IRNA 22 Apr 2024 -- Two US military bases in the northeastern Syrian province of Hasaka have come under fresh missile and drone attacks, news sources reported in the early hours of Monday.
- US occupation forces in Iraq, Syria targeted in two separate attacks in 24 hours Press TV 22 Apr 2024 -- US occupation forces in Iraq and Syria have come under two separate attacks in the past 24 hours, the first such ones after a near three-month pause amid rising indignation in the region over Washington's support for Israel's barbaric war on Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.
- Missiles, drone hit two US military bases in eastern Syria Press TV 22 Apr 2024 -- Two major military bases used by the occupying American forces in Syria have come under missile and drone attacks amid simmering anti-US sentiments in the region over Washington's support for the Tel Aviv regime's genocide in Gaza.
- US capitalizing on Israel's genocidal war against Palestinians in Gaza: Assad Press TV 21 Apr 2024 -- Syrian President Bashar al-Assad says the United States and the entire West benefit from Israel's genocidal war in the Gaza Strip by supplying arms and weapons to the occupying regime to prolong its aggression against the besieged Palestinian territory.
- Syria condemns US veto of Palestine UN membership resolution Press TV 20 Apr 2024 -- Syria has condemned the United States after it vetoed a resolution backing full UN membership for Palestine.
- Israeli warplanes, Daesh terrorists attack Syria, Iraq Press TV 19 Apr 2024 -- Israeli military aircraft have carried out a string of airstrikes against positions in Syria's southwestern provinces of Daraa and As-Suwayda as well as neighboring Iraq.
- Israel Attacked Air Defense Objects in South Syria, Causing Damage - Syrian Defense Ministry Sputnik 19 Apr 2024 -- Israel has carried out strikes on air defense facilities in southern Syria, causing material damage, the Syrian Defense Ministry said on Friday.
- Iranian, Syrian FMs discuss regional developments IRNA 15 Apr 2024 -- Foreign ministers of Iran and Syria have held a phone conversation, discussing bilateral ties and the latest developments in the region following Iran's attack on the Zionist regime in response to its strike on the Iranian consulate in Damascus earlier in April.
- Russia's Lavrov Condemns Israeli Strike on Iranian Consulate in Talks With Amirabdollahian Sputnik 13 Apr 2024 -- Top Russian diplomat Sergey Lavrov criticized the deadly Israeli strike on the Iranian consulate in Syria during a phone call with his Iranian counterpart, Hossein Amirabdollahian, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Saturday.
- China raps attack on Iran consulate, urges US to play constructive role Press TV 12 Apr 2024 -- China has condemned the Israeli attack on Iran's diplomatic premises in Syria and called on the United States to play "a constructive role" in the West Asia region.
- Pakistan bans Iran-backed Shiite group fighting in Syria VOA 11 Apr 2024 -- Pakistan has banned the activities of an Iran-backed Shiite militant group allegedly involved in recruiting and sending young Pakistanis to fight in Syria in support of President Bashar al-Assad's regime.
- Israel, Iran trade new threats over Israeli airstrike on Tehran's consulate in Syria VOA 11 Apr 2024 -- Israel and Iran are trading threats in the aftermath of Israel's airstrike that leveled the Iranian consulate in the Syrian capital of Damascus, killing seven Revolutionary Guards, including two of Tehran's generals.
- Iranian top commander vows retaliation for Israeli attack on Embassy in Damascus ISNA 07 Apr 2024 -- In a statement following the funeral of Major General Mohammad Reza Zahedi, who was martyred in an Israeli airstrike on the Iranian embassy in Damascus, Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Hossein Bagheri declared that Iran would define the time and manner of its response to Israel.
- Iranian commander vows "maximum damage" retaliation after Israeli attack on consulate People's Daily 07 Apr 2024 -- A top Iranian military commander on Saturday vowed a decisive retaliation with "maximum damage" following a deadly Israeli attack on the Iranian consulate in Syria, the semi-official Fars news agency reported.
- 7 killed, 2 injured in bomb explosion in S. Syria People's Daily 07 Apr 2024 -- Seven children were killed and two others, including a woman, were injured on Saturday in an explosion of an improvised explosive device "planted by terrorists" in the southern Syrian province of Daraa, state news agency SANA reported.
- Iran Renews Vow of Vengeance at Annual Anti-Israel Rallies RFE/RL 05 Apr 2024 -- Iran on April 5 renewed its pledge to avenge the deaths of seven members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) killed in a suspected Israeli strike in Syria.
- Defeat ISIS Mission in Iraq and Syria for January through March 2024 CENTCOM 05 Apr 2024 -- United States Central Command, along with our Defeat ISIS partners, Iraqi Security Forces and the Syrian Democratic Forces, conducted 94 Defeat ISIS Missions resulting in 18 ISIS operatives killed and 63 detained from January through March. In Iraq, 66 partnered operations resulted in 11 ISIS operatives killed and 36 ISIS operatives detained. In Syria, 28 partnered operations resulted in 7 ISIS operatives killed and 27 ISIS operatives detained.
- UN Human Rights Council 55: UK Statement on Syria resolution UK FCDO 04 Apr 2024 -- Statement on the human rights situation in the Syrian Arab Republic. As delivered by the UK's Ambassador to the WTO and UN, Simon Manley.
- Iran: Statement by the Spokesperson on the attack in Damascus European External Action Service (EEAS) 03 Apr 2024 -- The European Union condemns the attack on an Iranian diplomatic installation in Damascus on 1 April, as well as the reported casualties.
- Israel will regret Damascus assassination: Supreme Leader ISNA 03 Apr 2024 -- Iranian Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei vowed that the Israeli regime would regret attacking Iran's consulate building in Damascus.
- USNC members condemn Israeli attack on Iran's consulate ISNA 03 Apr 2024 -- The UN Security Council held an urgent session today at the request of Russia, to discuss the Israeli aggression against the Iranian consulate in the Syrian capital Damascus.
- $414 million appeal for Palestine refugees in Syria, Lebanon and Jordan UN News 03 Apr 2024 -- As hostilities continue in Gaza, the UN agency that assists Palestine refugees, UNRWA, urged donors not to forget about Palestinians affected by the ongoing war in Syria.
- UN condemns strike on Iranian facility in Syria, urges restraint amid rising tensions People's Daily 03 Apr 2024 -- The United Nations on Tuesday voiced its condemnation following Iran's allegations that Israel conducted missile strikes on its diplomatic premises in Damascus, resulting in significant casualties.
- Israeli airstrikes on Iranian consulate building in Syria kill at least 5, Iran vows to take countermeasures People's Daily 02 Apr 2024 -- At least five people, including a senior Iranian commander, were killed in Israeli airstrikes on the building of the Iranian consulate in the Syrian capital Damascus on Monday, according to the Iranian ambassador to Syria and other sources.
- IRGC mourns 7 advisors martyred in Israeli aggression on Damascus ISNA 02 Apr 2024 -- Iran's Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) condemned on Monday evening the Israeli aggression that targeted the Iranian consulate in the Syrian capital Damascus, as pointing out that the crime came after Israel's irreversible defeats and the resilience of the people of the Gaza Strip.
- Tehran Vows Revenge For Damascus Embassy Attack It Blames On Israel RFE/RL 02 Apr 2024 -- Tehran has vowed revenge after several people, including a senior commander of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), were killed in an air strike on the Iranian Consulate in Damascus over the weekend that has been attributed to Israel.
- With Its Deterrence Strategy Weakened, Iran Faces Pressure To Hit Israel RFE/RL 02 Apr 2024 -- Iran's strategy of deterrence against Israel has suffered greatly since the outbreak of the Gaza war -- particularly after the brazen attack on its consulate in the Syrian capital on April 1.
- Iran calls for UN Security Council meeting after Israeli airstrike destroys Iranian consulate in Syria VOA 02 Apr 2024 -- Iran says it will seek revenge for an Israeli airstrike that destroyed the Iranian consulate in Damascus, Syria, and killed at least seven members of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, including three top-level commanders.
- Pakistan Strongly Condemns the Attack on the Consular Section of the Iranian Embassy in Damascus, Syria Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs 02 Apr 2024 -- Pakistan strongly condemns the attack on the Consular Section of the Iranian Embassy in Damascus, Syria.
- UN calls for restraint following Iran consulate attack in Syria UN News 02 Apr 2024 -- A senior UN official on Tuesday urged the Security Council to work to avert further escalation in the Middle East following the deadly airstrike on the Iranian consulate in Syria's capital, Damascus.
- Security Council Hears Briefing on Situation Following Attack against Iranian Diplomatic Premises in Syria UN Security Council 02 Apr 2024 -- KHALED KHIARI, Assistant Secretary-General for Middle East, Asia and the Pacific, Departments of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs and Peace Operations, noted that Iran transmitted a letter to the Secretary-General and the Security Council stating that Israel has attacked its diplomatic premises in Damascus by missile strikes, killing at least five Iranian personnel, including senior military advisors and injuring others.
- Syrian Kurds say US presence important to regional stability VOA 02 Apr 2024 -- Thirteen years after the start of Syria's conflict, countless woes remain for millions of Syrians. For people in the Kurdish-majority northeast, one concern tops all else: whether neighboring Turkey will carry out another ground invasion that could put an end to their semiautonomous region, carved out in the wake of the civil war.
- Suspected Israeli Air Strike 'Flattens' Iranian Consulate In Damascus, Kills Top Quds Commander RFE/RL 01 Apr 2024 -- Multiple people were killed, including a commander of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), in an Israeli air strike on the Iranian Consulate in Damascus on April 1, according to Syrian and Iranian officials, media, and opposition groups, prompting angry threats of retaliation by Iranian officials.
- Foreign Ministry Statement in connection with a strike on the Consulate of Iran in Damascus Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 01 Apr 2024
- Suspected Israeli airstrike flattens Iranian consulate in Syrian capital Damascus VOA 01 Apr 2024 -- An Israeli airstrike flattened Iran's consulate in the Syrian capital Damascus on Monday and killed several people, including a senior Iranian commander, Syrian and Iranian media reported.
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