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August 2024 - Syria Special Weapons News
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- Ankara-Damascus rapprochement in both nations' interests: Turkish defense minister Press TV 31 Aug 2024 -- Turkish Defense Minister Yasar Guler has expressed satisfaction with the process of rapprochement and restoration of diplomatic relations with Syria, stating that a quick normalization of mutual ties is in the interest of both neighboring countries.
- Report: US military base in east Syria hit by rocket barrage Press TV 30 Aug 2024 -- An illegal military facility housing US occupation forces in Syria's eastern province of Dayr al-Zawr has reportedly come under a rocket attack from nearby areas.
- Missile attack launched on US military base in eastern Syria IRNA 30 Aug 2024 -- News sources reported a missile attack on the American military base in eastern Syria on Thursday night.
- Announcement of Steps to Impose Visa Restrictions on Additional Individuals Involved in the Repression of Syrians US Dept. of State 30 Aug 2024 -- For many years, the Assad regime has used arbitrary detention and enforced disappearance as a tool of repression against its real and perceived critics.
- US restricts visas for 14 Syrian officials over human rights abuses VOA 30 Aug 2024 -- The U.S. State Department announced on Friday that it will impose visa restrictions on 14 Syrian officials because of their involvement in human rights abuses in Syria, including enforced disappearances.
- China's deputy UN envoy urges end to foreign occupation of Syria, Israeli strikes Press TV 29 Aug 2024 -- China's deputy permanent representative to the United Nations has called on Israel to cease its illegal attacks on Syria, urging foreign forces to also end their military presence in the Arab country.
- Hezbollah, Islamic Jihad members killed in Israeli drone strike in Syria near Lebanese border Press TV 28 Aug 2024 -- Four people have been killed in an Israeli drone strike on their vehicle on the Syrian-Lebanese border, amid heightened escalation between Lebanon's Hezbollah resistance movement and the occupation forces.
- The Assad regime must end its subjugation of the Syrian people: UK statement at the UN Security Council UK FCDO 28 Aug 2024 -- Statement by Ambassador James Kariuki, UK Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN, at the UN Security Council meeting on Syria.
- Security Council: A sustainable future for Syria depends on ending the war UN News 28 Aug 2024 -- Senior UN officials warned the Security Council on Wednesday that the world cannot afford to lose focus on Syria, as the humanitarian and political crisis continues to wreak havoc on the country more than a decade after civil war erupted.
- Tensions in Syria, Region 'Have Reached Dangerous New Levels', Special Envoy Warns Security Council, Calling for Inclusive Political Process UN Security Council 28 Aug 2024 -- Violence this last month in Syria and the surrounding region has not only taken a toll on civilians but has also presented new threats to international peace and security, United Nations officials warned the Security Council today as they expressed deep concern about the ongoing tense situation across many fronts in that country.
- Assad: Respect for Syria sovereignty 'fundamental' for reconciliation with Turkey Press TV 26 Aug 2024 -- Syrian President Bashar al-Assad says rapprochement with Turkey requires mutual respect for sovereignty and a true commitment to addressing the root causes of tensions in bilateral relations between Damascus and Ankara.
- Seven civilians injured in Israeli aggression targeting central Syria Press TV 24 Aug 2024 -- At least seven civilians suffered injuries when Israeli military aircraft carried out a strike against several military installations and buildings in the central region of the Arab country.
- U.S. Central Command Forces Killed Hurras al-Din Senior Leader CENTCOM 23 Aug 2024 -- Earlier today, U.S. Central Command Forces killed Hurras al-Din senior leader Abu-'Abd al-Rahman al-Makki in a targeted kinetic strike in Syria. Abu-'Abd al-Rahman al-Makki was a Hurras al-Din Shura Council member and senior leader responsible for overseeing terrorist operations from Syria.
- Iran asserts will continue to support Syria, pro-resistance states against Israel Press TV 23 Aug 2024 -- Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says the Islamic Republic will continue to support Syria and all pro-resistance countries in the confrontation against the Israeli regime.
- Several dead as Syrian tribesmen fight US-backed separatists in east Press TV 15 Aug 2024 -- Clashes in Syria's eastern province of Dayr al-Zawr between Arab tribal fighters and US-backed Kurdish-led separatists from the so-called Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) have left several people dead and others wounded, local media say.
- IRGC adviser martyred following injuries in US-led airstrike in Syria Press TV 15 Aug 2024 -- A military adviser of the Aerospace Division of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has been martyred from injuries in a recent airstrike in Syria by the US-led occupation.
- Pentagon says 8 US military forces injured in northeast Syria IRNA 14 Aug 2024 -- The Pentagon has announced that eight American forces were wounded in a recent drone attack in northeastern Syria.
- Eight US forces suffer traumatic brain injury in Syria attack: Pentagon Press TV 14 Aug 2024 -- The Pentagon has announced that as many as eight American forces suffered traumatic brain injury (TBI) during a recent attack on their base in northeastern Syria.
- Joint Statement by UN Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator for Syria, Adam Abdelmoula, and Regional Humanitarian Coordinator for the Syria Crisis, Ramanathan Balakrishnan UNOCHA 14 Aug 2024
- Pentagon: Iran-backed attack injured 8 US troops in Syria VOA 13 Aug 2024 -- Eight U.S. service members in Syria were injured in a drone attack by Iranian-backed militants last week, Pentagon press secretary Major General Pat Ryder said on Tuesday.
- Four missiles fired from Iraq at US military base in Syria Press TV 13 Aug 2024 -- Resistance forces have fired four missiles from Iraq targeting the US military base in the Washington-controlled Conoco gas field in eastern Syria.
- Deadly drone hits Syrian army vehicle in Deir Ezzor IRNA 13 Aug 2024 -- Syrian news sources have reported the killing and wounding of 20 security personnel in a drone attack targeting military vehicles in the eastern province of Deir Ezzor.
- Several US forces suffered injuries in attack on Syria base: Report Press TV 11 Aug 2024 -- An unknown US official has revealed that several American and coalition forces were wounded in a drone attack on their base in Syria on Friday, the third major attack against the US occupation troops in recent days.
- 'American troops injured in Friday's drone strike in Syria' IRNA 11 Aug 2024 -- A US official has acknowledged that several American and coalition troops were injured in Friday's drone strike in Syria, the second major attack in recent days against US forces amid soaring tensions in West Asia over the Israeli mayhem in Gaza.
- US-occupied military base in Syria's Hasakah targeted in kamikaze drone attack Press TV 10 Aug 2024 -- An illegal military facility housing US occupation forces in Syria's northeastern province of Hasakah has come under a drone attack from nearby areas.
- Four soldiers injured in Israeli aggression on central Syria Press TV 09 Aug 2024 -- At least four Syrian soldiers have been injured when Israeli aircraft conducted strikes on several military installations and buildings in central Syria.
- Syrian tribes' clash with Kurdish separatists puts spotlight on sinister US plan Press TV 08 Aug 2024 -- Syria's Eastern Deir ez-Zor province has been witnessing an escalation in clashes between Arab tribes and US-backed Kurdish separatist forces in recent days.
- Strong, Human Rights-Centred Action, State Cooperation Crucial to Combating Terrorism, Speakers Stress during Security Council's Biannual Briefing on Threat Posed by ISIL UN Security Council 08 Aug 2024 -- The complex terrorism landscape, with terrorist groups expanding in West Africa and the Sahel, and improving capabilities in Afghanistan, calls for robust counter-terrorism efforts, State cooperation and human-rights centered approaches, the Security Council heard today at a briefing on the Secretary-General's biannual report on the threat posed by Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL/Da'esh).
- UN counter-terrorism chief highlights Da'esh surge, calling for global action UN News 08 Aug 2024 -- Islamic State (ISIL/Da'esh) and its affiliates have expanded their activities and finances in several parts of Africa, Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan, resulting in a major spike in attacks and civilian fatalities, a senior UN counter-terrorism official warned the Security Council on Thursday.
- US Military Continues to Reinforce Bases in Syria Amid MidEast Escalation Sputnik 03 Aug 2024 -- The US military continues to reinforce its bases in the Al-Hasakah province in northeastern Syria, bringing in additional Apache helicopters and military equipment, a Syrian military source told Sputnik.
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