Eurasia Press & News
Soldiers with the Northern Hurricane Brigade armed group, which is fighting on the side of the Syrian opposition, surrendered to the Turkish authorities. According to data of the local media, 85 people have surrendered to a police station close to the border after Turkey opened fire at the Syrian territory. …
Read More »Turkey fires back to al-Qaeda-affiliated fighters on Syrian border
The Turkish military said on Wednesday that it returned fire from fighters from Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) that is linked to al-Qaeda on the Syrian side of the border in the Kilis province. The General Staff said in a statement posted on its website that troops fired …
Read More »Bulgaria to build border fence for easing Syrian influx
Bulgaria said Wednesday it plans to build a fence on its southeastern border with Turkey to limit the number of illegal Syrian immigrants entering the country and creating a refugee crisis. Deputy Interior Minister Vasil Marinov said the ministry had proposed building a 30 kilometre (19 mile) long, three metre …
Read More »Syria blast kills 21
A blast ripped through a pickup truck Wednesday in southern Syria, killing 21 people in the latest attack on civilians in the country’s raging war, adding urgency to international efforts to convene peace talks. Washington pressed the Syrian opposition National Coalition to agree to a peace conference that would bring …
Read More »Davutoglu: Turkey does not support radical groups in Syria
Turkish foreign minister has rejected claims that his country is supporting terrorist and radical groups in Syria, putting the blame on world’s inaction for rapid proliferation of the fighters linked with terrorist organization.
Read More »Kerry underlines the urgency of Geneva II Conference on Syria
US Secretary of State John Kerry discussed on Monday with UN Special Representative Lakhdar Brahimi the urgency of convening the Geneva II Conference on Syria as early as possible. At a joint press conference with Brahimi after their talks at Winfield House here, Kerry said the planned conference is to …
Read More »Lavrov urges US to convince Syrian opposition to attend Geneva talks
Russia on Monday urged the United States to do everything in its power to bring the Syrian opposition to peace talks after a key group said it would not attend a proposed conference in Geneva. “We very much expect our American partners and other countries, which not only have influence …
Read More »Important group of Syrian opposition says it it will not attend Geneva talks
A key group within the Syrian opposition National Coalition said Sunday it would not attend proposed peace talks in Geneva and would quit the Coalition if it participated. The decision deals a potential blow to international efforts to convene a peace conference in Geneva, which was first proposed for June but has been pushed …
Read More »Syria joins OPCW
Starting Monday, October 14, Syria becomes an official member of the international Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW). This means that starting this date, the convention on the ban of chemical weapons is valid in Syria.
Read More »UN agrees Syria chemical arms deadline
The UN Security Council has agreed to proposals by secretary-general Ban Ki-moon to destroy Syria’s chemical weapons by a target of the middle of next year. France’s UN ambassador Gerard Araud and Russia’s delegate Vitaly Churkin said after closed consultations that the 15 council members decided to authorise the plan proposed by
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