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Israeli forces destroy Syrian posts in cross-border raid
Israel has launched hundreds of strikes in Syria since the start of the country’s civil war in 2011. Israeli forces destroyed two Syrian military positions in a cross-border raid in the Golan Heights, the army said on Wednesday. NO COMMENT FROM SYRIAN AUTHORITIES Military
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Israel strikes Syrian army positions in retaliatory attack
The strike came a few hours after the Israeli military said blasts were heard from the Syrian-held area of the Golan Heights. The Israeli military on Friday said its helicopters struck Syrian army targets in response to mortars fired toward the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights.
Syria
Assad regime charges outgoing travellers
Syrian regime forces demand $100 virus test to leave the country. Under the pressure of a recent economic crisis and sanctions, Syria’s Bashar al-Assad regime on Friday began charging outgoing travelers the equivalent of $100 for coronavirus tests. SOCIAL MEDIA USERS SLAMMED THE DECISION
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UN sends 9 more aid trucks to Idlib, Syria
Idlib falls within a de-escalation zone forged under an agreement between Turkey and Russia. The UN on Wednesday sent nine truckloads of humanitarian aid to northwestern Syria where millions of people are in need of assistance due to internal conflict. AID WILL BE DISTRIBUTED
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PKK terrorists’ vehicle bombing kills 6 civilians in Syria
Local security forces suspect the YPG/PKK terror group may be behind the attack. At least six civilians, including three children, were killed and seven others injured in a bomb attack in northeastern Syria on Tuesday. PKK VIOLATES THE DEAL ON PLANNED TERROR-FREE ZONE The
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Russia, China veto UN’s cross-border aid to Syria
Russia and China cast vetoes on Tuesday to block the UN from extending its approval of aid deliveries to Syria for a year. Russia and China vetoed a UN Security Council resolution Tuesday that would have extended cross-border humanitarian aid to three million Syrians
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UN sends 44 more truckloads of medical aid to Syria’s Idlib
The medical aid will be distributed to civilians in the rural areas. The UN on Thursday sent 44 truckloads of humanitarian aid to northwestern Syria, where millions of people are in need of assistance due to internal conflict in the country. TRUCKS HAVE CROSSED
Turkey
Erdoğan, Putin, Rouhani discuss Syrian issue
According to the official statement, the leaders stressed that UN principles should be universally respected and that no actions, no matter by whom they were undertaken should undermine them. The leaders of Turkey, Russia, and Iran on Wednesday expressed their commitment to “the sovereignty, independence,
Syria
UN sends 48 more trucks of aid to Syria’s Idlib
The aid will be distributed among residents of Idlib and nearby rural areas. The UN on Tuesday sent 48 trucks carrying humanitarian aid to northwestern Syria, where millions of people are in need of assistance due to internal conflict in the country. TRUCKS HAVE
Syria
US conducts first joint patrol with Russia in Syria
Russia’s efforts to form military units in al-Hasakah have been foiled by the US. Russia tried to reach the Rmelan oil fields, east of Qamishli, but the U.S. soldiers prevented them. The US and Russia conducted on Wednesday their first joint patrols in al-Hasakah,