Syria

Three hurt as asylum-seekers clash on Greek island

2:40 pm October 15, 2019

Athens: At least three people were hurt in a clash between asylum-seekers in a town on the Greek island of Samos, police sources said Tuesday. They said the violence, apparently between groups of Syrians and Afghans, erupted in the town of Vathy late on Monday. A fire later broke out outside the camp that authorities […]

IS families escape Syria displacement camp: Kurds

8:07 pm October 13, 2019

Qamishli (Syria): Families of Islamic State (IS) group members escaped a displacement camp in northern Syria where a Turkish offensive against Kurdish forces has sparked fierce fighting, Kurdish authorities said Sunday. “The brutal military assault led by Turkey and its mercenaries is now taking place near a camp in Ain Issa, where there are thousands […]

Turkey vows to keep up Syria assault as US says troops came under fire

3:36 pm October 12, 2019

Ras al-ain (Syria): Battles raged in Syria as Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan vowed to press on with a deadly assault against Kurdish forces, while the Pentagon said Friday US troops came under artillery fire from Turkish positions. Erdogan’s pledge to keep up the offensive, which the UN says has displaced more than 100,000 people […]

Pakistani Parliament debates whether to expel French envoy

Pakistan supports Turkey’s Syria offensive

3:25 pm October 12, 2019

Islamabad: Pakistan has offered rare backing to Turkey in its offensive against Kurdish forces in Syria, with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan expected to visit Islamabad later this month. Turkey on Wednesday launched an offensive in northern Syria targeting the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces, a key US ally in the five-year battle to crush the Islamic […]

Syria regime forces on edge of key rebel-held town: monitor

Turkey assault on Syria has displaced 100,000 people: UN

11:54 pm October 11, 2019

Beirut: Turkey’s deadly assault against Kurdish positions in northeastern Syria has forced around 100,000 people to flee their homes, the United Nations said Friday. “An estimated 100,000 people have already left their homes,” it said in a statement released on the third day of the offensive. The UN said that there were many other humanitarian […]