Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered the withdrawal of Russian troops from Syria. He announced the move during his first visit to the country, as he arrived with no advance notice at Khmeimim Airbase in Syria’s Latakia province on Monday morning. A “significant part” of the Russian military contingent in Syria should return to Russia, Putin announced, addressing Russian military personnel... 

In Syria’s eastern province of Deir ez-Zor, units from the Syrian Army, alongside troops from the wider coalition of pro-government forces, are continuing to advance against Daesh terrorists, liberating additional cities, villages and oil fields at an impressive pace. Although Islamist militants remain present and active in other parts of the war-torn state, particularly in the north-western... 

The US Department of State admitted that militants linked to Al-Nusra Front are carrying out terrorist attacks using chemical weapons in Syria. Russia’s defense ministry says it’s the first admission of its kind. The assertion was made in the latest Syria travel warning issued by the State Department on Wednesday. It also mentions Islamic State [IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL]. “Terrorist and other... 

Recently, the Syrian Arab Army has achieved quite a lot in fighting against ISIS in Deir Ezzor – vast territories near the city are liberated, the Euphrates crossed, a lot of terrorists and vehicles eliminated and destroyed. Meanwhile, an offensive towards Deir Ezzor is carried out by the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces aided by the International Coalition. The Kurds have captured a number... 

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu has warned Russian President Vladimir Putin that Israel is prepared to intervene in Syria to counteract the Iranian influence in the conflict. Moscow, which views Iran as key to resolving the crisis, said it will note Israeli interests. When the two leaders met in Sochi on Wednesday, Netanyahu told Putin that any peace deal in Syria must entail the full withdrawal of... 

The US strikes in Syria without investigation prove that Idlib chemical attack was staged, Syrian deputy foreign minister Faisal Mekdad said on Wednesday during a press briefing in Damascus. A US missile strike on a Syrian airfield three days after a chemical attack on Khan Sheikhoun in April indicates that the strike was planned ahead of time and the chemical attack was staged, Syrian Deputy Foreign... 

Liberals and controlled media all over the world who so vehemently opposed Donald Trump’s plan to build a border wall with Mexico have been totally silent about Turkey’s completion of a 435 mile-long reinforced concrete border wall with Syria—a construction which is 9 feet high, 6 feet wide, 11 inches thick, and topped with barbed wire and 120 observation towers manned by armed soldiers. The... 

The father of Omran Daqneesh, the blast-stricken but otherwise perfectly healthy 4-year-old child dubbed ‘Aleppo boy’ by western media outlets, came forth last week to talk about how the media lied about his son and distorted facts about the attack which took place on the evening of Aug. 17, 2016, in Aleppo’s Qaterji District, where Omran was injured and his 11-year-old brother Mohammad was... 

An Israeli minister has bluntly called for Syrian leader Bashar Assad to be assassinated after unsourced media reports claimed Damascus was using a “crematorium” to cover-up mass killings. He said the “serpent’s head” in Tehran should be dealt with next. “The reality whereby Syria executes people, intentionally uses chemical weapons to hurt them and, now, in the most recent move of extremism,... 

Israeli aviation launched a missile attack on Syrian army’s positions in the province of Quneitra bordering Israeli-controlled Golan Heights, a Syrian military source told Sputnik. “Enemy warplanes of Israel launched two missiles from the occupied territory [Golan Heights] at 18:45 [local time] on one of the positions of our army. It caused material damage,” the source told Sputnik. According... 

Syria’s First Lady Asma al-Assad has weighed in on the US air strikes, calling them the unjust aggression of a shortsighted country. The wife of secular Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad posted an official statement on her Instagram page calling the air strikes an act of excessive and unjust aggression. Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his wife Asma al-Assad are subject to sanctions in Europe... 

Syrian Army didn’t and will not use chemical weapons even against terrorists. Deputy Prime Minister, Foreign and Expatriates Minister Walid al-Moallem reaffirmed on Thursday that the Syrian Arab Army didn’t and will not use any kind of chemical weapons even against the terrorists who target the Syrian people. In a press conference in Damascus, al-Moallem pointed out that the lie that the Syrian... 

Donald Trump declares WAR on Syria, betraying his voters and breaking his campaign promises of avoiding foreign wars and placing America first. Donald Trump has effectively shot himself in the foot and lost all support from all leading alt-right figures who helped him get elected. He has swapped his alt-right voters with leftists. Now Trump gets full praise in the leftist media while heavily bashed... 

The military campaign against ISIS has escalated with the deployment of a detachment of Marines outside their de-facto capital of Raqqa, while continued leaks of military strategy are a cause for concern. The Marines are part of the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, which left San Diego on amphibious assault ships in October and were stationed in the Middle East prior to their deployment to Syria. The... 

In an interview with Michael Isikoff of Yahoo, President Assad was asked, point blank if there are terrorists in the refugees that are leaving Syria. The interview was related to the recent Travel Ban that was put in place by the Trump Administration that blocks immigrants from entering the country from seven nations that have significant ties to Islamic terrorism. Isikoff: “These refugees, in your...