The State Department’s special envoy for Syria has just admitted that the US aims to defend jihadist militants in Idlib against ‘Russian aggression,’ proving once again that the swamp in Foggy Bottom is alive and well. Russia and the Syrian government “are out to get a military victory in all of Syria,” Ambassador James Jeffrey told reporters on a conference call out of Brussels on Tuesday. Our... 

The day before, the Turkish Defence Ministry announced that the country’s forces had struck 115 Syrian government targets, destroying 101 of them. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday commented on the recent escalation in northern Syria, vowing that the Syrian government “would pay a heavy price” for its actions. “Yesterday, the Syrian government received a mighty... 

More than a month has passed since the liberation of Khan-Sheikhun from Hayat Tahrir al-Sham militants. The Syrian government initiated the restoration of the town’s infrastructure just after the siege was lifted. Although all the radicals have been destroyed or imprisoned, the traces of their activity are still visible. First of all, this is a cave city discovered in the vicinity of Khan-Sheikhun.... 

Syrian air defenses have responded to apparent missile attacks in the vicinity of Damascus and Homs, SANA reports, with its military source claiming that a number of ‘hostile targets’ have been intercepted. At least 4 people, including a baby, were killed in the strikes on the Damascus countryside, while 21 others suffered injuries, according to state TV. One of those injured is a month-old baby... 

Footage, meant to serve as proof that the Syrian government has conducted a chemical weapons attack in Idlib, Syria, is to be handed to global news outlets by the end of Tuesday, the Russian military claims. Several Middle East TV channels and a US news channel have been sent to Jisr al-Shughur in Syria’s Idlib Governorate to produce the footage needed for the provocation, a statement by the Russian... 

US cruise missile strikes on Syria in April 2017 followed reports of the alleged use of chemical weapons by Syrian government forces. The 58 Tomahawk cruise missiles the US launched at a Syrian airbase were meant to show how Washington would respond to the use of chemical and other weapons of mass destruction by anyone, President Donald Trump told Fox News on Tuesday. Donald Trump recalled that the... 

The Israel Defense Forces claim that Iranian forces fired 20 rockets at Israeli military bases late Wednesday night. Some of the rockets, which were reportedly launched from southern Syria, were intercepted by Israel’s Iron Dome defense system, according to the IDF. Israel had earlier deployed the defense system to the disputed Golan Heights area in anticipation of an attack. The IDF retaliated... 

The chemical attack allegedly perpetrated by the Syrian government is most likely a false flag, according to Senator Rand Paul (R-KY). When asked by CNN’s Wolf Blitzer if stalling Russian sanctions was the right move for Trump, Paul directed the topic to whether or not the chemical attack in Syria was even genuine. “I think before you talk about sanctions, we oughta talk about what evidence is... 

Donald Trump warned Russia to “get ready” after Moscow vowed to shoot any missiles fired at Syria down. “They will be coming, nice and new and smart,” Trump tweeted. Is this guy Lucifer himself? The demon who comes to rule the Earth in the final days then pretends he’s God? Can we all at least agree that this man talks like a moron? He is illiterate to say the least. The... 

Aссording to the Turkish newspaper Yeni Akit, the United States has deployed 600 troops in the international coalition’s base in At-Tanf in Syria, adjacent to the Iraqi border despite US president Donald Trump promising during his campaign that he is anti-war and he would pull out of Syria. The military contingent, comprised of special forces soldiers, has arrived at the base in At-Tanf, which... 

According to the Arabic-language news channel al-Manar, citing al-Ikhbariyah, the White Helmets group has been preparing for another provocation against the Syrian government. The White Helmets group, which claims to be an impartial humanitarian NGO saving lives in Syria, has reportedly distributed masks in Eastern Ghouta to protect civilians from a chemical gas attack. The group, also known as Syrian... 

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... 

Russia has invited President-elect Donald Trump to Syrian peace talks set to begin in late January, reports claim. The invitation was made, according to an anonymous transition official speaking with the Washington Post, during a Dec. 28 phone call between Russia’s ambassador to the United States, Sergei Kislyak, and Trump’s pick for national security adviser, Michael T. Flynn. The talks, which... 

Signs emerge that Washington is trying to convince the US public of the necessity of exercising a more muscular policy in Syria. John Kerry has been for years advocating military actions against the Syrian government, Gareth Porter notes, adding that Kerry’s views on Syria are strikingly similar to those expressed in the recent “dissent memo.” The recent diplomatic memo by US State... 

The Ministry of Defense (MoD) is reporting today that the Obama regime has been left “in a state of shock” after President Putin, yesterday, ordered Aerospace Forces to cease combat operations and leave the Syrian region of the Levant War Zone after a peace agreement was reached with anti-government forces fighting the government of that embattled Middle Eastern nation—and which just two hours...