Showing posts with label Syria. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Syria. Show all posts

February 10, SDF Commander: No Withdrawal of US Forces from Syria

 


US armored vehicles are seen in Qamishli, Syria on Thursday. (Reuters)

Feb 10, 2024. Posted by  Balkan Periscope - Hellas

The US provided guarantees to the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) that Türkiye would not use the F-16 aircraft, which Washington had agreed to sell to Ankara, against its forces, revealed SDF commander Mazloum Abdi.

January 30 - UNESCO urges end to Turkish violations on Afrin’s archaeological sites


Jan 30, 2024.  Posted by  Balkan Periscope - Hellas

Damascus, Syria.

Representatives of UNESCO and Syrian government officials on Monday called for an end to the violations on the archaeological sites in the Afrin region, northwestern Syria, by Turkey and its affiliated factions of the Syrian National Army (SNA).

Syria Condemns "Unjustified" Jordanian Air Strikes

 


Jan 23, 2024. Posted by  Balkan Periscope - Hellas

Syrian authorities condemned the recent airstrikes by the Jordanian Air Force in the southern part of the country, labeling them as "unjustified."

Residents of Syria’s Hasakah fear recurrence of Turkish strikes

 


Houses damaged by Turkish drone strikes in the town of Derbasiyah in Hasakah Governorate.

Jan 3, 2024. Hellas. Posted by  Balkan Periscope - Hellas

Hevi al-Malla checks her house in the town of Derbasiyah in Hasakah Governorate, northeastern Syria, after it was subjected to Turkish bombardment days ago and sustained significant damage.

«The Turks settled 10,000 Palestinians in Afrin»

 

A member of the Syrian parliament told that Turkey has caused a demographic change in Afrin

Jan 2, 2024. Posted by  Balkan Periscope - Hellas

 

A Kurdish politician on Monday claimed that Turkey has settled 10,000 Palestinians in the Kurdish city of Afrin in northern Syria, adding that Kurds no longer constitute a majority.

 

Over 7 rockets hit Global Coalition base in NE Syria

 


Military vehicles of the U.S.-led Global Coalition in northern Syria

Dec 29, 2023. Posted by  Balkan Periscope - Hellas

More than seven rockets rocked on Friday a military base of the U.S.-led Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS in the countryside of Hasakah, northeast Syria.

Syria: Turkish drone strike targets checkpoint in Manbij

 


Dec 28, 2023. Posted by  Balkan Periscope - Hellas

The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) reported on Thursday that a Turkish drone strike targeted a checkpoint in Manbij.

Turkish intelligence strikes nearly 50 facilities of PKK terror group in Syria

 


Dec 26, 2023. Posted by  Balkan Periscope - Hellas

 Ankara.

The Turkish intelligence teams destroyed on Tuesday nearly 50 facilities belonging to the PKK terror group in several Syrian cities, with senior terrorists targeted as well, security sources said.

Israeli strikes injure two Syrian soldiers in Damascus

 

Times of Israel


Dec 18, 2023. Posted by  Balkan Periscope - Hellas

At least two Syrian soldiers were injured on Sunday when Israeli missile strikes targeted their positions near Damascus, the Syrian defense ministry said in a statement. 

Νew drone attacks on US bases in Syria

 


Dec 17, 2023. Posted by  Balkan Periscope - Hellas

 

New drone attacks targeted two US military bases in Syria yesterday, according to Arab media reports.

Over 4.400 ISIS-linked people left northen Syria camps in 2023

 


Dec 10, 2023. Dec 10, 2023. Posted by  Balkan Periscope - Hellas

More than 4,400 people affiliated with the Islamic State (ISIS) left camps in northeast Syria and returned to their homes since the beginning of this year, the global coalition against the terror group said on Saturday, applauding Kurdish authorities for their work on the issue.

Turkey-backed groups cut down 175 olive trees in Afrin: Activist

 


Dec 6, 2023. Posted by  Balkan Periscope - Hellas

 Two Turkish-backed rebel groups cut down 175 olive trees belonging to eight Kurdish farmers in a village near the Kurdish city of Afrin in northwest Syria, an activist told Rudaw on Wednesday.


US diplomat urges US to hit Iran’s proxies in Syria ‘more forcefully’

 


The US base in al-Tanf in southern Syria

 

Nov 20, 2023. Posted by  Balkan Periscope - Hellas

US has to carry out more strikes against Iranian-backed militias and proxy forces in Syria and Iraq to prevent any escalation in the region following sets of tit-for-tat attacks on US bases, former US Secretary of Defense Mark Esper said.

 

Turkish drone kills three fighters near Kobane

 


A vehicle is burning after it was targeted by a Turkish drone in Kobane

Nov 16, 2023. Posted by  Balkan Periscope - Hellas

 

Three fighters affiliated with the autonomous Syrian Kurdish administration were killed in a Turkish drone strike near Kobane in northern Syria, a war monitor reported on Wednesday. 

Olive trees production in Syria’s Afrin falls in hands of Turkey


The village of Baadina in the countryside of Afrin in northwestern Syria – North Press

Nov 13, 2023. Posted by  Balkan Periscope - Hellas

 Qamishli, Syria.

The Turkish-occupied city of Afrin in northwestern Syria was known for its amazing green nature and fruitful trees, especially olive lands that used to be the center of the residents’ livelihood before occupation.

US forces in Syria targeted four times in less than 24 hours, military official

 


Nov 13, 2023. Posted by  Balkan Periscope - Hellas

US and international forces in northeastern Syria were attacked with drones and rockets at least four times in the past 24 hours, though there were no casualties and only minor damage, a US military official said on Monday.

Turkish drone strikes village in Syria’s Manbij

 


Oct 30, 2023.  Posted by  Balkan Periscope - Hellas

Manbij, Syria.

 The Manbij Military Council (MMC), affiliated with the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), said on Monday that Turkish forces targeted the village of Tokhar Saghir in northern Manbij, northern Syria, with a drone, resulting in the injury of one resident.

23 attacks targeted US bases in Syria, Iraq

 


Oct 30, 2023.  Posted by  Balkan Periscope - Hellas

The US Department of Defense (DoD) revealed on Monday that 23 attacks targeted US bases in Syria and Iraq since Oct. 17.

Turkish intelligence transfers 4 Kurds from Afrin to Turkish territory

 

The town of Mabata in Afrin countryside, northern Aleppo, northwestern Syria

Oct 30, 2023.  Posted by  Balkan Periscope - Hellas

Aleppo, Syria.

On Monday, Turkish intelligence transferred four Kurdish men from Afrin, northwest Syria, whom had been arrested earlier in the day, to a prison within Turkish territory.

Shiite militia claims responsibility for attacks on three US bases in Syria

 


Photo: “Insider”

Oct 24, 2023. Posted by  Balkan Periscope - Hellas

Three key US positions in Syria were hit by missile attacks. Among them are the military bases of al-Tanf and al-Shadadi, as well as the large al-Omar oil field, located in the province of Deir ez-Zor.