Syrian Crisis
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Araghchi meets with Arab League SG in New York
TEHRAN, Sep. 26 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araghhci, who is currently in New York for participating in the 81st UN General Assembly (UNGA), met and held talks with Secretary-General of the Arab League Nabil Fahmy late on Friday.
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Israeli forces set up checkpoint in southern Syria
TEHRAN, Sep. 21 (MNA) – Israeli military forces have pushed into the junction of the village of Rasem Al-Halabi in the central Quneitra countryside in southern Syria and set up a temporary checkpoint.
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Blast rocks military site in Syria’s Dayr al-Zawr, kills 11
TEHRAN, Sep. 19 (MNA) – At least 11 military forces affiliated with Syria’s ruling Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) regime have been killed when a powerful explosion of unknown origin ripped through a military site in Syria’s Dayr al-Zawr in the east.
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Qatar condemns Israel’s ‘illegal entry’ into Syrian territory
TEHRAN, Sep. 10 (MNA) – Qatar has denounced the entry into Syrian territory by Israeli leaders calling it a “blatant breach of international law” and a “serious threat to regional security”.
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Qatar condemns Israeli minister’s ‘illegal entry’ into Syria
TEHRAN, Aug. 26 (MNA) – Qatar has condemned the “illegal entry” of Israeli war minister Israel Katz into southern Syria, calling it a violation of Syrian sovereignty and territorial integrity.
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Israel army launches new ground incursion in Syria’s Quneitra
TEHRAN, Aug. 22 (MNA) – Israeli forces have carried out a new ground incursion into a village in Syria’s southwestern province of Quneitra amid heightened military activity near the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, according to local media.
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UN calls for end to Israeli air strikes on Syria
TEHRAN, Aug. 19 (MNA) – The spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres criticized the Israeli regime’s air strikes on the Abu al-Duhur military airport in Syria.
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Four air strikes hit military airport in Syria’s Idlib
TEHRAN, Aug. 18 (MNA) – Four air strikes have hit the Abu al-Zuhour military airport in northern Syria.
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Israeli forces launch vast attacks in southern Syria
TEHRAN, Aug. 16 (MNA) – Israeli regime forces carried out extensive military incursion in southern Syria, including raids and searches of residents, as Israeli drones and fighter jets flew over areas of Daraa and Quneitra, Syrian sources reported.
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Israeli regime violates Lebanon truce, strikes Syria
TEHRAN, Aug. 15 (MNA) – Israeli forces attacked multiple areas of southern Lebanon on Saturday and set farmland ablaze in southern Syria's Quneitra countryside, Lebanese and Syrian media reported.
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VIDEO: Moment of explosion in Damascus near Macron residence
TEHRAN, Jul. 07 (MNA) – The video footage shows the moment when an explosive device was detonated in Damascus, near the residence of French President Emmanuel Macron during his visit to Syria.
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Explosions heard in Damascus during France Macron's visit
TEHRAN, Jul. 07 (MNA) – Explosive devices blew up on Tuesday in Syria's capital Damascus near a hotel where French President Emmanuel Macron was meant to be staying, a security source said.
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Qatar condemns Israeli incursions in Syria
TEHRAN, Jun. 29 (MNA) – Qatar condemned an Israeli ground invasion into Syria, describing it as a “flagrant violation” of its sovereignty and international law.
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Syrian Civil Defence mobilises after Israeli attacks
TEHRAN, Jun. 29 (MNA) – Syrian Civil Defence forces have mobilized after Israel’s attacks on the village of Abdeen in the Deraa countryside.
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US coalition strike hits north Syria, senior militant killed
TEHRAN, Jun. 20 (MNA) – A US-led coalition drone struck a motorcycle in northern Syria's Idlib province on Saturday, killing a former senior official of the Al-Qaeda-linked Hurras al-Din group and his companions, local sources reported.
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Five people injured in explosion in Damascus
TEHRAN, May 11 (MNA) – Local Syrian sources reported that five people were injured following a minibus explosion in Damascus.
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Iran strongly condemns terrorist attack in Syria
TEHRAN, May 02 (MNA) – Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman has denounced the terrorist attack in Sayyida Zainab district in Damascus which led to the martyrdom of Friday prayers preacher of Sayyida Zainab (SA) Shrine Farhan Hassan al-Mansour.
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Israeli military launches new incursion into Syria’s Quneitra
TEHRAN, Apr. 19 (MNA) – The Israeli regime's military launched a new incursion into Syria’s Quneitra province late Saturday.
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Israel invades Daraa in Syria, arrests citizen
TEHRAN, Apr. 11 (MNA) – Israeli occupation forces carried an incursion on Saturday into the Wadi al-Raqad area in western Daraa countryside and arrested a citizen.
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Israel strikes Jolani regime military site
TEHRAN, Mar. 20 (MNA) – The Zionist Israeli regime's military said Friday morning it has struck “a command center and weapons in military compounds” belonging to Syrian Jolani regime in southern Syria.
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4 HTS-led regime forces killed in ISIL attack in Raqqa
TEHRAN, Feb. 23 (MNA) – Four Syrian HTS-led regime forces were killed on Monday in an attack by the terrorist group ISIL targeting a security checkpoint west of Raqqa city center in northeastern Syria.
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US troops begin withdrawal from Syria
TEHRAN, Feb. 23 (MNA) – US forces have begun withdrawing from Syria, departing their largest military base in the country.
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2 killed in ISIL attack in Syria's Raqqa
TEHRAN, Feb. 22 (MNA) – Two members of Jolani’s Defense Ministry forces were killed in an armed attack in the eastern province of Raqqa, with ISIL later claiming responsibility.
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Regional states eager to repatriate ISIL prisoners: Iraqi FM
TEHRAN, Feb. 15 (MNA) – Several Arab and Islamic countries have expressed willingness to repatriate their nationals held in Iraqi prisons for affiliation with ISIL, who were recently transferred from Syria, Iraq’s foreign minister said on Saturday.
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Iran to continue support for Syria: UN envoy
TEHRAN, Feb. 14 (MNA) – "Iran will continue to support a stable, unified, and secure Syria, free from terrorism, foreign occupation, and external interference," the country's ambassador to the United Nations says.
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US completes withdrawal from al-Tanf base in Syria: CENTCOM
TEHRAN, Feb. 12 (MNA) – The US military has completed its withdrawal from the al-Tanf base in southern Syria after nearly a decade, the US Central Command (CENTCOM) confirmed on Thursday.
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SDF and Jolani regime renew clashes in northeast Syria
TEHRAN, Jan. 26 (MNA) – The Syrian HTS-led regime headed by self-proclaimed president Abu Muhammad Al-Jolani and Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) have renewed their deadly clashes in northeastern Syria following a fragile ceasefire
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Barrack says SDF's anti-ISIL task largely expired
TEHRAN, Jan. 20 (MNA) – US Special Representative for Syria Tom Barrack has called on the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) to integrate into HTS-led regime, saying that the SDF's purpose as ‘primary anti-ISIL force on the ground’ has ‘largely expired."
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SDF calls for general mobilization against Jolani's forces
TEHRAN, Jan. 20 (MNA) – The Syria Democratic Forces (SDF) has accused the HTS-led regime in Damascus of breaching a ceasefire deal about the Kurdish-populated areas, calling on the Kurds to mobilize against the brutal Damascus forces.
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Iran, Pakistan FMs discuss international developments
TEHRAN, Jan. 13 (MNA) – Iranian and Pakistani foreign ministers held a phone call to review bilateral relations and discuss regional developments, including Palestine, Lebanon, Syria, and Somalia.