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US slaps sanctions on Turkey, calls for ceasefire in Syria
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], Oct 15 (ANI): While imposing sanctions on Turkey over its military operation in northeast Syria, US President Donald Trump on Monday called for an immediate ceasefire in the Middle Eastern nation.
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US to withdraw 1000 troops from Syria over next few weeks
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Oct 15 (ANI): The United States will withdraw about 1000 additional troops from Syria over the next few weeks, amid the ongoing military operation by Turkey on the Kurdish forces.
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Trump authorises US Treasury, State Dept to sanction those involved in act
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], Oct 15 (ANI): US President Donald Trump on Monday (local time) signed an executive order authorising the Department of Treasury and the Department of State to consider and impose sanctions on individuals, entities, or associates of the Government of Turkey involved in action
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Kurdish forces could be releasing imprisoned IS terrorists to make US invo
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Oct 14 (ANI): United States President Donald Trump said on Monday that the Kurdish forces could be releasing imprisoned Islamic State terrorists to make Washington remain involved in northeastern Syria.
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Baloch leader vows support for Kurdish people
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Undisclosed location [Pakistan], Oct 14 (ANI): Baloch leader Allah Nizar Baloch has condemned the ongoing military offence by Turkey on the Kurdish population living in north-east Syria, saying that the Ankara has invaded the territory of peace-loving Kurds.
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Move on Kashmir India's internal matter, always in favour of New Delhi on
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 14 (ANI): The Indian government's move to abrogate Article 370 of the Constitution is the country's internal matter, Syrian envoy to New Delhi Riad Abbas said on Monday, adding that any government in the world has the right to do what it deems fit to protect its citize
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Welcome India's position on military offensive by Turkey: Syria
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 14 (ANI): Syria on Monday welcomed India's position on the military offensive by Turkey saying it appreciates New Delhi's stand on the issue.
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Dozens of high-value IS detainees left behind by US Forces in Syria
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], Oct 14 : The American military was unable to carry out a plan to transfer about five dozen "high value" Islamic State detainees out of Kurdish-run wartime prisons, The New York Times reported on Sunday (local time).
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Kurdish administration announces agreement with Damascus for deployment of
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Damascus [Syria], Oct 14 (ANI): Amidst the ongoing Turkish offensive in the region, the Kurdish administration in northern Syria has announced a deal with the Damascus government on a Syrian troop deployment near the border with Turkey to confront Ankara's offensive.
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Syria rules out talks with Kurdish forces amid Turkish assault
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Damascus [Syria], Oct 13 (ANI): Governor of Syria's northeastern province of Hasakah, Jayez Mousa, has ruled out the possibility of having talks with the Kurdish forces amid the ongoing Turkish assault in the northern region of the war-torn country, the state media reported on Sunday.
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Angela Merkel demands immediate end to Turkish offensive in Syria
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Berlin [Germany], Oct 13 (ANI): German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Sunday (local time) called for an immediate end of the Turkish military operation in northern Syria during a phone call with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
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Turkish forces kill 2 Kurdish fighters, seize Syrian border town of Ras al
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Oct 13 (ANI): Turkish-backed Syrian Arab fighters on Saturday (local time) killed at least two Kurdish prisoners, including the head of a Kurdish political party.
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