Syria, Israel and Russia
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Republican congressman and Israel caucus co-chair Joe Wilson rebukes Israeli military strikes on Syria, calling them insulting to Trump's recent diplomatic efforts in the region.
In Syria, violence continued between rival factions even after a ceasefire deal. Government troops withdrew overnight from a region as Israel said it would not allow Syrian forces south of Damascus, extending its attempted control of the area.
In phone call with Russian leader, Erdogan says Ankara aims to ensure security, recovery in Syria - Anadolu Ajansı
Israel struck Damascus and southern Syria on Wednesday, urging a troop pullback and saying the move was to protect the Druze minority in the region.
Russia and Iran have strongly condemned Israel’s latest airstrikes on Syrian territory, calling them illegal and destabilizing. Moscow blasted the strikes as a “gross violation” of Syria’s sovereignty,
Russian army armoured vehicles drive near the Hmeimim Air Base, a Syrian airbase currently operated by Russia, located southeast of the city of Latakia in the town of Hmeimim, Syria, Monday Dec ...
Using its veto power at the Security Council, Russia helped shut down three other humanitarian corridors into Syria in 2020 and last year agreed to retain the one at Bab al-Hawa only after intense ...
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Mona Yacoubian of the U.S. Institute of Peace about the role Russia's military played in Syria and what she thinks the legacy of that conflict is today.