News from Syria

19 April، 2017 New York, SANA-Syria’s Permanent Representative to the UN Bashar al-Jaafari discussed with the United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres the US aggression on Syria and the position of the Syrian government on conducting a transparent and objective investigation in Khan Sheikhoun and al-Shairat Airport. During a meeting on Tuesday, the two sides discussed… Read more SYRIA, UN SECRETARY GENERAL DISCUSS US AGGRESSION ON SYRIA

13 April، 2017   New York, SANA –Russia on Wednesday vetoed a draft resolution submitted by UK, France and the US to the UN Security Council about claims of using chemical weapons in Khan Sheikhoun. Bolivia opposed the draft resolution, three other member states, among them China, abstained, while 10 countries voted in favor of it.… Read more RUSSIA VETOES DRAFT RESOLUTION SUBMITTED BY UK, FRANCE AND US… AL-JAAFARI: THE US ADMINISTRATION IS PUSHING TERRORIST WAR ON SYRIA TOWARDS DANGEROUS LEVELS

13 April، 2017 Astana, SANA- The Kazakh Foreign Ministry stressed that conducting an objective investigation into the alleged use of chemical weapons in Syria’s northwestern province of Idleb is necessary. The Kazakh Foreign Ministry was quoted by Sputnik Agency as saying in a statement on Thursday that “Kazakh Foreign Minister Kairat Abdrakhmanov noted that Kazakhstan stands for the objective, comprehensive and thorough… Read more KAZAKH FM CALLS FOR AN OBJECTIVE INVESTIGATION INTO ALLEGED USE OF CHEMICAL WEAPONS IN KHAN SHEIKHOUN

12 April، 2017  Moscow, SANA- Russian President Vladimir Putin stressed that the US violated the international law by launching an airstrike on a Syrian military airfield without providing any evidence of the use of chemical weapons by the Damascus government. President Putin was quoted by TASS in an interview with the Mir 24 TV channel… Read more PUTIN: US VIOLATED INTERNATIONAL LAW BY LAUNCHING AN AGGRESSION ON A SOVEREIGN STATE

12 April، 2017 Paris, Brussels,SANA- Assistant Foreign and Expatriates Minister Ayman Sousan said that the interference of some regional and international powers in Syria’s affairs is behind the terrorist aggression that Syria is exposed to and that it is a flagrant violation of the international law and the principles the UN Charter. “The lies and… Read more SOUSSAN: LIES CIRCULATED BY THE US ADMINISTRATION AND CONSPIRING COUNTRIES ON SYRIA AIM TO ESCALATE SITUATION, FOIL EFFORTS OF FINDING SOLUTION

12 April، 2017 Provinces, SANA- Army and Armed Forces units carried out intensive bombardments against gatherings and supply routes of ISIS and Jabhat al-Nusra in the eastern and northern countryside of Homs central province. A military source told SANA that army units carried out special operations, destroying a number of ISIS dens and vehicles and killing a number of terrorists in… Read more Army destroys terrorists’ positions and vehicles kills scores of them in different areas across the country

Daraa, SANA – Terrorist organizations on Monday blew up the drainage gate of Tasil dam in the northwestern countryside of Daraa province. Assistant Director of Water Resources in Daraa Marwan al-Rabdawi said that local sources confirmed that terrorists placed explosives on the drainage gate of Tasil dam and detonated them, causing water to flow in… Read more Terrorists blow up drainage gate of Tasil dam in Daraa countryside