Syrian Army Enhancing Anti-Aircraft Defenses on Golan Heights – Reports
The Syrian army is reinforcing its air defenses near the Golan frontier as tensions with Israel continue, a Syrian army commander said on Tuesday.
The Syrian army is reinforcing its air defenses near the Golan frontier as tensions with Israel continue, a Syrian army commander said on Tuesday.
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has rejected reports that Russia had coordinated or even known in advance about the recent Israeli strikes on the Arab country.
US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis claims that a swift withdrawal of US troops from Syria will be a “strategic blunder” as pro-Damascus forces edge closer to victory through sweeping gains against foreign-backed Takfiri terrorists.
Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah announced that Hezbollah forces would not withdraw from Syria until the country is “liberated” and its “territorial integrity is restored.”
The battle-hardened “Liwaa Al-Quds” Palestinian fighters have arrived in the bordering Syrian province of Al-Qunaitra, in order to deploy in the long-awaited military operation in southern Syria.
Deputy Prime Minister, Foreign and Expatriates Minister Walid al-Moallem stressed that Syria is a sovereign state and it will cooperate with whoever it wishes on counterterrorism.
Control over the southern borders of Syria, including the al-Tanf area, will be handed over to the government forces of Syria after the Paris talks, a source familiar with the situation told Sputnik.
Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi has dismissed reports by some media outlets about the Islamic Republic holding “indirect negotiations” with the Israeli regime over the Syrian conflict, saying such claims are aimed at distracting public opinion from Israeli atrocities.
After the liberation of Eastern Ghouta from terrorist organizations such as Jabhat al-Nusra, Jaish al-Islam, and Failaq al-Rahman, SANA worked to collect as much information as possible regarding archeological sites in the area and document the destruction, damage, and looting that affected them.