Iran, Russia, Turkey to discuss Syria situation on April 22
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-21
TEHRAN, Apr. 21 (MNA)
Zarif's visit to Syria in eye of world media
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-21
TEHRAN, Apr. 21 (MNA)
Desertions in the Desert: US Mercenaries at Syrian Base Are Leaving
Steven Sahiounie | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-21
The last Syrian 'rebel' unit on the US payroll is dissolving by desertions. A former senior officer in the US-backed mercenary unit Maghaweir al-Thowra (MAT) deserted his unit in Syria on April 14. Samir Ghannam al-Khidr deserted the Eastern Syrian …
globalresearch.ca/us-mercenaries-syrian-base-leaving/5710244
Will US troops stop guarding Syrian oil fields? Negative oil prices provide that extra bit of coronavirus surrealism
rt.com | 2020-04-20
US benchmark oil futures plummeted to negative numbers on Monday, as if the coronavirus epidemic hadn't already pushed the world into the Twilight Zone. Social media took time to appreciate the icing on a very surreal cake. | Futures contracts for West Texas Intermediate (WTI)
Will US troops stop guarding Syrian oil fields? Negative oil prices provide that extra bit of coronavirus surrealism
rt.com | 2020-04-20
US benchmark oil futures plummeted to negative numbers on Monday, as if the coronavirus epidemic hadn't already pushed the world into the Twilight Zone. Social media took time to appreciate the icing on a very surreal cake. | Futures contracts for West Texas Intermediate (WTI)
Coronavirus stimulus bill funds State Dept/USAID operations that once helped trigger polio outbreak in Syria
Max Blumenthal | thegrayzone.com | 2020-04-16
A look at recent USAID schemes from Pakistan to Syria shows US empire can be very hazardous to your health….
thegrayzone.com/2020/04/16/coronavirus-stimulus-state-usaid-polio-syria/
Iran, Russia, Turkey to Discuss Syria Situation
Tasnim News | iranian.com | 2020-04-21
The Iranian, Russian and Turkish foreign ministers plan to hold a meeting via video conference on Wednesday to discuss the latest developments in Syria. According to Russian foreign ministry, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and his Russian and Turkish counterparts Sergei Lavrov and Mevlut Cavusoglu will hold the online meeting on April 22, TASS reported. …
iranian.com/2020/04/20/iran-russia-turkey-to-discuss-syria-situation/
Reasons for Zarif's visit to Syria amid pandemic
The Iranian | iranian.com | 2020-04-20
Iran Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif will meet with senior Syrian officials today in Damascus but why there is such a visit when the world is almost under lockdown and all diplomatic meetings have been canceled? Paying a visit at this level during today's world conditions shows that ties between Tehran and Damascus have gone …
iranian.com/2020/04/20/reasons-for-zarifs-visit-to-syria-amid-pandemic/
Watch: Failed Israeli Drone Strike On Top Hezbollah Official Caught In Rare Video
Zero Hedge | iranian.com | 2020-04-18
Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) have once again ramped up operations along the southern Lebanese border at a moment Hezbollah leadership has declared it is "fully prepared for war with Israel". The latest escalation came Wednesday when an Israeli drone targeted a car full of Hezbollah operatives just inside Syria near the border with Lebanon. The Shia resistance organization said all …
iranian.com/2020/04/18/watch-failed-israeli-drone-strike-on-top-hezbollah-official-caught-in-rare-video/
Turkey, Russia hold fifth joint patrol in Idlib, Syria
yenisafak.com | 2020-04-21
Turkish and Russian military forces have carried out another joint patrol along a key highway in northwestern Syria, said Turkey's Defense Ministry on Tuesday."Fifth combined Turkish-Russian land patrol was conducted today by air and ground vehicles on M4 motorway in Syria's Idlib province, as part of the earlier TR-RF agreement," the ministry said on Twitter.The M4 highway, also known as the Aleppo-Al Hasakah road, is about 30 kilometers (19 miles) from Turkey's southern border.Last month, Ankara and Moscow agreed on a protocol urging parties to "cease all military actions along the line of contact in the Idlib…
yenisafak.com/en/world/turkey-russia-hold-fifth-joint-patrol-in-idlib-syria-3517535
Protest in Beirut Against Lebanese Gov't Measures Amid COVID-19 Pandemic – Video
sputniknews.com | 2020-04-21
Lebanon's parliament is holding a three-day legislative session at a Beirut theatre in order to observe social distancing measures imposed because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
sputniknews.com/middleeast/202004211079041084-protest-in-beirut-against-lebanese-govt-measures-amid-covid-19-pandemic/
Syria Demined More Than 5 Acres of Land Over Past Day – Russian Defence Ministry
sputniknews.com | 2020-04-21
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The Syrian Armed Forces have cleared 2.1 hectares (5.1 acres) of the country's territory of explosive devices over the past 24 hours, the Russian Defence Ministry said on Tuesday.
sputniknews.com/middleeast/202004211079040845-syria-demines-more-than-5-acres-of-land-over-past-day—russian-defense-ministry/
At Least 9 Reportedly Killed in Alleged Israeli Attack on Syria
sputniknews.com | 2020-04-21
Overnight Syrian media outlets reported that the country's air defences had repelled airborne threats above the cities of Homs and Palmyra. According to a report by the Israeli outlet, The Jerusalem Post, the air raid targeted the Syrian Arab Air Force's Tiyas military base, also known as the T-4 Airbase.
sputniknews.com/middleeast/202004211079042381-at-least-9-reportedly-killed-in-alleged-israeli-attack-on-syria/