The Russian side of the Russian-Turkish commission monitoring the implementation of a ceasefire in Syria has registered 31 truce violations in the Middle Eastern country over the past 24 hours, while Turkey recorded six violations, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Saturday. “The Russian side of the Russian-Turkish joint commission ...
Syrian President Bashar al Assad on Wednesday blamed US sanctions and pressure on the United Nations and Syria’s neighbors for the reticence of more than 5 million refugees who fled the conflict there to return. “There are many hurdles,” Assad said, citing US sanctions, in a speech delivered via video ...