BlogHide Resteemsal-masdarnews (25)in news • 7 years agoISIS leadership wiped out in Iraq after crushing defeat in MosulDAMASCUS, SYRIA (3:30 P.M.) – Several leading members of the Islamic State’s inner circle were pronounced dead after the final stage of the battle for Mosul came to a conclusion this weekend, an…al-masdarnews (25)in politics • 7 years agoKurdish separatists launch plan of new tax system in northern SyriaDAMASCUS, SYRIA (10:30 P.M.) – Officials in the Rojava administration (Syrian Kurdistan) say they intend to impose income tax upon civilians living under Kurdish rule in Hasakah province to fund…al-masdarnews (25)in politics • 7 years agoSwitzerland: Jaafari meets Russian envoy as new round of intra-Syria talks kick offBEIRUT, LEBANON (8:05 P.M.) – Russian Permanent Representative to the UN in Geneva Alexei Borodavkin met with Syrian Ambassador to the UN Bashar Jaafari, at the ‘Pink Villa’ of Russia’s Permanent…al-masdarnews (25)in politics • 7 years agoBritish courts rule arms sale to Saudi Arabia is lawfulBEIRUT, LEBANON (2:30 P.M.) – A London high court has ruled that the British regime’s multi-billion dollar arms sale to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is lawful and will not be blocked. Members of…al-masdarnews (25)in news • 7 years agoTitanic blitz offensive by pro-Syria forces sees 3,000 km2 liberated in just 12 hours: Map updateBEIRUT, LEBANON (5:55 P.M.) – No less than twelve hours ago the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and allied pro-government militias, after weeks of military build-up, undertook a titanic trans-provincial…al-masdarnews (25)in politics • 7 years agoBreaking: Syrian Army kicks off 2nd phase of Operation Big Dawn in southeast SyriaBEIRUT, LEBANON (1:40 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army kicked off their second phase of Operation Big Dawn, today, after taking a short hiatus in the Al-Sweida Governorate. Led by the 5th Corps and…al-masdarnews (25)in politics • 7 years agoSyrian Army deploys huge-ordinance rocket launchers in eastern Homs for upcoming Sukhnah battleBEIRUT, LEBANON (12:13 P.M.) – An image has emerged from eastern Homs of the arrival of two new BM-27 Uragan multiple-launch rocket systems (MLRS) belonging to the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) in the area…al-masdarnews (25)in news • 7 years agoPro-Syria forces achieve new gains in central Homs despite local ISIS counter-attackBEIRUT, LEBANON (10:35 A.M.) – The drive of pro-government forces in central Homs continues with new gains made and despite a ISIS counter-attack yesterday which pushed troops of the Syrian Arab…al-masdarnews (25)in news • 7 years agoRebel lines shatter following Syrian Army breakthrough in key east Damascus suburb (Pictures)BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:25 A.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) has achieved a major tactical and operational breakthrough in the eastern Damascus suburb on Ayn Tarma. Here today, the SAA engaged both the…al-masdarnews (25)in news • 7 years agoISIS pulverized by Russian air-launched missiles during massive raid in Deir Ezzor areaBEIRUT, LEBANON (7:37 A.M.) – It has been a devastating night for ISIS forces stationed in and around the strategic city of Deir Ez-Zor with both the Russian Aerospace Forces (RuAF) and the Syrian…al-masdarnews (25)in news • 7 years agoPro-Syria forces smash key ISIS defense line before Sukhnah, capture strategic high-groundBEIRUT, LEBANON (10:30 P.M.) – Reports have just come in from the front in eastern Homs that the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and its allies, in their ongoing advance towards the strategic town of…al-masdarnews (25)in news • 7 years agoCar bomb strikes Al-Qaeda militants at rebel stronghold in southern IdlibDAMASCUS, SYRIA (9:45 P.M.) – On Sunday evening, a car bomb hit a Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS) checkpoint in downtown Maarat Al-Numan, a strategic town on Idlib’s M5-highway which witnessed a major…al-masdarnews (25)in news • 7 years ago20 Syrian soldiers killed in suicide attack as ISIS retakes important hill in central SyriaDAMASCUS, SYRIA (8:30 P.M.) – On Sunday, ISIS insurgents launched a localised counter-attack in the eastern countryside of Homs, targeting the newly liberated Al-Mashirfah hill that overlooks the…al-masdarnews (25)in news • 7 years agoIslamist rebels unleash longe-range rocket on residential area in LatakiaDAMASCUS, SYRIA (8:00 P.M.) – Late on Sunday afternoon, a handful of local residents on the outskirts of Latakia city were bombed by a lone GRAD rocket launched from the rebel-held countryside…al-masdarnews (25)in news • 7 years agoAstonishing failure for Islamist counter-attack in east DamascusBEIRUT, LEBANON (7:30 P.M.) – After a major advance by the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) today in the district of Ayn Tarma, whereby the SAA attacked the suburb from four axes capturing large parts of its…al-masdarnews (25)in politics • 7 years agoSyria: liberation of gas fields to ease the country’s crippling economic crisis [+ Pictures]DAMASCUS, SYRIA (6: 25 P.M.) – With the Syrian Armed forces – supported by Russian Air Force – liberating more of the gas-rich territories from the Islamic State deep in the Syrian Desert, the…al-masdarnews (25)in news • 7 years agoJihadist rebels launch largest crackdown on ISIL sleeper cells in IdlibBEIRUT, LEBANON (4:10 P.M.) – The jihadist rebels of Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham launched a wide-scale campaign, Sunday, to crackdown on Islamic State (ISIL) sleeper cells across the Idlib Governorate.…al-masdarnews (25)in news • 7 years agoSyrian airpower and artillery responds with full force after militants raid Syrian Army positions in southern HamaBEIRUT, LEBANON (3:00 P.M.) – Militants of the Ahrar Al-Sham Islamist faction based in the Rastan pocket have raided positions of the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) at the Al-Madajen checkpoint, north of…al-masdarnews (25)in politics • 7 years agoRussian naval ships head to Syrian waters: videoBEIRUT, LEBANON (2:40 P.M.) – The Admiral Essen, a Russian frigate equipped with guided Kalibr cruise missiles, left Sevastopol on Sunday, on its way to the Syrian coast. The Essen and along with…al-masdarnews (25)in news • 7 years agoISIS capital nears collapse as Kurdish forces advance deep inside Raqqa cityDAMASCUS, SYRIA (1:00 P.M.) – New progress has been made in Raqqa over the past 48 hours with the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) concentrating the bulk of their assault troops on the eastern suburbs…
