Russia's Foreign Ministry on Saturday shunned concerns of the United States about an alleged Russian military build-up in Syria, which U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said could lead to escalation of conflict in the war-torn country.
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott pushed the United States to request that Australian jets run bombing missions on the Islamic State (IS) strongholds in Syria, according to a local media report on Wednesday.
The Islamic State (IS) destroyed a Christian monastery in the central Syrian town of Qaryateyn, a monitor group reported on Thursday.
Russia stands ready to work together with the West and Middle East countries to find solution to the crisis in Syria and to fight terrorism, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Thursday.
The long-stalemated Syrian crisis is now witnessing a flurry of diplomatic talks and marathon meetings that could usher in a political solution, in what appeared to be the first positive repercussions of the Iranian nuclear deal on Syria, analysts say.
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad-Javad Zarif on Wednesday urged political and diplomatic efforts as the "only means to solve the Syrian crisis."
Iran's Foreign Ministry denied that Tehran and Washington have any joint plan to fight the militants of the Islamic State (IS) in the region, Alalam TV channel reported Monday.
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki- moon on Wednesday warned that the situation is deteriorating and the death toll is rising in Syria and "the price of this conflict is too high."
French President Francois Hollande and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan reiterated, over phone talks, their common determination to fight against terrorism and to cement security cooperation to halt terrorists' offensive in Syria and Iraq, French presidency said on Monday.
Syria's Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem said Thursday that his country supports the recently-proposed Russian initiative on forming a regional alliance to battle the rampant terrorism in the region, according to the state news agency SANA.
Turkey has put travel ban on 15,000 suspected foreigner fighters, and deported more than 1,500 others who aim to join the Islamic State (IS) group in Syria, Turkish Foreign Ministry spokesperson Tanju Bilgic said Wednesday.
Two Malaysians have been arrested for suspected link with Islamic State (IS) and plot to launch attacks in the country, police said.
Syria's Information Minister Omran al-Zoubi on Wednesday denied reports about the presence of Iranian forces fighting on Syrian soil, according to the pan-Arab al-Mayadeen TV.
Iranian top officials reiterated on Tuesday the country's unwavering support to Syria which has been the hotbed of political dissension and armed conflicts over the past four years.
As many as 140 Islamic State (IS) militants were killed Tuesday by Syrian airstrikes in the northern province of Raqqa, the de facto capital of IS, according to the state news agency SANA.
The Islamic State (IS) militants have executed at least 17 people since they took control over the ancient city of Palmyra on Wednesday, a monitor group said Thursday.
Tunisian Deputy Minister of National Security said here on Monday that between 2,800 and 3,000 Tunisian fighters have joined the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS).
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