Chinas Army Must Always Be On Standby, Resolutely Defend National Sovereignty - Minister

 China's army needs to improve combat capability, always be ready for war, and resolutely defend the country's sovereignty, security and interests, Defense Minister Wei Fenghe said on Wednesday.

After Syria raid, US kills Islamic State militants in air strike

The US military said it carried out an air strike on Thursday in northern Syria that killed two Islamic State members including a leader it named as Abu-Hashum al-Umawi.

History shows that whoever violates borders is ultimately punished: Greece to Turkey

 

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Turkey says it 'neutralized' seven PKK members in northern Iraq - The Jerusalem Post

Turkey's military "neutralized" seven members of the banned Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) in an operation in northern Iraq, the Defence Ministry said on Saturday.

Greek Prime Minister Says NATOs Unity On Southeast Flank Undermined By Turkey - UrduPoint

NATO's unity on its southeast flank is undermined by Turkey's "unacceptable" violations of Greek airspace, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Thursday.

oreign Ministry: Syria condemns Turkish hostile actions, affirms its right to respond – SANA

Syria has condemned Turkish hostile actions and violations of   sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity of the country, affirming that it reserves its right which is guaranteed by its constitution, principles of the international law and UN charter to respond to these actions,  an official source at Foreign and Expatriates Ministry said on Monday.

Moscow: Jeffrey infiltration to Syria without its approval flagrant violation of sovereignty

Russian Foreign Ministry stressed that US Special Envoy entry to Syria without its approval is a blatant violation of the Syrian sovereignty.

Turkey defies Greece’s warnings and begins eastern Mediterranean "mission"

The Turkish Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, Fatih Donmez, announced the arrival of the Turkish research vessel “Oruc Reis” to the eastern Mediterranean, in order to resume exploration activities in that region.

Germany Will Make Sovereign Decision on Military Spending, Maas Says

Germany’s foreign minister rejected suggestions that Berlin could be browbeaten by US President Donald Trump into hiking military spending, saying that his country would make its own “sovereign” decisions.

Showing its brightest side: Olive Branch and Euphrates Shield Impossible Without Russia

An aide to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has claimed that Turkish the military "operations" Euphrates Shield and Olive Branch would have been impossible without Russian cooperation.

La Liga Árabe exige a Turquía que "retire sus fuerzas" del territorio iraquí

El Consejo de la Liga Árabe exigió hoy a Turquía que retire inmediatamente "sus fuerzas" de Irak por considerarlo una "violación a la soberanía iraquí" y una "amenaza a la seguridad nacional árabe".

US Continues Air Raids on Civilian Targets in Eastern Syria

Over 50 civilians were killed and wounded in yet another US airstrike on residential areas in Eastern Deir Ezzur, media sources reported on Thursday.

Russia urges US-led coalition to let evaluating commission to Raqqa

Russia has urged the US-led coalition to let UN officials visit the Syrian city of Raqqa and to transfer the areas the coalition controls at present over to the care of the Syrian government, the Russian Ambassador to the UN, Vasily Nebenzya said on Wednesday at a meeting of the UN Security Council.

US-Led Coalition Reportedly Targets Pro-Damascus Forces Again

The US-led coalition carried out airstrikes on Monday to impede the advance of pro-Damascus forces towards Syria’s oil-rich city of Deir ez-Zor, the Anadolu agency reported, citing local sources. Both Syria and the US have yet to comment on the fresh reports.

Putin orders daily 5 hour ceasefire in East Ghouta

Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered a daily five hour ceasefire in the East Ghouta region of Damascus that will allow civilians time to reach safety.

Threat of a collision: Turkish military stops Eni drilling offshore Cyprus

Five vessels from the Turkish military have stopped a drillship commissioned by an Italian company to drill in the waters offshore Cyprus, an official said.

Turkey to lay siege to Afrin city center soon: Erdogan

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday said the Turkish army would lay siege to Syria’s Afrin city center in the coming days.

La verdadera misión de la llamada Coalición Internacional es apoyar a los terroristas : Al-Jaafari

El embajador permanente de Siria ante la ONU, Bashar al-Jaafari, denunció que EEUU, Francia y Gran Bretaña, no han escatimado esfuerzo para socavar a Siria, resaltando que la verdadera misión de la llamada Coalición Internacional es otorgar apoyo a los terroristas en Siria.

Syria has accused the US of carrying out a "brutal massacre, war crime and a crime against humanity"

Syria has accused the US of carrying out a "brutal massacre" with a bombing attack in Deir al-Zour province.

US Seizing Economic Assets in Syria Instead of Fighting ISIL: Russian MoD

The Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement on Thursday that the US-led coalition’s shelling of the Syrian militiamen proves that rather than fighting the ISIL, Washington has been seizing Syria’s economic assets.