Syria Military & Defence

DAMASCUS, (BM) - The withdrawal of American troops from Syria may lead to the fact that Russia will turn out to be the dominant military-political force in the Middle East. This is now worried by many Western analysts, who think that Moscow has "furnished" Washington in the struggle for the Eastern Mediterranean. Military bases in Syria One…

DAMASCUS, (BM) - Now according to Krasnaya Zvezda, the official newspaper of the Russian Ministry of Defense reports about two Su-57 Frazors having been deployed for a second time to Khmeimin Air Force Base, located near the coastal city of Jableh and Latakia (Syria), learned BulgarianMilitary.com, quoting Fighter Jets World. Read more: Turkey…

IDLIB, (BM) - Syrian opposition fighters have withdrawn from a key town in Syria's rebel-held Idlib province, northwest of the country, learned BulgarianMilitary.com, quoting AlJazeera. Read more: Terrorists are Trying to Expand the Area Controlled by Them in Syria`s Idlib, Russia said "Khan Shaikhoun has become completely surrounded by…

MOSCOW, (BM) - The Russian Center for Reconciliation of the Opposing Sides in Syria has registered militants’ movement near the Idlib de-escalation zone, learned BulgarianMilitary.com, quoting TASS. Read more: US-Turkey Safe Zone Agreement is a ‘Blatant Attack and Aggression’, Syria Said "About 120 Hayat Tahrir al-Sham militants, three…

DAMASCUS, (BM) - The Syrian government has called the agreement between Turkey and the United States regarding a safe zone in northern Syria a "blatant attack" on the country's sovereignty, learned BulgarianMilitary.com, quoting Al Jazeera. Read more: War in Syria – Syrian Army Repels Terrorist Attacks Near al-Zakat-Hasraya at Last 24 Hours …

DAMASCUS, (BM) - Syrian army repels large attack by terrorists in direction of al-Zakat-Hasraya, learned BulgarianMilitary.com, quoting Syrian agency SANA. Read more: Heavy Bombardment in Syria’s Last Rebel-Held Province A military source said that terrorist organizations in Hama northern countryside starting from 23:00 pm on 06-08-2019 had…

DAMASCUS, (BM) - Regime airstrikes on Tuesday killed nine civilians in rebel-held northwest Syria, the target of months of regime and Russian bombardment, France 24 said. Three children were among the nine killed outside Maaret al-Numan, a town located in a southern strip of Idlib province, said the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. Read…

THE HAGUE, (BM) - A new team established by the global chemical weapons watchdog to attribute blame for the use of banned munitions in Syria will investigate nine alleged attacks during the country’s civil war, including in the town of Douma, learned BulgarianMilitary.com, quoting Reuters. Read more: There is Alarming Likelihood That Syria…

LATAKIA, (BM) - The temporary accommodation centers in the Syrian province of Latakia have received refugees from the Idlib de-escalation zone where military activities are ongoing, learned BulgarianMilitary.com, according Spokesman for the Russian Center for Reconciliation of the Opposing Sides in Syria Sergei Smolinsky statement. Read more:…

MOSCOW, (BGM) - By joint statement, released yesterday, The Russian Federation and the Syrian Arab Republic blame U.S. Military of a humanitarian crisis in Rukban and al-Hol refugee camps, learned BulgarianMilitary.com, quoting the Russian Ministry of Defence. Here's the full text of the statement without editor`s correction: JOINT…

MOSCOW, (BGM) - There were no chemical attacks in Syria’s Idlib de-escalation zone on May 19 and there could not be any as Syrian government troops declared a unilateral ceasefire from May 18, learned BulgarianMilitary.com, quoting TASS and according Russian Defense Ministry Igor Konashenkov. Read more: The US Suspects a New Chemical Attack of…

DAMASCUS (BGM) - Syrian government troops on Wednesday morning repelled three big attacks by militants in Syria’s Idlib province, learned BulgarianMilitary.com according the Russian Ministry of Defence statement and quoted by TASS. It said in a statement that 500 Nusra front militants, seven tanks, and about 30 pickups mounted with heavy…

DAMASCUS (BM) - Air attacks by Syrian government ally Russia have killed 10 civilians, including five children, in an opposition-held province in northwest Syria, activists and a monitor have said, hours after Moscow announced a ceasefire, learned BulgarianMilitary.com, quoting AlJazeera. The Russian army said the air raids overnight Sunday on…

DAMASCUS (BM) - The Syrian government forces, backed by Russia, have unilaterally ceased firing in the northwestern Idlib province, the last major rebel-held territory, learned BulgarianMilitary.com, quoting AlJazeera. However, opposition activists said shelling and air attacks continued on Sunday despite the announcement. Read more: The…

ISTANBUL, Turkey (BulgarianMilitary.com) - Turkey said on Friday Syrian government forces were violating a ceasefire agreement reached with Russia for Syria’s Idlib, learned BulgarianMilitary.com, quoting Reuters. Russia has backed the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, while Turkey has backed some rebels in Syria’s eight-year-old…

WASHINGTON, the U.S. (BulgarianMilitary.com) - ISIS still poses a significant threat to Iraq and Syria and to the wider world, learned BulgarianMilitary.com, quoting the U.S. MoD. Providing a coalition operations update from Baghdad to reporters at the Pentagon via teleconference, British Army Maj. Gen. Chris Ghika said ISIS has “morphed into…

AL UDEID AIR BASE, DOHA, Qatar (BulgarianMilitary.com) - B-52 bombers ordered by the White House to deploy to the Persian Gulf to counter unspecified threats from Iran have arrived at a major American air base in Qatar, learned BulgarianMilitary.com according to information from U.S. Air force and New York Post. Read more: B-52 in Gulf…

JERUSALEM, Israel (BulgarianMilitary.com) - Syrian media claimed that an Israeli airstrike on a military position in central Syria on April 13 has wounded six soldiers and destroyed several buildings, learned BulgarianMilitary.com, quoting Israel Defense. According to media reports, the target was a missile factory in the Masyaf area and the…

NEW YORK, the United States (BulgarianMilitary.com) - Russia’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Vasily Nebenzya, stressed that everyone, including Iran, Turkey and even Russia should eventually leave Syria, learned BulgarianMilitary.com, quoting Middle East Monitor. The senior Russian diplomat reiterated Moscow’s call for establishing a…