DefenceTalkFour US troops were injured Thursday after rockets were fired at a base housing American forces in eastern Syria, US Central Command said. The rockets struck two support buildings at the Green Village base in Deir Ezzor province run by allied Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces, where the US and coalition partners maintain a mission against […]https://www.defencetalk.com/four-us-troops-injured-in-rocket-attack-on-syria-base-pentagon-78648/

DefenceTalkTurkish drone strikes in Syria’s northwestern Idlib province killed 19 government soldiers on Sunday, a war monitor reported, as tensions soared between Damascus and Ankara. The 19 died in strikes on a military convoy in the Jabal al-Zawiya area and a base near Maaret al-Numan city, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. The report […]https://www.defencetalk.com/turkish-drones-kill-19-syrian-government-soldiers-as-tensions-soar-74502/

DefenceTalkTurkey warned on Friday it was opening the gates for refugees to flee to Europe after an air strike blamed on Damascus killed 33 Turkish soldiers in Syria. The international community voiced fears of a rapidly-rising risk of escalation after the attack by Russian-backed Syrian forces in the province of Idlib, where President Bashar al-Assad […]https://www.defencetalk.com/fears-of-escalation-after-33-turkish-troops-killed-in-syria-74352/

Air strikes killed 10 civilians near a bakery and a medical clinic in Syria’s rebel-held Idlib region on Thursday, as government forces kept up a ground offensive. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said Russian warplanes hit the Idlib province town of Ariha, but the Russian defence ministry said its “aviation did not carry […]

DefenceTalkTurkey sent artillery units to the border with Syria Saturday, where its army regularly clashes with Kurdish militia, the state-run Anadolu news agency reported. A military convoy with at least five howitzers arrived overnight at the southern city of Kilis the scene of recent cross-border fire between the Turkish army and the Kurdish Peoples’ Protection […]https://www.defencetalk.com/turkey-sends-more-artillery-to-syrian-border-70253/

DefenceTalkThe United States has launched cruise missile strikes on an airbase in Syria, US officials said on Thursday, responding to a deadly poison gas attack that Washington has blamed on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s forces. One of the officials said more than 50 Tomahawk cruise missiles were fired from US Navy destroyers in the eastern […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-launches-cruise-missile-strikes-on-syrian-airbase-69677/

DefenceTalkSyrian troops and allied militia on Sunday chipped away at territory held by Islamic State jihadists on several fronts across the country, state media and a monitoring group said. Forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad have doubled down against IS in Syria’s fractured north, as well as near Damascus and the ancient city of Palmyra. […]https://www.defencetalk.com/syrian-army-chips-away-at-isis-on-several-fronts-69000/

DefenceTalkThe Russian military said its warplanes suspended all sorties over Syria on Saturday in line with a ceasefire deal brokered by Russia and the United States, to avoid any “bombing mistakes”. The Russian and American militaries also exchanged maps of Syria, while fighting stopped in 34 Syrian settlements, the military said. “Russia’s air force fully […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russia-halts-all-syria-bombing-sorties-to-avoid-mistakes-66877/

DefenceTalkIntense Russian air strikes battered rebel bastions across Syria on Friday, a monitor said, just hours before a midnight deadline for a landmark ceasefire in the country’s five-year civil war. With the ceasefire due to take effect at 2200 GMT on Friday, US President Barack Obama has warned Damascus and key ally Moscow that the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/air-strikes-batter-rebels-ahead-of-syria-ceasefire-deadline-66859/

DefenceTalkThe Pentagon has asked Russia to stay away from parts of northern Syria to protect U.S. Special Operations Forces there, according to military officials. The acknowledgment shows a level of cooperation with Russia despite the Pentagon’s repeated insistence that it is not coordinating with Moscow. Both have been managing air campaigns over Syria for months. […]https://www.defencetalk.com/pentagon-asks-russia-to-avoid-parts-of-syria-to-protect-us-forces-66802/