The Syrian foreign minister says Oman has stood by his country in the fight against terrorism.

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian warns the UN that the US military presence and Israeli strikes in Syria are hindering a political solution to the crisis gripping the Arab country.

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro says the world must strongly condemn the US assassination of Iran’s top anti-terror commander Qassem Soleimani.

The United Nations special envoy for Syria rejects the so-called military solution to the decade-long Syrian crisis as “an illusion.”

Iran’s top security official says the United States is very angry due to the defeat of the Daesh terrorist group in Syria and Iraq and is seeking to trigger new crises.

The Russian ambassador to Damascus says Moscow and Tehran are working in close cooperation to settle the Syrian conflict.

On Thursday, the United States carried out airstrikes against facilities belonging to anti terror resistance groups on the Iraqi-Syrian border.

Iran, Russia and Turkey launch a new round of Syria negotiations in the Astana format in the Russian resort city of Sochi.

Damascus has condemned Turkey’s decision to open schools in northern Syria, saying it is a “dangerous act”.

The United Nations refugee agency, UNHCR, confirmed the incident in the Miniyeh region.