How it happened: Two seismic weeks that toppled Syria's government Opposition forces swept across the country and entered Damascus with little or no resistance as the Syrian army melted away. World 09 Dec, 2024
Syrian troops gain territory in push to control key highway DAMASCUS: Syrian government forces captured new areas from insurgents in their efforts to control a key highway in the northwest Saturday, as Turkey sent more reinforcements into the war-torn country, state media and opposition activists said. The... Women 08 Feb, 2020
Syria insurgents shell government-held rural Aleppo, kill 12 DAMASCUS: Syrian state media say insurgents fired rockets into residential parts of the northern Aleppo province, killing at least 12 civilians and wounding 15. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Monday that four children... Women 17 Jun, 2019
At least 15 reported killed as Syrian government, rebels exchange fire BEIRUT: At least 15 people were reported killed on Sunday in shelling by government and insurgent forces in northwestern Syria, further straining a Russian-Turkish ceasefire deal for the region. The northwest is the last major foothold of insurgents... Women 07 Apr, 2019
Tense standoff spells endgame for IS militants in Syria A US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) fighter stands atop a building used as a temporary base near the last land still held by Islamic State militants in Baghouz, Syria, on Monday, Feb. 18, 2019. Photo: AP BAGHOUZ, SYRIA:... Women 19 Feb, 2019
Tense standoff spells endgame for IS militants in Syria BAGHOUZ, SYRIA: The collection of tents was largely silent on a sunny winter Monday afternoon. Few people were visible, but the few out and about were calm: Two men in long robes and pants walked slowly together through the grass, a woman leisurely... Women 19 Feb, 2019
Syrian troops briefly take villages east of Euphrates river Ca BEIRUT: Syrian government forces on Sunday briefly captured four villages east of the Euphrates River in the eastern province of Deir el-Zour after rare clashes with US-backed Kurdish-led fighters, then lost the area in a... Women 30 Apr, 2018
Chemical weapons watchdog to send inspectors to Syria BEIRUT: The international chemical weapons watchdog said Tuesday it will send a fact-finding mission to the Syrian town where a suspected gas attack took place over the weekend, after receiving a request from the Syrian government and its Russian... Women 10 Apr, 2018
UN demands Syria ceasefire as air strikes pound rebel-held areas BEIRUT: The United Nations called on Tuesday for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Syria of at least one month as heavy air strikes were reported to have killed at least 30 people in rebel-held areas near Damascus and in the... Women 06 Feb, 2018
Air strike on mosque near Aleppo in Syria kills 42: monitor BEIRUT: Warplanes struck a mosque in the rebel-held village of al-Jina, in northwest Syria, killing at least 42 people and wounding dozens, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a Britain-based war monitor, said on Thursday. The jets struck... Women 17 Mar, 2017
UN says nearly 1 million Syrians besieged; US names, shames commanders UNITED NATIONS: The number of besieged Syrians has more than doubled over the past year to nearly one million, the United Nations aid chief told the Security Council on Monday, as the United States named 13 Syrian military commanders it accused of... Women 22 Nov, 2016
Violence in northern Syria kills 23 BEIRUT: At least 11 children were among 23 people killed Sunday in northern Syria as pro-government forces kept up their campaign against opposition areas in the country's north, while rebels shelled a government-held district in Aleppo city. At... Women 14 Nov, 2016
