Aleppo

Displaced Syrians survive war but face battle against cold

Since Syria`s conflict erupted in 2011, more than six million people have been displaced internally, many of them multiple times as fighting engulfed the country.

Dec 26, 2017, 09:18 AM IST

WATCH: Syrian refugee's dream comes true with Lionel Messi meeting

Nujeen Mustafa, 18, who suffers from cerebral palsy and is confined to a wheelchair, fled her hometown of Aleppo two years ago with her sister Nasrin.

Dec 16, 2017, 09:49 AM IST

53 killed in airstrikes in Syria's Aleppo

At least 53 people were killed and more than 60 were injured in airstrikes that targeted a marketplace in Syria`s northwestern Aleppo province on Monday.

Nov 14, 2017, 09:30 AM IST

Syria declares victory over Islamic State

Syria`s army declared victory over Islamic State on Thursday.

Nov 09, 2017, 21:46 PM IST

All about Syria conflict

Syria`s 300,000-strong pre-war army has been halved by deaths, defections and draft-dodging.

Oct 17, 2017, 17:34 PM IST

Rebel rockets kill five in Syria's Aleppo: Monitor

More than 330,000 people have been killed and millions more displaced.

Aug 15, 2017, 22:24 PM IST

Syrian doctors plead for help, fearing the world is "bored" with their conflict

Tens of thousands of displaced Syrians have found refuge in the northern province of Idlib, which borders Turkey.

Jun 14, 2017, 00:19 AM IST

US-MCCAIN-TRUMP

Trump's administration are reaching the "size and scale" of Watergate.

May 17, 2017, 12:44 PM IST

DNA: HEARTBREAKING! Syrian photographer puts down his camera to save a boy – Watch video

Heartbreaking pictures of a Syrian photographer Abd Alkader Habak carrying an injured child to safety after a bomb attack in Syria were widely shared on social media platforms.

Apr 22, 2017, 00:20 AM IST

Syrian photographer leaves camera aside to carry injured kid in arms, breaks down, pics go viral

This is really HEARTBREAKING! This will move you to tears.

Apr 19, 2017, 21:11 PM IST

Syria evacuations resume after deadly bombing: Report

The evacuation of civilians and fighters from besieged Syrian towns resumed on Wednesday after a weekend bombing at a transit point killed 126 people, 68 of them children, an AFP correspondent reported.

Apr 19, 2017, 12:09 PM IST

Russia probes 'act of terror' after metro blast kills 10, injures dozens

Russia opened a probe into a suspected "act of terror" Monday after 10 people were killed and dozens more injured in a blast that rocked the Saint Petersburg metro.

Apr 03, 2017, 22:09 PM IST

Pentagon denies hitting Syria mosque, offers photo as proof

A US air strike in northern Syria did not hit a mosque, but rather a nearby building with "dozens" of Al-Qaeda members inside, the Pentagon said Friday as it published a photo of the strike's aftermath.

Mar 17, 2017, 23:27 PM IST

Syrian rebel group says U.S.-led coalition behind mosque strike

Ahrar al-Sham, a powerful Syrian rebel group, on Friday said the U.S.-led coalition against Islamic State was behind a deadly mosque attack near Syria's Aleppo that a war monitor said killed dozens of people on Thursday evening. 

Mar 17, 2017, 18:06 PM IST

United nations panel says evacuation of Syria's Aleppo was a war crime

A United nations panel says the evacuation of eastern Aleppo in December after months of siege and aerial bombing by Russian and Syrian forces was the latest in a series of war crimes committed in the six-year-old conflict.

Mar 01, 2017, 19:52 PM IST

24 civilians killed in bombing on Syria town: Monitor

Al-Bab is IS`s final stronghold in the northern Syrian province of Aleppo.

Feb 16, 2017, 14:48 PM IST

IS `besieged` in last bastion in Syria`s Aleppo province: monitor

The Islamic State group was "completely besieged" in Al-Bab after forces loyal to Syria`s regime cut off a road into the jihadists` last major stronghold in Aleppo province, a monitor said Monday.

Feb 06, 2017, 14:05 PM IST

'Mr Trump, have you ever gone hungry?' Syrian 'Twitter girl' Bana Alabed asks US President in new video

Bana al-Abed, the seven-year-old girl who gained world's attention through her tweets about the destruction of Aleppo in Syria, has urged US President Donald Trump to think of the children of the war-ravaged country.

Feb 02, 2017, 15:23 PM IST

Chechens serving as Russian military police in Aleppo: Kadyrov

Chechen strongman Ramzan Kadyrov on Tuesday confirmed that troops from the mainly Muslim Caucasus region were serving as Russian military police in the war-torn Syrian city of Aleppo.

Jan 24, 2017, 16:01 PM IST

Syria's Bashar al-Assad hopes for "reconciliation" deals from Astana talks

Russia, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad`s most powerful ally, has pushed the Astana talks with help from Iran and Turkey.

Jan 19, 2017, 17:43 PM IST