Syria regime strikes kill six civilians: Monitor
The Syrian government air strikes killed at least six civilians, including four children, in Aleppo province on Thursday, despite a fragile two-week-old truce, a monitor said.
Jan 12, 2017, 14:47 PM IST
United States to deploy 300 soldiers in Helmand province to fight Taliban
The United States will deploy around 300 soldiers in southern Helmand province of Afghanistan.
Jan 08, 2017, 10:29 AM IST
Syria: Car bomb detonates in north Aleppo, 43 killed, dozens injured
At least 43 people were killed and dozens injured on Saturday when a car bomb was detonated in Syria.
Jan 07, 2017, 19:15 PM IST
Syria crisis: Nine including govt soldiers killed in fighting near Damascus despite truce
At least nine people, among them seven government soldiers, were killed in fighting near the Syrian capital Damascus overnight, despite a fragile nationwide truce, a monitor said on Saturday.
Jan 07, 2017, 13:46 PM IST
Syria crisis: Children at high risk of waternorne diseases in Damascus, says UN
Children are at risk of waterborne diseases in Syria`s capital Damascus where 5.5 million people have had little or no running water for two weeks, the United Nations said on Friday.
Jan 06, 2017, 22:25 PM IST
Clashes near Damascus despite Syria truce
Syrian pro-government forces clashed with rebels around the main water source for Damascus on Thursday, a monitor said, threatening a fragile ceasefire as it entered its seventh day.
Jan 05, 2017, 15:04 PM IST
Thousands return to ruins of freezing Aleppo: UN official
Thousands of people are starting to return to formerly rebel-held east Aleppo despite freezing weather and destruction "beyond imagination", a top U.N. official told Reuters from the Syrian city.
Jan 04, 2017, 18:43 PM IST
Fate of nationwide ceasefire for Syria unclear
The fate of a reported nationwide truce for Syria was unclear Thursday, following talks between Moscow and Ankara, despite Turkish state media saying a deal had been reached.
Dec 29, 2016, 10:53 AM IST
Russia, Turkey said to agree Syria ceasefire, rebels caution
Turkey and Russia have agreed a ceasefire for all of Syria that should come into force at midnight, Turkish state media said today, but rebel groups said no such official truce had been agreed.
Dec 28, 2016, 23:06 PM IST
Russia, Turkey agree Syria ceasefire plan
Turkey and Russia have agreed a ceasefire plan for all of Syria that should come into force this evening at midnight, Turkish state media said on Wednesday, as Ankara and Moscow tighten cooperation to find an end to the civil war.
Dec 28, 2016, 16:10 PM IST
Senior Islamic State commander in Syria likely killed: Monitor
One of Islamic State`s top commanders in Syria was probably killed in combat as the jihadists sought to stave off an advance by U.S.-backed Syrian forces towards a strategic dam in northern Syria, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Tuesday.
Dec 27, 2016, 16:08 PM IST
21 civilians 'executed' by rebels in Aleppo
"The bodies were found in prisons run by the terrorist groups in Sukkari and al-Kalasseh, and they were found to have been executed by gunshot at very close range," Aleppo's forensic unit Zaher Hajjo said.
Dec 26, 2016, 18:39 PM IST
21 civilians 'executed' by rebels in Aleppo: State media
Syrian authorities have accused rebel fighters of executing 21 civilians, including women and children, at close range as they quit second city Aleppo last week, state media reported.
Dec 26, 2016, 18:09 PM IST
Aleppo's brutalities will be more real without Western propaganda
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Dec 26, 2016, 10:33 AM IST
Vladimir Putin, Hassan Rouhani welcome Syrian army's victory in Aleppo
Iran's President Hassan Rouhani and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin welcomed the "Syrian army`s victory against the terrorists in Aleppo" during a late-night phone call, Iranian media reported on Sunday.
Dec 25, 2016, 14:31 PM IST
Syrian army, civilians reclaim ruined Aleppo streets
Syrian troops strengthened their hold over Aleppo on Friday after retaking full control of the city, as residents anxious to return to their homes moved through its ruined streets.
Dec 24, 2016, 02:09 AM IST
Russia has sent battalion of military police to Aleppo: Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu
Russia has sent a battalion of military police to keep order in Aleppo, Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said today, after the Syrian regime took full control of the ravaged city.
Dec 23, 2016, 23:37 PM IST
Cristiano Ronaldo joins campaign to help children in war-stricken Syrian cities - Video
Ronaldo also called Syrian war-affected kids `the true heroes`.
Dec 23, 2016, 23:23 PM IST
Syrian army says it has retaken complete control of Aleppo, last rebel fighters evacuated
The army said Thursday it has retaken full control of Syria`s devastated second city Aleppo, scoring its biggest victory against opposition forces since the civil war erupted in 2011.
Dec 23, 2016, 02:37 AM IST
4,000 rebels leave Aleppo in 'last stages' of evacuation: ICRC
"Overnight between Wednesday and Thursday, in one of the last stages of the evacuation, more than 4,000 fighters were evacuated in private cars," said Ingy Sedky, the ICRC's spokeswoman in Syria.
Dec 22, 2016, 17:56 PM IST
