Syrian army says rebels in Aleppo can only surrender
The Syrian army has said that the rebels in the northern city of Aleppo can only surrender, as all of the supply routes to the rebel-held areas were cut off, according to the state news agency SANA.
Oct 06, 2016, 03:19 AM IST
Syria military says will `reduce` bombardment of Aleppo rebels
Syria`s military on Wednesday announced a reduction of air strikes and artillery fire on rebels in Aleppo, saying the army had advanced nearly two weeks into its large-scale offensive for the city.
Oct 05, 2016, 22:31 PM IST
Strike kills 19 civilians in IS-held Syria village: Monitor
The strike hit the village of Thalthana, in northern Aleppo province, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.
Oct 05, 2016, 15:28 PM IST
Russia sends missile system to Syria port
Russia said Tuesday it has sent an advanced missile system to the Syrian port of Tartus, as tensions escalate between it and the United States over the five-year conflict.
Oct 05, 2016, 01:20 AM IST
Afghan hospital bombing reenacted in protest as bombs fall on Aleppo
Geneva`s main hospital became a fiery inferno on Monday night in a simulation to commemorate the deadly U.S. air strike on a Kunduz hospital in Afghanistan a year ago and to condemn alleged Syrian and Russian bombing of health centres in Aleppo.
Oct 04, 2016, 03:48 AM IST
US targets `prominent` Al-Qaeda leader in Syria strike: Pentagon
A US air strike targeted a "prominent" Al-Qaeda leader in Syria on Monday, the Pentagon said, amid reports a senior leader of the group was killed near Idlib.
Oct 04, 2016, 01:41 AM IST
France slams Russian, regime 'cynicism' in Syria
French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault attacked on Monday the "cynicism" of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad`s regime and its Russian ally, while urging support for a new ceasefire.
Oct 04, 2016, 01:17 AM IST
Air raids destroy largest hospital in rebel-held parts of Syria`s Aleppo
The largest hospital in rebel-held parts of Syria`s Aleppo was "completely destroyed" in air strikes on Monday, the medical organisation that supports it said.
Oct 03, 2016, 22:25 PM IST
EU proposes new Aleppo aid plan, seeks safety guarantees
The plan aims to deliver medical, water and food aid from EU stocks in government-held western Aleppo to up to 130,000 people.
Oct 03, 2016, 00:06 AM IST
Russian jets pound Aleppo as US clings to diplomacy
Russia was reported on Friday to be sending more warplanes to Syria to ramp up its air campaign.
Oct 01, 2016, 21:41 PM IST
Russia says US ''aggression'' in Syria would mean ''tectonic shifts''
Russia and the United States back opposing sides in the Syrian conflict.
Barrel bombs hit largest hospital in rebel-held Aleppo: NGO
At least two barrel bombs hit the largest hospital in the rebel-held side of Syria`s Aleppo city on Saturday, the medical organisation that supports it said.
Oct 01, 2016, 14:40 PM IST
Syria regime advances in Aleppo, MSF decries `bloodbath`
Syrian regime forces advanced in the battleground city of Aleppo on Friday, backed by a Russian air campaign that a monitor said has killed more than 3,800 civilians in the past year.
Oct 01, 2016, 00:48 AM IST
Russia sends more warplanes to Syria amid world anger at 'barbarous' strikes
US President Barack Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel described the Russian and Syrian bombing of the city of Aleppo as "barbarous".
Sep 30, 2016, 23:59 PM IST
US likely to end Syria ceasefire talks with Russia over Aleppo bombings
The US and Russia have been trying to negotiate a ceasefire in the war-torn nation, but Secretary of State John Kerry said "the bombing of Aleppo right now is inexcusable", NBC news reported.
Sep 30, 2016, 17:43 PM IST
US-Russia talks on verge of ending as Aleppo faces catastrophe
With no let-up in the military campaign, US Secretary of State John Kerry admitted that months of diplomacy to end the war had hit a dead-end.
Sep 30, 2016, 03:27 AM IST
Kremlin says will press on with Syria operation, slams US
US Secretary of State John Kerry has called on Moscow to ground its planes over Syrian battle zones, including over Aleppo.
US weighs tougher response to Russia over Syria crisis: Officials
US President Barack Obama has resisted ordering military action against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in the country`s multisided civil war.
Sep 29, 2016, 09:17 AM IST
Syria Army takes rebel-held Aleppo district
Syrian government troops on Tuesday took control of a central rebel-held district in Aleppo city, where the army is pressing an operation to retake opposition territory, a military source said.
Sep 27, 2016, 18:09 PM IST
Bombings kill at least 17, wound over 50 in Baghdad: Officials
Bombings targeting shopping areas in Shiite districts of the Iraqi capital on Tuesday killed at least 17 people and wounded more than 50, security and medical officials said.
Sep 27, 2016, 17:54 PM IST
