Syria opposition rejects UN proposal for Assad to stay: Source
Assad's ouster has been the key demand of Syria's opposition since the uprising broke out in 2011, but Damascus says his departure is not on the table.
Apr 16, 2016, 18:05 PM IST
Syria opposition says willing to govern with regime `diplomats, technocrats`
Syria`s main opposition High Negotiations Committee (HNC) told AFP Friday it was willing to join a transitional government with diplomats and technocrats from President Bashar al-Assad`s government
Apr 16, 2016, 00:08 AM IST
Escalating Syria violence threatens ceasefire
Fighting escalated around Syria`s second city Aleppo on Thursday, as a Russian-backed government offensive strained a landmark ceasefire and threatened a new round of peace talks in Geneva.
Apr 15, 2016, 08:28 AM IST
Obama sees momentum in fight against Islamic State
President Barack Obama said on Wednesday the U.S.-led coalition fighting Islamic State in Syria and Iraq had put the militant group on the defensive, shrinking its territory and striking key leaders.
Syrians vote for Parliament as diplomacy struggles
Syrians voted in a parliamentary election in government-held areas of the country on Wednesday in what voters called a show of support for President Bashar al-Assad, who is holding the poll in defiance of opponents seeking to oust him.
Apr 13, 2016, 18:36 PM IST
Syria peace talks resume as violence surges
A second round of peace talks to end Syria`s five-year civil war are due to resume in Geneva on Wednesday.
Apr 13, 2016, 08:44 AM IST
US ''very concerned'' over Syrian violence before peace talks
The United States is "very, very concerned" about an increase in Syrian violence just ahead of planned peace talks in Geneva this week, a State Department spokesman said on Monday, blaming Syrian government forces for the escalation in fighting.
Apr 12, 2016, 03:02 AM IST
Netanyahu admits Israel hit Hezbollah-bound arms in Syria
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu openly admitted on Monday for the first time that Israel had attacked dozens of convoys transporting weapons in Syria destined for the Jewish state's arch-enemy Hezbollah.
Apr 11, 2016, 23:39 PM IST
Russia says there are no plans to storm Syria's Aleppo
There are no plans to storm the Syrian city of Aleppo despite thousands of Al-Nusra militants massing around the city, the Russian military general staff, which is providing air support to the Syrian army, said on Monday.
Apr 11, 2016, 22:49 PM IST
Russia muscles into centre of peace drive on ground in Syria
Two elderly men in chequered headdresses, a Syrian army officer and a Russian colonel sat at a plastic table by a desert road signing sheets of paper.
Apr 11, 2016, 09:57 AM IST
Syrian PM says Russia to back new Aleppo attack; opposition says truce near collapse
The Russian air force and Syrian military are preparing a joint operation to take Aleppo from rebels, the Syrian prime minister was quoted saying on Sunday, and an opposition official said a ceasefire was on the verge of collapse.
Apr 11, 2016, 00:07 AM IST
Syrian army preparing to retake Aleppo: PM Wael al-Halqi
Loyalist Syrian troops are preparing a major operation to retake control of the northern city of Aleppo with Russian air cover, Syria's Prime Minister Wael al-Halqi said today.
Apr 10, 2016, 22:35 PM IST
US strike in Syria kills several al Qaeda militants: Pentagon
The US has carried out another raid against al Qaeda militants in Syria, on the heels of a strike that killed the spokesman of the group's Syrian branch, the Pentagon has said.
Apr 07, 2016, 10:07 AM IST
Syria`s Assad says willing to hold early presidential vote
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad was re-elected with nearly 90 percent of the vote in a June 2014 ballot that the opposition and the West decried as a "farce".
Apr 01, 2016, 10:41 AM IST
Bashar al-Assad says he can form new Syria government with opposition
Syria President Bashar al-Assad's opponents responded that no administration would be legitimate while he remained in office.
Mar 31, 2016, 09:47 AM IST
Syria troops press advance after blow to Islamic State in Palmyra
Syrian forces have seized control of the ancient city of Palmyra in a major blow for the jihadists.
Mar 29, 2016, 09:17 AM IST
Syria forces retake ancient Palmyra in major victory over IS
Syrian troops recaptured the ancient city of Palmyra from the Islamic State group on Sunday and pledged to build on the win with an advance against other jihadist strongholds.
Mar 28, 2016, 01:24 AM IST
Putin congratulates Assad on retaking Palmyra: Kremlin
Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke by phone with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad today, congratulating him on his forces retaking Palmyra, the Kremlin said.
Mar 27, 2016, 22:22 PM IST
Syrian army command says Islamic State beginning to collapse
Syria`s military command said on Sunday it had taken full control of the city of Palmyra, in a victory it said marked the beginning of the collapse of the Islamic State group.
Mar 27, 2016, 17:17 PM IST
Syria forces retake Palmyra from ISIS in major symbolic victory
Syrian government forces recaptured the famed ancient city of Palmyra on Sunday in a major symbolic victory over the Islamic State jihadist group, a military source said.
Mar 27, 2016, 12:57 PM IST
