Final push on Syria's Raqa to begin 'in coming days: France
The international coalition battling the Islamic State group in its Syrian stronghold of Raqa will begin a final push on the city in the coming days.
Mar 24, 2017, 14:33 PM IST
Syrian rebels launch attack near Hama
Syrian rebels including a powerful alliance of jihadist groups said they launched a new offensive near the city of Hama in the central part of western Syria on Tuesday.
Mar 22, 2017, 09:00 AM IST
US forces in Syria are 'invaders': President Bashar al-Assad
Syria's President Bashar al-Assad called US military action in Syria as "invaders" because he hadn't given permission for them to enter the country.
Mar 13, 2017, 12:52 PM IST
21 civilians killed in US-led strikes against ISIS targets in Iraq, Syria
Twenty-one civilians were killed in US-led coalition air strikes against Islamic State targets in Iraq and Syria in recent months, officials acknowledged today.
Mar 05, 2017, 09:28 AM IST
Syria ex-Qaeda says opposition leaders must `step aside`
Fateh al-Sham Front split from al Qaeda in July 2016 in a move analysts said was an abortive attempt to end its blacklisting by the United Nations and Western governments.
Syria vows 'retaliation' as attack jolts peace talks
Geneva: Syria vowed Saturday to retaliate following the deadly suicide assault in its third city Homs, as the UN said the attack was aimed to "spoil" sputtering peace talks starting in Geneva.
Feb 25, 2017, 23:12 PM IST
Suicide attacks on bases in Syria`s Homs kill 42
Suicide attacks on two security service bases in the heart of Syria`s government-held third city of Homs killed 42 people on Saturday.
Feb 25, 2017, 15:10 PM IST
Suicide bomber kills 42 near Syria town taken from Islamic State
A suicide bomber attacked Turkish-backed rebels just outside the Syrian town of Al-Bab Friday, killing 42 people in a major blow just hours after they hailed its capture from the Islamic State group.
Feb 24, 2017, 16:05 PM IST
UN-backed Syria talks restart with rebels on the back foot
UN-brokered Syria peace talks restart in Geneva after a 10-month hiatus that has seen the opposition weakened and political upheaval in the foreign powers shaping the conflict.
Feb 21, 2017, 09:43 AM IST
Syrian opposition says ready for Geneva peace talks but Assad must go
The Syrian opposition is fully committed to peace talks in Geneva on February 23, a senior official said on Sunday, adding the talks would need to pave the way for a political transition.
Feb 19, 2017, 19:45 PM IST
Syrian opposition wants Geneva talks on political transition
The Syrian opposition wants face-to-face negotiations with the government about a political transition at peace talks that are due to begin in Geneva next week, a leading Syrian opposition politician said on Wednesday.
Feb 15, 2017, 19:05 PM IST
13,000 opponents of Syrian President 'secretly' hanged in military prison: Report
At least 13,000 opponents of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad were secretly hanged in a government jail, where mass executions of up to 50 people at a time occur every week, the Amnesty International said in a report on Tuesday.
Feb 07, 2017, 10:48 AM IST
IS 'besieged' in last bastion in Syria's Aleppo province
The Islamic State group is "completely besieged" in its last major stronghold in Syria`s Aleppo province.
Feb 06, 2017, 15:56 PM IST
Syria Oppn rejects United Nation envoy picking talks delegation
Syria opposition officials Wednesday criticised UN envoy Staffan de Mistura after he said he could pick the opposition delegation representatives to UN-led talks in Geneva if they failed to do so.
Feb 01, 2017, 18:26 PM IST
Will Trump era provide respite to destroyed countries?
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The procession of breast-beating "liberals" doesn`t seem to end, not since Donald Trump eclipsed their most shining star -- Hillary Clinton.
Feb 01, 2017, 15:23 PM IST
Astana talks: Peace in Syria elusive unless political solution found
The initiative for the talks came from Russia, Turkey, and Iran, with Russia in the driver`s seat.
Jan 28, 2017, 17:01 PM IST
Britain signals possible shift on Syria policy
Britain`s foreign minister hinted at a shift in policy on Syria on Thursday, saying President Bashar al-Assad could be allowed to run for re-election and mentioning a possible "arrangement" with regime ally Russia.
Jan 27, 2017, 00:11 AM IST
First Hindu Congresswoman says she met Assad on Syria trip
The first Hindu elected to the Congress, Hawaiian Democrat Tulsi Gabbard, has said that she met Syrian President Bashar al-Assad during a secret, "fact-finding" trip to Syria and Lebanon.
Jan 26, 2017, 14:08 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 rebels, regime enter first day of talks in Astana
US President Donald Trump`s administration was invited to participate in the talks but did not send a delegation.
Jan 23, 2017, 09:15 AM IST
