Syria's Assad says taking Aleppo from rebels key to pushing ''terrorists'' back to Turkey
Syria`s President Bashar al-Assad said on Friday that the Syrian army`s capture of Aleppo, which has come under renewed bombardment in an effort to seize its rebel-held sector, would be "a very important springboard" to pushing "terrorists" back to Turkey.
Oct 14, 2016, 07:08 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
More than 9,300 dead in year of Russian strikes in Syria: Monitor
More than 9,300 people, including around 3,800 civilians, have been killed in one year of Russian air strikes in Syria in support of President Bashar al-Assad, a monitoring group said Friday.
Sep 30, 2016, 12:28 PM IST
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
Air strikes pound rebel-held Aleppo districts
Dozens of air strikes hit rebel-held areas of the northern Syrian city of Aleppo overnight, a monitor and defence worker said, continuing a fierce air campaign by Syrian government and allied forces since a ceasefire broke down almost a week ago.
Sep 26, 2016, 17:57 PM IST
John Kerry, Sergei Lavrov agree Syria truce holding, extend it by 48 hours
The United States and Russia agreed that the Syrian cessation of hostilities that began on Monday had largely held and should be extended for another 48 hours despite the sporadic violence, the US State Department said on Wednesday.
Sep 15, 2016, 09:32 AM IST
Syria truce holds but aid deliveries delayed
Besieged Syrian civilians waited desperately for aid on Wednesday as relief convoys remained on hold despite a significant drop in violence under a ceasefire brokered by Washington and Moscow.
Sep 14, 2016, 16:16 PM IST
Syria ceasefire takes effect with Assad emboldened, opposition wary
The ceasefire in Syria is the boldest expression yet of hope by the administration of US President Barack Obama that it can work with Russian President Vladimir Putin to end the war.
Sep 13, 2016, 09:27 AM IST
Hours before truce, Bashar al-Assad vows to retake all of Syria
Syria's President Bashar al-Assad made a rare public appearance to celebrate the Muslim Eid al-Adha holiday in Daraya.
Sep 12, 2016, 17:07 PM IST
Syria`s Assad at Eid prayers in town surrendered by rebels
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad made a rare public appearance on Monday at prayers for the Muslim Eid al-Adha holiday in the town of Daraya, recently surrendered by rebels.
Sep 12, 2016, 12:55 PM IST
Syria regime retakes key Aleppo district from rebels: Monitor
Pro-regime forces overran a strategically important district on the southern outskirts of Syria`s Aleppo Thursday, a monitor said, rolling back nearly every gain from a major month-long rebel offensive there.
Sep 08, 2016, 15:48 PM IST
Last US cluster-bomb maker to cease production
The last US maker of cluster bombs will cease producing the controversial weapons, which are banned by most governments because of their capacity to kill or maim civilians.
Sep 02, 2016, 05:45 AM IST
Syria rebel gains as UN raps govt evacuation `strategy`
Rebels and jihadists battled pro-government forces in the central Syrian province of Hama Thursday as the country`s UN envoy warned that more people could be forcibly evacuated from towns besieged
Sep 02, 2016, 05:31 AM IST
Russia using cluster bombs in Syria, campaigners say
Evidence is growing that Russian forces are using cluster bombs in Syria, campaigners said on Thursday, as they released a report showing more than 400 people were killed or maimed by the munitions in the world last year.
Sep 01, 2016, 16:27 PM IST
Will Syria gas attacks probe nail the Assad regime?
A yearlong investigation to determine who is behind deadly chemical attacks in Syria takes center stage at the United Nations this week when the panel presents its much-awaited findings.
Aug 23, 2016, 11:20 AM IST
Islamic State claims responsibility for attack on Russian traffic police
Islamic State has claimed responsibility for an attack on a traffic police post outside Moscow on Wednesday in which both attackers were killed, calling it revenge for Russia`s aerial bombing campaign in Syria.
Aug 19, 2016, 15:28 PM IST
Chinese admiral visits Syria in show of support for Bashar al-Assad
During the early months of the 5-year-old civil war, China joined Russia in blocking motions at the United Nations calling for Assad to work for a resolution of the conflict.
Aug 18, 2016, 15:33 PM IST
Russia uses Iran to strike Syria militants again, rejects US censure
Russia used an Iranian air base to launch air strikes in Syria for a second day running on Wednesday, rejecting U.S. suggestions its co-operation with Tehran might violate a U.N. resolution.
Aug 17, 2016, 18:12 PM IST
Hezbollah sees no immediate end to Syria war, partition in Iraq and Syria a possible outcome
Lebanon’s Hezbollah said the partition of Iraq and Syria was a possible outcome of sectarian fighting across the region and there was no prospect of any end to the war in Syria until after November`s US Presidential Election.
Aug 04, 2016, 00:04 AM IST
Rescuers say toxic gas dropped on Syrian town where Russian helicopter shot down
A Syrian rescue service operating in the rebel-held territory said on Tuesday a helicopter dropped containers of toxic gas overnight on a town close to where a Russian military helicopter was shot down hours earlier.
Aug 02, 2016, 22:18 PM IST
