Syria strikes on jihadist bastions spike during truce: Monitor
Since a ceasefire came into force in Syria, the army and its Russian ally have refocused their air power on targeting jihadist factions, a monitoring group said Monday.
Mar 14, 2016, 20:22 PM IST
Qaeda in Syria seizes key hilltops from regime: Monitor
Fighters from Al-Nusra Front, Jund Al-Aqsa, and other groups seized the central Al-Eis hilltop and surrounding hills as well, says Observatory head Rami Abdel Rahman.
Mar 08, 2016, 05:30 AM IST
Islamic State gets more brutal, begins use of 'Clipper' against women
In another act of savagery, Islamic State has introduced a metal instrument to punish women whose clothes they claim do not completely cover their body.
Feb 25, 2016, 17:01 PM IST
US, Russia announce Syria ceasefire from Saturday
The United States and Russia on Monday announced plans for a landmark "cessation of hostilities" to take effect in war-torn Syria on February 27, excluding the main jihadist factions.
Feb 23, 2016, 03:29 AM IST
Islamic State beheads kid for listening to western music
In another case of brutality out of the many it has already committed in the past, Islamic State has beheaded a 15-year-old child for merely listening to western music at the grocery store of his father.
Feb 19, 2016, 17:15 PM IST
Aid convoy reaches Syrian rebel-held area: Report
A convoy carrying medical aid entered the besieged rebel-controlled Douma area near the Syrian capital on Saturday, the official SANA news agency reported, citing the Syrian Red Crescent.
Feb 14, 2016, 00:29 AM IST
Nine dead in ISIS Damascus car bombing: Monitor
A suicide car bombing killed nine people Tuesday at a police officer`s club in the Syrian capital, a monitor said, in an attack claimed by the Islamic State group.
Feb 09, 2016, 18:58 PM IST
Suspected Russian raids kill 54 Syrian civilians: Monitor
Suspected Russian air strikes killed at least 54 civilians in rebel- and jihadist-held areas of Syria in the past 24 hours, a monitoring group said on Thursday.
Jan 28, 2016, 20:39 PM IST
Islamic State releases video of Paris attackers
The Islamic State group released a video Sunday purporting to show nine jihadists involved in the November Paris attacks that killed 130 people, in which they threaten coalition countries including Britain.
Jan 25, 2016, 09:51 AM IST
Syria army seizes key rebel-held town in Latakia
Syrian regime forces on Sunday overran the last major rebel-held town in the coastal Latakia province, a stronghold of President Bashar al-Assad, state television reported.
Jan 24, 2016, 14:58 PM IST
ISIS releases 270 of 400 civilians abducted in east Syria
The Islamic State group released 270 of more than 400 civilians it had abducted during its assault on the eastern Syrian city of Deir Ezzor, a monitor said.
Jan 20, 2016, 19:11 PM IST
ISIS commits massacre in Syria, kills over 280 people
The Islamic State (IS) terrorist group killed as many as 280 people when its militants stormed a town in Syria's eastern province of Deir al-Zour on Saturday.
Jan 17, 2016, 10:02 AM IST
Three months of Russia raids on Syria kill more than 2,300
Three months of Russian air strikes in Syria have killed more than 2,300 people, a third of them civilians, a monitoring group said today.
Dec 30, 2015, 17:31 PM IST
Buses enter Syrian border town to evacuate fighters, civilians under UN deal
Ambulances and buses entered the besieged rebel-held Syrian town of Zabadani on Monday to ferry scores of the insurgents to Turkey under a deal brokered by the United Nations, rebel sources there said.
Dec 28, 2015, 14:51 PM IST
Islamic State leader al-Baghdadi says 'caliphate' well despite strikes
The Islamic State group has released a new message purportedly from its reclusive leader, claiming his self-styled "caliphate" is doing "well" despite an unprecedented alliance against it.
Dec 27, 2015, 00:17 AM IST
Syria regime raids kill 20 people including 7 children
Air raids by Syrian government warplanes killed 20 civilians, including seven children, in an area southeast of Damascus on Thursday, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitor said.
Dec 25, 2015, 00:34 AM IST
Watch – Islamic State militants drag girls, women by hair; separate them from their kin to pacify sexual urges
Savagery under Islamic State rule has no limit. In a recent act of brutality, Islamic State militants were seen dragging a group of girls and women away from their families to pacify their sexual urges.
Dec 20, 2015, 16:16 PM IST
Bombardment of rebel bastion near Damascus kills 31: Monitor
At least 31 civilians were killed on Sunday in heavy bombardment of a besieged Syrian rebel stronghold east of Damascus that also struck a school, a monitoring group said.
Dec 13, 2015, 23:53 PM IST
Islamic State child soldiers kill captives in gruesome video
Six of the boys are chosen by their instructor to "send a message" to IS`s opponents by executing security forces held by the group.
Dec 04, 2015, 00:06 AM IST
IS executes 3,500 in Syria since declaring `caliphate`: monitor
The United Nations has accused the ISIS of "crimes against humanity".
Nov 29, 2015, 19:35 PM IST
