Syria army, rebels in talks over 15-day truce near capital
Syria's army and rebels were locked in talks to reach a 15-day ceasefire in the Eastern Ghouta region east of the capital, a monitor and a security source has said.
Nov 19, 2015, 04:17 AM IST
Islamic State 'executes' Chinese, Norwegian hostages as bastion pounded
The Islamic State group said on Wednesday it had killed a Chinese and a Norwegian hostage, as French and Russian air strikes on its Syrian stronghold were reported to have left dead 33 fighters.
Nov 19, 2015, 00:15 AM IST
Paris attacks fallout: France strikes IS, global resolve against jihadists intensifies
The IS group which operates out of Iraq and Syria claimed responsibility for downing the airliner as well as a bombing in Beirut last week.
Nov 17, 2015, 20:36 PM IST
Twin blasts claimed by Islamic State kill 41 in Beirut Hezbollah bastion
Twin bomb blasts claimed by the Islamic State group killed 41 people on Friday on a busy shopping street in a Beirut stronghold of the Shiite movement Hezbollah, the worst such attack in years.
Nov 13, 2015, 08:22 AM IST
35 killed in suicide bombings in Beirut, Lebanon
At least 35 people were killed and over 180 others injured in two suicide bombings that rocked the Burj el-Barajneh region here in Lebanon on Thursday, Xinhua reported.
Nov 13, 2015, 00:49 AM IST
35 killed in Beirut suicide bombings
The security forces have cordoned off the areas and the civil defence teams are evacuating the injured to nearby hospitals.
Nov 13, 2015, 00:46 AM IST
10 dead in Syria regime raids on Islamic State-held town: Monitor
At least 10 people were killed on Sunday in Syrian government air strikes on a town held by the Islamic State group in northern Aleppo province, a monitor said.
Nov 08, 2015, 22:08 PM IST
Islamic State claims murders of Syrian activist, friend in Turkey: Video
The video posted online yesterday said IS "slaughtered" Ibrahim Abdul Qader, 20.
Nov 02, 2015, 05:42 AM IST
Attacks on Syria rebel strongholds kill 89: Monitor
At least 89 people, including 17 children, were killed on Friday in attacks on opposition strongholds in the north and outside Damascus, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.
Oct 31, 2015, 00:15 AM IST
Nine Russian raids hit Syria hospitals: Medical group
Nine Russian air strikes have hit hospitals or field clinics operating in war-torn Syria, killing civilians and medical staff, a Syrian medical organisation has said.
Oct 23, 2015, 18:35 PM IST
Tens of thousands flee new Syria offensives
Tens of thousands have fled new regime offensives in Syria, the UN said, as Russian air strikes were reported to have killed 370 people so far, around one third of them civilians.
Oct 21, 2015, 19:50 PM IST
Air strikes on IS convoy in Syria kill 40: Monitor
Air strikes on a convoy of the Islamic State group killed at least 40 jihadists in central Syria at the weekend, a monitoring group said today.
Oct 19, 2015, 02:25 AM IST
Senior al Qaeda commander killed in an airstrike in Syria
Activists say a top commander in al Qaeda's Syrian affiliate has been killed in an airstrike.
Oct 17, 2015, 18:33 PM IST
Syria army begins offensive near Aleppo with Russian support
Syrian troops backed by Russian airpower and allied militias opened a new front today against rebels around second city Aleppo.
Oct 17, 2015, 03:38 AM IST
Using Russia's cover, Iran begins sending fighters to Syria
Iran has sent hundreds of troops into northern and central Syria in the first such open deployment in the country's civil war, joining fighters from its Lebanese ally Hezbollah in an offensive against rebels and taking advantage of cover from Russia's air campaign, a regional official and Syrian activists said on Wednesday.
Oct 14, 2015, 22:48 PM IST
Syria regime advances with Russian air support
Syrian government forces captured a village from rebels in the central province of Hama on Saturday as they pushed a ground operation backed by Russian air support.
Oct 10, 2015, 20:00 PM IST
Lebanon receives new US military aid
Lebanese army received on Friday a new shipment of Hellfire missiles and artillery munitions in assistance from the US, officials said in a statement.
Oct 10, 2015, 07:47 AM IST
Lebanon`s `You Stink` campaigners trash crisis plan
Organisers of mass protests in Lebanon over trash festering in the streets said Thursday the government`s long-awaited plan to deal with the crisis was too vague and does not meet their demands.
Sep 10, 2015, 20:28 PM IST
