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
Midnight explosions rocks ISIS de facto capital in Syria
Midnight explosions rocked Syria's northern province of al-Raqqa, the de facto capital of the Islamic State (IS) group, a monitor group reported.
Jan 24, 2016, 09:40 AM IST
Hillary Clinton embraces Obama policies, avoids mentioning Donald Trump
Democratic presidential front runner Hillary Clinton embraced the policies of the Obama administration from healthcare to economy and foreign policy in particular Iran during her party's first presidential debate this year.
Jan 18, 2016, 12:14 PM IST
Rocket lands near Italian embassy in Afghan capital Kabul
A rocket landed near the Italian embassy in Kabul on Sunday, a day before a meeting of Afghan and international officials aimed at laying the groundwork for possible peace talks with the Taliban.
Jan 18, 2016, 08:28 AM IST
Somali Islamist rebels say they captured Kenyan troops
Somalia's al Shabaab Islamist group said on Sunday it had captured some Kenyan soldiers during an attack last week on a military base in the west of Somalia near the Kenyan border.
Jan 17, 2016, 14:37 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
Four Indian youths, in Syria to join Islamic State, arrested
Syrian Deputy Prime Minister Walid al Moualem said “the young men” had entered Syria via Jordan.
Jan 14, 2016, 09:42 AM IST
Syria government to allow aid into besieged Madaya: UN
The UN said there were "credible reports of people dying from starvation" in Madaya, including a 53-year-old man who reportedly perished on Tuesday.
Jan 08, 2016, 00:15 AM IST
VIDEO: ISIS threatens to invade Britain in new execution video
The Islamic State (IS) group threatened to invade Britain in a new video on Sunday, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
Jan 04, 2016, 08:58 AM IST
Hundreds of IS family members flee Syrian city
As many as 300 family members of the Islamic State militants fled a northern Syrian city following the recent military progress made by the Syrian army.
Dec 29, 2015, 11:03 AM IST
Syria rebel chief Zahran Alloush killed near capital: Monitor, opposition
Zahran Alloush, head of the powerful Jaish al-Islam Syrian rebel group, was killed on Friday east of Damascus, a monitoring group and Syria`s opposition said.
Dec 26, 2015, 00:03 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
Damascus ready to enter Geneva peace talks: Minister
Syria is ready to take part in peace talks in Geneva and hopes that the dialogue will help the country form a national unity government, Syrian Foreign Minister said.
Dec 24, 2015, 12:26 PM IST
Blasts hit Damascus area building, Lebanese militant Samir Qantar believed killed
A number of rockets hit a building in the Damascus district of Jaramana on Sunday, reportedly killing Lebanese militant leader Samir Qantar according to government loyalists.
Dec 20, 2015, 09:53 AM IST
Watch: Gut-wrenching video of tiny Syrian kids screaming for their mums after airstrike
The Syrian Civil Defense has uploaded a video on Facebook, showing two children running through the rubble and smoke following the bombing near Damascus, Syria on Sunday.
Dec 17, 2015, 20:38 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
Car bomb kills 20 in Syria's Homs
The blast, which hit the neighbourhood of Al-Zahraa -- where most residents belong to the same Alawite sect as President Bashar al-Assad -- killed 15 civilians and wounded at least 64.
Dec 12, 2015, 19:15 PM IST
At least 18 civilians killed in Syria air strikes: Monitor
The strikes hit the Idlib province town of Ariha, which is controlled by the Army of Conquest, a rebel alliance of mainly Islamist groups, including Al-Qaeda affiliate Al-Nusra Front, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.
Nov 29, 2015, 17:20 PM IST
Thanks to Russian strikes, Syrian army advancing on ‘nearly all fronts’: Assad
The embattled president also said he favoured new peace talks to be hosted in Moscow, but stressed that the Syrian conflict could not be resolved with "defeating terrorism".
Nov 22, 2015, 21:11 PM IST
Two knife attacks as unrest returns to Jerusalem
A Palestinian carried out a knife attack at the Damascus Gate, the main entrance to Jerusalem's Old City, and was "neutralised".
Nov 10, 2015, 18:38 PM IST
