Islamic State behind suicide car bomb attack in Syria; 75 killed, over 140 injured
At least 75 people were killed and 140 others wounded in a suicide car bomb attack carried out by the Islamic State (IS) militants in Syria`s eastern province of Deir al-Zour, a monitor group reported.
Nov 06, 2017, 07:49 AM IST
At least 75 dead in IS attack in Syria's Deir Ezzor
At least 75 civilians were killed in an Islamic State group car bombing that struck a gathering of people displaced by fighting in eastern Syria, a monitor said Sunday.
Nov 05, 2017, 18:26 PM IST
Syria says it liberated Deir el-Zour city from IS militants
Deir el-Zour, on the west bank of the Euphrates River, had been divided into a government-held and an IS-held part for nearly three years.
Nov 03, 2017, 16:26 PM IST
Russia accuses US of committing war crime, blocking humanitarian aid in Syria
Russia on Friday accused the United States of committing a "war crime" in Syria, saying its army had denied Syrian refugees access to humanitarian aid.
Nov 03, 2017, 14:36 PM IST
Syrian army takes full control of Deir al-Zor from Islamic State: Observatory
The Syrian army and its allies have taken full control of Deir al-Zor city from Islamic State, the largest and most important city in eastern Syria, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Thursday.
Nov 03, 2017, 09:24 AM IST
Six more youngsters from Kannur join Islamic State in Syria: Kerala Police
The Kerala Police has confirmed that six more youngsters from Kannur have joined the Islamic State in
Nov 02, 2017, 17:35 PM IST
Addressing radicalisation is top challenge in Kashmir, says new interlocutor Dineshwar Sharma
Violence has escalated in the Valley since the killing of Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani
Oct 28, 2017, 10:03 AM IST
Syria rejects report blaming it for April sarin attack: State media
The Syrian government rejected a report sent to the U.N. Security Council that blamed it for a chemical attack on the opposition-held town of Khan Sheikhoun in April in which dozens of people were killed, state media said on Friday.
Oct 27, 2017, 23:41 PM IST
US-led strikes claim another 51 civilian lives: Coalition
An ongoing review of air and artillery strikes found another 51 civilians were killed by the US-led coalition in Iraq and Syria, pushing the total toll to at least 786.
Oct 26, 2017, 22:29 PM IST
No role for Bashar al-Assad in Syria's future: Rex Tillerson
President Bashar al-Assad and his family have no role in the future Syria, U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said on Thursday.
Oct 26, 2017, 20:46 PM IST
Trump's refugee ban ends, new screening rules coming
President Donald Trump's four- month worldwide ban on refugees ended on Tuesday.
Oct 25, 2017, 00:41 AM IST
Russia likens US coalition bombing of Raqa to WWII Dresden
Russia on Sunday accused the US-led coalition in Syria of having flattened Raqa with a Dresden-like bombing campaign and masking the destruction with a rush of humanitarian aid.
Oct 22, 2017, 14:47 PM IST
Liberation of Raqqa 'critical breakthrough': Donald Trump
President Donald Trump on Saturday lauded the liberation of Raqqa as "a critical breakthrough" in the international campaign to defeat ISIS and said the US will support diplomatic negotiations that end violence in the war- torn Syria.
Oct 22, 2017, 00:21 AM IST
Raqqa to be part of decentralised Syria, say Kurdish-led militia
Raqqa will be part of a decentralised federal Syria now the city has been freed from Islamic State, the U.S.-backed militias that captured it said on Friday, tying its future to Kurdish-led plans to set up autonomous regions in the north.
Oct 20, 2017, 19:42 PM IST
White House terms court order on travel ban 'dangerously flawed'
The White House on Tuesday termed as "dangerously flawed" a federal court decision to block President Donald Trump`s latest travel ban.
Oct 18, 2017, 05:20 AM IST
All about Syria conflict
Syria`s 300,000-strong pre-war army has been halved by deaths, defections and draft-dodging.
Oct 17, 2017, 17:34 PM IST
Syria's SDF: US-backed alliance who captured IS-held Raqa
On October 17, SDF spokesman Talal Sello told AFP the US-backed fighters finally had "taken full control of Raqa" from IS.
Oct 17, 2017, 17:33 PM IST
Syrian Islamic State fighters evacuate Raqqa city: SDF
Foreign fighters did not leave under the withdrawal deal.
Oct 15, 2017, 12:56 PM IST
Turkish army expands deployment in Syria's northwest: Rebels
The Turkish army is expanding its deployment in northwest Syria with the goal of encircling a Kurdish enclave and reining in Russian strikes in the Idlib border province under a deal to reduce clashes, rebels and witnesses said on Sunday.
Oct 15, 2017, 12:52 PM IST
Islamic State targets Damascus police HQ with suicide bombers
Three suicide bombers blew themselves up near the main police headquarters in Syria's capital Damascus today, killing at least two people, the interior ministry said.
Oct 15, 2017, 07:20 AM IST
