Russian-led assault in Syria leaves over 500 civilians dead: rights groups, rescuers
The Syrian Network for Human Rights,(SNHR), which monitors casualties and briefs various UN agencies, said the 544 civilians killed in the hundreds of attacks carried out by Russian jets and the Syrian army.
Jul 07, 2019, 09:56 AM IST
Eyes on Iran as Britain seizes oil tanker over Syria sanctions
The Grace 1 tanker was impounded in the British territory at the mouth of the Mediterranean Sea after sailing around Africa from Middle East.
Jul 04, 2019, 20:35 PM IST
Israeli missile strike kills four civilians, says state media
Israeli warplanes fired missiles targeting Syrian military positions in Homs and the Damascus outskirts in an attack that killed at least four civilians and wounded another 21, Syrian state media said.
Jul 01, 2019, 07:19 AM IST
Please bring back my ISIS-influenced son from Syria, Kashmiri man pleads govt
Ahmed had moved to Syria in 2013 and informed his family that he was working with an NGO there.
Jun 02, 2019, 18:03 PM IST
Israel strikes Syria after rockets fired at Golan Heights
The Israeli military said its aircraft struck Syrian army targets on Sunday after rockets were fired at the Golan Heights, and Syria`s state media said three soldiers were killed in the second such flare-up in a week. Syrian television reported big explosions near Damascus before dawn and said air defences had "confronted the enemy".
Jun 02, 2019, 12:03 PM IST
Syrian government steps up air strikes in northwest, seizes small town
Syrian government forces pounded positions in the northwest of the country on Sunday, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said, in the heaviest day of air strikes since launching a major campaign against the rebel-held territory nearly four weeks ago.
May 27, 2019, 00:18 AM IST
Arrested in Kerala, IS suspect says mastermind of Sri Lanka attacks inspired him
The accused admitted during the interrogation that he had plans to carry out attacks in India.
Apr 30, 2019, 08:05 AM IST
Full-scale assault on Syria's Idlib 'not expedient', says Russia's Putin
Russia has helped forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad take back most of the country in the eight-year-old war but fighting continues.
Apr 27, 2019, 15:01 PM IST
Red Cross appeals for information on three staff missing in Syria since 2013
U.S.-backed forces proclaimed the capture of Islamic State`s last territory in Syria last month, eliminating its rule over a caliphate which it had proclaimed in Iraq and Syria in 2014.
Apr 15, 2019, 08:41 AM IST
Islamic State 'caliphate' defeated, yet threat persists
SDF fighters, who besieged Baghouz for weeks while planes pounded from above, paraded in memory of 11,000 comrades killed in years of fighting against IS. A band played the American national anthem.
Mar 24, 2019, 10:54 AM IST
Islamic State no longer holds any territory in Syria, confirms US
The US Defense Department on Friday stated that the Islamic State no longer holds any territory in Syria.
Mar 22, 2019, 21:59 PM IST
US-backed force says it has taken positions in Islamic State Syria camp
US-backed fighters said they had taken positions in Islamic State`s last enclave in eastern Syria and air strikes pounded the tiny patch of land beside the Euphrates River early on Monday, a Reuters journalist said.
Mar 19, 2019, 08:01 AM IST
Donald Trump agrees on keeping US troops in Syria
The White House on February 21 announced that the US would leave about 200 troops in Syria after the planned pullout.
Mar 06, 2019, 10:36 AM IST
Iran foreign minister not informed about Assad trip to Tehran: spokesman
President Hassan Rouhani rejected Zarif’s resignation last Wednesday, bolstering a moderate ally who has long been targeted by hardliners in factional struggles over the 2015 nuclear deal with the West.
Mar 05, 2019, 12:12 PM IST
Syria fighters say IS still holds civilians, slowing attack
Islamic State faces defeat in the last shred of its main territory in Syria and Iraq where it announced a "caliphate" in 2014, suffering years of steady retreats after arousing global fury through grotesque displays of cruelty.
Mar 04, 2019, 17:46 PM IST
Chlorine was used in attack on Syrian rebel town last April, confirms global chemical weapons agency
Inspectors have concluded that a "toxic chemical" containing chlorine was used in an attack last April in the Syrian town of Douma, at the time held by rebels but besieged by pro-government forces, the global chemical weapons agency said on Friday.
Mar 02, 2019, 18:26 PM IST
Erdogan says safe zone on Syria border must be under Turkey's control
Trump ordered the withdrawal of all 2,000 U.S. troops from Syria in December after saying they had defeated Islamic State.
Feb 24, 2019, 10:04 AM IST
US to leave 200 American peacekeepers in Syria after pullout
The decision to retain peacekeepers could help Trump overcome criticism that he had ordered a precipitous withdrawal from Syria that could lead to Islamic State regaining strength.
Feb 22, 2019, 11:02 AM IST
US-backed Syrian forces call for 1,500 coalition troops to stay in war-torn nation
Kobani said there were discussions about perhaps French and British troops supporting them in Syria.
Feb 18, 2019, 21:15 PM IST
US-backed Syrian forces call for 1,500 coalition troops to stay
The commander of U.S.-backed forces in Syria called on Monday for about 1,000 to 1,500 international forces to remain in Syria to help fight Islamic State and expressed hope that the United States, in particular, would halt plans for a total pullout.
Feb 18, 2019, 20:59 PM IST
