Assault to capture Syria's Raqqa to begin in days, Kurdish YPG says
The offensive is being waged by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), an alliance of Kurdish and Arab militias backed by the U.S.-led coalition against Islamic State.
Jun 03, 2017, 19:54 PM IST
Moscow says US has no objective data on monstrous crime in Syria
The Kremlin on Thursday said US allegations that Syrian forces carried out a deadly chemical attack are not based on "objective" information.
Apr 06, 2017, 17:59 PM IST
Syrian troops besiege Islamic State held northern stronghold
Syrian government forces are besieging the last Islamic State stronghold in the northern province of Aleppo, weeks after launching an offensive to free the entire province from militants.
Mar 23, 2017, 19:14 PM IST
Syrian forces a 'few weeks' away from Raqqa, US Marines deployed to assist
US backed Syrian forces said on Thursday they were closing in on Islamic State-held Raqqa and expected to reach the city outskirts in a few weeks, as a US Marines artillery unit deployed to help the campaign.
Mar 09, 2017, 23:25 PM IST
United nations panel says evacuation of Syria's Aleppo was a war crime
A United nations panel says the evacuation of eastern Aleppo in December after months of siege and aerial bombing by Russian and Syrian forces was the latest in a series of war crimes committed in the six-year-old conflict.
Mar 01, 2017, 19:52 PM IST
Syrian rebels announce peace talks with government
Several rebel groups have said they were freezing talks on planned peace negotiations with the Syrian government, citing "major violations" by the government forces to an ongoing ceasefire.
Jan 03, 2017, 10:27 AM IST
Syria forces take third of rebel-held Aleppo, nearly 1,000 civilians flee
Government forces have retaken a third of rebel-held territory in Aleppo, forcing nearly 10,000 civilians to flee as they pressed their offensive to retake Syria's second city.
Nov 28, 2016, 13:11 PM IST
Bashar al-Assad insists Syrian forces to clean Aleppo of rebels
Amid ongoing violence in Syria, President Bashar al-Assad has insisted that the country`s armed forces must continue "to clean" up Aleppo city, even as diplomats are preparing to halt bloodshed in rebel-held areas of the city.
Oct 15, 2016, 13:06 PM IST
Russia warns US not to attack Syrian forces
Russia has warned the US on Saturday against carrying out attacks on Syrian forces and said it would have repercussions across the country and the Middle East region.
Oct 02, 2016, 04:49 AM IST
US-backed Syrian force captures key IS stronghold of Manbij
US-backed fighters have seized a key Islamic State stronghold in northern Syria after two months of heavy fighting and freed hundreds of civilians the extremists had used as human shields, Syrian Kurdish officials and an opposition activist group said today.
Aug 13, 2016, 23:25 PM IST
Syrian army set for offensive to retake Aleppo: Report
A leading pro-government newspaper in Syria said on Thursday that the army is preparing a major offensive to recapture the whole of second city Aleppo and its surrounding province.
Apr 28, 2016, 16:13 PM IST
US Secretary of State Kerry demands Russia rein in Syrian forces
Kerry's call came as a new round of fierce fighting around Aleppo overshadowed peace talks aimed at ending Syria's five-year-old civil war.
Apr 16, 2016, 00:16 AM IST
France rejects Russian UN text on Syria, slams `dangerous` escalation
France on Friday rejected a Russian draft UN resolution aimed at halting Turkey`s military actions in Syria, and said Moscow`s backing of Syrian forces had led to a dangerous escalation in the war.
Feb 20, 2016, 02:30 AM IST
Turkey delivers aid across border as Syrian forces step up Aleppo assault
Aid trucks and ambulances entered Syria from Turkey on Sunday to help tens of thousands of people who have fled an escalating government assault on Aleppo, as air strikes targeted villages on the road linking the city to the Turkish border. Rebel-held areas in and around Aleppo, Syria`s largest before the war, are still home to 350,000 people, and aid workers have said they could soon fall to the government.
Feb 07, 2016, 22:26 PM IST
Syrian army launches operation, kills 60 militants
At least 60 armed militants were killed on Tuesday during the Syrian forces ground offensive in the northwestern province of Idlib, Xinhua reported.
Oct 28, 2015, 04:25 AM IST
CIA-backed Syrian rebels under Russian blitz: Officials
CIA-backed rebels in Syria, who had begun to put serious pressure on President Bashar Assad's forces, are now under Russian bombardment with little prospect of rescue by their American patrons, US officials say.
Oct 10, 2015, 21:36 PM IST
