UN watchdog confirms Syria mustard gas use, chlorine attack
Three reports have been sent by the head of the OPCW to the body's 192 members after separate missions to investigate incidents in Syria.
Nov 07, 2015, 00:17 AM IST
Syrian Army pushes offensive in central Homs
Syrian regime forces backed by Russian air strikes launched an offensive in the central province of Homs on Thursday, Syria's state media said.
Oct 15, 2015, 14:54 PM 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
EU demands 'immediate' halt to Russia strikes on Syrian rebels
The EU demanded on Monday the "immediate" halt of Russian air strikes against moderate Syrian rebel groups, adding that a lasting peace was impossible under Moscow-backed President Bashar al-Assad.
Oct 12, 2015, 21:58 PM IST
Pentagon scaling back Syria rebel training: Officials
The Pentagon is to stop building Syrian rebel units to fight the Islamic State and focus instead on training and arming vetted leaders, a US defense official said on Friday.
Oct 10, 2015, 00:09 AM IST
US-trained Syrian rebels gave equipment to Nusra: US military
Syrian rebels trained by the United States gave some of their equipment to the al Qaeda-linked Nusra Front in exchange for safe passage, a U.S. military spokesman said on Friday, the latest blow to a troubled U.S. effort to train local partners to fight Islamic State militants.
Sep 26, 2015, 06:16 AM IST
About 70 US-trained rebels enter Syria: Officials
About 70 US-trained Syrian rebels have graduated from America`s much-criticized "train-and-equip" program and are fighting in Syria, military officials confirmed Monday.
Sep 22, 2015, 07:54 AM IST
11 dead in rebel shelling on Syria`s Damascus
Eleven people were killed in evening rebel rocket fire on the Syrian capital Damascus, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Saturday.
Sep 12, 2015, 12:44 PM IST
