Ukraine, rebels argue over MH17 wreckage
Ukraine alleges Russia and pro-Moscow rebels have destroyed evidence as foreign observers and guerrillas face off over access to wreckage Obama calls loss of MH17 a ‘wake-up call’ to Europe to join…
Syrian forces take control of rebel stronghold near Lebanon
BEIRUT The government forces backed by Hezbollah fighters took full control of the Syrian town of Yabroud on Sunday after driving out rebel fighters, state media said, helping President Bashar al-Assad to…
Indian troops claim killing 7 suspected rebels in Kashmir
India’s army, which says it has been locked in a nearly two-week battle with dozens of suspected rebels, claimed on Saturday that it has killed seven militants in 24 hours in the…
Syrian rebels kill dozens in offensives in north & south
Syrian rebels say they have overrun army positions in the north and south of the country this week, including an offensive in which a rights monitoring group said 51 soldiers were executed.…
Syria rebels made own sarin gas, says Russia
Russia has presented evidence to the UN it says shows Syrian rebels attacked regime forces with sarin gas that was produced in “cottage industry” conditions. Ambassador Vitaly Churkin said Russian experts had…
Syria ruling party shakes up leadership
Syria’s ruling Baath party, headed by the country’s embattled President Bashar al-Assad, has announced that its top leadership would be replaced, including Vice President Farouk al-Sharaa. The party’s central committee “held a lengthy…
Syria rebels seize key Deraa army post
Syrian rebels have captured a major army post in the southern city of Deraa after nearly two weeks of intense fighting, activists said. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, which has…
Syria rebels seize key Deraa army post
Syrian rebels have captured a major army post in the southern city of Deraa after nearly two weeks of intense fighting, activists said. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, which has…
Friends of Syria debate arming rebels
Foreign ministers of the “Friends of Syria” group are holding talks in Doha, the Qatari capital, to discuss how to organise the delivery of military and other kinds of aid for Syrian…
US offers military support to Syrian rebels
The US is boosting military support to the main Syrian rebel group after determining that the government has used chemical weapons against the opposition, a top White House official has said. “The…
US ‘debating options’ to help Syrian rebels
The US is debating what more it might do to help the Syrian opposition in its conflict with the government, John Kerry, US secretary of state, has said, without giving any details. The US has weighed…
Mali crisis: Human Rights Watch condemns ethnic abuses
Both Tuareg rebels and the army in Mali have committed abuses against civilians because of their ethnic origins, a Human Rights Watch report says. The Malian army has been advancing towards the…
Qusayr rebels face ferocious assault
Government forces together with fighters from the Lebanese Shia group Hezbollah are continuing their assault on Qusayr amid growing concerns for thousands of civilians feared to be trapped inside the strategic Syrian…
EU lifts arms embargo on Syrian rebels
European foreign ministers have lifted an arms embargo on Syria, paving the way for individual EU member states to provide weapons to the Syrian rebels. The foreign ministers met in Brussels on…
Communist rebels kill Philippine commandos
Communist fighters have set off a roadside bomb and opened fire on a lorry carrying police in the northern Philippine province of Cagayan, killing seven police commandos and wounding eight more. The…
Syrian army attacks rebel stronghold Qusayr
The Syrian army has pounded the rebel-held central town of Qusayr, killing at least 51 people in an apparent preparation for a ground assault, watchdog and activists said. The attack on Sunday…
Syria threatens to respond in kind to Israeli raids
Israeli air raids on Syria at the weekend killed at least 42 soldiers, a watchdog said Monday, fuelling international concern over a spillover of the conflict, as Damascus warned it would strike…