Tag: Syria
IS blows up Arch of Triumph in Syria’s Palmyra
Self-styled Islamic State (IS) extremists have blown up the famous Arch of Triumph in the ancient Syrian city of Palmyra, the country's head of...
Russia making ‘grave mistake’ in Syria: Erdogan
Moscow's bombing campaign in Syria is "unacceptable", Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Sunday, warning that Russia was making a "grave mistake".
"The steps Russia...
Obama warns Russia’s Putin of ‘quagmire’ in Syria
US president says Russian bombing will be counterproductive
US President Barack Obama warned Russia on Friday that its bombing campaign against Syrian rebels will suck...
Russia strikes in Syria will escalate conflict: US-led coalition
Russia’s air strikes in Syria will lead to a further escalation of the conflict, members of the US-led coalition against Islamic State (IS) extremists...
Spain jails 11 for sending suicide bombers to Syria
Spanish judges on Friday jailed 11 militants for membership in a gang linked to Islamic State extremists that recruited fighters for suicide bombings in...
Syria rebels insist no role for Assad despite Western overtures
Syrian opposition forces say they will never accept President Bashar al-Assad’s rule, after signs that Western powers may be willing to work with the...
Putin calls for broad coalition against IS
Russian President Vladimir Putin called on Monday for a “broad coalition” to fight the Islamic State group in Syria, in his address to the...
Obama, Putin clash over vision for resolving Syrian crisis
US president describes Syrian President Assad as a ‘tyrant’ and ‘chief culprit’ behind four-year civil war in which at least 200,000 people have died and millions forced to seek refuge in other countries
World has ‘lost humanity’ on Syria: Malala
Teenaged Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai appealed Friday for leaders to do more on Syria, saying that the drowning of a toddler showed the world...
US military reports 75 US-trained rebels return to Syria
About 70 US-trained rebels have returned to Syria after receiving training in Turkey, crossing the border in gun-mounted four-wheel drives, the United States (US)...
Al Qaeda executes 56 regime troops in Syria
Al-Qaeda's Syria affiliate and its Islamist allies have executed at least 56 regime troops at a military airport they recently seized in the northwest,...
Islamic State Syria advance pushes France to begin air strikes
Islamic State (IS) fighters have made considerable progress near the contested northern Syrian city of Aleppo and are threatening to rout core elements of...
Germany expects 40,000 Syrian refugees during the weekend
Some 40,000 Syrian migrants could arrive in Germany over the next two days, officials say - double the number who entered the country last...
Russia sends ships, aircraft and forces to Syria
US officials have not ruled out the possibility that Moscow may be laying the groundwork for an air combat role in Syria's conflict to...
Al Qaeda in Syria captures last regime base in Idlib province
Al Qaeda's Syrian affiliate and its allies seized the last regime-held military base in north-western Idlib province on Wednesday, in the latest setback for...
Egyptian billionaire offers to buy an island off Italy or Greece...
If Greece or Italy sell him an island, Naguib Sawiris, the 10th richest man in Africa, says he will host the migrants and offer them jobs in the new country
IS in Syria demolishes ancient Mar Elian monastery
Islamic State (IS) militants have demolished the ancient Christian monastery of Mar Elian in the central Syrian town of al-Qaryatain.
The militants had also moved...
