Tag: Syria
Rebels shoot down helicopter in Syria’s Douma: NGO
Rebel fighters gunned down a helicopter in a battleground town near Damascus on Thursday, a watchdog said, as Syria's opposition declared parts of the...
Syria fighting rages as Iran calls for halt to violence
Syrian troops shelled several districts in Aleppo and clashed with rebels on Tuesday, as Damascus ally Iran proposed a simultaneous halt to the violence...
UN Syria envoy Brahimi visits Syrian refugees in Turkey
The international peace envoy for Syria Lakhdar Brahimi on Tuesday met Syrians staying at a Turkish refugee camp in his first encounter since taking...
Top US general in Ankara to discuss Syria crisis
The top US general on Monday discussed the Syrian crisis with officials in Ankara, as Turkey’s premier criticised Washington for inaction over the conflict....
Rights violations in Syria soar in number, pace, scale: UN
Serious human rights violations have soared dramatically in Syria in recent weeks, the head of a UN commission tasked with probing the abuses said...
Iran says Guards in Syria, fighting rages in Damascus
Syrian troops on Sunday fought rebel fighters in the country’s two main cities Damascus and Aleppo, as Iran acknowledged for the first time it...
Brahimi meets Syria’s Assad, warns of world threat
International peace envoy Lakhdar Brahimi warned after meeting President Bashar al-Assad on Saturday that the worsening conflict in Syria poses a threat to the...
Peace envoy Brahimi arrives in Syria: spokesman
International peace envoy Lakhdar Brahimi arrived in Syria on Thursday on his first visit to the strife-torn country since his appointment two weeks ago,...
Actress Jolie visits Syrian refugees in Turkey camps
Hollywood star and UN special envoy Angelina Jolie on Thursday visited Turkey's largest camp for Syrian refugees near the border, where overjoyed thousands welcomed...
Syria rebels kill 18 soldiers, clash near Aleppo airport
Syrian rebels killed at least 18 soldiers in a car bomb and ground attack on a military position in Idlib province on Wednesday, as...
Australian police conduct terror raids: reports
Australian police have raided a string of properties in Melbourne over alleged links to homegrown terrorism, reports said Wednesday.
Australian Federal Police and Victorian police...
Jordan king warns of ‘looming’ spillover of Syria turmoil
Jordan's King Abdullah II on Wednesday warned of a spillover of the Syrian turmoil into the countries it neighbours, saying the risk is "looming...
Aleppo pounded as Jolie visits Syria refugees
Syrian troops on Tuesday pounded Aleppo to thwart a rebel advance in Syria’s second city, activists said, as Hollywood star Angelina Jolie visited a...
Aleppo pounded as Jolie visits Syria refugees
Syrian troops on Tuesday pounded Aleppo to thwart a rebel advance in Syria's second city, activists said, as Hollywood star Angelina Jolie visited a...
Brahimi begins ‘very difficult’ Syria mission
UN-Arab League envoy Lakhdar Brahimi on Monday began what he called a “very difficult” mission to bring peace to Syria with talks in Egypt,...
Brahimi says facing ‘very difficult’ Syria mission
UN and Arab League envoy Lakhdar Brahimi said Monday during a visit to Cairo that he faces a "very difficult mission" in conflict-stricken Syria,...
Clashes, bombings across Syria kill 45
A car bomb ripped through Syria’s largest city of Aleppo on Sunday, killing at least 17 people and wounding 40 in one of the...
