Tag: Syria
Syria accused of ‘massacre’ as hundreds of bodies found
Several hundred bodies have been found in a town near Damascus after a ferocious assault by the Syrian army, a watchdog said on Sunday,...
In battered Aleppo, rebels dig in for war of attrition
Syrian rebels say they are digging in for a war of attrition in Aleppo, where what was being billed as the “mother of all...
Syria army recaptures Aleppo heart as fighting rages
The Syrian army recaptured three Christian neighbourhoods in the historic heart of Aleppo from rebels Thursday but fierce clashes continued in other parts of...
Syria says ‘ready to discuss’ Assad exit
Syria said it is ready to discuss the departure of President Bashar al-Assad as part of a negotiated settlement to the increasingly ferocious conflict...
Syria army steps up Damascus, Aleppo strikes
Government forces stepped up blistering attacks in Damascus and Aleppo on Wednesday after the regime said it was ready to discuss President Bashar al-Assad’s...
France gives non-lethal military aid to Syria opposition: PM
France is providing the Syrian opposition with "non-lethal" military aid, Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault said Wednesday.
Speaking on BFMTV-RMC radio, Ayrault said France had responded...
Army kills dozens in Damascus suburb: watchdog
Syrian forces have killed dozens of civilians in a raid on a Damascus suburb, a watchdog said on Wednesday, reporting that many of the...
Syria denies reports of new defection as violence rages
Syria denied reports Saturday that top regime official Vice President Faruq al-Shara has defected as fighting raged in key battlegrounds in several parts of...
Brahimi to succeed Annan in Syria
Lakhdar Brahimi, a former Algerian foreign minister and longtime UN diplomat known as a strong-willed, independent broker, has agreed to succeed former Secretary-General Kofi...
OIC suspends Syria as divided UN debates mission
The Organization of Islamic Cooperation suspended Syria on Thursday, saying the Muslim world can no longer accept a government that “massacres its people”, further...
China urges Syria to halt violence, accept mediation
China’s Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi urged a visiting Syrian envoy on Thursday to implement a ceasefire and accept international mediation to end the violence...
Army pummels Aleppo as 34 killed in Syria
The Syrian army pummelled districts across the embattled northern city of Aleppo on Thursday, leaving 18 civilians dead, while eight soldiers died in clashes...
OIC suspends Syria’s membership, will take Rohingya case to UN
The Organization of Islamic Cooperation suspended Syria’s membership early on Thursday at a summit of Muslim leaders in Makkah, citing President Bashar Assad’s violent...
Syria’s OIC suspension ‘unfair’: Iran
Iran on Thursday slammed a decision by the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation to suspend Syria's membership, calling the step against its key ally "unfair...
Air strike kills over 30 as OIC suspends Syria
The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation suspended Syria, saying the Muslim world "can no longer accept a regime that massacres its people", as 31 people...
Russia warns West against ‘sabotage’ of Syria deal
Russia said Wednesday it would not let Western powers “sabotage” a political transition accord to end the escalating conflict in Syria that was reached...
World Muslim body poised to suspend Syria
The world’s largest Islamic bloc was poised Wednesday to suspend conflict-wracked Syria, despite opposition from Iran, a staunch ally of the regime of President...
