Tag: Syria
Syria army reinforces Aleppo as UN sends home observers
The Syrian army sent reinforcements to Aleppo on Wednesday to join the intensifying battle for the country's second city, as the United Nations pulled...
Turkey to shut border crossings with Syria: official
Turkey will close its border crossings with neighbouring strife-torn Syria on Wednesday until further notice, a Turkish official told AFP.
"We have taken such a...
Syria rebels say chemical weapons moved to borders
Syria’s rebels accused strongman Bashar al-Assad on Tuesday of moving chemical weapons to the country’s borders, a day after his beleaguered regime said it...
Six children among 33 dead in Syria: rights group
Shelling in the town of Herak, south of Damascus, killed six children on Tuesday, a human rights watchdog said, taking the death toll nationwide...
Obama aide holds talks in China after Syria veto
The United States' national security advisor held talks Tuesday with President Hu Jintao and other Chinese leaders, after Beijing's veto of a UN Security...
US warns Syria against using chemical weapons
US President Barack Obama has warned Syrian strongman Bashar al-Assad it would be a "tragic mistake" to unleash chemical weapons, after Damascus admits it...
Syria threatens to use chemical weapons if attacked
Syria admitted on Monday it possesses chemical weapons and warned it would use them if attacked by foreign powers though not against its own...
Syria rebels say at ‘gates of victory’
The Syrian National Council sounded a defiant note in a an overnight statement, saying fierce clashes in cities across the country was a sign...
Syrian rebels occupy second border post: Turkish diplomat
Syrian rebel forces occupied a second border post with Turkey on Sunday, three days after taking control of the frontier crossing of Bab al-Hawa,...
Clashes in Syria’s Aleppo, tense calm in Damascus
Heavy clashes between troops and rebels raged into a second day in Syria’s second city Aleppo on Saturday, activists said, while a tense calm...
Russia to delay chopper shipment to Syria: report
Russia will delay its controversial shipment of three attack helicopters and an air defence system to Syria until security is restored in the country,...
Syria rebels control border post with Turkey: AFP
Syrian rebels were in full control of the Bab al-Hawa border post with Turkey after overrunning it in a fierce battle with Syrian troops,...
Britain to boost help to Syria rebels: Hague
Britain will step up its support for Syria's rebels after Russia and China blocked a UN Security Council resolution against Bashar al-Assad's regime, Foreign...
China paper says West seeks military action in Syria
A top Chinese newspaper on Friday accused the West of seeking a green light for military intervention in Syria, after Beijing and Moscow blocked...
Hundreds flee as UN says Syria violence spiraling
Hundreds of people were fleeing Damascus flashpoints on Thursday after the army warned of a violent clashes with rebels following a bomb blast that...
Russia, China veto Syria sanctions at UN
Russia and China on Thursday vetoed a UN Security Council resolution that would impose sanctions against Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad if he does not...
Deadly bomb strikes at core of Syria regime
A bomb struck at the heart of Syria's senior command on Wednesday, killing at least three of President Bashar al-Assad's top brass in an...
