Tag: Syria
Israel warns Syrians away from frontier as Assad closes in
GOLAN HEIGHTS/BEIRUT: Dozens of Syrians approached the Israeli frontier on the Golan Heights on Tuesday in an apparent attempt to seek help or sanctuary...
Syria rebels surrender heavy arms in Daraa city
DAMASCUS: Syrian rebels in the southern city of Daraa were surrendering their heavy weapons to government forces on Saturday, state media said, under a...
‘Iran has no intention to leave Syria’
MOSCOW: Iran has no intention of leaving Syria regardless of US and Israeli pressure, a senior envoy to Iran's leader said Friday, reaffirming a...
Israeli air strike hits Syria at Golan frontier
BEIRUT/JERUSALEM: The Israeli air force struck a position on Friday on the Syrian side of the Golan Heights frontier, sources on both sides said.
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Syria rebels return to talks with Russia after strikes pummel south
DARAA: Rebels in Syria's battered south were returning to talks with government ally Russia on Thursday after the most intensive bombing campaign yet in...
Hezbollah role in Syrian south exposes limits of US policy
BEIRUT: Hezbollah is helping to lead a Russian-backed offensive in southern Syria, pro-Damascus sources said, exposing the limits of US policy that hopes Moscow...
Syria rebels split over Russia-brokered surrender deals in south
BEIRUT: Rebels in southern Syria were sharply divided Monday over whether to accept deals offered by government backer Russia that would see regime forces...
Jordan to talk to Russia as Syria fighting displaces 270,000
AMMAN: Jordan's foreign minister said on Monday that he will hold talks with his Russian counterpart over the conflict in Syria, where the latest...
Air strikes on southern Syria kill 22 civilians: monitor
BEIRUT: A barrage of Russian air strikes on rebel-held areas of southern Syria killed 22 civilians on Thursday, a monitoring group said, most of...
Syrian opposition blames escalation on US
BEIRUT: A senior Syrian opposition leader is blaming the US for allowing a de-escalation agreement to collapse in southwestern Syria, where government forces are...
France calls on Russia to stick to southwest Syria de-escalation deal
PARIS: France said a government offensive in southwest Syria carried the risk of destabilising the region and called on Russia to abide by commitments...
Putin says Russia has withdrawn 1,140 military personnel and 13 warplanes...
MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that Russia has withdrawn 1,140 military personnel and 13 warplanes from Syria in last few days.
"As you...
Russia hopes to discuss Syria with Bolton in Moscow
MOSCOW: Russian officials hope to discuss the situation in Syria with US national security adviser John Bolton during his visit to Moscow, RIA news...
Syria army widens offensive on rebel-held areas in southwest
BEIRUT: Syria state media and opposition activists say government troops are advancing on rebel-held areas in the country's southwestern region amid intense clashes in...
Iraq bombs meeting of Islamic State leaders in Syria: military
BAGHDAD: Iraq has launched an air attack on a gathering of Islamic State leaders inside neighboring Syria, killing 45 members of the hardline militant...
Syria’s Assad defies US, presses southwest assault
BEIRUT: Syrian government helicopters dropped barrel bombs on opposition areas of the southwest on Friday for the first time in a year, a war...
Germany’s Merkel says Syria must be more secure before refugees return
BEIRUT: German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Friday on a visit to Lebanon that conditions in Syria are not yet right for refugees to...
