Tag: Syria
Turkey sends missile batteries to Syria border: reports
Turkey has sent missile batteries, tanks and troops to the border with Syria as a "security corridor", almost a week after the Syrian downing...
Seven pro-Assad TV staff among 36 killed in Syria
An attack on a pro-government television near Damascus killed seven staff Wednesday, state media said, while 29 people died in other violence on the...
‘Bloodiest week’ of Syrian revolt sees 916 killed: NGO
More 15,800 people have been killed since the outbreak of the Syrian revolt 15 months ago, a human rights watchdog said on Wednesday, adding...
Sectarian killings on rise in Syria conflict: UN probe
Growing numbers of victims of the conflict in Syria are being targeted on account of their religion while gross violations of human rights are...
Syria walks out of UN Human Rights Council debate
Syria on Wednesday stormed out of a UN debate on a freshly critical report on the rights abuses in the conflict-torn country.
"We will not...
‘Fierce clashes’ around elite unit posts near Damascus
Rebel forces and Syrian army units were locked in fierce clashes around elite Republican Guard posts in the suburbs of Damascus on Tuesday, a...
46 dead in Syria as UN monitors say ‘obliged’ to stay
Twenty-nine soldiers were among 46 people killed in violence in Syria on Wednesday, a rights group said, as UN observers said they were “morally...
Troops pound Homs, 34 killed in Syria
Syrian forces pounded Homs on Monday as they pressed their campaign against rebel strongholds in the city, while 34 people were killed across the...
Observers’ attackers in Syria must be brought to justice: UN
Those responsible for attacks on UN observers in Syria must be brought to justice, UN rights chief Navi Pillay said Monday. The call came...
Regime forces besiege Homs, 69 killed across Syria
Syrian troops besieged several districts of the central city of Homs on Sunday, a day after violence across the country cost at least 69...
UN suspends Syria mission as violence escalates
UN observers suspended their mission to Syria on Saturday, blaming intensifying violence as troops reportedly rained shells down on rebel strongholds, trapping more than...
Damascus suburb shelled, 9 killed across Syria: NGO
Syrian troops shelled a rebel bastion in northern Damascus during the night, killing seven people, while a civilian and a rebel leader were killed...
Syria violence kills 52 as uprising enters month 16
At least 52 people died in clashes and bombings across Syria on Thursday, with activists calling for another day of protests as the uprising...
Over 14,400 killed in 15-month Syria revolt: NGO
More than 14,400 people have been killed in Syria in the 15-month revolt against President Bashar al-Assad's regime, including 2,302 in the past month...
Syria violence kills 11, two car bombs reported: NGO
Nine civilians and two rebels were killed early Thursday in violence across Syria, while car bombs exploded in the northwest city of Idlib and...
Syria rebels quit besieged town of Al-Haffe: NGO
Syrian rebels withdrew on Wednesday from the besieged town of Al-Haffe and nearby villages that had been under intense shelling by regime forces for...
72 killed across Syria Tuesday: rights group
At least 72 people, the majority of them civilians, were killed across Syria on Tuesday, a watchdog said, adding that a mother and her...
