Tag: Syria
6 killed, tanks near Iraq as Syria faces backlash
Six civilians were killed Tuesday and tanks were deployed near Syria’s border with Iraq, activists said as President Bashar al-Assad came under sharp pressure...
Syrian forces round up hundreds near northern town
Syrian troops rounded up hundreds of people in a sweep through villages near Jisr al-Shughour on Monday, fleeing residents said, after President Bashar al-Assad’s...
Syria attacks northern town, residents flee
Syrian tanks and helicopters stormed the town of Jisr al-Shughour on Sunday, residents said, and state television reported heavy clashes between army troops and...
UN must make ‘clear statement’ on Syria: Britain
The UN Security Council must make a "clear statement" on Syria by proceeding with a resolution condemning the crackdown by government forces, British Foreign...
Syria slammed as crackdown testimonies mount
Harrowing eyewitness accounts piled up on Saturday after Syrian forces backed by helicopter gunships killed at least 25 protesters, prompting the US to toughen...
Syrian troops raid flashpoint town
Troops on Friday launched a long-feared crackdown in Jisr al-Shughur, as thousands of pro-democracy protesters took to the streets across Syria and the US...
6 dead as Israel opens fire on Golan: Syria
Israeli troops opened fire on Sunday as protesters from Syria stormed a ceasefire line in the occupied Golan Heights, with Damascus saying six demonstrators...
More than 50,000 demonstrate in Syria’s Hama: rights group
More than 50,000 Syrian demonstrators on Friday flooded the streets of the central city of Hama, where security forces opened fire in a bid...
West’s push on Syria may spark IAEA debate
Western states are pressing ahead with a drive to report Syria to the U.N. Security Council over suspected nuclear activity, despite misgivings among some...
Clinton, citing Syrian boy, sees ‘total collapse’
The reported torture of a Syrian boy shows the "total collapse" of Syrian authorities' willingness to listen to anti-government protesters, U.S. Secretary of State...
Assad grants amnesty, 5 killed in crackdown
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad issued a general amnesty on Tuesday, state television said, after ten weeks of protests against his 11-year rule and a...
Under pressure, Syria offers N-cooperation
Syria, in a policy reversal, has offered to cooperate fully with the UN atomic agency, which wants to inspect a suspected nuclear reactor site...
At least eight killed in Syrian protests
At least eight people were killed during anti-regime demonstrations on Friday across Syria, including four in two different suburbs of the capital Damascus, the...
17 killed as protests sweep Syria
Syrian security forces shot dead at least 17 people, including a child, as pro-democracy protests swept the country on Friday after weekly prayers, with...
Syria blasts US sanctions amid calls for Friday protests
Syria on Thursday denounced US sanctions imposed on President Bashar al-Assad and top aides, saying they were part of long-time efforts by Washington to...
US slaps sanctions on Syria’s Assad
The US imposed sanctions on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and six other top aides for human rights abuses on Wednesday in a dramatic escalation...
Syria denies existence of mass grave at Daraa
Syrian authorities on Tuesday denied the existence of a mass grave in the southern town of Daraa, which the army had raided to put...
