Tag: Syrian army
Clashes between Kurds and Syrian army leave 18 dead
AMMAN: Clashes erupted on Saturday between US-backed Kurdish fighters and Syrian troops in the centre of the city of Qamishli in northeastern Syria that...
Syrian army advances in southwest against IS militants
BEIRUT: The Syrian army has captured some areas held by Islamic State fighters in a region of the southwest near the border with the...
Syrian army pushes into Quneitra province
AMMAN: The Syrian army and its allies made advances in the southwest that bring it closer to the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights border, state television...
Syrian army besieges rebels’ enclave in Deraa
AMMAN: The Syrian army and allied troops on Monday laid siege to the rebel-held enclave in Deraa and were poised to gain complete control...
Syrian army advances in southwest, UN says 45,000 displaced
BEIRUT: The Syrian army has seized a chunk of territory from rebels in the southwest, Syrian state media and a war monitor said on...
Syrian army drops leaflets over southern region amid tension
BEIRUT: Syrian army helicopters dropped leaflets Tuesday over rebel-held parts of the country's south calling on civilians to help the military clear the area...
Syrian army, police celebrate recapturing all of Damascus
BEIRUT: Syrian government forces raised their flag over the Yarmouk Palestinian camp in Damascus on Tuesday as state media promoted what it said was...
Syrian army clears south Damascus of Islamic State
BEIRUT: The Syrian army pushed Islamic State militants out of a south Damascus pocket on Monday, effectively clearing all insurgents from around the capital,...
Syrian army captures southern part of IS-held areas south of Damascus
DAMASCUS: The Syrian army on Saturday captured the southern part of the Hajar al-Aswad area south of the capital Damascus, the state TV reported.
The...
Syrian army battles IS attack in Deir al-Zor
BEIRUT: The Syrian army and its allies fought on Friday to recover ground lost during an Islamic State counterattack in eastern Syria that targeted...
Aleppo recaptured, says Syrian army
The army said Thursday it has retaken full control of Syria's second city Aleppo, scoring its biggest victory against opposition forces since the civil...
Syrian army presses offensive against Islamic State
The Syrian army has crossed the boundary of Raqqa province, home to the de facto capital of Islamic State, after a major Russian-backed offensive...
Syrian army pushes into Palmyra amid heavy bombardment
Syrian government forces advanced into Palmyra on several fronts on Saturday with support from air strikes and artillery bombardment, state media and a monitoring...
