Tag: Syrian
Only Syrian Opp and peshmerga can save Kobani: Turkish PM
Turkey cannot be expected to send troops to defend the besieged Syrian border town of Kobani and only Iraqi Kurdish peshmerga fighters and Syria's...
Islamic State imposes media controls in Syrian province
Activists in Syria’s Deir al-Zor province have been told that any videos, pictures or written reports would be reviewed by Islamic State's ‘Information Office’...
Kerry says Syrian Opp has key role against ISIL
Obama admin asks for $500m from Congress to train and equip vetted members of Syrian opposition
US Secretary of State John Kerry told Syrian rebel...
Syria air defence head killed near Damascus
The head of Syria's Air Defence has been killed in fighting east of Damascus, a rebel coalition and a monitoring group said on Sunday.
They...
Turkish military shoots down Syrian warplane
Turkish premier congratulates military for the action, while Damascus condemns the 'flagrant aggression'
"A Syrian plane violated our airspace. Our F-16s took off and hit...
Israel bombs Syrian posts over Golan attack on its troops
Israel attacked several Syrian military sites on Wednesday in retaliation for a roadside bombing that wounded four of its troops on the occupied Golan...
Prominent anti-Asad activists abducted by agencies, says Syrian opposition
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A prominent leftist writer Akram al-Bunni was abducted by Syrian intelligence agencies from outside a Damascus hotel on Saturday, opposition activists said.
Bunni, who has...
Syrian rebels kill dozens in offensives in north & south
Syrian rebels say they have overrun army positions in the north and south of the country this week, including an offensive in which a...
Six Syrian heritage sites declared endangered
Six ancient sites in Syria, including the city of Aleppo which has suffered considerable damage in the course of the country’s ongoing conflict, have...
Syrian offensive on Qusayr deepens, 13 Hezbollah fighters killed
The Syrian military continued its offensive on Qusayr amid reports that at least 13 Hezbollah fighters helping the army in the strategic attack have...
Head of Syrian opposition coalition al-Khatib resigns
Head of the exiled Syrian opposition coalition Moaz al-Khatib resigned Sunday, his media adviser and coordinator Mohamed Ali said.
"The coalition chief resigned due to...
Syrians mark two-year anniversary of uprising
Syrian authorities strengthened security measures in Damascus as the opposition marks the second anniversary of the country's uprising.
Protests were held in several towns on...
‘Many killed’ in Syrian car bombings
At least 12 members of Syria’s security forces have been killed in two suicide car bombings targeting a military intelligence headquarters in the south-central...
Egyptian youths, police clash in fourth day of violence
Police fired teargas at dozens of stone-throwing protesters in Cairo on Sunday in a fourth day of street clashes that have killed at least...
Syria rebels capture key Idlib airbase
Syrian opposition fighters have overrun Taftanaz airbase, the largest in northern Syria, after several days of fierce combat, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights...
Brahimi does not see Assad in Syrian future
The international peace envoy for Syria has said he does not see President Bashar al-Assad being part of a transitional government envisaged by a...
Syrian rebels ‘free’ Iranian hostages in swap
Syrian rebel groups have freed 48 Iranians captured last year in exchange for prisoners held by Syrian security services, according to Iran's state-run Press...
