Assad flees as Syrian rebels topple regime; uncertainty in war-torn nation amid calls for free electionsThe Islamist rebels also dealt a major blow to the influence of Russia and Iran in Syria in the heart of the region, allies who propped up ...
08 Dec, 2024, 10.53 PM IST
Syria Crisis: Donald Trump says Putin "not interested" in protecting Assad, points "China can help"Syrian rebels seized control of Damascus, forcing President Bashar al-Assad to flee. President-elect Trump criticized Russia's lack of supp...
08 Dec, 2024, 08.31 PM IST
Syrian civil war: President Bashar al-Assad flees as rebels enter Damascus unopposedSyrian President Bashar al-Assad has reportedly fled to an undisclosed location as rebel forces claim to have entered Damascus and taken co...
08 Dec, 2024, 10.02 AM IST
Islamic State attacks Syria jail, military base in Iraq in deadly escalationThe jihadist group has yet to comment on the attacks and there is no indication that they are coordinated but, according to analysts, they ...
21 Jan, 2022, 11.45 PM IST
Syrian president sworn in for 4th term in war-torn countryThe swearing-in ceremony was held at the presidential palace and attended by clergymen, members of parliament, political figures and army o...
17 Jul, 2021, 03.52 PM IST
Kashmir India’s internal matter: Syrian Ambassador AbbasIslam has no place for this ideology. LeT & JuD chief Hafiz Saeed should speak against this extremist ideology.
29 Oct, 2016, 12.58 AM IST
Three Paris attackers feature in ISIS recruitment files: ReportsSamy Amimour, Foued Mohamed-Aggad and Omar Ismail Mostefai - believed to have carried out the worst attack in Paris at the Bataclan theatre...
12 Mar, 2016, 03.26 PM IST
How US weaponry is turning Syrian conflict into proxy warSeveral US-aided units have come under direct fire by the Russians. But they claim to have held their territory, with the help of TOW missi...
13 Oct, 2015, 01.43 PM IST
'Jihadi John' threatens to return to UK to "cut off heads""Jihadi John", the dreaded computer programmer-turned Islamic State executioner, has reportedly been filmed in strife-torn Syria threatenin...
23 Aug, 2015, 06.58 PM IST
US Defense Secretary Ash Carter: Assad's term in office likely to outlast President Obama'sOver the last four years, the Obama administration has repeatedly said that Assad needs to step down - but has done very little to make tha...
08 Jul, 2015, 01.31 PM IST
- Islamic State releases third video of British hostage
New propaganda video featuring John Cantlie, a British photojournalist captured almost two years ago has been released by the dreaded terro...
30 Sep, 2014, 05.49 PM IST
US Congress may vote next week on Barack Obama IS attack planLawmakers are set to depart Washington next today and hit the campaign trail until the mid-term congressional elections on November 4.
12 Sep, 2014, 10.40 AM IST
Here's how Obama's new ISIS strategy could become a disasterObama administration has given green light for surveillance flights over Syria for possible military strikes on ISIS without coordinating w...
27 Aug, 2014, 02.24 PM IST
Barack Obama risks falling into a trap in SyriaTop American officials now acknowledge that the US must confront ISIS in both Iraq and Syria, but there is a lack of policy as to how that ...
25 Aug, 2014, 11.45 AM IST
Use of chemical weapons merits serious response: US, UKAccording to a senior State Department official, Kerry made a series of calls related to evidence of a chemical weapons attack on August 21...
25 Aug, 2013, 10.07 AM IST
- Unrest in Syria continues, international efforts remain deadlocked
Amidst the complexity of the situation in Syria, the clearest danger is that of the fighting between the opposition and the Assad regime's ...
06 Aug, 2012, 05.28 AM IST
- McCain-led Senators demand US-led military intervention in Syria
Three leading Senators have demanded a US-led military intervention in Syria, with or without a UN approval.
06 Mar, 2012, 11.11 AM IST