Assad's army, Russian forces pound Syria's rebel-held northwest regionRussian and Syrian jets have conducted intensive bombings on the rebel-held city of Idlib, targeting insurgent hideouts while resulting in ...
01 Dec, 2024, 11.38 PM IST
US military says drone strike in Syria kills a Saudi militant from an al-Qaida-linked groupA drone strike in northwestern Syria on Friday killed a Saudi militant from an al-Qaida-linked group. The militant was riding a motorcycle ...
24 Aug, 2024, 07.28 AM IST
Bombing kills co-founder of Syria's main al-Qaida-linked group, once known as Nusra FrontSuicide bomber kills Abu Maria al-Qahtani in Idlib province, last rebel-held area. Conflicting reports on explosion source. Monitored by Ob...
05 Apr, 2024, 06.44 AM IST
Russian air strikes kills nine, injures dozens in Syria's IdlibAccording to the CNN, Russian military flights over the country have shown marked aggression in the past few months. In April, Russian pilo...
26 Jun, 2023, 06.30 AM IST
Islamic State chief blows himself up during US raid in SyriaThe operation was the biggest blow to the jihadist organisation since his predecessor, the better-known Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, was killed in...
03 Feb, 2022, 08.38 PM IST
Nine killed in renewed strikes on Syria's last rebel enclaveThe Syrian Civil Defence team that operates in opposition areas, known as White Helmets, said guided missiles struck in Ibleen, a village i...
15 Jul, 2021, 04.44 PM IST
Airstrike on rebel training camp in northwestern Syria kills more than 50 fightersThe airstrike in the northwestern part of Idlib province, the last rebel enclave in Syria, targeted a military training camp for Failaq al-...
26 Oct, 2020, 05.37 PM IST
Airstrikes again hit Syria's rebel area, displace thousandsThe violence at the edge of Idlib province is the most serious breach of the cease-fire in place since early March, when an agreement betwe...
09 Jun, 2020, 05.21 PM IST
Syria says 2 warplanes downed by Turkey as tensions soarTurkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday announced his country had opened its western borders to migrants and refugees hoping to ...
01 Mar, 2020, 06.20 PM IST
Turkey says it destroyed 'chemical warfare facility' in SyriaThe Turkish army destroyed overnight "a chemical warfare facility, located some 13 kilometres south of Aleppo, along with a large number of...
29 Feb, 2020, 03.05 PM IST
De-escalation zones in Syria led to successful anti-terror campaign against ISAccording to Russian Defence Ministry a “substantial decrease in the levels of violence has been observed after the implementation of the t...
27 Sep, 2017, 08.39 AM IST
ISIS, al-Qaeda using Facebook to buy weapons: ReportThe terror groups active in Syria are using social media sites like Facebook to buy and sell heavy weapons, guns and ammunition, according ...
25 Feb, 2016, 06.08 PM IST
Russian air force struck 53 targets in Syria in last 24 hours: MilitaryRussia's air force hit 53 targets in Syria in the past 24 hours, the defence ministry said on Monday, as Moscow continues a bombing campaig...
12 Oct, 2015, 04.40 PM IST
Russia flies 64 sorties against Islamic State targets in Syria: Defence ministryThe ministry said hat a total of 63 air strikes destroyed 53 fortified positions in Syria's Hama, Lattakia, Idlib and Raqqa provinces.
11 Oct, 2015, 04.29 PM IST
Syrian army advances in west after Russian strikes: ReportsSyrian news agency SANA said Tal Skik was now under Syrian army control after an 'extensive military operation' on the ground backed by Rus...
11 Oct, 2015, 01.17 PM IST
Rebels battle IS after advance in Syria's AleppoIslamist rebels including the powerful Ahrar al-Sham group were able overnight to recapture a village from IS, the Syrian Observatory for H...
10 Oct, 2015, 02.58 PM IST
Syria mosque blast kills 25 Al-Nusra fightersAn explosion in a mosque in northern Syria killed 25 members of Al-Qaeda's Syrian affiliate, including one of its leaders, as they attended...
04 Jul, 2015, 08.57 AM IST