Syria's worst violence in months reopens wounds of the civil warGunmen loyal to ousted leader Bashar Assad ambushed a Syrian security patrol, leading to clashes that resulted in over 1,000 deaths within ...
09 Mar, 2025, 09.35 PM IST
EU ministers to take up easing of Syria sanctions on January 27Kaja Kallas, the European Union foreign policy chief, said the foreign ministers would convene in Brussels on January 27 in an effort to de...
12 Jan, 2025, 11.38 PM IST
From exile to encore: Wasfi Maasarani returns to Syria to sing of victoryWasfi Maasarani, a renowned singer and symbol of the Syrian uprising, returned to Syria after 13 years of exile. His performance celebrated...
11 Jan, 2025, 05.48 PM IST
War monitor says Turkish drone strike kills 11 civilians in north SyriaA Turkish drone strike in northern Syria killed 11 civilians, including six children, a day after rebels ousted President Assad. Turkey-bac...
09 Dec, 2024, 05.54 PM IST
Who is Abu Mohammed al-Golani, leader of insurgency that toppled Syria's Assad?Abu Mohammed al-Golani, leader of the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) insurgent group that overthrew Syrian President Bashar Assad, is attemptin...
08 Dec, 2024, 05.56 PM IST
Alone and broke against a renewed insurgency, is Assad's rule about to collapse?Syrian rebels launched a surprise offensive, recapturing Aleppo and advancing on Damascus. Assad's regime, weakened by years of war and eco...
07 Dec, 2024, 10.10 PM IST
Rebels rise in Syria: Alone and broke against a renewed insurgency, is Assad's rule at risk of collapse?Syrian rebels launched a surprise offensive, recapturing Aleppo and other towns, exploiting Russia's focus on Ukraine and Hezbollah's weake...
07 Dec, 2024, 10.58 AM IST
Syrian rebels seize fourth city, close in on Homs in threat to Assad's ruleSyrian rebels seized control of Daraa, the birthplace of the 2011 uprising, marking the fourth city lost by Assad's forces in a week. Rebel...
07 Dec, 2024, 07.57 AM IST
Why rebel capture of Syria's Hama, city with dark history, mattersSyrian rebels seized Hama, a city etched in memory by the 1982 massacre. The insurgents removed a poster of President Bashar Assad. Hama's ...
06 Dec, 2024, 01.00 PM IST
Syrian rebels say they are pushing into Hama city, army says defences holdingSyrian rebels claimed to have begun an offensive into Hama, but the Syrian army denied these claims. Following their recent victory in Alep...
05 Dec, 2024, 04.55 PM IST
Who is Abu Mohammed al-Golani, former al Qaeda chief leading the Syrian rebelAbu Mohammed al-Golani, former al Qaeda commander, has transformed from a shadowy figure to the most recognizable insurgent leader in Syria...
05 Dec, 2024, 04.53 PM IST
At least 25 killed as Russian, Syrian jets intensify bombing of Syrian rebel territoryAt least 25 people were killed in air strikes in northwestern Syria by the Syrian government and Russia. The attacks targeted the rebel-hel...
02 Dec, 2024, 03.04 PM IST
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
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
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
Explosive accusations against Turkey are exposing a major problem for Barack Obama"The group itself had advertised its entry into Syria on social media, and it was well known that they were entering through Turkey," Stein...
26 Aug, 2015, 12.25 PM IST
Iraq hostage crisis is a wakeup call for India to build strategic intervention capabilitiesDetention of 39 Indian immigrants by jihadists in Iraqi city of Mosul since June 15 is first major foreign policy crisis for Modi govt.
29 Jun, 2014, 08.34 AM IST