Insurgents reach gates of Syria's capital, threatening to upend decades of Assad ruleSyrian insurgents advanced rapidly, seizing Homs and reaching Damascus's outskirts. Government forces retreated, leaving Assad's control pr...
08 Dec, 2024, 11.37 AM IST
Syrian government falls in stunning end to 50-year rule of Assad familyRebels swiftly overthrew the Assad regime in Syria, with President Bashar Assad reportedly fleeing Damascus. The opposition declared victor...
08 Dec, 2024, 11.35 AM IST
Not our fight: Trump says US should stay out of fighting in Syria as opposition forces gain groundAs Syrian rebels advance on Damascus, both former President Trump and the Biden administration affirm the US will not intervene militarily ...
08 Dec, 2024, 07.16 AM IST
Syrian army says it has withdrawn from Hama after insurgents broke through its defencesSyrian insurgents, including Hayat Tahrir al-Sham and the Syrian National Army, have captured Hama, Syria's fourth-largest city, after inte...
05 Dec, 2024, 07.38 PM IST
Syria insurgents breach second largest city of Aleppo, fighters and a war monitor saySyrian insurgents have breached Aleppo after blowing up two car bombs and are clashing with government forces. Insurgents have seized contr...
02 Dec, 2024, 03.01 PM IST
Why did Syria's civil war reignite?Syrian opposition fighters have made a significant advance in Aleppo, capturing most of the city and controlling wide areas across Hama, Id...
02 Dec, 2024, 06.36 AM IST
Syrian insurgents are inside Aleppo in a major setback for Assad as government forces regroupThousands of Syrian insurgents entered Aleppo with little resistance from government troops, raising their flags over the Aleppo Citadel. A...
30 Nov, 2024, 06.04 PM IST
Drone strikes at Syrian military ceremony kill 67 people and wound 180, health official saysIn an earlier statement, Syria's military said that drones laden with explosives targeted the ceremony packed with young officers and their...
05 Oct, 2023, 11.33 PM IST
U.S. forces detain 6 Islamic State group militants in SyriaIn their statement, U.S. Central Command said the raids were conducted over the preceeding 48 hours, and identified one of the detained mil...
20 Dec, 2022, 07.45 PM IST
Explained: Who are Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's foes?Assad, with the help of Russia and Iran-backed forces, has all but crushed a mainly Sunni Muslim armed opposition that evolved from peacefu...
26 May, 2021, 05.00 PM IST
Satellite photos show aftermath of strike in northern SyriaSyrian opposition groups and at least one war monitor blamed Russia for the strike Friday night near the towns of Jarablus and al-Bab, near...
07 Mar, 2021, 03.06 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
India gives first tranche of $2 million for Syrian refugeesIndia had promised $2 million for humanitarian assistance to Syrians in March. Today was the first portion of that commitment, about six mo...
09 Sep, 2015, 11.58 AM IST
Ex-administration official explains where President Barack Obama went wrong in SyriaCritics have called out Obama's seemingly myopic view of IS's strategy, and some have suggested that US consider committing ground troops t...
29 May, 2015, 04.38 PM IST
- China says solution to Syria crisis must be led by its people
Chin said on Monday that the political solution to the crisis in Syria must be led by its people.
17 Sep, 2012, 05.50 PM IST
- Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's rule disintegrating, says ex-PM
President Bashar al-Assad controls less than a third of Syria and his power is crumbling, his former prime minister said on Tuesday.
14 Aug, 2012, 07.30 PM 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