Syrian crisis timeline: Assad's fall followed years of bloodshed and divisionSyria's nearly 14-year civil war ended with the unexpected collapse of Bashar al-Assad's regime. Sparked by 2011 protests, the conflict esc...
08 Dec, 2024, 04.43 PM IST
Israel army says deploying in Syria buffer zoneThe Israeli military said Sunday it had deployed forces to a demilitarised buffer zone in southwest Syria abutting the Israeli-annexed Gola...
08 Dec, 2024, 04.24 PM IST
Syrians topple and trample on statues of Assad's fatherSyrians celebrated the apparent fall of the Assad regime by toppling statues of Hafez al-Assad, the former president and father of Bashar a...
08 Dec, 2024, 02.31 PM IST
Syrian rebel coalition says it is working to transfer power to transitional governing bodyThe Syrian rebel coalition announced on Sunday that it is working to transition power to a new governing body with full executive authority...
08 Dec, 2024, 02.14 PM IST
Source close to Hezbollah says group sent 2,000 fighters to SyriaHezbollah deployed 2,000 fighters to the Qusayr region near the Lebanon-Syria border to defend its positions. This comes as Syrian rebels a...
07 Dec, 2024, 05.54 PM 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
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
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
Syria's second city slips from government control: MonitorAleppo, Syria's second-largest city, has fallen out of government control for the first time in a decade following a surprise rebel advance...
01 Dec, 2024, 06.32 PM IST
Russian fighter jets harass American drones over Syria, US military saysRussian fighter jets have "harassed" American drones over Syria for the third day in a row this week, the U.S. military said. Tension betwe...
10 Jul, 2023, 11.50 AM 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
Syria's deadliest month of 2017 claims 3,000 livesBacked by Russian air strikes, the forces of Syria's President Bashar al-Assad are pressing a battle to retake IS- controlled areas in the ...
01 Oct, 2017, 07.02 PM IST
Allegations of abuse, mismanagement shadow gains against ISThe Trump administration's decision to provide Syria's Kurds with more advanced weapons has raised concerns among the various players in Sy...
31 May, 2017, 08.35 AM IST
Twin bombings kill 44 in Damascus Old CityThe director general of the capital's Al-Mujtahed hospital told AFP earlier there were at least 28 people dead and 45 wounded.
11 Mar, 2017, 06.00 PM IST
US drops ammo to anti-IS rebels as Syria regime advancesA US-led coalition has for the past year carried out air strikes on IS, which controls swathes of both Syria and neighbouring Iraq.
13 Oct, 2015, 11.24 AM 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