Syria's worst violence in months reopens wounds of the civil warMore than 1,000 people died in four days of clashes after an ambush on a Syrian security patrol by gunmen loyal to ousted leader Bashar Ass...
10 Mar, 2025, 08.50 AM IST
Syria announces probe after reports of mass killingsSyria's government announced a probe following the killing of 830 Alawite civilians, causing international backlash and condemnation. Clash...
10 Mar, 2025, 12.18 AM IST
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
340 Alawite civilians killed by Syrian security forces, alliesIn recent days, more than 300 Alawite civilians have been killed by government and allied forces in Syria's Latakia province following fier...
09 Mar, 2025, 12.01 AM IST
Assad loyalists kill at least 13 police officers in ambush on Syrian forces in coastal townGunmen ambushed a Syrian police patrol in Jableh, killing at least 13 security members amid escalating tensions between Assad's minority Al...
07 Mar, 2025, 09.53 AM IST
Syria: Pro-Assad forces kill 14 police personnelSeveral deadly incidents in recent days underscore the fragile security situation in Syria following the downfall of Assad's long-standing ...
26 Dec, 2024, 11.22 PM IST
India bats for Syria's territorial integrityIndia reiterated its support for Syria's territorial integrity and sovereignty amidst ongoing power struggles. Calling for an inclusive Syr...
09 Dec, 2024, 11.24 PM IST
Bashar Assad: How a novice eye doctor and his minority family ruled Sunni-majority Syria for half a centurySyria War: After over five decades of rule, the Assad family's reign in Syria has ended with the fall of Damascus and President Bashar al-A...
08 Dec, 2024, 12.48 PM IST
Organisations close to Assad start alienating themselves from fallen presidentFollowing the swift collapse of Bashar Assad's government, previously supportive organizations sought to disassociate themselves. Syria's a...
08 Dec, 2024, 12.32 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
Syria: Assad dynasty's half century in powerHafez al-Assad, Syria's defence minister and the father of Bashar al-Assad, takes power in a military coup on November 16, 1970 that ousts ...
24 May, 2021, 05.20 PM IST
Syria says Israeli raids target Mediterranean port region of LatakiaAlthough Israeli strikes in the last few years have targeted many parts of Syria, they have rarely hit Latakia which is close to Russia's m...
05 May, 2021, 01.54 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
Russian air strikes target western Syria: MonitorThe Observatory said a large explosion hit a building on the outskirts of the town of al-Bab in northern Syria, which is held by the ultra-...
10 Oct, 2015, 04.05 PM IST
- Shias, Sunnis sectarianism turns into a nightmare for Syria
It is the larger picture, the shape the civil war in Syria is acquiring, that can have severe repercussions across West Asia and the rest o...
09 Aug, 2012, 06.39 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
- Syria's Assad must go; but sanctions reveal West's hypocrisy
The US, leading the western world with its long-standing antipathy towards the Syrian regime, has gone further and imposed new sanctions.
20 Aug, 2011, 04.30 AM IST