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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- Syria war monitor says rebels control most of AleppoJihadist-led rebels captured Aleppo's airport and nearby towns, taking control of much of the city. The offensive killed at least 327 peopl...02 Dec, 2024, 09.25 PM IST
- In his final days in office, U.S president Joe Biden has new problem in hand; here's what it isIn the final days of Joe Biden’s presidency, Syria faces a new upheaval as Turkish-backed rebels and jihadist groups push into Assad-contro...02 Dec, 2024, 07.34 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 air strikes kill 19 civilians in north SyriaRussian air strikes killed 19 civilians in the Aleppo countryside on Thursday, a war monitor said, as jihadists and the Syrian army clashed...28 Nov, 2024, 10.46 PM IST
- 24 Chadian troops killed in suspected jihadist attackJihadists from Boko Haram and a rival splinter group, the Islamic State West Africa Province, have been using the region for years as a hav...05 Aug, 2021, 05.12 PM IST
- Mozambique urged to use force wisely, aid and dialogue to tackle insurgency"There needs to be an appropriate level of military support to pressure this group... to consider surrendering, but also to offer them a pa...11 Jun, 2021, 05.22 PM IST
- Chad accuses Central Africa army of killing six of its soldiers"The Central African armed forces attacked the outpost of Sourou in Chad on Sunday morning... they killed a Chadian soldier, injured five a...31 May, 2021, 03.27 PM IST
- Islamist raid in Niger leaves eight dead: OfficialsMachinegun-toting rebels of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), a breakaway group from Boko Haram, stormed Diffa aboard 15 vehi...30 May, 2021, 02.15 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
- Islamic State vows to defeat Russia in Syria as strikes intensifyThe Islamic State group vowed Tuesday to attack Russia and defeat it, as Moscow announced it had intensified its air campaign against jihad...14 Oct, 2015, 01.29 AM 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
- 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
- Syrian civil war: Why Assad's air force is now a force multiplier for ISISThe IS terror group is pushing toward Aleppo in Syria. And the jihadists are seemingly aided by air strikes from the regime of dictator Bas...05 Jun, 2015, 04.20 PM IST
- Barack Obama’s anti-IS partners have dubious track records in combating jihadistsDeep-seated sectarian and regional power rivalries in the Middle East present myriad stumbling blocks in the monumental new endeavour.12 Sep, 2014, 12.57 PM IST
- Barack Obama allowed Syria to become a 'Jihadist wonderland': US Senator Rand PaulJust last week, Paul blamed "interventionists" for the rise of ISIS and cautioned policymakers to be mindful of that mistake as they consid...05 Sep, 2014, 12.16 PM IST
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