Betrayal by a close friend? Vladimir Putin tricked Bashar-al-Assad in his last days of power; wasn't picking up his callsVladimir Putin is currently entangled in a major international controversy, after Syria’s former media chief and top aide to Bashar al-Assa...
08 Jan, 2025, 09.10 PM IST
Straight out of a movie? A tiny white pill called Captagon brought Syria's Bashar Al-Assad down; here's how that happenedBashar Al-Assad has successfully managed to escape to Russia after insurgents in Syria managed to topple his regime, and now the Syrian Pre...
14 Dec, 2024, 01.09 AM IST
How it happened: Two seismic weeks that toppled Syria's governmentRebel forces swiftly overthrew the Assad dynasty in Syria after a 13-year conflict. The insurgents launched an offensive in late November, ...
09 Dec, 2024, 07.59 AM 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
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
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
Russian bases in Syria threatened by insurgent advance, say Moscow's war bloggersRussian military facilities in Syria, including the crucial Hmeimim airbase and Tartous naval facility, face a growing threat from advancin...
07 Dec, 2024, 06.28 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
Baba Vanga predicts a ‘great war’ and it begins in Syria; Could World War 3 be months away?A prediction by Baba Vanga, the Bulgarian mystic famed for forecasting major global events, has resurfaced amid escalating violence in Alep...
05 Dec, 2024, 10.36 PM 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Syrian army says it has withdrawn from Hama after insurgents broke through its defencesSyrian insurgents, including Hayat Tahrir al-Sham and the Syrian National Army, have captured Hama,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
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
Iraqi militias deploy in Syria to back government's counteroffensive against insurgentsIranian-backed Iraqi militias have deployed in Syria to support the Assad government against a strong insurgent offensive led by Hayat Tahr...
02 Dec, 2024, 09.24 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
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
Syrian army, Russian jets advance against rebels in fiercest clashes for days: MonitorForces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad have in the past few days recaptured territory close to the government's coastal heartland in the...
12 Oct, 2015, 02.59 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