What is Israel up to in Syria? Its tanks are just 24 kilometres southwest of DamascusIsraeli tanks have moved up to 24 kilometers southwest of Damascus, leaving the question of what the nation's intentions are in Syria with ...
11 Dec, 2024, 06.29 PM IST
Syrian rebels tighten grip on Damascus, aim to topple iron-fisted Assad's regimeSyrian rebels, led by opposition forces including Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), have made rapid advances into the city of Homs and its suburb...
07 Dec, 2024, 09.01 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
Funerals held in Syria for dozens of victims killed in deadliest attack in yearsFamily members of victims of a deadly drone attack in Homs, Syria, gathered to collect the bodies of their loved ones. The attack on a mili...
07 Oct, 2023, 08.03 AM IST
Russian President Vladimir Putin hosts Bashar Assad, expected to focus on rebuilding SyriaRussia has waged a military campaign in Syria since September 2015, teaming up with Iran to allow Assad's government to fight back armed op...
15 Mar, 2023, 09.53 PM IST
NDRF personnel with specially equipped trained dog squad departs for earthquake-hit TurkeyMeanwhile, Ministry of External Affairs official spokesperson Arindam Bagchi in a tweet said, "India's Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster...
07 Feb, 2023, 08.07 AM IST
Russia recruiting Syrians to fight in Ukraine, Pentagon saysAccording to the Wall Street Journal, US officials said that Russia, which launched an invasion into its Eastern European neighbor on Febru...
08 Mar, 2022, 07.41 AM IST
Syria accuses Israel of carrying out strike, second in a weekAn unidentified Syrian military official quoted by the state news agency said air defenses shot down most of the missiles in the attack tha...
22 Jul, 2021, 02.38 PM IST
Russian military intervenes to halt clashes in Syrian cityRear Adm. Alexander Karpov, the head of the Russian military's Reconciliation Center in Syria, on Tuesday said military police backed by he...
28 Apr, 2021, 05.11 PM IST
Israel says Syrian missile was not aimed at nuclear reactorThe missile, also known as an S200, set off air raid sirens in a village just a few kilometers (miles) from Dimona, the southern desert tow...
23 Apr, 2021, 02.44 PM IST
Syria says 2 warplanes downed by Turkey as tensions soarTurkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday announced his country had opened its western borders to migrants and refugees hoping to ...
01 Mar, 2020, 06.20 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
Chinese admiral visits Syria in show of supportThe Chinese military "is willing to strengthen cooperation with its Syrian counterparts,'' it quoted the ministry as saying.
18 Aug, 2016, 03.13 PM IST
The startlingly simple reason Obama continues to ignore SyriaThe US began training a small group of Syrian rebels in early May on the condition that they focus solely on defeating ISIS, The Wall Stree...
17 Jul, 2015, 01.03 PM IST
US Defense Secretary Ash Carter: Assad's term in office likely to outlast President Obama'sOver the last four years, the Obama administration has repeatedly said that Assad needs to step down - but has done very little to make tha...
08 Jul, 2015, 01.31 PM 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
Israeli warplanes strike Syria, target Iranian missilesIran, a close ally of the Assad regime, condemned the airstrikes but gave no other hints of a possible stronger response from Tehran.
05 May, 2013, 08.27 PM IST