Syria

Damascus comes under shelling despite truce

Feb 27, 2016 14:22

Residential neighborhoods in the Syrian capital of Damascus have come under shelling, shortly after a ceasefire took effect in the crisis-hit country.
Russia Air Force ceases airstrikes in Syria to help ceasefire

Feb 27, 2016 14:13

A high-profile Russian military figure says the country’s air force has stopped all airstrikes in Syria to help secure a ceasefire brokered by Moscow and Washington and avoid any “bombing mistakes.”
Car bomb blast leaves 4 people dead in western Syria

Feb 27, 2016 05:26

At least four people have lost their lives and eight others injured in a car bomb explosion in Syria’s Western Province of Hama hours after a cessation of hostilities agreement took effect in the country.
Obama’s ‘moderate’ Syrian deception

Feb 26, 2016 06:14

US President Barack Obama, who once called the idea of the so-called “moderate” Syrian rebels a “fantasy,” has maintained the fiction to conceal the fact that many “moderates” are fighting alongside Al Qaeda’s terrorists, an inconvenient truth that is complicating an end to Syria’s devastating war.
Two-week ceasefire comes into effect in Syria

Feb 27, 2016 02:45

A landmark two-week ceasefire has come into effect in Syria, urging the “cessation of hostilities” by the warring sides of the conflict.
Al-Nusra terrorist group rejects Syrian cease fire

Feb 26, 2016 15:20

Al-Qaeda-affiliated al-Nusra Front terrorist group has rejected a truce agreed upon by world powers in Syria hours before it comes into effect, calling for more attacks in the war-torn country.
Army forces liberates six villages in western Syria

Feb 26, 2016 14:59

Syrian army soldiers backed by fighters from allied popular defense groups have managed to liberate six villages in the country’s western province of Hama and the strategic northwestern province of Aleppo.
Moscow bombs terrorist organizations in Syria: Kremlin

Feb 26, 2016 10:41

The Kremlin has dismissed reports that its jets targeted strongholds of all militants in Syria ahead of a ceasefire, saying Moscow only bombed “terrorist organizations” in the Arab country.
Obama warns Damascus, Moscow 'world will be watching' ceasefire

Feb 26, 2016 02:47

US President Barack Obama has once again renewed his call for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to step down, saying there is no alternative to his removal.
Truce eve crucial day for Syria: UN envoy

Feb 26, 2016 02:38

The UN envoy to Syria says a “crucial day” lies ahead of Syria, where a planned ceasefire in the conflict-torn country is expected to come into effect.