Syria Army Enters IS-Held Palmyra
Syria's army entered the ancient city of Palmyra late Wednesday after fierce battles against the Islamic State jihadist group, a monitor said. "The army has entered a western neighbourhood of Palmyra...
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Syrian Army Advances To Outskirts of IS-Held Palmyra
Syrian government forces backed by Russian soldiers advanced Wednesday to the outskirts of ancient Palmyra after battles with the Islamic State group, a monitor and a military source said. "Regime...
To Counter Turkey, Damascus Sidles Up To Kurds
Worried over Turkish advances in Syria's north, the Damascus regime has formed an alliance of convenience with the country's Kurds to prevent their common enemy from gaining ground. President Bashar...
11 Killed In Government Raids On Northwest Syria
Government air strikes on northwest Syria killed at least 11 people overnight, most of them civilians, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said Monday. "Government warplanes carried out air...
People of Al-Bab In Syria Tell of Last Days Under IS
In the days before the Islamic State group's Syrian bastion Al-Bab fell, Umm Abdo's family sheltered underground both from the bombing and from jihadists themselves looking for somewhere to hide. In...
Syrian Opposition Accuses Damascus of ‘stalling’ Talks
The main Syrian opposition group at peace talks in Geneva accused Damascus on Sunday of "stalling", after its chief envoy demanded all sides condemn the deadly suicide assault in Homs this weekend....
Syria Talks Challenged As Suicide Blasts Kill Dozens
UN efforts to launch a new round of Syria peace talks sputtered Saturday as suicide attacks killed dozens of people, raising the death toll from two days of violence to more than 80. The blasts which...
Suicide Attacks On Bases In Syria’s Homs Kill 42
Suicide attacks on two security service bases in the heart of Syria's government-held third city of Homs killed 42 people on Saturday, overshadowing peace talks in Geneva, state television and a...
UN Syria Talks Open As Blast Reflects Fragility of Truce
The first full day of a fresh round of Syria peace talks began in Geneva Friday as a suicide bombing killed 42, underlining the fragile state of a ceasefire on the ground. The UN's Syria envoy...
Suicide Bomber Kills 42 Near Syria Town Taken From ISIS
A suicide bomber attacked Turkish-backed rebels just outside the Syrian town of Al-Bab Friday, killing 42 people in a major blow just hours after they hailed its capture from ISIS. The bomber blew up...
Suicide Bomber Kills 42 Near Syria Town Taken From IS
A suicide bomber attacked Turkish-backed rebels just outside the Syrian town of Al-Bab Friday, killing 42 people in a major blow just hours after they hailed its capture from the Islamic State group....
Suicide Bomber Kills 29 Near Syria Town Taken From IS
A suicide bomber killed 29 people, most of them rebels, on Friday near the Syrian town of Al-Bab, which they had taken from the Islamic State group just hours earlier, a monitor said. The bomber blew...
130 Bodies Found In Syria Mass Graves
The bodies of some 130 fighters shot execution-style or beheaded by rival jihadists have been found in mass graves in northwestern Syria, a monitoring group and rebel sources said Thursday. The grim...
Syria Rebels Announce Capture of Al-Bab From IS
Turkish-backed Syrian rebels announced on Thursday that they had taken full control of the northern town of Al-Bab from the Islamic State jihadist group after weeks of deadly fighting. Turkey's...
Turkey Says Only 100 Jihadists Left In IS-Held Syria Battleground
Turkey said Wednesday fewer than 100 jihadists were still holed up in the flashpoint Islamic-State Syrian town of Al-Bab, as rebel commanders predicted its capture was imminent. The fight for Al-Bab...
Turkey Says ‘100 IS Fighters’ Left In Syria’s Al-Bab
Turkey said Wednesday fewer than 100 Islamic State jihadists were still holed up in a flashpoint Syrian town which has seen the bloodiest clashes of Ankara's half-year campaign inside the...
US-Backed Fighters Advance On IS In Syria’s East
An alliance of Arab and Kurdish fighters seized more than a dozen villages in eastern Syria on Tuesday in their drive to encircle the Islamic State group bastion of Raqa. The US-backed Syrian...
11 Family Members Dead In Rebel Push On IS Syria Bastion
Eleven members of the same family were killed on Monday as Turkey-backed Syrian rebels advanced on the town of Al-Bab held by Islamic State jihadists, a monitoring group said. The Syrian Observatory...
Syria Regime Shelling ‘bloody Message
The leading Syrian opposition body on Sunday lambasted escalating attacks by government forces as a "bloody message" aimed at sabotaging peace talks that are due to open in Geneva next week. The High...
Syria Regime Shelling of Funeral Kills 9
At least nine people were killed on Saturday when government forces launched a barrage of rockets that hit a funeral on the edges of the Syrian capital, a monitor said. The Syrian Observatory for...