syria
Residents: Islamic State withdraws from Yarmouk camp, Nusra remains
Middle East
April 15, 2015
Residents: Islamic State withdraws from Yarmouk camp, Nusra remains
Islamic State fighters have largely withdrawn from a Palestinian refugee camp on the outskirts of Damascus after expelling their main…
Monitor: 35 dead as Syria forces repel attack on airport
Middle East
April 11, 2015
Monitor: 35 dead as Syria forces repel attack on airport
Pro-government forces repelled an attack on a key Syrian airport during a fierce battle in which they lost 20 fighters…
Red Cross demands access to Islamic State-held Yarmouk camp in Syria
Middle East
April 9, 2015
Red Cross demands access to Islamic State-held Yarmouk camp in Syria
The International Committee of the Red Cross called on Thursday for immediate access to a Palestinian refugee camp in Syria which has…
UN considers evacuating Yarmouk refugee camp in IS group stronghold
Middle East
April 7, 2015
UN considers evacuating Yarmouk refugee camp in IS group stronghold
The United Nations Security Council said on Monday it would look at how to help some 18,000 Palestinian refugees and…
SANA news agency: ISIS blows up Assyrian church on Easter Sunday
Middle East
April 6, 2015
SANA news agency: ISIS blows up Assyrian church on Easter Sunday
Islamic State extremists blew up an 80-year-old church in Syria's northeastern province of Hassaka on Easter Sunday, Syrian state news…
Syria talks in Moscow to focus on humanitarian issues
Middle East
April 5, 2015
Syria talks in Moscow to focus on humanitarian issues
The Syrian government and some opposition figures will start a second round of talks in Moscow on Monday focussing on…
Presidency: Erdogan to visit Iran despite tensions
Middle East
April 5, 2015
Presidency: Erdogan to visit Iran despite tensions
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan will visit Tehran for high level meetings on Tuesday, despite recent tensions over the Saudi-led bombing…
Monitor: Islamic State takes 90 percent of Damascus refugee camp
World
April 4, 2015
Monitor: Islamic State takes 90 percent of Damascus refugee camp
Islamic State has taken control of 90 percent of a Palestinian refugee camp on the Damascus outskirts where 18,000 civilians…
UK police say arrest six at port on Syria-related offences
World
April 4, 2015
UK police say arrest six at port on Syria-related offences
British police said on Saturday they had arrested six people at the southern English port of Dover on suspicion of…
Islamic State group seizes Palestinian refugee camp in Syria
World
April 2, 2015
Islamic State group seizes Palestinian refugee camp in Syria
Militants from the Islamic State group seized most of a vast camp for Palestinian refugees on the outskirts of Damascus…