Syrian Observatory for Human Rights
Airstrike on north Syria jail run by al-Qaida kills 39
Middle East
January 9, 2016
Airstrike on north Syria jail run by al-Qaida kills 39
Activists are reporting that an airstrike on a prison run by al-Qaida's affiliate in Syria of the country has killed…
Activists: Air strikes near Damascus kill at least 80 people
Middle East
August 17, 2015
Activists: Air strikes near Damascus kill at least 80 people
A Syrian government air strike northeast of Damascus killed at least 80 people in a marketplace on Sunday, rescue workers…
Syria monitor: Islamic State punishes 94 it said violated Ramadan fast
Middle East
July 16, 2015
Syria monitor: Islamic State punishes 94 it said violated Ramadan fast
Islamic State militants have punished at least 94 people including five teenagers, accusing them of violations during the Muslim fasting…
Islamic State supporters hack website of Syria rights watchdog
Middle East
July 8, 2015
Islamic State supporters hack website of Syria rights watchdog
Purported supporters of the hardline Islamic State group hacked the website of the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights watchdog on…
Syrian army takes town outside Damascus: report
World
August 14, 2014
Syrian army takes town outside Damascus: report
Syrian government forces backed by Lebanon's Hezbollah took almost full control of a town just outside Damascus from Islamist rebels…
Islamic State seizes more territory in Syria
Egypt
August 13, 2014
Islamic State seizes more territory in Syria
Islamic State insurgents have seized several towns and villages from rival Islamist groups in the Syrian province of Aleppo, opening…
Assad declared landslide victor in wartime Syrian election
World
June 5, 2014
Assad declared landslide victor in wartime Syrian election
President Bashar al-Assad has secured a landslide victory in a wartime election that was condemned as a sham by his…
Syrian rebel rocket fire kills 50 in Aleppo: monitoring group
World
June 2, 2014
Syrian rebel rocket fire kills 50 in Aleppo: monitoring group
Syrian rebel rocket fire on government-controlled areas of Aleppo killed 50 people over the weekend, a monitoring group said on…
NGO: Syria war toll over 162,000
World
May 19, 2014
NGO: Syria war toll over 162,000
More than 162,000 people have been killed in Syria since the conflict broke out in March 2011, the Syrian Observatory…
Rebels evacuated from Homs, cradle of Syrian uprising
World
May 7, 2014
Rebels evacuated from Homs, cradle of Syrian uprising
Syrian rebels started withdrawing from the heart of Homs city on Wednesday, leaving an early center of the revolt against…