syria
Syria monitor: Intense rebel shelling of Aleppo kills more than 30
Middle East
June 16, 2015
Syria monitor: Intense rebel shelling of Aleppo kills more than 30
More than 30 people have been killed in the most lethal rebel bombardment of the city of Aleppo since Syria's…
British police hunt for family of 12 suspected of traveling to Syria
World
June 16, 2015
British police hunt for family of 12 suspected of traveling to Syria
British police said on Tuesday they were hunting for three sisters and their nine children whose family fear they may…
Turkey confirms 2,800 new refugees have crossed border
Middle East
June 15, 2015
Turkey confirms 2,800 new refugees have crossed border
Turkish officials have confirmed that a total of 2,800 Syrian refugees fleeing fighting have crossed into Turkey through the southern…
Monitor: Rebels push IS back in northern Syria
Middle East
June 13, 2015
Monitor: Rebels push IS back in northern Syria
A Syrian rebel alliance has pushed Islamic State group jihadists further away from one of its key supply routes from…
Syrian Kurds say begin advance toward Islamic State-held town
Middle East
June 13, 2015
Syrian Kurds say begin advance toward Islamic State-held town
The Syrian Kurdish YPG militia said it began an advance toward an Islamic State-held town at the Turkish border on…
Monitor group: Nusra Front fighters kill 20 Druze in Syrian village
Middle East
June 11, 2015
Monitor group: Nusra Front fighters kill 20 Druze in Syrian village
Members of the al Qaeda-linked Nusra Front Sunni militant group have killed 20 Druze villagers in northwestern Syria, a group…
Rebels say they have attacked Syrian army base in south
Middle East
June 9, 2015
Rebels say they have attacked Syrian army base in south
Syrian insurgent groups attacked a major Syrian army base in the south of the country on Tuesday, rebels said, seeking…
PM: Syria to hike pay of frontline soldiers with bonus
Middle East
June 8, 2015
PM: Syria to hike pay of frontline soldiers with bonus
Syria's prime minister said on Monday the government would give a monthly bonus of 10,000 Syrian pounds (US$37) to soldiers…
Syria opposition in Egypt to search for political solution
Egypt
June 8, 2015
Syria opposition in Egypt to search for political solution
Egypt's foreign minister says his country is hosting the second meeting of Syrian opposition this year in a bid to…
Syrian army regains ground against Islamic State in Hasaka city
Middle East
June 8, 2015
Syrian army regains ground against Islamic State in Hasaka city
The Syrian army said on Sunday it had repulsed a major offensive by Islamic State militants in the northeastern city…