syria
More than 50 IS child soldiers killed in Syria in 2015
Middle East
July 15, 2015
More than 50 IS child soldiers killed in Syria in 2015
More than 50 child soldiers recruited by the Islamic State group in Syria have been killed since the beginning of…
13 dead in Syria regime raids on IS-held town
Middle East
July 13, 2015
13 dead in Syria regime raids on IS-held town
At least 13 people, among them a child, were killed in Syrian government raids on the Islamic State group-held town…
Blast damages citadel wall in Syria’s UNESCO-listed Aleppo
Middle East
July 12, 2015
Blast damages citadel wall in Syria’s UNESCO-listed Aleppo
A bomb explosion in a tunnel near Aleppo Citadel in Syria on Sunday damaged a wall of the fortress that…
Two men sentenced to 5 years over Syria’s Nusra Front affiliation
Egypt
July 9, 2015
Two men sentenced to 5 years over Syria’s Nusra Front affiliation
The Mansoura Criminal Court in Daqahlia sentenced on Thursday two men to five years' imprisonment and acquitted a third one,…
TV station: Syrian army and Hezbollah launch major assault on border city
Middle East
July 4, 2015
TV station: Syrian army and Hezbollah launch major assault on border city
The Syrian army and its allied militia have launched a major assault on the rebel-held Syrian city of Zabadani, the…
Hitch in US training program for Syrian rebels: Little interest in fighting IS
Middle East
July 1, 2015
Hitch in US training program for Syrian rebels: Little interest in fighting IS
The number of US-trained Syrian rebels has dropped to less than 100, one year after the Pentagon announced a US$500…
Syrian opposition coordinator: Assad’s departure no condition for dialogue
Egypt
July 1, 2015
Syrian opposition coordinator: Assad’s departure no condition for dialogue
Syrian opposition coordinator Hassan Abdel Azim said in an interview with Al-Masry Al-Youm that a transitional government comprising all opposition…
Monitor: Islamic State beheads female civilians for first time in Syria
Middle East
June 30, 2015
Monitor: Islamic State beheads female civilians for first time in Syria
The hardline Islamic State group has beheaded two women in Syria, the first time it has decapitated female civilians, the…
In Moscow, Syrian minister says Russia promises aid
Middle East
June 29, 2015
In Moscow, Syrian minister says Russia promises aid
Syria's foreign minister said in Moscow on Monday Russia had promised to send political, economic and military aid to his…
Sudan says students with Western passes believed on way to Syria
Middle East
June 28, 2015
Sudan says students with Western passes believed on way to Syria
Twelve Sudanese medical students, most carrying Western passports, are believed to have travelled to Turkey with the intention of crossing…