syria
Kerry to explore Putin’s flexibility on Ukraine, Syria
World
May 12, 2015
Kerry to explore Putin’s flexibility on Ukraine, Syria
US Secretary of State John Kerry hopes to explore Russia's willingness to curb its involvement in Ukraine and its support…
Study: Five million Syrians at high risk of explosive weapons
Middle East
May 12, 2015
Study: Five million Syrians at high risk of explosive weapons
About 5.1 million Syrians are living in areas at high risk from explosive weapons, some of which fail to detonate…
Monitor: 72 dead as Syria army battles to free loyalists
Middle East
May 11, 2015
Monitor: 72 dead as Syria army battles to free loyalists
At least 72 fighters were killed in a single day as the Syrian army battled to relieve some 250 besieged…
Manar TV: Syrian army kills dozens of rebels near Lebanon border
Middle East
May 7, 2015
Manar TV: Syrian army kills dozens of rebels near Lebanon border
Syrian army bombing in the mountainous area along the border with Lebanon killed dozens of insurgents and helped Hezbollah fighters…
Coalition: US, allies stage 17 air strikes against Islamic State
Middle East
May 3, 2015
Coalition: US, allies stage 17 air strikes against Islamic State
The United States and its allies staged 17 strikes on Islamic State targets in Iraq and Syria in a 24-hour…
Monitor: 52 civilians dead in coalition strikes in Syria
Middle East
May 2, 2015
Monitor: 52 civilians dead in coalition strikes in Syria
US-led air strikes targeting the Islamic State group killed at least 52 civilians in a village in northern Syria, a…
Monitor: Islamist fighters seize southern Syria crossing
Middle East
April 30, 2015
Monitor: Islamist fighters seize southern Syria crossing
The hardline Ahrar al-Sham group in Syria and other insurgents seized a crossing in the southwest frontier area near Israel…
Ideas Box brings oasis of learning to Syria child refugees
Life & Style
April 30, 2015
Ideas Box brings oasis of learning to Syria child refugees
The middle of a desert is not the kind of place you'd expect to be able to sit down with…
Monitor: Islamic State has killed over 2,000 off battlefield since June
Middle East
April 28, 2015
Monitor: Islamic State has killed over 2,000 off battlefield since June
Ultra-radical Islamic State insurgents have killed at least 2,154 people off the battlefield in Syria since the end of June…
Set to begin, US plan for Syrian rebels already mired in doubt
Middle East
April 27, 2015
Set to begin, US plan for Syrian rebels already mired in doubt
Hundreds of Syrian rebels are approaching the start of US training to battle Islamic State, without knowing whether or how…