Syrian army
Islamist rebels battle Syrian army near Assad heartland
Middle East
May 1, 2015
Islamist rebels battle Syrian army near Assad heartland
Islamist rebels and the Syrian army fought fierce battles in Latakia province overnight close to President Bashar al-Assad's ancestral home,…
Monitor: Islamic State moves west to attack Syrian army in Homs
World
March 24, 2015
Monitor: Islamic State moves west to attack Syrian army in Homs
Islamic State fighters attacked a military airport in Syria's Homs province on Monday as they pressed a westward offensive against…
Syrian army takes villages in south
World
February 28, 2015
Syrian army takes villages in south
Syrian government forces have taken control of villages in southern Syria, state media said on Saturday, as part of a…
Activists: 25 killed as Syrian fighter jets bomb Palestinian camp in Damascus
World
December 16, 2012
Activists: 25 killed as Syrian fighter jets bomb Palestinian camp in Damascus
Syrian fighter jets rocketed the Palestinian Yarmouk camp in Damascus on Sunday, killing at least 25 people sheltering in a…
Rebels hit army headquarters in Damascus
World
September 5, 2012
Rebels hit army headquarters in Damascus
AMMAN — Syrian rebels said they planted bombs inside the Syrian Army's General Staff headquarters in central Damascus on Sunday as…
Shelling kills 18 in cradle of Syrian uprising
World
June 10, 2012
Shelling kills 18 in cradle of Syrian uprising
Eighteen people, including 12 women and children, were killed overnight by shelling in the Syrian town of Deraa, where the…
Assad holds Syria army despite Sunni-Alawite divide
World
April 6, 2011
Assad holds Syria army despite Sunni-Alawite divide
Amman -- Senior Syrian army ranks are packed with loyal members of President Bashar al-Assad's Alawite minority, reducing any prospect…