France launches process to revoke Assad’s Legion of Honour
France has begun the process of stripping Syrian President Bashar al-Assad of his Legion of Honour award, the country’s highest distinction, a source in the...
Home » President Bashar al-Assad
President Bashar al-Assad
Most rockets intercepted by Syria, Russia likely to call UN meeting
Russia’s defence ministry said on Saturday that the majority of missiles fired during the overnight attack on Syria by US, British and French forces were...
Assad films himself driving to Ghouta to demonstrate victory
President Bashar al-Assad flaunted government advances inSyria‘s seven-year war by filming himself driving to meet frontline soldiers near Damascus, making a video of the journey...
Medical evacuations begin from Syria’s Eastern Ghouta (Update)
Months of deadlock over medical evacuations from Syria‘s biggest remaining siege broke late on Tuesday when a deal between Damascus and a rebel faction allowed the...
G7 powers seek broad support to isolate Syria’s Assad
The Group of Seven major global powers were joined by Middle Eastern allies on Tuesday in a push to isolate Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, hours...
Air strikes hit camp in Syria, US condemns Assad statement
Air strikes on a camp housing Syrians uprooted by war killed at least 28 people near the Turkish border on Thursday, a monitoring group said,...
Russia keeps bombing despite Syria truce; Assad vows to fight on
MUNICH/AMMAN, Feb 12 (Reuters) – Major powers agreed on Friday to a pause in combat in Syria, but Russia pressed on with bombing in support...
Syrian army bombards rebels trying to seize Aleppo (Updated)
By Tom Perry Syrian government forces carried out heavy air strikes on rebel positions in and around the northern city of Aleppo on Friday, aiming...
Cameron asks lawmakers to mull UK air strikes on IS in Syria
By Andrew Osborn and William James Prime Minister David Cameron asked lawmakers to consider whether Britain should join US-led air strikes against Islamic State militants...
Syria Kurds seize town from Islamic State, near its ‘capital’
By Tom Perry and Laila Bassam Kurdish-led forces in Syria seized a town from Islamic State on Tuesday after capturing a military base overnight, aided...
Calls for aid to Syria’s Druze after al Qaeda kills 20
By Tom Perry and Suleiman Al-Khalidi Fighters from Syria’s al Qaeda branch, the Nusra Front, have killed at least 20 Druze villagers, raising fear for...
Army officer reported hurt in Damascus suicide bombing; army denies it (Updated)
A senior Syrian army officer was wounded in a suicide bombing in a central Damascus district on Monday, a monitoring group said, though the military...
Islamic State withdraws from Yarmouk camp, Nusra remains
By Suleiman Al-Khalidi Islamic State fighters have largely withdrawn from a Palestinian refugee camp on the outskirts of Damascus after expelling their main rival, several...
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 pushed on with an offensive against government strongholds towards the...
Blast in Syria kills top al Qaeda commander, three others
By Mariam Karouny Al Qaeda’s official Syrian wing, the Nusra Front, announced on Thursday the death of its top military commander, who insurgent sources said...
Intensified fighting in southern Syria leaves scores dead
By Sylvia Westall Heavy fighting in southern Syria has killed scores of pro-government and insurgent fighters in the past week, a group monitoring Syria’s war...
Pentagon to deploy 400 troops to train Syrian rebels
By Phil Stewart The US military is planning to deploy more than 400 troops to help train Syrian rebels to fight the Islamic State, along...
Around 180 Syrian soldiers, jihadists killed in battle for base
By Oliver Holmes Around 100 Syrian soldiers and 80 Islamist fighters were killed during a two-day battle in which insurgents took the Wadi al-Deif military...
US launches fresh strikes on Khorasan group in Syria
By Mark Hosenball and Susan Heavey The United States said it conducted air strikes on Wednesday night against the so-called Khorasan group, an al Qaeda-linked...
Only Syrian opposition and peshmerga can save Kobani – Turkish PM
By Jonny Hogg Turkey cannot be expected to send troops to defend the besieged Syrian border town of Kobani and only Iraqi Kurdish peshmerga fighters...