Syrian army says ‘enemy’ rockets hit military bases
The Syrian army said on Sunday that rockets had struck several military bases in the Hama and Aleppo countryside in what it said was new “aggression”...
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Syrian army declares end of hostilities east of capital
The Syrian military declared a cessation of hostilities on Saturday in the rebel-controlled Eastern Ghouta region near the capital, state television reported. Eastern Ghouta, stretching...
Aleppo city quiet on third day of ceasefire, some clashes
Calm prevailed across the divided Syrian city of Aleppo on Saturday, the third day of a unilateral ceasefire announced by Russia, but medical evacuations and...
Russian jets pound Aleppo as US clings to diplomacy
Russian war planes struck rebel-held areas north of Aleppo on Saturday as the army shelled the besieged old quarter in a major offensive, rebels and...
Rebels launch attack in Syria’s Aleppo after government cuts road
Rebels launched an attack against government positions in the historic centre of Aleppo on Monday in response to an offensive that cut a road leading...
Syrian army fire cuts only road into rebel-held Aleppo (Updated)
Syrian government forces effectively cut the only way into rebel-held areas of Aleppo on Thursday as they advanced to within firing range of the road,...
Syrian army presses offensive against Islamic State (Updated)
The Syrian army has crossed the boundary of Raqqa province, home to the de facto capital of Islamic State, after a major Russian-backed offensive against...
Syrian army enters Islamic State-held Palmyra (Updated)
Syrian government forces fought their way into Palmyra on Thursday as the army backed by Russian air cover sought to recapture the historic city from...
Syrian troops backed by Russian jets enters rebel-held southern town – army
By Suleiman Al-Khalidi Syrian troops fought their way into a rebel-held town in the southern province of Deraa on Wednesday in an assault which rebels...
Putin says Turkey’s leaders back ‘Islamisation’ of Turkish society (Updated)
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday said Turkey’s political leaders had been encouraging the Islamisation of Turkish society, something he said was a problem, Russian...
Syrian army seizes rebel-held town in Aleppo province – state TV
By Suleiman Al-Khalidi The Syrian army and allied forces captured the town of Al Hader in the northern province of Aleppo on Thursday, state television...
Syrian army breaks two-year siege at Aleppo airbase – state TV (Updated)
Syrian soldiers fought their way into an airbase in northern Syria on Tuesday, state television said, breaking a nearly two-year siege by Islamic State insurgents at...
Syrian rebels seize town in west in blow to government
By Naline Malla and Sylvia Westall Syrian insurgents captured a town on a major highway in the west of the country on Thursday and fought...
Islamic State battles insurgents near Aleppo as army prepares assault
By Dominic Evans and Tom Perry Islamic State militants battled rival insurgent groups on Wednesday north of the city of Aleppo, where officials say the...