2 blasts strike Damascus, Syrian news agency says
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) -- Syria's state news agency says 2 bombs have exploded in a Damascus suburb, causing "many" casualties. SANA says the first bomb went off Wednesday near a secondary school in the...
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DAMASCUS ' Syrian troops shelled several districts in Aleppo and clashed with rebels on Tuesday, as Damascus ally Iran proposed a simultaneous halt to the violence and a peaceful solution to the...
View ArticleSyria Twin Blasts Strike Damascus
Syrians clear the rubble of a house was destroyed in government airstrike on Saturday, in Kal Jubrin, on the outskirts of Aleppo, Syria, Sunday, Sept. 16, 2012. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen) DAMASCUS,...
View ArticleStreet fighting ongoing in Syria, rebels retreat from restive district of...
DAMASCUS, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) -- The clashes between the Syrian troops and the opposition fighters continued Wednesday in several hotspots in the unrest-stricken country, reports said, as activists...
View ArticleSyria fighting rages as Iran calls for halt to violence
DAMASCUS: Syrian troops shelled several districts in Aleppo and clashed with rebels on Tuesday, as Damascus ally Iran proposed a simultaneous halt to the violence and a peaceful solution to the...
View ArticleSyria conflict: No military solution, says Ban Ki-moon
The UN secretary general has said a military solution is not the answer to the Syrian conflict, though both government and rebels seem determined to defeat each other by force. Ban Ki-moon said it was...
View ArticleAmnesty accuses Syrian forces of 'relentless attacks'
AFP - Amnesty accused Syrian forces Wednesday of waging "relentless, indiscriminate" attacks against its people as a Syrian army defector warned the regime would use chemical weapons as a last resort....
View ArticleSyrian forces accused of ‘relentless attacks’
Damascus - Amnesty accused Syrian forces on Wednesday of waging “relentless, indiscriminate” attacks against its people as a Syrian army defector warned the regime would use chemical weapons as a last...
View ArticleSyrian rebels seize Turkey border crossing
SYRIAN rebels seized control of a border crossing on the frontier with Turkey, ripping down the Syrian flag as the rebels fighting to oust President Bashar Assad expand their control of the country's...
View Article>Syrian rebels seize border crossing with Turkey
AKCAKALE, Turkey (AP) — Syrian rebels seized control of a border crossing on the frontier with Turkey on Wednesday, ripping down the Syrian flag as the rebels fighting to oust President Bashar Assad...
View ArticleIran seeks solution to Syria conflict
Iran's foreign minister has met embattled Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and called for a solution to the ongoing civil war, as a rights group accused Damascus of waging "relentless,...
View ArticleSyrian rebels extend grip on Turkish border
Syrian rebels seized another border crossing with Turkey on Wednesday, consolidating their grip on a frontier through which they ferry arms for battles with President Bashar al-Assad's troops around...
View ArticleWRAPUP 2-Syrian rebels extend grip on Turkish border
* Rebels capture Tel Abyad crossing, tear down flag * Fighters in Damascus withdraw from southern suburbs * Amnesty says civilians main victim of government fire By Kadir Celikcan AKCAKALE, Turkey,...
View ArticleSyrian rebels take third border crossing to Turkey
AKCAKALE, Turkey (Reuters) - Syrian rebels seized control of a third border crossing with Turkey on Wednesday after battling with forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad, consolidating their grip on...
View ArticleIran insists: Syria conflict must be solved by Syrians
DAMASCUS - Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi said on Wednesday the solution to the war in Syria lies "only in Syria and within the Syrian family," state news agency SANA reported. Salehi, who...
View ArticleFighting erupts at Syria-Turkey border post
MICHAEL JANSEN TWO BOMBS exploded in the Damascus suburb of Qudsayya yesterday, reportedly causing many casualties. At the same time, fighting between rebels, government troops and allied Kurds...
View ArticleAssad's tanks move on Aleppo rebels
Syrian tanks stormed a rebel-held district of Aleppo on Wednesday, sparking fierce clashes that a security official said marked the start of a long-threatened ground assault on the key battleground...
View ArticleSyrian troops push back rebels in Aleppo offensive
ALEPPO, Syria (Reuters) - Syrian troops loyal to President Bashar al-Assad thrust into a battered rebel stronghold in the northern city of Aleppo on Wednesday, forcing defenders to fall back in fierce...
View ArticleBattle for Aleppo: Assad's tanks lead ground assault
DAMASCUS - Syrian tanks stormed a rebel-held district of Aleppo on Wednesday, sparking fierce clashes that a security official said marked the start of a long-threatened ground assault on the key...
View ArticleSalaheddin’s unknown fate: Syrian army claims control, rebels deny
DAMASCUS - Syria said its troops seized a rebel-held Aleppo district on Wednesday after storming it and "annihilating" most of the insurgents, as a long-threatened ground assault on the key city was...
View ArticleAl-Assad says uprising in Syria targeting foes of Israel
Beirut -- Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said on Wednesday that the armed uprising against his rule was aimed at weakening “the axis of resistance” against Israel, a reference to his alliance with...
View ArticleSyrian army strikes rebel forces in Aleppo from air
MICHAEL JANSEN in Damascus SYRIAN WARPLANES struck rebel-held quarters of Aleppo yesterday ahead of an expected ground assault by thousands of troops deployed in and around the country���s main...
View ArticleSyrian troops say they have retaken rebel stronghold
MICHAEL JANSEN in Damascus GOVERNMENT TROOPS supported by armour have regained control of the rebel stronghold of Salaheddine on the southwestern edge of Aleppo, state media announced. Throughout...
View ArticleSyrian army, rebels set to fight to bitter end: UN chief
AFP - UN chief Ban Ki-moon warned that the Syrian government and rebels seem intent on fighting to the bitter end, as opposition fighters seized a crossing on the Turkish border. Ban said the conflict...
View ArticleUN chief sees no end to deadly Syrian conflict
DAMASCUS - UN chief Ban Ki-moon warned that the Syrian government and rebels seem intent on fighting to the bitter end, as opposition fighters seized a crossing on the Turkish border. Ban said the...
View ArticleEmbattled Assad in talks with Iran
SYRIAN rebels seized control of a third border crossing with Turkey yesterday, as Iran’s foreign minister met President Bashar al-Assad. Iran’s Ali Akbar Salehi, whose country is Mr Assad’s main...
View ArticleTurkey bans all Syria aircraft from its air space
Days after intercepting a Syrian airliner carrying what it claimed were Russian-made munitions for the Syrian army, Turkey banned all Syrian aircraft from its air space on Sunday. Asked if Syrian...
View ArticleSyrian rebels take over northern checkpoint leading into Turkey
AKCAKALE, Turkey -- Syrian rebels seized control of a border crossing on the frontier with Turkey on Wednesday, ripping down the Syrian flag as the rebels fighting to oust President Bashar Assad...
View ArticleTurkey bans Syrian planes from its air space, rebels gain
BEIRUT/AMMAN (Reuters) - Turkey has banned all Syrian aircraft from its air space as it takes an increasingly firm stance against President Bashar al-Assad, while Syrian rebels said on Sunday they had...
View ArticleTurkey bans all Syrian flights
Turkey has banned all Syrian aircraft from its air space as it takes an increasingly firm stance against President Bashar al-Assad, while Syrian rebels said they had made more gains in a key province...
View ArticleSyria Conflict: Aleppo Onslaught Looms
By Khaled Yacoub Oweis and Mariam Karouny AMMAN/BEIRUT, July 27 (Reuters) - President Bashar al-Assad's artillery pounded rebel-held areas around Aleppo on Friday, preparing the ground for an onslaught...
View ArticleSyrian army, US-backed opposition militias clash in Aleppo
Fighting continued yesterday in the escalating US proxy war in Syria, as Western-backed militias hostile to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad fought Syrian Army forces in the northern city of Aleppo,...
View ArticleSyrian rebels seize border crossing with Turkey
AKCAKALE, Turkey (AP) — Syrian rebels seized control of a border crossing on the frontier with Turkey on Wednesday, ripping down the Syrian flag as the rebels fighting to oust President Bashar Assad...
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