May 2014

Deir Izzor province: At least 5 islamic and al-Nusra fighters were killed by an attack on an ISIS checkpoint in the al-Tawamiya village in eastern Reef Deir Izzor with reports of casualties and injuries from ISIS fighters. Areas in…

Der Ezzor Province: 4 combatants from the Islamic battalions, 2 others from Al Nusra front and 2 from an Islamic battalion, including media activist, were killed in clashes with ISIS yesterday night in the vicinity of Al Sobha village…

Dar’a Province: Areas in the city of Nawa were exposed to airstrikes and bombardment by the regime forces. The regime forces were bombarded areas in the towns of Da’el and Busra Al Sham. Violent clashes have continued…

Syrian activists said at least 23 people were killed by rocket attacks in two northern towns.Activists said rocket fire from Syrian military helicopters killed at least 10 people in the town of Azaz early Tuesday. Azaz is in Aleppo…

French President Francois Hollande Tuesday stopped short of issuing a strong ultimatum on Syria’s alleged recent use of chemical weapons, indicating the regime of President Bashar Assad should expect further sanctions and verbal…

BEIRUT — The Syrian army inched closer to seizing a central prison in the contested northern city of Aleppo Wednesday, with intense artillery shelling and military aircraft dropping dozens of crude bombs in the area and killing at least 50…

Beirut (AFP) - Syria's army has launched a fierce assault on rebel fighters in a bid to break their year-long siege on Aleppo's central prison, a monitor, state media and activists reported Wednesday. The rebels and their allies from the…

The Syrian army inched closer to seizing a central prison in the contested northern city of Aleppo today, with intense artillery shelling and military aircraft dropping dozens of crude bombs in the area and killing at least 50…

At least 50 rebels died on Tuesday and Wednesday in clashes with Syrian President Bashar al Assad's forces, who are advancing toward the central prison in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo, the opposition Syrian Observatory for Human…

DAMASCUS - Syrian authorities Sunday announced the death in combat of a general near Damascus, while urging a mass turnout in a June 3 presidential election branded a "farce" by the opposition. General Hussein Isaac died of wounds…