August 2019

Syrian government forces backed by their Russian allies have entered the largest rebel-held town in the southern countryside of Idlib, a war monitoring group said. After heavy aerial and land shelling, Syrian government…

The Syrian Army has taken control of Khan Sheikhoun town in Idlib. The town was long under siege. Turkey also has observation points nearby. Rami Abdurrahman from the London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) has indicated…

Airstrikes targeted a Turkish army convoy inside a rebel-held part of Syria on Monday, the Turkish Defense Ministry said, killing 3 civilians and wounding 12 others. The Syrian government, however, said the convoy entered the country…

Syrian pro-government forces surrounded a key town in rebel-held Idlib province Tuesday, hours after rebels withdrew from the area and the surrounding region to avoid encirclement. The government's advance into the town of Khan Sheikhoun,…

The largest militant group in Syria's northwestern province of Idlib has withdrawn from a key town as Syrian regime troops advanced in the southern part of Idlib, local sources said. The pullout came after days of intense bombardment by…

Syrian opposition activists say airstrikes have hit a hospital in a rebel-held northwestern village, knocking it out of service. There was no immediate word on casualties. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights and the Thiqa…

Airstrikes have killed more than two dozen civilians in northwestern Syria in the last two days in an escalation of a Russian-backed offensive against the last major rebel stronghold, a war monitor and local activists said Saturday. An…

Syrian regime forces took full control of the key northwestern town of Khan Sheikhun on Wednesday, surrounding Turkish forces at a nearby observation post, a war monitor said. "Regime forces took full control of the town of Khan Sheikhun…

Turkey is warning the Syrian government not to “play with fire” following a strike on one of its military convoys and the regime’s advance on a major rebel holdout in southern Idlib province. As troops loyal to Syrian President Bashar…

Airstrikes halted a Turkish military convoy carrying ammunition after it crossed into northern Syria on Monday, bound for a rebel-held stronghold, opposition activists said. The strikes hit near the highway where the convoy was moving, the…