August 2019

Damascus resumed air strikes on northwest Syria Monday, a war monitor said, scrapping a ceasefire for the jihadist-run bastion and accusing rebels of targeting an airbase of its ally Russia. "Regime warplanes launched their first air…

Syrian regime forces captured a key Hama village, the military command announced on Wednesday, after it relaunched its offensive on opposition areas of northwestern Syria over the weekend. Pro-Damascus forces captured Arbaeen on Tuesday…

The Syrian regime resumed air strikes on northwest Syria's Idlib on Monday, a war monitor said, scrapping a ceasefire for the rebel-controlled bastion. The northwestern region of some three million people is one of the last major centres…

A car bombing claimed by Daesh killed five people, including three children, in a militant-held town in northeast Syria on Wednesday, a war monitor said. Local sources, speaking to the media said the bomb was detonated remotely in front of…

After the fighting, Syrian farmer Abu Thaer returned to his farm to work. But he stepped on a landmine left behind by militants, changing his life for good. At a medical charity in Damascus, the 46-year-old from the southern province of…

The U.S. is warning Turkey against any incursions into northeastern Syria that would attack Kurdish forces. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is warning a military operation in the Kurdish-controlled region is imminent. The U.S.-backed…

Regime forces captured a town and village from jihadists and allied rebels in northwest Syria Wednesday following deadly clashes, days after ditching a ceasefire for the area, a war monitor said. The town of Al-Zakat and Al-Arbaeen village…

Regime troops have captured a northwestern village and are advancing deeper to the town of Kfar Zeita, which has been held by militants since 2012, Syrian state-run media reported. The regime-controlled Syrian Central Military Media said…

Syrian state-run media say government forces have captured a northwestern village and are getting closer to the town of Kfar Zeita, which has been held by insurgents since 2012. The government-controlled Syrian Central Military Media said…

Regime loyalists captured a town and a village from militants and allied rebels in northwest Syria Wednesday, after fierce clashes that killed nearly 30 combatants overnight, a war monitor said. The town of Al-Zakat and the Al-Arba'een…