Qaeda in Syria seizes key hilltops from regime: Monitor
Fighters from Al-Nusra Front, Jund Al-Aqsa, and other groups seized the central Al-Eis hilltop and surrounding hills as well, says Observatory head Rami Abdel Rahman.
Mar 08, 2016, 05:30 AM ISTSyria opposition agrees to attend Geneva peace talks
The United Nations is hoping it can now restart talks on a political transition that collapsed last month in Geneva.
Mar 07, 2016, 16:33 PM ISTTurkey launches new artillery strikes on IS in Syria: Report
Turkey had on February 28 shelled six IS targets in Syria a total of 41 times, a senior government official said this week.
Mar 04, 2016, 23:26 PM ISTSyria truce takes hold despite limited violations
US-led coalition warplanes launched at least 10 air strikes to try to drive back the jihadists, the monitor reported.
Feb 28, 2016, 00:15 AM ISTRussia to keep fighting IS and other 'terrorist groups' in Syria: Putin
I want to underline again that Islamic State, Al-Nusra and other terrorist groups designated as such by the UN are not included in the ceasefire deal: Putin.
Feb 26, 2016, 17:56 PM ISTSyria bomb attacks aimed at `subverting` peace talks
Russia`s foreign ministry said Monday that a string of suicide bombings in Syria at the weekend claimed by the Islamic State group were aimed at undermining the peace process.
Feb 22, 2016, 16:45 PM ISTSyria army seizes key rebel-held town in Latakia
Syrian regime forces on Sunday overran the last major rebel-held town in the coastal Latakia province, a stronghold of President Bashar al-Assad, state television reported.
Jan 24, 2016, 14:58 PM ISTBelgian with ''direct links'' to Paris attackers arrested
A Belgian man with "direct links" to Paris attackers was arrested near Casablanca city of Morocco, the country`s Interior Ministry said in a statement.
Jan 19, 2016, 09:08 AM ISTSyrian Army enters rebel bastion in Latakia province: Monitor
Syrian regime forces advanced on Tuesday into the main bastion of rebels in the northwestern province of Latakia, the coastal heartland of President Bashar al-Assad`s clan, a monitor said.
Jan 12, 2016, 16:28 PM ISTRussian strikes in Syria kill more than 2,100: Monitor
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Tuesday that Russian air strikes have killed 2,132 people in Syria, a third of them civilians, since they began on September 30.
Dec 23, 2015, 10:25 AM ISTShocking images: ISIS militants blow up rival rebel fighters in Syria
Images released by SITE show two men kneeling on the ground facing away from each other with wiring taped around their bodies.
Dec 17, 2015, 10:28 AM ISTSyrian opposition in Riyadh for difficult unity talks
The goal is to form a unified bloc for talks with Assad that world powers hope can be held before January 1.
Dec 08, 2015, 21:38 PM ISTAt least 18 civilians killed in Syria air strikes: Monitor
The strikes hit the Idlib province town of Ariha, which is controlled by the Army of Conquest, a rebel alliance of mainly Islamist groups, including Al-Qaeda affiliate Al-Nusra Front, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.
Nov 29, 2015, 17:20 PM ISTIndian-origin jihadi who 'never saw himself as western or Indian but Muslim' killed in Syria
Abu Baseer was affiliated with al Qaeda’s Syrian affiliate al-Nusra Front in Syria.
Nov 26, 2015, 13:32 PM ISTIslamic State urges jihad on Russia, US as Syria strikes intensify
The Islamic State group called on Muslims Tuesday to wage jihad on Russia and the United States, as Moscow announced it had intensified its air campaign against Islamic militants in Syria.
Oct 14, 2015, 10:26 AM ISTFiercest clashes as Syria regime advances with Russian support
Syrian regime forces backed by Russian air strikes advanced in the centre of the country on Monday, sparking the fiercest clashes with rebels since Moscow's air campaign began, a monitor said.
Oct 12, 2015, 19:32 PM IST