US envoy on Syria tells allies troop withdrawal won't be abrupt
We have respect for the territorial integrity of Syria, but the main issue is the safety and security of the Turkish border and Turkish people, Akar said.
Feb 17, 2019, 18:41 PM IST
British IS schoolgirl 'wants to return home'
Bethnal Green Academy pupils Begum and Amira Abase, were both 15, while Kadiza Sultana was 16, when they left the UK in February 2015.
Feb 14, 2019, 11:00 AM IST
Withdrawal of US forces in Syria likely to start in weeks: US general
Hundreds of additional troops have been sent to Syria to facilitate the withdrawal.
Feb 11, 2019, 10:05 AM IST
Russia tells Turkey to do more to clear Syria's Idlib of militants
The deal helped avert a government assault on the area, the last major bastion of opponents of President Bashar al-Assad.
Feb 07, 2019, 20:51 PM IST
Erdogan says Turkey has maintained contacts with Damascus
Tayyip Erdogan has described Assad as a terrorist and said several times during Syria`s eight-year conflict that the Syrian leader must go.
Feb 04, 2019, 09:45 AM IST
Islamic State to lose last bits of Syria territory in 'weeks': US
Islamic State is expected to lose its final bits of territory in Syria to U.S.-backed forces within a couple of weeks, acting U.S. Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan said on Tuesday, even as U.S. intelligence assessed that the militant group would still pose a threat to the United States.
Jan 30, 2019, 08:42 AM IST
Syria mulls strike on Tel-Aviv airport as retaliatory measure
The Israeli airstrikes were carried out on Monday against Iranian targets in Syria.
Jan 23, 2019, 10:42 AM IST
Syria sack coach Bernd Stange after winless start in AFC Asian Cup
Stange, 70, had come out of retirement last year to take charge of Syria and nearly secured a maiden entry into the World Cup finals before a playoff defeat by Australia ended their hopes.
Jan 11, 2019, 13:40 PM IST
AFC Asian Cup: Holders Australia fall to shock Jordan loss
Bani Yaseen put his side in front when he was given the time and space to head Baha Abdelrahman`s corner home unchallenged, powering the ball beyond the flat-footed Maty Ryan.
Jan 07, 2019, 13:14 PM IST
Slowly bringing US troops back from Syria: Donald Trump
President Trump did not give a timetable for the planned military exit from Syria.
Jan 03, 2019, 09:32 AM IST
UAE to reopen its embassy in Damascus on Thursday
The embassy has been shut since the early months of the Syrian conflict which erupted in 2011.
Dec 27, 2018, 17:31 PM IST
Iran says US troops in Syria 'main cause of instability': Report
US President Donald Trump has begun what will be a total withdrawal of US troops from Syria, declaring on Wednesday they have succeeded in their mission to defeat Islamic State.
Dec 22, 2018, 17:01 PM IST
US begins withdrawing troops from Syria, claims victory over IS
The Donald Trump-led US administration announced that it has started returning US troops home from Syria after claiming a victory in the fight against the Islamic State (IS) without revealing any detailed timetable.
Dec 20, 2018, 07:53 AM IST
'Bully' Shane Warne condemns attack on Syrian refugee inside English school
The video recorded by a friend of the attacker, shows him calling the victim who was wearing a cast on his arm, before grabbing him by the neck and pushing him violently.
Nov 28, 2018, 18:12 PM IST
More than 100 injured in Syria's Aleppo in insurgent gas attack: Report
State news agency SANA said on Sunday that 107 people were injured, including children, after militants hit three districts with projectiles containing gases that caused choking.
Nov 25, 2018, 21:07 PM IST
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu says will meet Russian President Vladimir Putin soon on Syria security coordination
Russia said on Tuesday it had upgraded Syria`s air defences with the S-300 missile system, after accusing Israel of indirect responsibility for the downing of a Russian spy plane by Syrian forces as they fired on attacking Israeli jets last month.
Oct 07, 2018, 15:27 PM IST
Russian military aircraft 'disappears'; US says Syria shot it down
The United States believes that a Russian military aircraft that Russian state media reported "disappeared" on Monday over the Mediterranean was inadvertently shot down by Syrian government anti-aircraft artillery, a US official said.
Sep 18, 2018, 07:51 AM IST
Russia says US dropped phosphorus bombs over Syria's Deir al-Zor
The air strikes targeted the village of Hadjin and resulted in fires, but there was no information about casualties, the Russian military said.
Sep 10, 2018, 00:34 AM IST
Sushma Swaraj's visit to Syria deferred due to prevailing tension
Swaraj was scheduled to visit Syria and Lebanon on a three-day visit from September 11.
Sep 08, 2018, 20:27 PM IST
Military attack on Syria's Idlib would be catastrophic: Turkey
Any Syrian government military offensive against Idlib, the last major rebel-held area of Syria, would result in a humanitarian catastrophe, Turkey`s Foreign Minister Melvut Cavusoglu said on Friday.
Aug 24, 2018, 20:41 PM IST
