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Syrian government forces take back areas near Hama: Monitor

The Russian-backed Syrian army has recaptured 16 villages lost to insurgents last week near the city of Hama.

Mar 31, 2017, 13:54 PM IST

Syrian army sends reinforcements to Hama province

The Syrian army is sending reinforcements to face a major rebel offensive in Hama province, a Syrian military source told Reuters on Wednesday, as insurgents pressed an attack in a western area critically important to President Bashar al-Assad.Bashar al-Assad.

Mar 22, 2017, 19:05 PM IST

Syrian army says it shot down Israeli jet

Syria`s army high command said in a statement on Friday.

Mar 17, 2017, 14:43 PM IST

Syrian Army announces recapture of Palmyra from Islamic State

The Syrian Army said on Thursday it had recaptured the ancient city of Palmyra from Islamic State for the second time in a year, with help from allied forces and Russian warplanes.

Mar 02, 2017, 23:25 PM IST

Syrian army captures Palmyra's ancient citadel

The Syrian Army captured the historic citadel of the country's ancient oasis city of Palmyra on Wednesday, after battles with the Islamic State, a military source told Xinhua.

Mar 01, 2017, 22:53 PM IST

Syrian Army retakes key gas field from ISIS

The Syrian Army has captured the Hayan gas field in central province of Homs following battles with the Islamic State (IS) militants, the media reported on Tuesday.

Feb 14, 2017, 17:42 PM IST

Syrian army chips away at ISIS on several fronts

Syrian troops and allied militia on Sunday chipped away at territory held by Islamic State jihadists on several fronts across the country, state media and a monitoring group said.

Feb 05, 2017, 23:53 PM IST

Syrian army retakes key rebel area near Damascus

The Syrian army said on Sunday that it had recaptured a flashpoint area from rebels near Damascus that supplies water to the capital.

Jan 29, 2017, 19:47 PM IST

Syria army, opposition announce nationwide truce

Earlier, Russia`s President Vladimir Putin announced the deal, saying the Syrian regime and "main forces of the armed opposition" had signed on.

Dec 29, 2016, 20:27 PM IST

21 civilians 'executed' by rebels in Aleppo

"The bodies were found in prisons run by the terrorist groups in Sukkari and al-Kalasseh, and they were found to have been executed by gunshot at very close range," Aleppo's forensic unit Zaher Hajjo said.

Dec 26, 2016, 18:39 PM IST

Syrian army, civilians reclaim ruined Aleppo streets

Syrian troops strengthened their hold over Aleppo on Friday after retaking full control of the city, as residents anxious to return to their homes moved through its ruined streets.

Dec 24, 2016, 02:09 AM IST

Aleppo evacuation suspended amid dispute over villages, rescue of wounded people

The rescue work was suspended after the militias demanded the evacuation of wounded people from two Shi'ite villages besieged by rebel fighters.

Dec 16, 2016, 23:30 PM IST

Aleppo ceasefire: Evacuation may be delayed until Thursday

Rebel sources said the ceasefire remained in place despite the delay in the evacuation plan.

Dec 14, 2016, 15:33 PM IST

Syrian army says it could declare control of East Aleppo ''at any moment''

"The army continues to advance towards ... Sukkari, what remains of Seif al-Dawla, part of al-Amiriya and Tel al-Zarazir," a military spokesman told Reuters during a tour of recaptured parts of Aleppo.

Dec 13, 2016, 20:32 PM IST

Syrian government forces press attack in east Aleppo, Syria

The Syrian army pressed an offensive in Aleppo on Friday with ground fighting and air strikes in an operation to retake all of the city`s rebel-held east that would bring victory in the civil war closer for President Bashar al-Assad.

Dec 10, 2016, 07:19 AM IST

UN calls for Aleppo evacuation plan; Syrian Army advances

The United States and Russia must broker an evacuation from east Aleppo, UN Syria humanitarian adviser Jan Egeland said on Thursday.

Dec 08, 2016, 23:31 PM IST

Syria regime takes two more rebel districts in Aleppo

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said that nearly 1,700 civilians had fled to government-held parts of western Aleppo and another 2,500 to the Kurdish-controlled northern district of Sheikh Maksoud.

Nov 27, 2016, 22:26 PM IST

Syrian troops capture east Aleppo neighbourhood from rebels

The army said troops "have seized full control" of the eastern district in Syria's largest city.

Nov 26, 2016, 18:55 PM IST

Syria regime steps up fierce Aleppo assault

Streets were deserted and residents took refuge indoors as the government unleashed a fourth straight day of bombardment on opposition-held parts of Aleppo.

Nov 18, 2016, 18:33 PM IST

UN to begin evacuations from Aleppo if truce holds

The United Nations hopes to carry out the first medical evacuations from Aleppo on Friday, if a "humanitarian pause" in the Syrian army`s Russian-backed assault on the city holds.

Oct 21, 2016, 13:55 PM IST