Syrian Observatory for Human Rights

Strikes, artillery fire near Damascus kill 15: Monitor

Eastern Ghouta has long been a rebel stronghold, and is regularly targeted by government air strikes and artillery fire.

Dec 29, 2016, 20:10 PM IST

Air strikes kill 22 civilians in eastern Syria: Monitor

Air strikes carried out by unidentified aircraft killed at least 22 civilians, including 10 children, in a village held by the Islamic State group in eastern Syria, a monitor said today.

Dec 28, 2016, 13:36 PM IST

Hundreds left from Aleppo as UN observers to oversee evacuations

A convoy of around 20 buses crossed the front line in the early Monday morning headed for rebel-held territory elsewhere in northern Syria after around 350 people got out during the night.

Dec 19, 2016, 13:42 PM IST

1,000 leave rebel Aleppo in new evacuation: Report

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Monday that at least 1,000 people on 10 buses had left the besieged Shi`ite Muslim villages of al-Foua and Kefraya,

Dec 19, 2016, 12:20 PM IST

Massive explosion in Damascus, casualties reported: Monitor

The Britain-based monitor said it was unclear what had caused the blast in the Midan district of Damascus.

Dec 16, 2016, 22:18 PM IST

Syria monitor says government seizes another Aleppo district

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Monday government forces had seized the eastern Aleppo neighbourhood of Sheikh Saeed from rebel fighters in overnight fighting, meaning the opposition has now lost 90 percent of the area they once held in the city.

Dec 12, 2016, 11:43 AM IST

Air strikes on village of Syria's Idlib; killed 21 civilians

Russia began a military intervention in support of President Bashar al-Assad in September 2015, saying it was carrying out strikes against "terrorists".

Dec 04, 2016, 18:09 PM IST

50,000 people have fled Syria Army`s east Aleppo advance: Britain-based monitor

The Britain-based monitor said more than 20,000 people had fled to western neighbourhoods of the city held by the government, with another 30,000 moving to areas held by Kurdish forces.

Nov 30, 2016, 14:58 PM IST

244 killed in week of attacks in Syria's Aleppo

At least 244 people were killed in the past one week in attacks in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo, a British war monitor said on Tuesday.

Nov 22, 2016, 18:47 PM IST

Week of renewed Aleppo strikes kills 141 in east, 16 in west: Observatory

At least 141 civilians, including 18 children, have been killed in a week of renewed bombardment on the rebel-held eastern half of Aleppo which has devastated its hospitals, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Tuesday.

Nov 22, 2016, 14:46 PM IST

Dozens of civilians dead in rebel assault on Aleppo

Syria`s regime and rebels were locked in fierce fighting Sunday on Aleppo`s western edges, where 38 civilians have been killed in a two-day opposition offensive to break the government siege. Rebels and allied jihadists launched a major offensive on Friday to break through government lines and reach the 250,000 people living in the city`s east.

Oct 30, 2016, 17:09 PM IST

Syria rebels battle to break Aleppo siege

Fresh fighting shook Aleppo on Saturday as rebels battled to break a siege of the city by the Syrian regime, accused by Washington of using starvation as a weapon of war.

Oct 29, 2016, 15:22 PM IST

22 killed in air strikes that hit a Syria school: Monitor

At least seven children were among 22 civilians killed in air strikes on Wednesday that hit a school and the surrounding area in Syria's northwestern Idlib province, a monitor said.

Oct 26, 2016, 19:25 PM IST

Fighting shakes Aleppo as truce expires

Clashes and air strikes shook the Syrian city of Aleppo, a monitor said on Sunday, as heavy fighting resumed after the end of three-day truce declared by government ally Russia.

Oct 23, 2016, 18:10 PM IST

Strike kills 19 civilians in IS-held Syria village: Monitor

The strike hit the village of Thalthana, in northern Aleppo province, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.

Oct 05, 2016, 15:28 PM IST

More than 9,300 dead in year of Russian strikes in Syria: Monitor

More than 9,300 people, including around 3,800 civilians, have been killed in one year of Russian air strikes in Syria in support of President Bashar al-Assad, a monitoring group said Friday.

Sep 30, 2016, 12:28 PM IST

Intense Syrian, Russian strikes kill 25 in Aleppo

The toll was expected to rise because people remained trapped under rubble, according to the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.

Sep 24, 2016, 14:53 PM IST

Warplanes press attack on rebel-held eastern Aleppo

Warplanes mounted a new wave of heavy air strikes on rebel-held areas of Aleppo on Saturday, rebel sources, a rescue worker and a war monitor reported, pressing a major offensive by the Russian-backed Syrian military to take back the whole city.

Sep 24, 2016, 14:50 PM IST

New bombardments hit Syria's Aleppo

New bombardments were reported on Tuesday in Syria`s Aleppo city where fighting has erupted in the southwestern districts, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR).

Sep 20, 2016, 14:42 PM IST

Air strikes on rebel-held Syria town kill 3 civilians: Monitor

Three civilians including two children were killed in air strikes on a rebel-held town in northwest Syria today, the fourth full day of a strained truce, a monitor said.

Sep 16, 2016, 19:25 PM IST