Syria regime bombed Damascus water source: UN
The Syrian government intentionally bombed the Ain al-Fijeh spring in December, leaving more than five million people in Damascus without access to water, a UN probe said Tuesday, as it branded the strike a "war crime".
Mar 14, 2017, 19:38 PM ISTEight dead in raids on rebel-held Syrian town: Monitor
Air strikes on a rebel-held town in northwestern Syria killed eight people on Saturday, a monitor said, the latest to hit the area where Al-Qaeda`s former affiliate has a strong presence.
Jan 14, 2017, 17:38 PM ISTSyria crisis: Nine including govt soldiers killed in fighting near Damascus despite truce
At least nine people, among them seven government soldiers, were killed in fighting near the Syrian capital Damascus overnight, despite a fragile nationwide truce, a monitor said on Saturday.
Jan 07, 2017, 13:46 PM ISTAl Qaeda in Syria executes 14 `government forces`
Al-Qaeda`s Syrian affiliate Al-Nusra Front has executed 14 captured men it accused of fighting for President Bashar al-Assad, in retaliation for a regime advance near Damascus.
Jul 21, 2016, 18:04 PM IST