Tag: syria

Rebel defences in eastern Aleppo collapsed in late November after a five-month siege by government forces.

Some 120 regime troops and allied militiamen were killed in fierce clashes with Islamic State fighters, the Observatory said.

“Turkey dispatched 300 additional commandos to the border area on Thursday."

Some 4.8 million Syrians had fled the country since 2011.

Mr. Ban says the ISSG and the Syrian parties must remain steadfast in their resolve.

The prime minister has maintained an openly hostile stance to migrants.

Turkish authorities said they have opened an investigation

Number trumps previous estimates set for the whole year.

The report says out of 20 most fatal terrorist attacks in the world in 2014, nine of them took place ...

Refugees were transferred to reception centres before moving to main point of entry into Austria.

He claimed to have found his weapons, which included a Kalashnikov... abandoned in a suitcase in a park, the lawyer ...

Women, children and Christians were abducted.

“Targeting journalists and its crew will not deter us from reporting the truth,” said Al Jazeera DG

"Our objective is clear: We will degrade and ultimately destroy ISIL through a comprehensive and sustained air strikes strategy.”

Mr. Assad has held power for 14 years, and will remain in office for another seven years. --------------------------------------- President Bashar ...

Syria calls attacks on civilians “outrageous” The Syrian Government has condemned the killing of more than 100 civilians in Nigeria ...

The Syrian government called on the international community to act quickly to bring a stop to the incessant attacks in ...

Nine of the convicts were Saudi nationals. A Saudi court has sentenced 13 men to 14 years in prison for ...

Under these circumstances, the civil war in Syria could last 10 to 15 years or more. By Manish Rai It ...

The Winter Olympics starts February 7 The UN Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon, on Thursday in a speech to the International Olympic Committee, IOC, ...

The dead persons include 498 civilians At least 1,900 people have been killed in Syria since the peace talks opened ...

UN says 2013 was dangerous for its staff. The UN staff union said that at least 58 of its personnel ...

As we begin 2014, it's worth reflecting on where we stand in our fight against al-Qaida and global terrorism. Throughout ...

CPJ releases annual report on killed journalists Syria remained the most deadly place for journalists on the job in 2013, ...

China said it wanted a political solution to the Syrian crisis. China’s Foreign Ministry spokeswoman, Hua Chunying, on Thursday, said the ...