December 23, 2019 9:27 am
Israel has launched hundreds of missiles towards Syria in recent years, targeting Iranian-backed militias operating in the country as well as supplies sent by pro-Iranian Lebanese Hezbollah to support Assad's forces.
July 18, 2019 2:24 pm
Russian ground forces entered the battle with government forces to seize the strategic Humaymat hilltops in northern Hama that fell into rebel hands last week, regaining it after previous successive attempts by the army failed.
June 04, 2019 5:51 pm
"The latest outbreak in violence in Idlib and north Hama has left dozens of casualties, burned several thousand acres of vital crops and farmland and forced at least 300,000 people to flee their homes," WFP spokesman Herve Verhoosel said.
February 03, 2019 2:17 pm
The U.S.-led coalition against Islamic State could not be immediately reached for comment. It has previously denied striking Syrian military targets in that area.
July 24, 2018 8:35 am
The Syrian government denounced the evacuation as a "criminal process" that "smuggled terrorists" whom it blamed for undermining the country's security for years.
May 24, 2018 12:44 pm
Syrian state media and a military media unit run by Lebanon's Hezbollah group said early on Thursday that the US-led coalition targeted Syrian army positions in Syria's desert, but US military officials denied any knowledge of the strikes.
April 23, 2018 4:09 pm
UNRWA, the UN agency that cares for Palestinians, said on Sunday that conditions in Yarmouk were hellish. "There must be safe passage for the sick and the wounded and the dying civilians," said Chris Gunness, the UNRWA spokesman.
January 10, 2018 6:41 pm
The fighting and air strikes have forced more than 60,000 people to leave their homes since November 1, according to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.
July 02, 2017 8:34 am
The army said reports circulated about an attack with chlorine gas on the rebels in the Ayn Tarma neighbourhood in the eastern countryside of Damascus are mere lies, Xinhua news agency reported.
May 25, 2017 9:29 pm
The Syrian army declared the capture of areas to the south of Palmyra and to the east of Qaryatayn in southeastern Homs province