President Bashar al-Assad
Syrian army opens corridor for people to leave rebel bastion: state media
Middle East
August 22, 2019
Syrian army opens corridor for people to leave rebel bastion: state media
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian government forces opened a corridor on Thursday for people who want to leave insurgent territory in…
Idlib government chief urges defense against Assad attack
Middle East
May 28, 2019
Idlib government chief urges defense against Assad attack
IDLIB CITY, Syria (Reuters) – Russian-backed Syrian government forces will be able to advance all the way to the Turkish…
Exodus grows from northwest Syria in intensified fighting
Middle East
May 24, 2019
Exodus grows from northwest Syria in intensified fighting
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Thousands more people have fled violence in northwest Syria, the United Nations and a medical agency said…
Syrians displaced in the northwest call on Turkey to open border
Middle East
May 23, 2019
Syrians displaced in the northwest call on Turkey to open border
ATMEH, Syria (Reuters) – Camped on the Turkish border to escape bombardment by Russian and Syrian government forces, many displaced…
After fleeing bombs, Syrian families shelter in olive groves
Middle East
May 17, 2019
After fleeing bombs, Syrian families shelter in olive groves
ATMEH, Syria (Reuters) – Families who fled Syrian government and Russian strikes in northwestern Syria are sleeping in an olive…
Syria FM to UN envoy – Constitution is ‘sovereign matter’
Middle East
October 24, 2018
Syria FM to UN envoy – Constitution is ‘sovereign matter’
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moualem told UN envoy Staffan de Mistura that the constitution was a…
Dozens dead in IS attacks on southern Syria: monitor
Middle East
July 25, 2018
Dozens dead in IS attacks on southern Syria: monitor
A string of suicide attacks in Syria by the Islamic State group has killed at least 40 people, mostly pro-regime…
Syria rebels begin evacuating ‘cradle’ of uprising in Daraa
Middle East
July 15, 2018
Syria rebels begin evacuating ‘cradle’ of uprising in Daraa
Syrian rebels and their relatives began evacuating the southern city of Daraa on Sunday under a deal to bring…
Assad, aided by Russia, poised to snuff out ‘cradle’ of revolt
Middle East
July 10, 2018
Assad, aided by Russia, poised to snuff out ‘cradle’ of revolt
President Bashar al-Assad is poised to snuff out the Syrian rebellion in the place it first began more than…
UN warns of huge Syria battle, Syria claims right to fight terrorism
Middle East
June 28, 2018
UN warns of huge Syria battle, Syria claims right to fight terrorism
The UN Syria envoy warned on Wednesday of a full-scale battle in the country’s southwest, an area covered by…