Syrian civil war
Turkey-backed fighters push Syrian forces out of key town
Middle East
February 6, 2020
Turkey-backed fighters push Syrian forces out of key town
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Syrian opposition fighters, supported by Turkish artillery fire, drove government troops out of a key town…
Syrian troops capture key town in rebel-held Idlib province
Middle East
January 29, 2020
Syrian troops capture key town in rebel-held Idlib province
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syrian government forces captured one of the largest and most strategic rebel-held towns in the country’s…
Syrian troops surround rebel-held town on 3 sides
Middle East
January 28, 2020
Syrian troops surround rebel-held town on 3 sides
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syrian government forces enveloped three sides of a key rebel-held town in the country’s northwest, and…
Thousands flee northwest Syria as Assad pushes closer to Idlib city
Middle East
January 28, 2020
Thousands flee northwest Syria as Assad pushes closer to Idlib city
AZAZ, Syria (Reuters) – A renewed drive by President Bashar al-Assad to recapture rebel-held territory in Syria’s northwest sparked a…
Airstrike in northwest Syria kills 9, including whole family
Middle East
January 21, 2020
Airstrike in northwest Syria kills 9, including whole family
BEIRUT (AP) — An airstrike on a rebel-held village in northern Syria on Tuesday killed at least nine people, including…
Having fled bombing, Syrian children learn to read in borderland tent schools
Middle East
January 17, 2020
Having fled bombing, Syrian children learn to read in borderland tent schools
AZAZ, Syria (Reuters) — Syrian teacher Ahmad al Hilal listens to his young pupils sitting on a mat reciting the…
Shelling hit school killing 6 in rebel-held Syrian village
Middle East
January 1, 2020
Shelling hit school killing 6 in rebel-held Syrian village
BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian government forces shelled a rebel-held village in the country’s northwest on Wednesday, hitting a school and…
Over 1,000 ancient relics recovered from Syrian museum
Archaeology
December 13, 2019
Over 1,000 ancient relics recovered from Syrian museum
BEIRUT (AP) — More than 1,000 ancient relics and mosaics were saved from Islamic State group militants when staff at…
Syrian shelling of camp housing displaced people kills 15
Middle East
November 21, 2019
Syrian shelling of camp housing displaced people kills 15
BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian government troops bombarded a camp hosting displaced people near the Turkish border in the country’s northwest…
Rebel-held Syrian town to accept Assad’s rule: pro-government media
Middle East
July 2, 2018
Rebel-held Syrian town to accept Assad’s rule: pro-government media
A major insurgent-held town in southwestern Syria has accepted the return of President Bashar al-Assad’s rule, pro-government media and…