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Assad fled Syria ahead of rebels entering Damascus

Assad fled Syria ahead of rebels entering Damascus

BEIRUT: The head of a Syrian opposition war monitor said early Sunday that President Bashar Assad left the country for...

8 Dec 2024 9:31 AM IST

Syria: Rebels Seize Homs, Assad Faces Mounting Offensive

Syria: Rebels Seize Homs, Assad Faces Mounting Offensive

BEIRUT: Islamist-led rebels announced Sunday they had captured the strategic city of Homs, on the way towards Damascus...

8 Dec 2024 7:14 AM IST

Why rebel capture of Syrias Hama, city with dark history, matters

Why rebel capture of Syria's Hama, city with dark history, matters

Beirut: It was one of the darkest moments in the modern history of the Arab world. More than four decades ago, Hafez...

6 Dec 2024 11:37 AM IST

Syrian insurgents say they have entered city of Hama after fierce fighting

Syrian insurgents say they have entered city of Hama after fierce...

Beirut: Syrian insurgents said they entered parts of the central city of Hama on Thursday after three days of intense...

5 Dec 2024 5:50 PM IST

Explainer: What is Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, a rebel group in Syria

Explainer: What is Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, a rebel group in Syria

In Syria, Rebel fighters, led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) launched a major counteroffensive a few days ago and killed...

5 Dec 2024 5:08 PM IST

Key players in Syria’s long-running civil war, reignited by a shock rebel offensive

Key players in Syria’s long-running civil war, reignited by a shock...

Beirut: Syria’s long civil war has reclaimed global attention after insurgents seized most of its largest city and...

4 Dec 2024 3:49 PM IST

Syria war monitor says 5 dead in Russian air strikes near Aleppo University

Syria war monitor says 5 dead in Russian air strikes near Aleppo...

Beirut, Lebanon: A Syria war monitor said Russian air strikes near Aleppo university on Sunday killed at least five...

1 Dec 2024 6:40 PM IST

Aleppo city out of Syria government control for first time: Monitor

Aleppo city out of Syria government control for first time: Monitor

Beirut, Lebanon: Syria's second city of Aleppo is no longer under the control of President Bashar al-Assad's...

1 Dec 2024 4:09 PM IST

US strikes 9 Iranian-aligned targets in Syria

US strikes 9 Iranian-aligned targets in Syria

Washington: The US military launched strikes on Monday against nine targets associated with Iranian-backed militias in...

12 Nov 2024 8:31 AM IST

Israel strike hits Damascus building

Israel strike hits Damascus building

DAMASCUS: Syrian state media on Thursday said Israel struck a residential building in Damascus, with a war monitor...

24 Oct 2024 8:00 AM IST

Hours after walkie-talkie blasts, Hezbollah claims 20 members dead, blames Israel

Hours after walkie-talkie blasts, Hezbollah claims 20 members dead,...

Beirut: Lebanon's Hezbollah group said 20 of its members were killed, with a source close to the group saying they died...

19 Sept 2024 1:03 PM IST

What to know about the deadly pager explosions targeting Hezbollah

What to know about the deadly pager explosions targeting Hezbollah

New York: In what appears to be a sophisticated, remote attack , pagers used by hundreds of members of Hezbollah...

18 Sept 2024 4:15 PM IST