Tag: Syria
Israeli drone strikes kill 6 Syrian soldiers in Damascus suburb, reports say
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Israeli drone strikes on a southern suburb of the Syrian capital Damascus killed six…
Syria delays parliamentary vote in Sweida after sectarian violence
(Reuters) -Syria's first parliamentary election under its new Islamist administration, scheduled for September, will not include the southern…
Islamic State extremists exploit instability in Africa and Syria, UN experts say
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Islamic State extremists are exploiting instability in Africa and Syria and remain a significant…
US-led coalition captures a senior ISIL (ISIS) member in Syria: State media
A US-led coalition has captured a senior member of the ISIL (ISIS) group in northwest Syria, the SANA…
Syrian, Israeli diplomats met in Paris to discuss ‘de-escalation’: report
Syria's foreign minister met with an Israeli diplomatic delegation in Paris on Tuesday to discuss "de-escalation and non-interference…
Syria’s foreign minister held a rare meeting with an Israeli delegation in Paris, report says
BEIRUT (AP) — Syria’s foreign minister held a rare meeting with an Israeli delegation in Paris on Tuesday,…
Suicide bomber detonates explosive belt in Syria’s Aleppo, no other casualties, state TV says
(Reuters) -A suicide bomber detonated an explosive belt in Syria's northern city of Aleppo on Sunday, killing himself…
The complex story behind strained Syria-Lebanon relations
BEIRUT (AP) — A lot has happened in just a year on both sides of the Lebanon-Syria border.…
Druze demand self determination in largest protest held since deadly clashes in Syria
BEIRUT (AP) — Hundreds of people demonstrated in Syria’s southern city of Sweida and elsewhere on Saturday to…
Foreign Islamists petition Syrian state for citizenship
By Timour Azhari(Reuters) -Foreign fighters and others who joined Syria's civil war from abroad have petitioned the new…
Blast in Syria’s northwestern Idlib province kills four: State media
An explosion at a depot for unexploded ordnance on the outskirts of Idlib city in northwest Syria has…
Turkey to provide weapons and support to Syria under new defense agreement
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey will provide weapons, military equipment, and logistical support to Syria under a newly…