Tag: Syria

51 civilians dead in bombardment of Syria rebel-held areas- monitor

51 civilians dead in bombardment of Syria rebel-held areas- monitor

July  21, – The group said at least 13 people, including three children, were killed in government air strikes and shelling on the Eastern Ghouta area outside the capital Damascus. At least 51 civilians, including 15 children, were killed in bombardment of several rebel-held areas across Syria on Thursday, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights […]

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Israel fires missiles at drone from Syria- army

Israel fires missiles at drone from Syria- army

July  17, – The missiles missed the drone which “returned to Syria” after the incident in the central Golan Heights, where the demarcation line between the two countries is located, the military said. Israel’s military on Sunday fired two Patriot missiles at a drone that “infiltrated” from war-ravaged neighbouring Syria, it said. “Moments ago two […]

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Air raids kill at least 28 civilians in Syria’s Aleppo

Air raids kill at least 28 civilians in Syria’s Aleppo

July  16, – The death toll from what residents said an attack with barrel bombs steadily rose throughout the day as bombardment rocked the city, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. Air raids on rebel-held districts of Syria’s battleground second city of Aleppo killed at least 28 civilians including children on Saturday, a […]

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Islamic State militants push back in Syria, Iraq and Libya

Islamic State militants push back in Syria, Iraq and Libya

Jun 22, – The IS forces dealt an embarrassing setback to the Syrian army near the militants’ self-styled capital of Raqqa with a swift counteroffensive that rolled back incremental gains by troops loyal to President Bashar Assad. Even as internationally backed forces chip away at Islamic State-held territory in Syria, Iraq and Libya, the militants […]

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Russia announces 48-hour ceasefire in Syria’s Aleppo

Russia announces 48-hour ceasefire in Syria’s Aleppo

Jun 15, – “On Russia’s initiative, a ‘regime of silence’ has been introduced in Aleppo for 48 hours from 00:01 16 June (2100 GMT Wednesday) with the goal of lowering the level of armed violence and stabilising the situation,” a ministry statement said. Russia’s defence ministry announced late Wednesday that a ceasefire had been introduced […]

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Syria regime raids on Aleppo kill 16 civilians

Syria regime raids on Aleppo kill 16 civilians

Jun 05, – The crude, unguided explosive device hit the Qaterji neighbourhood, where an AFP photographer saw a street strewn with rubble as residents ran for safety and a rescuer rushed a bloodied child into an ambulance. Dozens of Syrian regime strikes on Aleppo killed at least 16 civilians on Sunday, a monitor said, and […]

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IS blasts in Syria regime heartland kill more than 148

IS blasts in Syria regime heartland kill more than 148

May 23, – Seven near-simultaneous explosions targeted bus stations, hospitals and other civilian sites in the seaside cities of Jableh and Tartus, which until now had been relatively insulated from Syria’s five-year civil war. More than 148 people were killed Monday in bombings claimed by the Islamic State group in northwestern Syria, the deadliest attacks […]

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Bombs kill 8 in northeast Syria as US commander visits

Bombs kill 8 in northeast Syria as US commander visits

May 22, – Washington regards the Kurdish-led militia that controls most of the northeast as the most effective fighting force against IS in Syria and the head of US Central Command General Joseph Votel made a secret visit Saturday to confer with US military advisers working with them. Bombings suspected to have been carried out […]

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Russian, Syrian officials deny their planes hit refugee camp

Russian, Syrian officials deny their planes hit refugee camp

May 06, – According to the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, some 73 fighters — 43 on the opposition side and 30 pro-government troops — have died since Thursday afternoon in the battle for the village of Khan Touman. The advance signals a reemergence of a powerful, ultraconservative coalition on the opposition’s side in […]

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Air raids on IS Syria bastion kill 19 civilians- monitor

Air raids on IS Syria bastion kill 19 civilians- monitor

May 03, – The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights had first reported the air strikes on Tuesday morning and said 13 civilians and five IS fighters had been killed. Heavy air strikes throughout the night on the Islamic State group’s de facto Syria capital Raqa killed 19 civilians and 10 jihadists, a monitor said in […]

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