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Aleppo sees shelling, air strikes again as Assad urges peace talks

Aleppo sees shelling, air strikes again as Assad urges peace talks

Syrian rebels shelled Aleppo and air strikes resumed around the city on Friday as Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his allies said the insurgents’ withdrawal from the city could pave the way toward a political solution for the country. A day after the last rebels left their remaining pocket of territory in the city, the […]

December 24, 2016 | By | Reply More
No solution for Aleppo without negotiations- United Nations

No solution for Aleppo without negotiations- United Nations

Top United Nations diplomats warned on Saturday that there could be no victory in the battle for the Syrian city of Aleppo without negotiations. “You can win a war but you can lose the peace,” said Federica Mogherini, the European Union’s foreign affairs chief, at a conference on the Mediterranean region in Rome. As of […]

December 3, 2016 | By | Reply More
Syria military warplanes strike Aleppo ahead of weekend peace talks

Syria military warplanes strike Aleppo ahead of weekend peace talks

Oct 16, – Airstrikes on rebel-held eastern Aleppo resumed on Thursday despite an announcement by the Syrian army that it would taper off strikes for humanitarian reasons. Syria’s army, backed by Russia, has bombed the eastern part of Aleppo, killing more than 150 people, rescue workers say. The attacks come shortly before the US and Russia peace […]

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Dozens dead in US-led coalition strike on Syrian army position

Dozens dead in US-led coalition strike on Syrian army position

Sep 18, – “Warplanes from the American coalition hit one of the Syrian army’s positions… near the Deir Ezzor airport,” the statement carried by state media said. US-led coalition aircraft hit a Syrian army position in the country’s east on Saturday, an armed forces statement said, while a monitor group reported dozens of soldiers dead. […]

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Syrian army says it shot down Israeli warplane, drone

Syrian army says it shot down Israeli warplane, drone

Sep 14, – “Our air defences blocked the attack and shot down the military aircraft in (the southern province of) Quneitra and a drone” in the province of Damascus, said the Syrian army statement carried by state news agency SANA. Syria’s military said Tuesday it shot down an Israeli warplane and a drone in response […]

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At least 70 killed in north of Syria’s Aleppo

At least 70 killed in north of Syria’s Aleppo

Jun 30, – The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said 30 regime soldiers and 39 rebel fighters had been killed in battles around Al-Maleh, north of Aleppo, since Wednesday afternoon. At least 70 regime and rebel fighters have been killed in 24 hours in a government assault and a jihadist-led counterattack in northern Syria, a […]

July 1, 2016 | By | Reply More
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 […]

June 22, 2016 | By | Reply More
U.S.-backed forces advance against Islamic State in Syria

U.S.-backed forces advance against Islamic State in Syria

Jun 18, – The visit came only hours after the Syrian army and its Iranian-backed militias, which have been supported by Russian air power, lost several villages to Islamist rebels as they made significant advances in the countryside south of Aleppo. U.S.-backed Syrian forces edged closer to an Islamic State stronghold on the border with […]

June 18, 2016 | By | Reply More
The Latest- MSF says Syria hospital bombing killed 50

The Latest- MSF says Syria hospital bombing killed 50

Apr 29, – The medical charity Doctors Without Borders says the death toll from the bombing of a hospital and nearby buildings in Aleppo in Syria has risen to 50, including 6 medical staff and patients. The organization, also known by its French acronym MSF, says in a Friday statement that the bombing a day […]

April 29, 2016 | By | Reply More
Syria war rages hours before deal to halt fighting

Syria war rages hours before deal to halt fighting

Feb 26, – The government has agreed to the plan. The main opposition alliance, which has deep reservations about the terms, has said it is ready for a two-week truce to test the intentions of the government and its Russian and Iranian backers. Heavy air strikes were reported to have hit rebel-held areas near Damascus […]

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