Syria Conflict

3 Mar 2013

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has accused the British government of wanting to arm “terrorists” in his country, in a rare interview with a UK newspaper.

US to provide Syrian rebels medical, food aid

1 Mar 2013

The United States said on Thursday it will for the first time give non-lethal aid to Syrian rebels and more than double its aid to Syria’s civilian opposition, disappointing opponents of President...

Hollande visits Russia to press Putin on Syria

28 Feb 2013

French President Francois Hollande visited Moscow on Thursday to press Russian President Vladimir Putin to engage in efforts to agree a peaceful transition of power in Syria without President...

Syria opposition to boycott international meetings

24 Feb 2013

The Syrian National Coalition decided to boycott talks with world powers after announcing plans to form a government to run “liberated areas” of Syria, in what analysts said was a bid to boost its...

Syria rebels on offensive as UN rights chief calls for action

17 Feb 2013

Regime troops on Saturday fended off fierce rebel onslaughts around Aleppo international airport and the adjacent Nayrab military airbase, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.

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Rebels capture air base in northern Syria

Rebels captured a military air base in northern Syria on Tuesday, handing opposition fighters their second strategic victory in their nearly two-year battle against President Bashar Assad in as...

Car blast kills at least 10 on Turkey-Syria border

At least 10 people were killed and dozens wounded when a car exploded on Monday near the border between Turkey and Syria, officials said.

Syrian Foreign Minister calls on rebels to disarm, engage in national 'dialogue'

Syria’s foreign minister invited the country’s rebels on Saturday to lay down their weapons and take part in a national dialogue, saying everyone who participates will be included in a new Cabinet...

SYRIA

Syrian army assault kills more than 100 civilians

A Syrian army assault killed more than 100 civilians, including women and children, on farmland on the outskirts of the central city of Homs, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported on...

SYRIA

Push for Syria war crimes probe as 26 children die

International calls for a war crimes probe into the 22-month Syrian conflict are growing after a watchdog reported at least 26 children have been killed in the latest violence.

RUSSIA

Russia 'has not, will not' change Syria stance

Russia said on Friday that it had not changed and would not change its controversial stance on Syria, after a top Russian diplomat said the defeat of the Syrian regime was possible.