Syria
Syria’s Pro-Democracy Protesters Show Renewed Defiance in Face of Jihadist Intimidation
The reduction of hostilities in Syria after last month's cease-fire deal has led to a resurgence of demonstrations in rebel-held areas. Thousands of pro-democracy activists have taken to the streets to demand that President Bashar al-Assad relinquish power. And as political activists and ordinary residents again find their...
Syria civil war: Palmyra damage in pictures
New images have emerged from Palmyra, hours after Syrian troops recaptured it from the Islamic State group (IS). The pictures reveal the extent of destruction wrought by the group during their 10-month occupation of the Unesco World Heritage site. While some treasured monuments have been destroyed, much of the ancient...
ISIS on the RUN: Russia smashes jihadis with 158 air raids in just 24 HOURS
ISLAMIC State has been hit by a devastating 158 air raids from Russian forces in the last day — killing over 100 militants. The attacks have been carried out in the central province of Homs and comes as president Bashar al-Assad's forces reclaimed the historic Palmyra castle. Russian Aerospace said there were 40...
Ruthless Vladimir Putin helps Syrian forces SEIZE ancient Palmyra Castle from evil ISIS
RUSSIAN forces helped the Syrian army reclaim the ancient Palmyra Castle from the tentacles of the savage Islamic State. Just days after the vile Brussels attack, a joint military operation saw the ancient citadel liberated from ISIS militants – who were forced to retreat during the assault. The heinous jihadi cult was...
Syrian troops reach palmyra outskirts
Syrian forces backed by Russian airstrikes have advanced to the outskirts of the ancient city of Palmyra in their campaign to retake the area from Islamic State militants. Local officials and the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights say government forces have closed in on the southern and western sides of Palmyra....
Turkey blames Islamic State for Istanbul bombing
The suicide bomber who killed four people in Istanbul's main shopping street belonged to so-called Islamic State (IS), the interior minister says. Efken Ala named the man as Mehmet Ozturk. He told reporters that five people had been questioned so far. Mr Ala announced a review of security measures in seven Turkish provinces...
Unimaginable horrors from five years of war in Syria
It began as a protest over the ill-treatment of boys beaten for graffiti, in an atmosphere of change and hope as the Arab Spring spread through the region. Now, five years in, the Syrian civil war has drawn much of that region into its spiral of despair, and fallen to depths of savagery nobody imagined would be possible. The...
Now Putin ‘plans to ABANDON Assad’ after Russian leader hauls troops out of Syria
VLADIMIR Putin is poised to abandon his long-standing relationship with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, Western diplomats believe. Negotiators locked in peace talks believe the Russian president's shock decision to withdraw troops from war-ravaged Syria suggests he could be prepared to force Assad to step down....
Mission accomplished? Russia to withdraw troops from Syria on Tuesday
Russia's bombing blitz in Syria will end today, leaving behind both significant destruction and a Syrian regime to largely fend for itself. The surprise announcement by Russia on Monday came as suddenly as the airstrike campaign started last September. "The task that was assigned to the Ministry of Defense and the...
Syria conflict: Russia’s Putin orders ‘main part’ of forces out
Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered the military to withdraw the "main part" of their forces in Syria, saying they had largely achieved their goals. He told a meeting at the Kremlin that the pullout would start on Tuesday. The comments come amid fresh peace talks in Geneva aimed at resolving the Syrian...
Kerry Says Syria Peace Talks Can Go Forward
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says UN-sponsored peace talks on Syria should go ahead on March 14 as planned, but Russia and U.S. monitors are meeting first to discuss perceived cease-fire violations. Speaking in Saudi Arabia on March 12, Kerry, speaking said he hoped to speak by phone later in the day with Russian Foreign...
Syria in Last 24 Hours: ISIL Terrorists Sustain Heavy Losses in Army’s Offensive in Damascus Countryside
TEHRAN (FNA)- The Syrian army and popular forces continued their military operations against the terrorist groups in Damascus countryside, and killed scores of militants over the past 24 hours. The Syrian army killed and wounded scores of the ISIL militants in Damascus countryside. The Syrian army also inflicted heavy losses on...