Latest in Tag: Syria Highlight
Latest in Tag: Syria
Syrian army shells Damascus suburbs
The repeated firing on the airport road prompted the cancellation of a string of international flights
Syria Internet, mobiles down for third straight day
Civilians were hit hard by the blackout as they are unable to use cellphones even to call for emergency assistance in the event of casualties from the persistent violence
Syria cut off from the Internet
“Communications and Internet service have been cut in most parts of Damascus and its suburbs”, activists say
Blasts kill 38 near Syria capital, second aircraft downed
The Syrian uprising erupted in March 2011 with peaceful pro-democracy protests, inspired by the Arab Spring
Syrian regime draws battle lines as rebels advance
The army aims to take total control of Damascus
Syria names 142 slain foreign fighters from 18 countries
The violence in Syria has killed more than 40,000 people in 20 months
Syria rebels seize ‘large part’ of army airport
A video posted on the Internet by activists appeared to show one wrecked helicopter, while a rebel shoots rockets at the airport
Syria rebels ready final assault on Sheikh Suleiman base
The prize of the bases’ huge arsenal has stoked rivalries among the multiple rebel groups laying siege
Syria rebels set up camp on hilltop Base 46
Rebel fighters seized the hilltop base in the embattled province of Aleppo after weeks of intense fighting with regime forces
SNC says $60 billion needed in six months after Assad falls
Over 500 regional and international delegates were meeting in a series of sessions to study strategies for private-sector engagement in helping to rebuild the war-torn country
Dozens die as Kurds, rebels clash in northern Syria
At least 122 people were killed nationwide on Monday in Syria
Islamists reject Syria opposition bloc as clashes rage
Clashes erupted after a Kurdish demonstration demanding that all rebels not from the town leave
Israel shells Syria after fire hit military vehicle on Golan
Latest in several exchanges over the past week
Iran warns against arming Syrian rebels
Russia has warned that providing the coalition with weapons would be a “gross violation” of international law
Syria slams ‘hostile’ France as fighting rages
Despite the French offer to host an envoy, Paris remained cautious on the issue of supplying weapons to Syrian rebels
Morsy and Erdogan talk business
Egypt and Turkey endorse 27 economic agreements while Morsy and Erdogan condemn Gaza attacks
Morsy meets with Erdoğan and Qatari emir
Qatar to send urgent aid to Gaza with Egyptian cooperation
Turkish journalist missing for months in Syria freed
Unal said Saturday that he had been detained by Syrian soldiers and held in solitary confinement in an Aleppo prison
EU-Arab League ministers announce Cairo Declaration
Ministers welcome the formation of Syrian opposition coalition
Red Cross: $34 mn needed for Syrian refugees in Turkey
Turkey currently counts 14 camps, all but one of which are tent camps
Kuwait opposition leader seeks end to travel ban
Three major protests in the past three weeks have turned violent but a massive rally on Sunday passed peacefully
Israel in ‘direct hits’ on Syria targets after Golan fire
Israel shells Syria without warning
Syria troops pound rebel lines near Damascus, Aleppo
According to Observatory fighting also broke out overnight around Ras Al-Ain, in Hasakeh province
Kurds in Syria flee regime shelling in terror
Analysts say that like their Iraqi brethren, Syrian Kurds, could find in the government of Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan a valuable ally
Syria opposition strikes hard-fought unity deal among fears of spillover
Mortar round fired from Syria hits one of Israel’s positions on the Golan, prompting a riposte
Syria opposition talks intensify as bombs hit army
The SNC was due to give its delayed response on Saturday to proposals for a new broader-based body
Syria’s Assad denies civil war as opponents hold talks
If support for rebels from abroad stopped, Assad told state-run Russia Today, “I can tell that in weeks we can finish everything.”
Syrian rebels shell regime strongholds in Damascus
Syrian rebels shell home to Bashar al-Assad’s Alawite minority on Wednesday
Egyptian artists and intellectuals to visit Syrian refugee camps in Turkey
The artists choose to use culture as a means to do their part to raise awareness about the humanitarian crisis in Syria
UK to start talks with armed Syria opposition
Britain will also be increasing its aid to Syrian refugees by £14 million