Syria
Lebanon to begin returning Syrian refugees to Syria next week – presidency
BEIRUT, Oct 12 (Reuters) - Lebanon will start sending Syrian refugees back to their home country at the end of next week,…
UPDATED: After Syria raid, U.S. kills Islamic State militants in air strike
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) - The U.S. military said it carried out an air strike on Thursday in northern Syria that killed two Islamic…
Syria may ‘return to larger-scale fighting,’ U.N. warns in new report
Sept 14 (Reuters) - Syria's bloody conflict is at risk of further escalation after several frontlines across the country flared up in…
Israeli minister says Iran using Syria facilities for weapons production
Israeli Defence Minister Benny Gantz said that Iran has used more than 10 military facilities in Syria to produce advanced missiles and…
U.S. military carries out strike in Syria on Iran-linked targets
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. military said it carried out air strikes on Tuesday in Syria's Deir al-Zor against facilities used by…
At least 14 killed in shelling on north Syria market, rescuers say
(Reuters) -Fourteen people were killed including at least five children in a rocket attack on a market in the northern Syrian city…
U.S. military: ISIS leader in Syria killed in drone strike
The leader of Islamic State in Syria, one of the top five leaders of the militant group, has been killed in a…
Russia vetoes 12-month extension of U.N. aid into Syria from Turkey
WASHINGTON, July 8 (Reuters) - Russia vetoed on Friday a bid to extend U.N. Security Council approval for 12 months of U.N.…
Reports of Israeli military action targeting Syria’s Tartus
July 2 (Reuters) - Syria on Saturday accused Israel of launching an "air aggression" from over the Mediterranean, west of Tripoli, with…
Lebanon, Syria, Egypt sign gas import agreement
Lebanon, Syria and Egypt on Tuesday signed an agreement to transfer 650 million cubic metres of gas per year from Egypt to…
Syria says damage to Damascus airport from Israeli strike ‘significant’
An Israeli airstrike that struck Damascus International Airport caused “significant” damage to infrastructure and rendered the main runway unserviceable until further notice,…
UPDATED: Al Jazeera reporter killed during Israeli raid in West Bank
JENIN, West Bank, May 11 (Reuters) - An Al Jazeera reporter was shot dead during an Israeli raid in the occupied West…