Syria
UPDATED: Syria says Israeli attack kills eight soldiers
BEIRUT, Oct 25 (Reuters) - An Israeli attack on military positions in southwest Syria on Wednesday killed eight soldiers and wounded seven…
Iran accused of trying to deploy arms in or through Syria
JERUSALEM, Oct 15 (Reuters) - A senior Israeli official accused Iran on Sunday of trying to open a second war front by…
Reports Israel launched air attacks on Damascus, Aleppo airports
DAMASCUS, Oct 12 (Reuters) - Syria's state television said Israel launched attacks on the main airports in the capital Damascus and the…
Iran, Syria presidents call for unity on Palestinian support
DUBAI, Oct 12 (Reuters) - The presidents of Iran and Syria have urged Islamic countries to reach agreement on a position in…
Syria mourns scores killed in drone attack on military academy
Oct 6 (Reuters) - Syria on Friday held funerals for scores of people killed in a drone attack on a graduation ceremony…
Syria’s Assad in China, seeks exit from diplomatic isolation
By Joe Cash BEIJING, Sept 21 (Reuters) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has arrived in China's eastern city of Hangzhou, kicking off…
Syria’s Assad to travel to China for summit with Xi – presidency
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad will travel to China this week for a bilateral summit with his Chinese counterpart, the presidency in Damascus…
Syrians tear down poster of Assad in Sweida as protests swell
Demonstrators in the southern Syrian city of Sweida tore down a portrait of President Bashar al-Assad on Friday as anti-government protests that…
Syria’s Assad’s ruling party shut by protests in rebellious Druze city
Protesters demanding an end to authoritarian rule shut the ruling Baath party headquarters in the southwestern Syrian Druze city of Sweida as…
Syria says Israeli air ‘aggression’ puts Aleppo airport out of service
An Israeli air 'aggression' put Aleppo international airport out of service, the Syrian defence ministry said on Monday. "The Israeli enemy carried…
Four Syrian soldiers killed in Israeli attack on Damascus
Aug 7 (Reuters) - An Israeli missile attack targeting the vicinity of Syria's capital Damascus killed four soldiers, wounded four more and…
Islamic State confirms death of its leader, names replacement
(Reuters) - Islamic State confirmed the death of its leader Abu Hussein al-Husseini al-Quraishi and named Abu Hafs al-Hashimi al-Quraishi as his…