Tag: Syrian Observatory

A new deal has been reached to allow the evacuation of several besieged enclaves in Syria, the government and rebels ...

The evacuation of thousands of refugees from the besieged city of Aleppo has stopped and the status of the operation ...

Ambulances trying to evacuate people from rebel-held eastern Aleppo on Thursday came under fire from fighters loyal to the Syrian ...

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has voiced alarm "over reports of atrocities against a large number of civilians" in Syria's city ...

The Islamic State (IS) group has retaken the Syrian city of Palmyra, hours after Russian air strikes appeared to have ...

Islamic State group fighters have re-entered Palmyra, nine months after losing the ancient Syrian desert city, activists say. IS held ...

Syrian rebels have left the last areas they held in Aleppo's old city, while calling for a five-day truce to ...

The fall of rebel-held eastern Aleppo would not mean the end of the fight against President Bashar al-Assad, the Syrian ...

Syrian government forces have captured a key part of eastern Aleppo, splitting rebel-held territory in two. State TV said government ...

Syrian government forces have been making rapid advances into eastern Aleppo, forcing thousands of civilians to flee. The Syrian army ...

Syrian government forces have retaken a second rebel-held district in eastern Aleppo, military sources say. They say the army and ...

Syrian government forces have retaken the largest rebel-controlled district in eastern Aleppo, state media report. The capture of Masaken Hanano, ...

France has accused Syria and its allies of using political uncertainty in the US to launch "total war" against opposition-held ...

Children paying the price in battle for Aleppo A Syrian man carries a girl from a destroyed building after barrel ...

A number of major trauma hospitals in rebel-held eastern Aleppo are out of service after days of heavy airstrikes, the ...

An air strike has hit a children's hospital in Syria's eastern Aleppo, forcing its medical staff to evacuate their patients, ...

Air strikes and artillery have pounded rebel-held districts of eastern Aleppo for a second day, killing dozens of people, damaging ...

US legislators have passed a bill that would sanction the government of Syria and its supporters, including Russia and Iran, ...

Syria's leader has said he hopes US President-elect Donald Trump will be an ally in fighting terrorism but remains "cautious ...

Few civilians took up the offer to leave rebel-held Aleppo during the pause in air strikes Warplanes have bombed besieged ...