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Mustafa Amine Badreddine: Top Hezbollah Commander Killed in Damascus

Top Hezbollah commander in Syria's war Mustafa Amine Badreddine has been killed in Damascus. Mustafa Amine Badreddine, 55, died in…

8 years ago

Syria war: Damascus willing to suspend Aleppo air strikes for six weeks

Damascus has agreed to halt its aerial bombardment of Aleppo for six weeks for a trial ceasefire, UN envoy to…

10 years ago

Syria: Mortar attack kills 12 people in central Damascus

At least 12 people have been killed and dozens more wounded in a mortar attack on a technical institute in…

11 years ago

Syrian soldiers killed in Damascus blast

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said at least 16 Syrian soldiers have been killed in a suicide bombing and…

11 years ago

Syria: UN to investigate chemical weapons attacks after Damascus incident

UN inspectors are investigating at least three alleged chemical weapons attacks in Syria that happened after August 21. Little is…

11 years ago

UN inspectors to return to Syria for other possible chemical weapons attacks

UN chemical weapons inspectors are expected to return to Syria on Wednesday, according to Russian government. Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei…

11 years ago

UN complains over Syria sniper fire

The UN is to complain to the Syrian government and rebels after a convoy of chemical weapons inspectors came under…

11 years ago

Medecins Sans Frontieres reports Syria chemical deaths

Medecins Sans Frontieres reports hospitals it supports in Syria treated about 3,600 patients with "neurotoxic symptoms", of whom 355 have…

11 years ago

Pentagon moving forces closer to Syria

The Pentagon has decided to move its forces closer to Syria as the US weighs its options in the conflict…

11 years ago

Russia backs UN probe of Syria chemical attacks

President Barack Obama has said the alleged use of chemical weapons in Syria in an attack on Wednesday is a…

11 years ago

Israel bombs Syria: Israeli rockets hit Jamraya army research centre near Damascus

Syrian state television has reported that Israeli rockets have hit Jamraya army research centre near Damascus. Witnesses heard huge explosions…

12 years ago

Syrian PM Wael al-Halqi survives car bomb attack in western Mazzeh district of Damascus

Syrian PM Wael al-Halqi has survived a car bomb attack targeting his convoy in western Mazzeh district of Damascus, state…

12 years ago

Damascus: Car bomb explosion kills at least 31 people near Russian embassy

A car bomb exploded in the Syrian capital Damascus killing at least 31 people and sending smoke billowing across the…

12 years ago

Syrian football player Youssef Sleiman killed in mortar strike near Tishreen stadium in Damascus

Syrian footballer Youssef Sleiman has been killed in a mortar strike near a stadium in Damascus, state news agency Sana…

12 years ago

Patriarch Ignatius IV of Antioch and All The East dies in neighboring Lebanon aged 92

Ignatius IV (Hazim), the Greek Orthodox patriarch of Syria, has died in neighboring Lebanon at the age of 92. Syria's…

12 years ago

NATO approves Patriot deployment along Turkey’s border with Syria

NATO has approved the deployment of Patriot anti-missile batteries along Turkey's border with Syria. The long-expected move emerged from a…

12 years ago

Jaramana twin blasts kills at least 34 people in Damascus

At least 34 people have been killed and many injured by two car bomb explosions in Jaramana, a south-eastern district…

12 years ago

Abdullah Mahmoud al-Khalidi, Syrian air force general, killed by rebels in Damascus

Abdullah Mahmoud al-Khalidi, a senior Syrian air force general, has been killed in a Damascus suburb, state television reports. Abdullah…

12 years ago

Lakhdar Brahimi meets Bashar al-Assad in Damascus

International peace envoy Lakhdar Brahimi has met Syria's president Bashar al-Assad in Damascus. Lakhdar Brahimi, who represents the UN and…

12 years ago

Syria: four military guards killed in suicide attack on Damascus army HQ

Four Syrian military guards were killed after suicide attackers drove vehicle bombs into the military HQ in the heart of…

12 years ago

Bashar al-Assad says Syrian government needs more time to win the battle against rebels

President Bashar al-Assad has said Syrian government needs more time to "win the battle" against rebel forces. In an interview…

12 years ago

Syrian opposition say scores of bodies have been found near Damascus

Syrian opposition activists say scores of bodies have been found in a town near the capital, Damascus, accusing government troops…

12 years ago

UN ends observer mission in Syria

The United Nations has decided to end its military observer mission in Syria, days before its mandate expired. A small,…

12 years ago

Bomb attack on Syrian state TV

Syrian television reports that a bomb has exploded on the third floor of the state TV and radio building in…

12 years ago

Syria: Aleppo fighting increased in the past few days

Fighting in Syria's embattled city of Aleppo has increased significantly in the past few days, the UN says. Sausan Ghosheh…

12 years ago