Syrian opposition National Coalition has chosen Ghassan Hitto as the prime minister to head a government for rebel-held regions. Ghassan Hitto is a Damascus-born IT expert who spent decades in the US. He was elected at a meeting of coalition leaders in Istanbul in Turkey. His first task will be to form a government to [...]
Syria has formally complained to the United Nations over a reported Israeli attack within its borders. Syria’s army said Israeli jets had targeted a military research centre north-west of Damascus on Wednesday, killing two people and wounding five. It denied reports that trucks carrying weapons bound for Lebanon were hit. Russia has called the attack [...]
At least 90 people have been killed in a government air strike on a bakery in the central Syrian province of Hama, opposition activists say. The incident took place in Halfaya, a town recently captured by rebels. If activists’ reports of 90 deaths are confirmed, this would be one of the deadliest air strikes of [...]
Turkish civilian planes are no longer allowed to fly over Syria, Damascus has said, amid growing tensions between the two neighboring countries. The ban took effect at midnight on Saturday. This comes just days after Turkey intercepted a Syrian-bound plane, claiming it carried Russian-made munitions for the Syrian army. Syria has described the claim as [...]
Four Syrian military guards were killed after suicide attackers drove vehicle bombs into the military HQ in the heart of Damascus, officials say. State TV quoted army sources saying that 14 others were hurt in the attacks, contradicting earlier official accounts that said no one had died. The rebel Free Syrian Army (FSA) said it [...]
Syrian opposition activists say they have shot down a military helicopter over the capital, Damascus. The Free Syrian Army said the aircraft had been firing at people in the north-eastern district of Jobar, and that it had crashed in neighboring Qabun. State television confirmed that a helicopter had come down in Qabun. On Sunday, opposition [...]
The United Nations refugee agency says that more than 200,000 Syrians have fled to neighboring countries as the conflict has intensified. The UNHCR said the figure was already more than its projection of 185,000 for the end of this year. About 30,000 arrived in Turkey, Iraq, Lebanon and Jordan in the past week. Meanwhile, activists [...]
Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Qatar and Kuwait have urged their citizens to leave Lebanon amid signs that the conflict in Syria is spilling over into its western neighbor. The four Arab states urged immediate action after a string of kidnappings of Sunni Muslims by a powerful Shia clan. They were retaliating for [...]
Syrian rebels have produced footage of a man they claim is the captured pilot of a fighter jet that went down in the east of the country. The rebel Free Syrian Army (FSA) say they shot a military aircraft down near the Iraqi border. But state media say the plane crashed because of “technical problems” [...]
Algerian diplomat Lakhdar Brahimi is expected to be appointed as the new UN-Arab League envoy for Syria, according to diplomats. If confirmed, Lakhdar Brahimi would succeed former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan, who resigned last week saying he could no longer carry out the role. A six-point peace plan proposed by Kofi Annan failed to [...]
Syrian rebel commanders say they have lost control of the strategic Salah al-Din district in the northern city of Aleppo after a government offensive. The city has come under fresh bombardment, as the army attempts to recapture areas seized by rebels. Iran called for dialogue between the government and opposition, at the start of a [...]
Syrian government forces have taken full control of strategic district Salah al-Din in the biggest city, Aleppo, after fierce fighting, state media say. However, rebel commanders denied they had retreated from the Salah al-Din district, amid reports of a push by army tanks and armored vehicles. Images have emerged of bodies in shattered buildings, after [...]
Syrian army has launched ground and air attacks against rebels in parts of Aleppo, activists say. Rebels with the Free Syrian Army (FSA) say they have repelled an army incursion and destroyed tanks, but there is no independent verification. Western nations have warned of a potential massacre in Aleppo, Syria’s most populous city. Early on [...]
Arab League foreign ministers have called Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to step down, as rebels are encouraged by last week’s assassinations in Damascus. The rebels said the deaths of four top officials were a severe blow to the government. Islamist rebels where he is are receiving weapons and money from outside. Fighting continued overnight. Government [...]
According to reports from activists and residents, the Syrian capital Damascus has seen some of the heaviest fighting of the conflict so far. Mortar and small-arms fire was reported in several areas as government forces clashed with the Free Syrian Army. The fighting came as UN and Arab League envoy Kofi Annan prepared to meet [...]
Dear friends, This morning, 4 western journalists are home safe with their families, the echoes of the horror and heroism of Baba Amr still ringing in their ears. Over 50 Syrian activists, supported by Avaaz, volunteered to rescue them and scores of wounded civilians from the Syrian army’s killzone. Many of those incredible activists [...]
A seven-month-old boy was decapitated by a Syrian army officer who cracked down on people suspected of sheltering rebels after a group of soldiers stormed into a house, reports say. According to a soldier from the Syrian army’s 11th Armoured Division, his commanding officer snatched the child from the living room when they found the man [...]
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