Posts Tagged: Damascus Syria
Syrian Air Defenses Intercept ‘Hostile Targets’ Over Damascus: State News Agency
Syrian air defenses early on Monday intercepted "hostile targets" over the capital of Damascus, the state news agency SANA reported. SANA added that the air defense...
Syrian Kurdish YPG Expects Negotiations With Damascus Soon
The head of the Syrian Kurdish YPG militia believes talks with the government over the future of the northeast region will begin in days after...
Normality Returns for Some in Damascus After Fighting Ends
Some people in the Syrian capital Damascus have been able to enjoy a semblance of normality since fighting in the area ended in May, but...
Syrian State Media Says Electrical Fault Behind Airbase Blasts
An electrical fault caused a series of loud blasts early on Sunday near a military airbase outside the Syrian capital Damascus, a Syrian military source...
US, Syrian Security Officials Reportedly Met in Damascus in June
A US delegation including security and intelligence officials visited Damascus in June and met Syria's security chief, an official in the regional alliance backing President Bashar...
State Media: Syrian Air Defenses Destroy Hostile Target Near Damascus
Syrian state media said late on Thursday that air defenses had destroyed a "hostile target" west of the capital Damascus. "Our air defences confronted a hostile...
Syrian Kurdish-Backed Council Holds Talks in Damascus
A senior Syrian Kurdish official is in Damascus this week for talks with Syrian government officials at the head of a delegation including members of...
Syria’s Army Captures Last Insurgent Area Near Damascus
The Syrian army has restored control over all areas surrounding the capital Damascus for the first time since early in the seven-year-old war, after pushing...
Syrian Rebels Start Pullout From South Damascus
Syrian rebels began pulling out of an enclave they have surrendered in south Damascus on Thursday, but a few fighters in another besieged area near...
Syrian Army, Islamic State Wage Fierce Battle in South Damascus
The Syrian army and its allies engaged in a fierce battle on Saturday with Islamic State fighters in an enclave south of Damascus held by...
Enclave Northeast of Damascus Said to Be Free of Rebels
A media unit run by the Syrian government's Lebanese ally Hezbollah said on Wednesday an opposition enclave northeast of Damascus was now free of rebels...
UN, EU Call for Return to Syria Peace Talks
The European Union and the United Nations on Tuesday called for swift political talks to end the long war in Syria, saying the latest territorial...
Syrian Army Targets South Damascus Insurgent Enclave
The Syrian army bombarded a jihadist enclave in south Damascus on Monday, state television and a war monitor said, as President Bashar al-Assad seeks to...
Syria’s Assad Prepares to Assault Last Rebel Enclave Near Damascus
The Syrian army began preparatory shelling for an assault on the last area outside its control near Damascus on Tuesday, a commander in the pro-government alliance said, building on its recent capture...
