Posts Tagged: Syrian Army
Pro-Assad Commander: Syrian Army Ready for Southern Battle
The Syrian army has completed preparations for an imminent offensive against rebel-held areas in southwestern Syria, a non-Syrian commander in a military alliance that backs...
Syrian State Media Says US Hit Army Posts, US Denies
Syrian state media reported that the US-led coalition fighting Islamic State struck Syrian army positions in eastern Syria early on Thursday, but the US military denied...
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...
Assad Renews Offensive as Missile Strikes Raise Escalation Risk
The Syrian army unleashed a massive bombardment against one rebel enclave on Monday and prepared for the withdrawal of insurgents from another as President Bashar...
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...
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...
Unnamed Israeli Military Official to New York Times: We Targeted Iranians in April 9 Strike on Syrian Airbase
Israel maintained its official silence on Monday over its possible involvement in an April 9 air strike on a Syrian airbase after The New York...
Trump Says ‘Big Price to Pay’ for Syria Chemical Attack
US President Donald Trump said there would be a "big price to pay" for a chemical attack against a besieged rebel-held town in Syria where...
Syrian Army Prepares ‘Huge’ Operation in Last Rebel Bastion as Pressure Mounts
The Syrian army is preparing to launch a "huge" operation against the last rebel-held town in eastern Ghouta unless the Jaish al-Islam insurgent group agrees...
Monitor: Islamic State Takes Damascus Area After Rebels Pull Out
Islamic State fighters holding a small district in Damascus have gained some ground after driving out Syrian army units that moved into a neighboring area that rebels abandoned last week, a war monitor said. In fighting that lasted...
Thousands Stream Out of Syrian Rebel Enclave as Army Advances
Thousands of Syrians fled a rebel-held town in eastern Ghouta on Thursday and crossed by foot to government territory, a Reuters witness and a war...
UN: Bombardment of Syria’s Ghouta Endangers Aid Convoy
An emergency aid delivery crossed front lines into the besieged rebel enclave of eastern Ghouta on Friday but ran quickly into danger from shelling, the...
Lebanon Reportedly Arrests Former ISIS Financial Official
Lebanese intelligence arrested a man on Wednesday they believe was a financial official for Islamic State in Syria, a security source said. The Syrian, arrested in...
