Posts Tagged: Syrian Government
Russia Says US Syria Pullout Spurs Need for Kurds and Damascus to Talk
Russia said on Friday it was important for Syrian Kurds and the Syrian government to start talking to each other in light of US plans to...
Syria, Russia Accuse Rebels of Wounding Scores in Aleppo Gas Attack
More than 100 people were wounded in a suspected toxic gas attack in Syria's Aleppo late on Saturday, which a health official said was the...
Shelling Kills Eight in De-escalation Zone Around Syria’s Idlib
At least eight people were killed by Syrian government shelling of the rebel-held Idlib province on Friday, according to a monitoring group -- the highest...
Syria Approves UN Aid Delivery to Remote Camp on Jordan Border
The Syrian government has given approval for the UN to deliver aid next week to thousands of civilians stranded on the Jordanian-Syrian border and threatened...
Syria Offers Amnesty to Deserters and Draft Dodgers
The Syrian government has announced an amnesty for men who deserted the army or have avoided military service, giving them several months to report for...
UN War Crimes Team Documents Further Syrian Government Use of Banned Chlorine
Syrian government forces fired chlorine, a banned chemical weapon, on a rebel-held Damascus suburb and on Idlib province this year, in attacks that constitute war...
Iran, Russia, Turkey to Decide Fate of Syria’s Idlib, Air Strikes Hit Rebel Areas
The presidents of Iran, Russia and Turkey -- the main outside players in Syria's long war -- were meeting in Tehran on Friday to discuss...
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...
Assad Regime Condemns White Helmet Evacuation as ‘Criminal Operation’
The Syrian government on Monday condemned the evacuation of hundreds of Syrian White Helmet rescue workers, calling it a "criminal operation" undertaken by "Israel and...
Buses Arrive to Evacuate Two Besieged Pro-Assad Syrian Villages
Buses arrived on Wednesday to evacuate thousands of people from two Shi'ite villages, which Sunni Islamist rebels have besieged for years, as part of a...
Syrian Attack Uproots 120,000, UN Warns of Catastrophe
More than 120,000 civilians have been uprooted by a Syrian government offensive in the southwest, a war monitor said on Friday, and a senior UN...
Rebels Pull Out of Last Besieged Area in Central Syria
The remaining fighters started to withdraw from the last rebel-held enclave in central Syria on Wednesday, state television reported, sealing the government's control over the...
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...
Syria’s Assad Steps Up Efforts to Crush Last Besieged Rebel Enclaves
The Syrian government on Thursday stepped up its efforts to retake the opposition's last besieged enclaves, as rebels prepared to withdraw from one and a...
