Syrian

Nine Syrian refugees die off Turkish coast — heart-rending images surface on social media

ISTANBUL: At least nine Syrian migrants trying to reach Greece drowned early Wednesday when two boats sank… Read More

Malala turns 18, says world failing Syrian children

LONDON: Malala Yousafzai told world leaders they were failing Syria's children, as the Nobel Peace… Read More

Syrian agent worked as courier to deliver money to IS: report

ANKARA: An agent who helped three British schoolgirls cross into Syria to join the Islamic… Read More

UN wants countries to take in 180,000 Syrian refugees

GENEVA: More than 30 humanitarian organisations launched an appeal on Monday for countries to take… Read More

Syrian air raids on jihadist-held town kill 23 civilians: monitor

BEIRUT: Syrian regime air raids on Raqa city, which the Islamic State jihadist group has… Read More

Peshmerga, Syrian rebels battle Islamic State in besieged Kobani

MURSITPINAR Turkey: Iraqi Kurdish peshmerga fighters and moderate Syrian rebels bombarded Islamic State positions in… Read More

Islamic State fights Syrian army for gas field, kills 30

BEIRUT: Islamic State militants in Syria killed at least 30 pro-government fighters in an assault… Read More

Syrian border town still under siege as air strikes fail to deter Islamic State

MURSITPINAR/BEIRUT: Islamic State forces shelled the Syrian border town of Kobani on Saturday and its… Read More

Islamic State defies air strikes by shelling Syrian Kurdish town

BEIRUT/MURSITPINAR Turkey: New U.S.-led air strikes against Islamic State fighters failed to stop them from… Read More

Syrian accused of making detonators with US parts faces Arizona court

ARIZONA: A Syrian man accused of procuring and assembling American-made electronic parts for roadside bombs used… Read More

Islamic State and Syrian government committing war crimes: UN

GENEVA: The Syrian government and Islamic State insurgents are both committing war crimes and crimes… Read More

Hundreds dead as IS seizes Syrian air base – monitor

BEIRUT: Islamic State militants stormed an air base in northeast Syria on Sunday, capturing it… Read More

UK had plan to train and equip 100,000 Syrian rebels: BBC

YANGOON: Britain had planned to train and equip a 100,000-strong rebel army to defeat Syrian President… Read More

Assad declared landslide victor in wartime Syrian election

BEIRUT: President Bashar al-Assad has secured a landslide victory in a wartime election that was… Read More