Syria
Report: Iran Revolutionary Guard commander killed in Syria
An official with Iran's Revolutionary Guard who took part in battles around war-torn Syria was killed near the Syrian capital, an Iranian semiofficial news agency and an opposition war monitor reported Saturday.
Militant fighters in final battle in Syria
Intermingled among 3 million civilians under siege in the Syrian government's assault on the last opposition stronghold are tens of thousands of al-Qaida-linked fighters and other militants who came from around the world to take part in the country's civil war.
Syrian troops press ahead with campaign as strike kills 3
An airstrike on a rebel-held northwestern Syrian city struck a school Tuesday, killing three people, Syrian opposition activists said, as government forces moved forward in their offensive toward a town considered a symbol of the uprising against President Bashar Assad.
Israel strikes Gaza, Syria after Palestinian rockets attacks
The Israel military said early Monday that it struck Palestinian militants targets in Gaza and Syria in response to rockets fired toward southern Israel on Sunday evening, hours after Israel said it killed a Palestinian militant who tried to place a bomb along the Israel-Gaza barrier fence.
Syria voices solidarity with China in fighting new coronavirus
Syrian officials on Wednesday expressed solidarity with China in its fight against the new coronavirus, saying China is fighting the epidemic on behalf of the world.
Iran expects major economic cooperation with Syria: speaker
Visiting Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani said on Sunday that his country is expecting major economic cooperation with Syria in the future.
Freezing weather compounds crisis for displaced in Syria
A military offensive on an opposition-controlled region of northwestern Syria has created one of the worst catastrophes for civilians in the country's long-running war, sending hundreds of thousands of people fleeing, many of them sleeping in open fields and under trees in freezing temperatures.
Turkish forces shoot down Syrian helicopter, killing 2 pilots
The Turkish forces shot down a Syrian military helicopter in the countryside of Aleppo province in northern Syria on Friday, killing two pilots, a war monitor reported.
Syria declares Damascus-Aleppo highway fully secure
The strategic highway linking Syrian capital Damascus in the south with Aleppo province in the north has become fully secure, state news agency SANA reported on Friday.
Military, activists: Syrian helicopter shot down in Aleppo
A government helicopter was shot down and its crew killed Friday in Syria's northwest, where a military offensive against opposition fighters is unfolding, a Syrian military official and activists said.