Syria proposes Aleppo cease-fire, prisoner swap

Last Updated: Saturday, January 18, 2014, 06:13

Syria`s diplomat said his country is prepared to implement cease-fire in Aleppo and exchange detainees with opposition as confidence-building measure before a peace conference opens in Switzerland.

Syria gives Russia Aleppo ceasefire plan, wants prisoner swap

Last Updated: Friday, January 17, 2014, 15:55

Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moualem said on Friday he had handed Russia plans for a ceasefire in Syria`s biggest city, Aleppo, and was ready to exchange lists with rebel forces on a possible prisoner swap.

Syrian army recaptures five towns near Aleppo`s airport

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 14, 2014, 07:50

Syrian army said that its soldiers recaptured five towns east of Aleppo and thus enhanced security around the northern city`s international airport, Xinhua reported citing state-run SANA news agency.

Jihadists seize Syria town, execute 60: Monitor

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 14, 2014, 02:04

The jihadist Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant has seized a town in Syria`s Aleppo province, and executed 60 people in other areas, a monitor said on Monday.

700 killed in Syria rebel-jihadist battle: Monitor

Last Updated: Monday, January 13, 2014, 00:20

Fierce fighting between jihadists and rival rebel groups in Syria has killed at least 700 in more than a week while hundreds more are missing, a monitoring group said.

Syrian troops kill 40 rebels in Aleppo

Last Updated: Sunday, January 12, 2014, 07:36

At least 40 rebels were killed Saturday by Syrian troops in the country`s northern province of Aleppo, state media reported.

Czech aid group says three local staff killed in Syria

Last Updated: Thursday, January 9, 2014, 08:11

A Czech humanitarian aid group has said that three of its local staff had been killed in Syria during a mortar attack.

Russia blocks new UN Syria statement

Last Updated: Thursday, January 9, 2014, 07:08

Russia blocked a British-drafted UN Security Council statement condemning the Syrian government attacks on the city of Aleppo, diplomats said.

Syrian troops kill 27 rebels

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 7, 2014, 07:18

The Syrian troops on Monday killed 27 rebels in the northwestern province of Idlib, as part of a series of "precise" operations by the army against rebel positions in Idlib and Aleppo provinces, media reported.

New Syria rebel alliance declares war on al Qaeda

Last Updated: Saturday, January 4, 2014, 17:32

A newly formed Syrian rebel alliance has declared war on the powerful al Qaeda-affiliated Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and joined other opposition groups in battling the extremists.

More than 130,000 dead since start of Syria conflict: NGO

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 31, 2013, 20:26

More than 130,000 people have been killed since the beginning of the conflict in Syria nearly three years ago, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.