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15 Syrian rebels die in battle for base: Activists

Last Updated: Tuesday, April 30, 2013, 13:15

Activists say at least 15 opposition fighters have been killed in a battle with Syrian government troops for a military helicopter base in the country`s north.

US set to expand non-lethal aid to Syrian rebels

Last Updated: Friday, April 19, 2013, 23:33

United States will expand non-lethal military aid to Syrian opposition as European nations weigh easing an arms embargo to supply rebels with arms and pressurise President Bashar Assad to step down.

US set to expand non-lethal aid to Syrian rebels

Last Updated: Friday, April 19, 2013, 23:33

United States will expand non-lethal military aid to Syrian opposition as European nations weigh easing an arms embargo to supply rebels with arms and pressurise President Bashar Assad to step down.

Fierce fighting in Syria; ministry official killed

Last Updated: Friday, April 19, 2013, 22:07

Gunmen killed government official in Damascus restaurant, Syrian state media and activists reported as regime troops and rebels battled near Lebanese border, leaving 18 people dead in Homs.

Syria activists say 20 killed in army airstrikes

Last Updated: Sunday, April 7, 2013, 20:18

Syrian activists say government airstrikes killed at least 20 people as the army presses ahead with its campaign to crush the rebellion against President Bashar Assad.

Syrian officials claim 15 killed in Damascus University attack

Last Updated: Thursday, March 28, 2013, 21:12

Mortar shells slammed into cafeteria at Damascus University killing over 15 and wounding 20 in what was deadliest in string of such attacks on President Bashar Assad`s seat of power.

Syria troops, rebels clash in northern Damascus

Last Updated: Thursday, March 14, 2013, 10:22

Syrian regime troops fought fierce battles with rebels on Wednesday for control of key areas north of Damascus, residents and activists said.

Regime troops shell areas on edge of Syrian capital

Last Updated: Wednesday, March 13, 2013, 09:19

Syrian troops on Tuesday shelled rebel strongholds on the edge of Damascus from multiple rocket launchers based on hilltops.

Al Qaeda claims killing 51 Syrian soldiers in Iraq

Last Updated: Tuesday, March 12, 2013, 09:43

Iraqi authorities say fighters and weapons are moving increasingly more freely across the long and porous desert border.

Syria criticises US aid to anti-government forces

Last Updated: Saturday, March 2, 2013, 19:19

Syrian state media have criticised the Obama administration`s decision to provide aid to rebels fighting to topple President Bashar Assad, warning that the move could harm US interests in the Middle East.

Fighters ‘desperately need weapons’, not food supplies by US: Syrian rebel chief

Last Updated: Saturday, March 2, 2013, 12:20

The chief of Syrian rebel forces has said that they do not require food supplies and bandages that the US has planned to provide as it will not bring them any closer to defeating President Bashar Assad’s regime.

Syrian leader `mute devil`, says Turkish PM

Last Updated: Sunday, February 24, 2013, 20:04

Turkey`s prime minister denounced Syria`s leader on Sunday, calling him a "mute devil" for carrying out attacks on his own people but not standing up to Israel`s occupation of Syrian territory.