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Explosion kills 5 people in Damascus

Al-Qaboun is one of the hotspots in Damascus that has witnessed intense anti-government protests and...

Five killed in fresh violence in Syria: Monitors

A powerful blast rocked the Syrian coastal city of Banias during the night, killing four people, whi...

UN Security Council condemns Syria bombings

Ambassador Bashar Ja`afari said the two bombings in Damascus "took the lives of 56 innocent individu...

Syria: Suicide bombers hit Damascus, 55 killed

The deafening explosions took place in an area that houses a military intelligence complex.

Syria: Suicide bomber kills 10 in Damascus

A suicide bomber blew himself up across the street from a mosque in the Syrian capital Friday, killi...

Syria broadens offensives; refugees flood Turkey

Turkey`s Foreign Minister told Ban Ki-moon that his country would seek UN assistance if the influx c...

UN peacekeeper due in Damascus for ceasefire talks

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has accepted the plan, which calls for him to withdraw heavy weapon...

Syrian troops start pullout

Syrian troops have begun pulling out from some calm cities and heading back to their bases a week ...

Night demos held in Damascus

Hundreds of people took part in night-time protests in the Syrian capital, opposition activists sai...

Same `hand` behind Iraq, Syria blasts: Damascus

Syria said the same "deadly hand" was behind the wave of attacks in Iraq that killed at least 45 p...

Assad `not ready to resign`: Russian MP

Bashar al-Assad is not ready to resign and claims to feel strong support despite 11 months of dead...

Syrian forces fire on Damascus protests

Syrian forces opened fire with live ammunition on demonstrators in Damascus overnight, wounding at l...

Syrian security forces clamp down on Damascus

Syrian security forces deployed heavily in a tense Damascus neighbourhood where a mourner was shot ...

Syrian forces fire on funeral in Damascus, kill 1

In Damascus, several people were wounded when security forces opened fire on mourners at the funeral...

Syria: Chief of military hospital shot dead

Gunmen assassinated an Army General in Damascus on Saturday in the first killing of a high ranking m...

Syria violence has intensified: ICRC

Growing number of casualties in Syria leads to more difficulty as violence and insecurity intensifie...

Syria forces retake Damascus suburbs

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad`s forces have taken the upper hand in escalating battles on the out...

Battles go on around Damascus

The escalating bloodshed prompted the Arab League to suspend the work of its monitors.

Syria says `terrorists` blow up gas pipeline

There have been several pipeline attacks since the Syrian uprising began in mid-March, but it is not...

Syrian troops retake Damascus suburbs from rebels

The United Nations said in December more than 5,000 people had been killed in the protests and crack...

Syrian Army fights rebels, League eyes UN

The Arab League suspended the work of its monitors on Saturday after calling on Syrian President Ass...

Syrian troops storm Damascus suburb

Douma has witnessed intense protests against Syrian President`s regime shortly after the country`s u...

Syria vows `iron fist` as Damascus dead buried

The opposition pointed the finger at the regime itself, as it did after similar attacks on December...

Syrian troops fire on sit-ins: Activists

Activists say Syrian troops have opened fire on demonstrators holding sit-ins in two parts of the co...

Indians advised to avoid Syria travel

A suicide bomber killed 26 people and wounded 63 in the Syrian capital Damascus Friday.

Bombing in Syrian capital of Damascus kills 25

The explosion comes two weeks after two blasts in Damascus targeting security buildings killed 44 pe...

Syrian Muslim Brotherhood claims Damascus bombings

Syria`s Muslim Brotherhood claimed responsibility for two suicide bombings in Damascus that killed ...

Syria: Twin suicide bombs shake Damascus, 40 dead

The blasts came as the Syrian government escalated its crackdown ahead of the arrival of the Arab Le...

Blasts in Syrian capital as Assad vows crackdown

The UN says over 3,500 people in Syria have been killed in the crackdown since the start of the upri...

Syrian Army defectors attack base near Damascus

Syrian Army defectors on Wednesday launched several attacks on President Bashar Assad`s military bas...

Syria seeks Arab League meet to avert suspension

The Arab League`s suspension of Syria`s membership takes effect on November 16.

Syria warns of reprisals for recognition of oppn

Syria will retaliate against any country that recognises the opposition National Council.

Syrian nuclear scientist killed by attackers

Syria for some six months has been in the throes of a peoples` uprising in which the UN says some 2...

Heavy gunfire in central Syria; 11 killed

Mobile telephones, land lines and Internet connections in some areas of Homs were cut off.

Syria delays Arab League chief visit

Syria said that circumstances had forced it to postpone Wednesday`s visit by Nabil al-Arabi.

ICRC given access to Damascus prison for 1st time

This is an important step forward for our humanitarian activities in Syria.

Syria attorney general says quits, Damascus denies

The attorney general of the central Syrian province of Hama said he has resigned to protest hundre...

Army fights defectors near Damascus: Residents

The Arab League decided to send its Secretary-General to Damascus to push for reforms.

Assad to speak on Syria TV, dozens arrested

A UN team arrived in Syria Saturday to assess humanitarian needs in the country.

Syrian colonel claims defection, warns Damascus

A Syrian Army colonel warned the regime against launching a crackdown on Deir az-Zour.

Syrian troops storm Damascus suburb, kill 4

Activists say Syrian troops have stormed a suburb of the capital Damascus, killing at least four p...

Train derails in central Syria: Report

A passenger train derailed and caught fire after "saboteurs" tore out part of the tracks.

Assad`s troops besiege Damascus suburb

Troops and militiamen also stepped up assaults on residential neighborhoods in the city of Homs.

Syrian troops enter border town, hundreds detained

Syria-based rights activist Mustafa Osso says the government forces stormed the town of Zabadani in ...

More Syria deaths as half a million flood Hama

The deaths came as Damascus accused the US envoy of inciting violence in Hama.

Syrian security troops kill 2 in Damascus suburb

Activists say security forces have killed more than 1,400 people across Syria since mid March.

Army troops cordon off Damascus suburb

Syrian troops carried out arrests of opponents of President Bashar al-Assad.

Thirty killed in Syria by security forces

Thousands rallied on a "Day of Defiance" against the autocratic regime of Syria`s Prez.

Syrian troops storm protest sit-in near Damascus

Syrian security troops have allegedly held about 200 people in midnight raid.

Demos across Syria after foiled Damascus rally; 4 killed

Syrian security forces intervened against a rally in Daraa, south of Damascus, on Friday, the stat...

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