Yabroud takeover will set off Syria militants exodus: Analyst
With Syrian forces raising the national flag of Syria in the strategic town of Yabroud, foreign-backed militants will begin returning home and…
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Syria forces raise national flag in Yabroud
Syrian forces have raised the national flag of Syria in the strategic town of Yabroud after retaking full control of the town…
Syrian troops make gains in northwest
Soldiers of the Syrian army have made advances in their fight against foreign-backed armed groups in the northwestern part of the country.…
UN rights investigators slam Syria militants for crimes
UN human rights investigators have for the first time blamed foreign-backed militants operating in Syria for crimes against humanity. Paulo Sergio Pinheiro,…
People rally across Syria, voice support for army
People across Syria have held massive rallies to voice their support for the country’s army which has been battling foreign-backed militants over…
Syrian army makes major advances in Qalamoun
The Syrian army has intensified its operations against foreign-backed militant groups, retaking a strategic hill in Qalamoun region, Press TV reports. Syrian…
Syria government, opposition set to meet again in Geneva
The Syrian government and the foreign-backed opposition will meet in the Swiss city of Geneva to hold the final round of talks…
Russia, Syria officials meet in Geneva
High-ranking Syrian and Russian diplomats have met in Geneva to discuss issues related to the talks between the Syrian government and the…
1,400 Saudi militants fight in Syria: Report
Some 1,400 Saudi Arabian citizens have joined foreign-backed militant groups which are fighting against the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, a…
Iran slams US decision to resume sending arm for Syria militants
An Iranian deputy foreign minister has condemned the US decision to resume sending arms to foreign-backed militants in Syria as totally wrong.…
Syrian army targets militants in Aleppo
TEHRAN (FNA)- Syrian army continued its mop-up operations against foreign-backed militants in many areas in Aleppo. A military source told SANA that…
Syrian army improves steadily across country
TEHRAN (FNA)- The Syrian Army reported a successful chain of operations carried out against extremist militant groups across the country as the…
Egypt nationalists ready to join Syria army against rebels
TEHRAN (FNA)- Egypt’s Arab Democratic Nasserist Party and other nationalist movements announced their readiness to join the Syrian army in the fight…
Syrian army targets militants in Deir-Ezzor
TEHRAN (FNA)- The Syrian army continued its mop-up operations against foreign-backed militants in several areas. Army units killed dozens of militants, injured…
UK, US press SNC to attend Syria talks
Britain and the United States have warned Syria’s foreign-backed opposition of stopping their support if they do not participate in the upcoming…
Syrian army, FSA come into terms to open joint front against Al-Nusra, foreign militants
TEHRAN (FNA)- The Syrian Arab Army and the Free Syrian Army (FSA) struck a landmark ceasefire agreement to launch a joint battle…
Boroujerdi: regional powers have understood their mistakes on Syria
Tehran, Dec 29, IRNA – Chairman of Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Commission said on Sunday that the western governments which…
Dozens of militants killed in Aleppo
TEHRAN (FNA)- The Syrian army staged a massive raid on foreign-backed militants in Aleppo and inflicted heavy losses on them. Army units…
Syrian army kills at least 150 militants near Qalamoun
TEHRAN (FNA)- At least 150 foreign backed militants were killed in an ambush by Syrian government troops near Damascus, Syria’s state television…
Lavrov: West starting to realize its support for terrorists in Syria
TEHRAN (FNA)- Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said western politicians have started to realize that the overthrowing of Assad’s government might only…
Syria: Terrorist confesses receiving money, weapons from Qatar, Saudi Arabia
TEHRAN (FNA)- Terrorist Mohammad Anas Barakeh and a number of terrorists confessed to have killed a number of civilians and soldiers and…
Militants behind Syria CW attack: Russia
Russia has reiterated that foreign-backed militants in Syria were behind a chemical weapons attack in August in the Arab country. “It is…
Terrorists in Syria possess chemical weapons: Iran
Reports indicate that foreign-backed terrorist groups in Syria possess chemical weapons and have used them, a senior Iranian official says. “Existing reports…
Syria: Clashes intensify among rebel groups
TEHRAN (FNA)- A large number of foreign-backed militants were killed or injured in the latest clashes between rival militant groups fighting against…
Syrian army retakes Al-Nabk city from militants
TEHRAN (FNA)- Syrian Army regained full control of al-Nabk city in Reef Damascus province after heavy fighting with foreign-backed militants. Al-Alam correspondent…
Syria army confiscates Israeli-made arms
TEHRAN (FNA)- The Syrian army said it has confiscated Israeli-made weapons in its latest operations against foreign-backed militants. A military source told…
Syrian PM: Overcoming foreign-backed militants not far
TEHRAN (FNA)- Syrian Prime Minister Wael al-Halqi thanked Iran for its humanitarian aid offered to the Syrian people during the last 30…
Syrian army confiscates Israeli-made weapons
TEHRAN (FNA)- The Syrian army said it has discovered Israeli-made weapons in a hideout of the foreign-backed militants near the capital, Damascus.…
Mortar attack kills 11, injures several in Aleppo
TEHRAN (FNA)- At least eleven people were killed and several others wounded in a mortar attack by foreign-backed militants in Syria’s Northern…
Syrian forces retake more rebel-held areas
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The Syrian army regained full control of Jabal Maheen al-Kabir area in the eastern countryside of Homs on Thursday,…
Syria militants to ‘wage war on US, UK’
Foreign nationals operating alongside al-Qaeda militants inside Syria have threatened to take the war to the United States and Britain. In a…
Three dead, 22 injured in Damascus shelling, bomb attacks
At least three people have been killed and 22 others injured after shelling and bombings hit the Syrian capital, Damascus, Syrian media…
Syria militants spreading Islamophobia: Cleric
A senior Iranian Sunni cleric says foreign-backed Takfiri militants operating inside Syria are spreading Islamophobia across the world, Press TV reports. In an interview…
West secretly backing al-Qaeda in Syria: Lawyer
An international lawyer says the West is secretly and indirectly supporting al-Qaeda-linked militants in the fight against the Syrian government, Press TV reports. Pointing…
Christians hold demo in Damascus
Christians in Damascus have held a demonstration to call for the release of relatives from the ‘hands of the armed groups.’ The…
Syria militants seize town, report says
Foreign-backed Takfiri militants operating inside Syria have reportedly seized a town in the southern province of Dara’a. The so-called Syrian Observatory for…
Syria army gains new ground in Damascus countryside
The Syrian army continues to gain ground in its fight against foreign-backed Takfiri armed groups in the suburbs of the capital, Damascus, Press…
Europe worries about rebels in Syria hypocritical: Analyst
The European governments’ concerns about the rising number of European militants operating in Syria are “hypocritical” as the West has long been…