Tag: Syria
UK launches first Syria air strikes after MPs approval
RAF Tornado jets have carried out their first air strikes against so-called Islamic State in Syria, the Ministry of Defence has confirmed.
The strikes came...
Turkey ‘downs Russian warplane’ near Syria border
Russia’s defence ministry says an SU-24 fighter jet has been shot down near Syria’s border with Turkey.
Turkey said its jets shot down a plane...
Turkey shoots down jet near border with Syria
Turkish fighter jets have shot down a warplane near the Syrian border after it violated Turkey’s airspace, a military official said, but the nationality...
US says Iran to be invited to next round of Syria talks
Iran, a key ally of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, will be invited to participate in talks in Vienna to discuss ending the conflict in...
Al Qaeda financier killed in Syria air strike
A US-led coalition air strike has killed Sanafi al-Nasr, a Saudi citizen and the leading financier for al Qaeda and its Khorasan Group offshoot,...
Islamic State kills top Iranian commander in Syria
An Iranian Revolutionary Guards general has been killed near Aleppo, where he was advising the Syrian army on their battle against Islamic State of...
Islamic State ‘blows up Palmyra arch’
Islamic State militants in northern Syria have blown up another monument in the ancient city of Palmyra, officials and local sources say. The Arch of...
Russia ‘begins air strikes’ inside Syria
Russia appears to have begun carrying out air strikes in Syria against opponents of President Bashar al-Assad, a US defence official says.
The official said...
Russian parliament approves use of military in Syria
The upper chamber of the Russian parliament has unanimously given a formal consent to President Putin to use the nation’s military in Syria to...
Russia to coordinate Syrian military actions with Israel
Israel and Russia have agreed to coordinate military actions over Syria in order to avoid accidentally trading fire, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said during...
Australia launches first air strikes inside Syria
The Australian government has confirmed it has launched its first air strikes inside Syria against targets of the so-called Islamic State (IS).
Australia is part...
Russia sends tanks, artillery to Syria – US official
Washington (AFP) - Russia has sent artillery units and seven tanks to a Syrian air base as part of Moscow's continued military buildup in...
‘Unprecedented’ sandstorm envelops Lebanon and Syria
An unseasonable sandstorm has hit Lebanon and Syria, leaving at least 12 people dead and sending hundreds to hospitals for breathing difficulties.
At least three...
UK drone strike kills British ISIL fighters in Syria
Britain has killed two of its own nationals accused of fighting for the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), and plotting attacks...
IS blows up Palmyra funerary towers
Jihadist militants from Islamic State (IS) have blown up three funerary towers at the ancient city of Palmyra, Syria's antiquities chief has said. Maamoun Abdul...