Syrian army
Syrian army preparing phased Idlib assault: source
The offensive would initially target southern and western parts of the insurgent territory, but not yet Idlib city, said the source, an official in the regional...
Late on Sunday, the Syrian army said missiles had struck bases in northern Syria, describing it as a 'new aggression' by its enemies.
Government forces also pounded a rebel-held area in the south for a second straight day, potentially reopening yet another front.
Syrian state television reported that army operations were intensifying in the central part of eastern Ghouta three weeks into the government’s ferocious assault.
They said the army was amassing elite forces to prepare for a major assault on the Military Vehicles Administration, which is besieged by rebels.
On Wednesday, after a months-long advance through central and eastern Syria, the Syrian army and allied Shi‘ite militias encircled and attacked Albu Kamal.
The Islamist group had held most of the city since 2014, except for one large pocket where Syrian army troops and 93,000 civilians had been holed up for three years.
The March 30 air strike in the northern Syrian town of Latamneh injured around 70 people who suffered nausea, foaming at the mouth and muscle spasms.
Negotiations began on Tuesday between Lebanese officials and the Nusra Front over the withdrawal of remaining militants to insurgent-held territory in Syria
A statement by the army said the incident in the eastern Deir al-Zor province proved that Islamic State and al Qaeda-linked militants "possess chemical weapons".
But subsequently rebel groups launched an offensive spearheaded by suicide-bombers from the jihadi Tahrir al-Sham alliance.
The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) has trapped Raqqa in a shrinking pocket of territory on the northern bank of the Euphrates.
Islamic State has captured Palmyra, whose ancient ruins are a UNESCO World Heritage Site, twice during Syria’s six-year conflict.
He made the remarks in comments to French media that were published by the Syrian state news agency SANA.
The Syrian army launched a concerted offensive to retake Palmyra, which had been seized since May 2015.
A Syrian army fighter jet crashed into a busy marketplace in Ariha on Monday.
Officials said the election was a sign Assad was unwilling to seek a political solution to the conflict.
The evacuees, mainly women, children and old men, were brought out by the UN and Syrian Red Crescent.
Syrian govt says a Russian-brokered deal that averted US strikes is a victory.