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File: A picture taken on 29 May 2015 from the top of a hill shows a general view of the town of Ariha, in the northwestern province of Idlib, a day after the city was seized by a rebel coalition led by al-Qaedas Syria franchise. Picture: AFP.

Syrian rebel support

Syrian weapons storage explosion in Idlib kills dozens

By Reuters

Syrian civilians, displaced during the country’s seven-year long war, were living in the building which was also used by an arms dealer, the Observatory said.

  • Several of people were killed near Damascus, mainly from Russian air strikes. Picture: AFP.

    4 Russian military personnel killed in Syria's Deir al-Zor – Ifax

    The fighting erupted after several groups of rebels attacked an artillery battery of the Syrian army, the ministry said.

    1453 days ago
  • A member of Syria's pro-government forces walks past damaged structures in the town of Mudyara, formerly held by opposition groups, in the centre of the eastern Ghouta region as regime troops carry on with their assault on the rebel-held enclave, just outside the capital Damascus. Picture: AFP

    Syrian rebels Jaish al-Islam refuse to leave Ghouta: spokesman

    Jaish al-Islam is currently negotiating with Russia over the future of the area and the people in it.

    1515 days ago
  • Syrian President Bashar al-Assad speaks during an interview with AFP at the presidential palace in Damascus. Picture: AFP.

    Assad says taking Aleppo from rebels key to pushing 'terrorists' back to Turkey

    Rescue workers said that Syria’s military backed by Russian warplanes had killed more than 150 people.

    2043 days ago
  • Syrians surround a man as he cries over the body of his child after she was pulled out from the rubble of a building following government forces air strikes in the rebel held neighbourhood of Al-Shaar in Aleppo on 27 September 2016. Picture: AFP.

    Car bomb near Syria-Turkey border crossing kills 20 - witnesses

    Among at least 25 injured, eight were in critical condition and taken to Turkish hospitals across the border.

    2043 days ago
  • US Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov shake hands at the conclusion of their press conference following their meeting in Geneva where they discussed the crisis in Syria. Picture: Pool/AFP.

    Kerry, Lavrov to resume talks on Syria despite war crimes row

    The Syrian government launched an assault to capture rebel-held areas of Aleppo last month with Russian.

    2044 days ago
  • Syrian civilians & rescuers gather at the site of government air strikes in the rebel-held area of Al-Shaar in Aleppo. Picture: AFP.

    Turkish army says Isis putting up 'stiff resistance' in Syria

    The operation has also targeted a Kurdish militia whose presence along its border Turkey sees as a threat.

    2045 days ago
  • A protester holds a banner as he takes part in a demonstration in front of United Nations offices in Beirut in solidarity with the civilians of the northern Syrian city of Aleppo and against the regime of the Syrian president, on 1 May, 2016. Picture: AFP.

    Assad offers rebels amnesty if they surrender Aleppo

    The offer of amnesty follows two weeks of the heaviest bombardment of the five-and-a-half-year civil war.

    2050 days ago
  • An injured Syrian man arrives on a stretcher to receive treatment at a makeshift hospital on 3 October 2016, following reported air strikes in the rebel-held town of Douma, on the eastern outskirts of the capital Damascus. Picture: AFP.

    Rebels fend off Aleppo assault as nations seek to rebuild peace process

    Rebels said they inflicted losses on pro-govt fighters after hours of clashes on the fringe of Sheikh Saed.

    2052 days ago
  • An injured Syrian man arrives on a stretcher to receive treatment at a makeshift hospital on 3 October 2016, following reported air strikes in the rebel-held town of Douma, on the eastern outskirts of the capital Damascus. Picture: AFP.

    UN urges end to all military flights over Syria's Aleppo

    More than 250,000 civilians are trapped in eastern Aleppo, the rebel-held half of Syria’s largest city.

    2053 days ago
  • A handout image released by the official Syrian Arab News Agency on 5 May, 2016 shows Syrian security members gather at the site of a bomb attack in Mukharram al-Fawqani in Homs province. Picture: AFP.

    Syria presses Aleppo advance, tells rebels to leave

    The Syrian army told the insurgents to leave their positions, offering safe passage and aid supplies.

    2054 days ago
  • Syrian civilians & rescuers gather at the site of government air strikes in the rebel-held area of Al-Shaar in Aleppo. Picture: AFP.

    Syrian army, rebels wage fierce battles north of Aleppo

    The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said government forces had built on the Handarat advance.

    2057 days ago
  • A grief-striken Syrian man is comforted by people as rescuers pull the body of his daughter from the rubble of a building. Picture: AFP.

    US close to suspending Syria talks with Russia as Aleppo battle rages

    Moscow and Damascus launched a campaign to recapture the rebel-held sector of Syria’s biggest city.

    2057 days ago
  • Syrian civilians from the town of Daraya are evacuated from the rebel-held town of Moadamiyet al-Sham on 8 September, 2016 to be taken to a shelter in the government-controlled town of Harjala. Picture: AFP.

    Syrian Observatory: 25 killed in Aleppo attacks on Saturday

    The Syrian military announced the major new offensive against the area on Thursday night.

    2062 days ago
  • A Syrian man carries a child in the Maadi district of eastern Aleppo after regime aircrafts reportedly dropped explosive-packed barrel bombs on 27 August 2016. Picture: AFP.

    Battle rages near Aleppo, air onslaught continues

    The assault on Aleppo could be the biggest battle yet in a civil war that has killed over 400,000 people.

    2062 days ago
  • A protester holds a banner as he takes part in a demonstration in front of United Nations offices in Beirut in solidarity with the civilians of the northern Syrian city of Aleppo and against the regime of the Syrian president, on 1 May, 2016. Picture: AFP.

    Warplanes bomb Aleppo after Syrian army launches offensive

    Video images filmed by residents showed a young girl screaming as rescuers frantically dug her out of rubble.

    2063 days ago
  • FILE: A Syrian man carries a child in the Maadi district of eastern Aleppo after regime aircrafts reportedly dropped explosive-packed barrel bombs. Picture: AFP.

    Fiercest airstrikes yet on Aleppo after Syria declares offensive

    Residents said the streets were deserted as the 250,000 people still trapped in the besieged sector.

    2063 days ago
  • US Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov shake hands at the conclusion of their press conference following their meeting in Geneva where they discussed the crisis in Syria. Picture: Pool/AFP.

    Kerry demands Russia, Syria ground warplanes to save truce

    An impassioned Kerry faced off with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov at the UN Security Council.

    2065 days ago
  • US Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov shake hands at the conclusion of their press conference following their meeting in Geneva where they discussed the crisis in Syria. Picture: Pool/AFP.

    Kerry demands Russia, Syria ground warplanes to save truce

    An impassioned Kerry faced off with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov at the UN Security Council.

    2065 days ago
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