Govt retakes Alawite village in central SyriaSyrian government forces seized a village inhabited by President Bashar Al-Assad's minority community from Islamist fighters in a central province on Tuesday, state media said. Insurgents including fighters from Ahrar Al-Sham, More… |
14 Alawites killed by bomb in central SyriaA roadside bomb killed at least 14 members of President Bashar Al-Assad's minority Alawite on Thursday in the central Syrian province of Homs, an opposition monitoring group said. The blast targeted two buses near the Alawite More… |
Confident Assad sees Syria tide turningThe road to Bashar Al-Assad's palace on the edge of Damascus has four checkpoints manned by Republican Guards and plain-clothed police which guests must pass before they reach the main gate. Inside the Peop More… |
Assad's forces battle to tighten control of central SyriaPresident Bashar Al-Assad's forces pounded Sunni Muslim rebels in the city of Homs with artillery from the air on Sunday, the second day of their offensive in central Syria, activists said. They said rebels defending the old c More… |
Rebels seize key defence base in SyriaRebels seized an air defence base near Syria's strategic southern international highway on Saturday, activists said, a gain that could bolster opposition fighters trying to secure supply routes to the capital Damascus. Syria More… |