Syria

Syria vs Australia, FIFA World Cup 2018 play-off: Football live streaming, TV listings & start time

Syria face Asian champions Australia in the first-leg of continental play-off for FIFA World Cup 2018 in Malaysia on Thursday, October 5. Check out how to watch match live.

Oct 5, 2017

Watch as RAF drone stops Isis public execution 2,000 miles away

For the first-time footage released by Britains Ministry of Defence shows a RAF drone stopping a public execution. A Reaper drone spotted the event whilst flying over the Syrian town of Abu Kamal, and fired a hellfire missile at a sniper to scare the crowd into running.

Sep 20, 2017

Could Syria qualify for the World Cup?

The country might currently be torn apart by civil war, but the national soccer team is performing strongly.

Sep 7, 2017

Islamic State stronghold Tal Afar about to fall, says Iraqi military

Elite forces had liberated the heart of the Tal Afar city "and raised the national flag on top of the citadel building," a statement from the Iraqi joint operations command said.

Aug 27, 2017

North Korea has been trying to help Syrias Assad build his chemical weapons programme

North Korean shipments of chemical weapons bound for Syria were intercepted just months after the regime of Bashar Al-Assad killed at least 90 people in a sarin gas attack, a confidential UN report has outlined.

Aug 23, 2017

ISIS claims Indian suicide bomber killed a "number" of Kurdistan fighters in Syria's Raqqa

In a statement issued by the group's Amaq agency, Isis identified the Indian suicide bomber as Abu Yusuf al- Hindi.

Aug 22, 2017

Russian and Syrian armies target Isis in central Syria

The Russian and Syrian armies targeted Isis positions in first nighttime airborne raid in central Syria, as they closed around an ISIS-held around 3000 square miles large.

Aug 16, 2017

Craftsmen to help UNESCO rebuild old Aleppo

The United Nations cultural body UNESCO have said that the Old City of Aleppo could be rebuilt, despite the damage from years of Civil War. Aleppos Old City is one of the oldest in the Middle East, and its hoped with the creation of a school for craftsmen that the area can be revived.

Aug 4, 2017

Ceasefire takes effect on Lebanese-Syrian border

A ceasefire took effect on 27 July in the Lebanese-Syrian border, where Hezbollah says it is on the verge of defeating Nusra Front militants. 

Jul 28, 2017

Wounded children treated after air strikes defy ceasefire in Syria

Despite a ceasefire, warplanes carried out air strikes on Irbin town in east Damascus province on July 24, killing at least 10 people, including seven children, according to local sources.

Jul 25, 2017

Worlds 10 Most Censored Countries

According to former US president Barack Obama, A free press is a foundation for any democracy – but many countries dont get to experience that freedom. Here is a list of the top 10 most censored countries according to Reporters Without Borders.

Jul 21, 2017

Is Isis leader Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi still alive?

The leader of the Islamic State militant group (Isis), Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, is almost certainly still alive, according to one of Iraqi Kurdistans intelligence chiefs, despite several reports that he was killed in Syria in June.

Jul 17, 2017

Syria: Aid convoy arrives in besieged area for first time since June

A besieged suburb of Homs received aid for the first time since June. Flour, medical items, water and sanitation material were delivered to cut-off Houla. Aid agencies in Syria called for regular access as one-off deliveries run out quickly. According to the U.N. more than half a million people live in besieged territories. The Syrian opposition accuses the government of using aid deliveries as a ploy. 

Jul 16, 2017

Like the ice mass that broke off Antarctica, these 3 countries should drift away from Asia to give peace a chance

Though it's a speculation, but had Pakistan, North Korea and Syria broken off Asia and drifted away into the wild, the world's biggest continent would have been a far peaceful region to live.

Jul 14, 2017

Civilians fleeing Raqqa face dire conditions

Civilians fleeing fighting in Raqqa said they feared for their lives and starved as their homes became the centre of the battleground between Islamic State and Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). Raqqa has been under Islamic State control since 2014, but the SDF launched its assault to capture Islamic States de facto capital in Syria last month.

Jul 5, 2017

Civilians fleeing Raqqa face dire conditions

Civilians fleeing fighting in Raqqa said they feared for their lives and starved as their homes became the centre of the battleground between Islamic State and Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). Raqqa has been under Islamic State control since 2014, but the SDF launched its assault to capture Islamic States de facto capital in Syria last month.

Jul 5, 2017

US Marines release video showing them firing on Isis in Syria

The video, produced by US Marine Sgt. Matthew Callahan, shows troops using M777-A2 Howitzers at an undisclosed location in Syria.

Jul 4, 2017

Syria fire

A fire broke out in a Syrian refugee camp in Beqaa valley in Lebanon on Sunday (2 July) and spread rapidly. The refugee camp is located in Qab Elias town, east of Beirut.

Jul 3, 2017

5 ISIS fighters from Kerala killed in 4 months in Syria

Security forces had termed the missing Malayalis fighting for the ISIS as the 'Bahrain group'.

Jul 2, 2017

Female Kurdish fighter laughs after nearly being shot by Isis sniper

A video showing a Kurdish fighter nearly being shot by an ISIS sniper has emerged online. The unidentified woman can be seen taking an aim with her own sniper riffle through a window in Raqqa, Syria, before a bullet hits the wall behind her, right next to her head. Moments later she can be seen laughing and apparently joking about her near death experience. The video was uploaded to Twitter by journalist Hemze Hamza on 27 June.

Jun 28, 2017