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Destroyed buildings are seen on August 12, 2018, following an explosion at an arms depot in a residential area in Syria's northern Idlib province city of Sarmada in which 12 people were reportedly killed. (AFP PHOTO / OMAR HAJ KADOUR)
August 12, 2018, 4:14 pm
Mysterious blast at Syria weapons depot kills 12 civilians
War monitor says dozens still missing as explosion in rebel-held town of Sarmada levels 2 residential buildings
By AFP
A child is recovered from the rubble of a building following Syrian government forces air strikes in the rebel town of Orum al-Kubra in the northern province of Aleppo late on August 10, 2018. (AFP PHOTO / Amer ALHAMWE)
August 11, 2018, 6:32 pm
Nearly 30 civilians dead in heavy bombing by Assad forces in north Syria
UN warns of 'bloodbath' as Russian-backed regime offensive targets Idlib, one of the last remaining opposition-held areas
By AFP
In this Tuesday, July 17, 2018, photo, released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Syrian troops flash the victory sign next to the Syrian flag in Tell al-Haara, the highest hill in the southwestern Daraa province, Syria. (SANA via AP)
July 31, 2018, 6:09 pm
South Syria jihadists say they will trade kidnapped Druze for evacuation
War monitor says Islamic State fighters are trapped in last pocket of Daraa province after Russian-backed regime offensive
By AFP
Israeli troops prepare to deliver tons of food and other humanitarian aid to southern Syria in July 2018. (Israel Defense Forces)
July 19, 2018, 3:45 pm
IDF delivers aid to displaced Syrians as rebels surrender to Assad
Army says food, fuel, tents delivered; assistance comes just before opposition hands over heavy weapons, government forces return to area in country's southwest
By Judah Ari Gross
Israeli soldiers at an army base in the Golan Heights look out across the border with Syria on July 7, 2018. (AFP Photo/Jalaa Marey)
July 19, 2018, 1:19 pm
Syria rebels agree to surrender zone bordering Golan – monitor
Rights group reports that deal involves opposition fighters handing over heavy and medium weapons, and the return of government forces to the border area
By AFP and TOI staff
A member of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham group, led by Syria's former Al-Qaeda affiliate, watches as a convoy of buses gets ready to enter the towns of Fuaa and Kefraya to evacuate their residents on July 18, 2018. (AFP PHOTO / OMAR HAJ KADOUR)
July 19, 2018, 5:08 am
Evacuations begin from besieged pro-regime Syria towns
Deal in north of country will allow thousands to leave after years of encirclement, in return for Assad freeing rebel prisoners
By Omar Haj Kadour
A picture taken on July 18, 2018, from the Israeli Golan Heights shows smoke rising above buildings during unidentified ai strikes across the border fence opposite a camp for displaced Syrians near the village of al-Rafeed in the southern Syrian province of Daraa. (AFP PHOTO / JALAA MAREY)
July 18, 2018, 4:46 pm
Intense bombardment in south Syria kills over a dozen
At least 350 missiles launched in overnight campaign targeting the last opposition holdout, rendering sole hospital non-operational
By Agencies
A view of the pro-Syrian government village of Fu'ah in the northwestern province of Idlib, July 17, 2018. (OMAR HAJ KADOUR/AFP)
July 18, 2018, 8:02 am
Deal reached to evacuate pro-regime Syria towns, watchdog says
Residents of Fu'ah and Kafriya, besieged by rebel forces, to be allowed to leave in exchange for the release of hundreds held in government detention centers
By Rouba El Husseini
A man rides a scooter in front of the Syrian national flag, raised in a street in Daraa-al-Balad, an opposition-held part of the southern Syrian city of Daraa, on July 12, 2018. (AFP PHOTO / Mohamad ABAZEED)
July 15, 2018, 1:52 pm
Syrian regime shells rebels with intense fire near Israeli border
War monitor says Assad troops steadily retaking southern Quneitra province in Russian-backed offensive
By AFP
Smoke rises after a reported explosion near the town of Mhajja in southern Syria (Facebook photo)
July 3, 2018, 1:30 pm
Blast reported at Syrian warehouse used by Iranian-backed militias
Monitoring group says unclear what caused explosion, with some Arabic-language media blaming Israel
By Stuart Winer
Smoke rises above opposition held areas of Daraa during airstrikes by Syrian regime forces on June 26, 2018. (Mohamad ABAZEED/AFP)
June 26, 2018, 9:26 pm
Syrian troops launch assault on Daraa as fighting nears Golan
UN says 45,000 people have fled their homes after a week of heavy bombardments as Assad's army aims to capture key rebel area
By Mohamad Abazeed and Tony Gamal-Gabriel
This frame grab from video provided on June 12, 2017, by Nabaa Media, a Syrian opposition media outlet that is consistent with independent AP reporting, shows smoke rising over buildings that were hit by Syrian government forces bombardment, in Daraa city, southern Syria. (Nabaa Media, via AP)
June 23, 2018, 5:23 am
Activists say Syrian government stepping up offensive in southwest
Regime forces using artillery, airstrikes and barrel bombs to intensify pressure on rebel-held areas bordering Israel
By Sarah El Deeb
Smoke plumes rise from a regime bombardment in Al-Hirak in the eastern Daraa province countryside in southern Syria, June 21, 2018 (AFP PHOTO / Mohamad ABAZEED)
June 22, 2018, 12:32 pm
At least one Syrian soldier said killed in coalition strike
Monitor reports bombing raid targeted a government position in a desert area in the central province of Homs
By AFP
Illustrative: Billowing smoke, following a reported air strike on a rebel-held area in the southern Syrian city of Daraa. (Mohamad Abazeed/ AFP)
June 18, 2018, 11:31 pm
US official: Israel behind mysterious Syria airstrike that killed dozens
Washington shunts blame on Jerusalem for attack this week on pro-regime fighters near Iraqi border, after Damascus accuses US-led coalition
By TOI staff
This photo provided by the Revolutionary Forces of Syria, an opposition activist media organization, shows an airstrike that killed over 20 people in the village of Hass, Syria, October 26, 2016. (Revolutionary Forces of Syria, via AP)
June 18, 2018, 6:49 pm
Iraq force accuses US of killing 22 of its fighters in Syria
'US planes fired two guided missiles at a fixed position of Hashed al-Shaabi units,' Iran-backed force says; coalition denies responsibility
By AFP
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