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Rebels in Aleppo attack, Putin cautious on new Russian raids

ALEPPO: Syrian rebels launched a major assault Friday aimed at breaking a months-long siege of opposition-held districts of Aleppo, as regime ally Russia held...

Syria rebels reject Aleppo withdrawal after Russian statement

ALEPPO: Syrian rebels said on Tuesday they rejected any withdrawal of fighters from Aleppo after Russia announced a halt in air raids which it...

Syria rebels capture emblematic ISIS stronghold Dabiq

BEIRUT: Syrian rebels dealt a major symbolic blow to the Islamic State group on Sunday by capturing the town of Dabiq where the terrorists had...

More than 140 killed in air strikes on Yemen funeral: UN

SANAA: More than 140 people were killed and more than 525 wounded Saturday when air strikes hit a funeral ceremony in Yemen, a United...

Colombia tipped for Nobel Peace Prize after deal to end war

OSLO: A Colombian peace accord ending a half-century of war is widely tipped for the Nobel Peace Prize next week, returning the award to its...

Putin says Syrian army honouring truce, rebels ‘regrouping’

MOSCOW, RUSSIA: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday said Moscow is holding to its part of the Syria agreement, but accused the rebels of using it to "regroup" and called for more transparency from Washington.

Seven Saudi killed in Yemen rebel shelling

RIYADH: Shells fired by Yemen's Houthi group killed seven civilians in southern Saudi Arabia, Saudi state television reported, while an air strike by an Arab coalition destroyed a house east of the Yemeni capital killing nine family members, residents said.

Syria army redeploys as rebels battle to retake Aleppo

ALEPPO: Syrian regime forces redeployed on Sunday to try to avoid being surrounded in neighbourhoods they control in Aleppo, as a rebel alliance said it was launching a battle to recapture the whole city after breaking a three-week government siege.

Strikes kill 10 in Syria’s rebel-held Aleppo: monitor

BEIRUT, LEBANON: At least 10 people, including seven children, were killed in air strikes on the rebel-held east of Aleppo on Friday, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitor said.

Seven Saudi troops killed in Yemen border clashes: coalition

RIYADH: A Saudi army officer and six soldiers were killed Saturday in clashes with Iran-backed Yemeni rebels who attempted to infiltrate the kingdom's borders, the Riyadh-led coalition said.

Colombia sign historic ceasefire agreement with FARC rebels

HAVANA/BOGOTA: The Colombian government and FARC rebels signed a ceasefire and disarmament agreement Thursday, one of the last steps toward ending a half-century conflict that has killed hundreds of thousands of people.

Rebels, businesses prepare for Balochistan’s great leap forward

QUETTA: Militant commander Hazar Khan gave up his 15-year insurgency in Pakistan's Balochistan last year, and now he hopes for a job with the very government he stood against, as the province prepares for a great leap forward fuelled by Chinese investment.

Syrian army, allies launch new assault north of Aleppo: rebels

ALEPPO: Syria's army backed by Russian jets launched a fierce new assault on areas north of Aleppo on Thursday, rebels and the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) said, threatening to block rebels' access to opposition-held areas of the city.

Rebels seize Syria town from fighters loyal to Islamic State: rebels, monitor

DAMASCUS: Rebels seized a town in southern Syria from groups loyal to Islamic State just a day after fighters captured another town from the hardline militants in a separate insurgent assault in the north, a rebel source and a monitoring group said.

Syrian rebels seize most of IS stronghold: monitor and rebel source

DAMASCUS: Syrian rebel forces on Thursday took over most of a town near the Turkish border that had been a stronghold of Islamic State, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights and a rebel source said.

Islamist rebels shoot down Syrian warplane, capture pilot: monitor

DAMASCUS: Islamist rebels shot down a Syrian warplane and captured its pilot on Tuesday in an area south of Aleppo where insurgents are battling the Syrian army and allied militias, a monitoring group said.

Nusra Front, Syrian rebels attack government forces near Aleppo, gain ground

ALEPPO: Syrian rebels and the al Qaeda-affiliated Nusra Front have mounted an offensive against Syrian government forces and on Saturday took a strategic hill south of Aleppo from government control, a monitoring group said.

Syria rebels say government mobilizes despite truce

BEIRUT/PARIS/LONDON: A major Syrian insurgent group said on Friday the government was mobilizing forces to capture more territory, and a ceasefire was not possible while Damascus and its allies kept up attacks, signaling risks to an agreement that has slowed fighting.

Russia, Syrian army pound rebels ahead of fighting halt

DAMASCUS: Russian warplanes bombed Syrian rebel-held areas in northwestern Syria and government forces pounded a suburb of the capital on Thursday, ahead of a planned halt to fighting that rebels predicted Damascus and Moscow would ignore.

Syria army begins offensive near Aleppo with Russian support

DAMASCUS: Syrian troops backed by Russian air power and allied militias opened a new front Friday against rebels around the second city of Aleppo, where Washington said up to 2,000 Iran-backed forces were deployed.
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