Seven-year-old girl with explosive-laden belt detonates in Damascus police station
World | December 17, 2016 13:01 ISTA seven-year-old girl in southeast Damascus blew up herself on Friday inside a police station, injuring three security officials.
A seven-year-old girl in southeast Damascus blew up herself on Friday inside a police station, injuring three security officials.
As Syrians mark the fifth anniversary of the uprising against President Bashar Assad, here are some of the key events in the conflict
Damascus: Bombings claimed by the Islamic State group in the Syrian cities of Damascus and Homs killed nearly 130 people on Sunday, highlighting the threat posed by the extremists as the country's warring factions fight
Damascus: A mass grave of some 100 bodies was uncovered in Syria's eastern province of Deir al-Zour on Sunday, a media report said.Residents of Mrat town in the eastern countryside of Deir al-Zour uncovered the
Damascus: Insurgents fired two shells at the Russian embassy in the Syrian capital on Tuesday as hundreds of pro-government supporters gathered outside the compound to thank Moscow for its intervention in Syria.An Associated Press reporter
Berlin: The Syrian family asks with wonder why they didn't die like thousands of others like them: killed by bombs in their native Damascus; drowned by the rough waves of the Mediterranean; or suffocated in
Damascus: At least 47 militants were killed in rebel-on-rebel battles in Syria's northern province of Aleppo on Saturday, a monitor group reported.The rebels were killed during battles between an array of militant groups and the
Damascus: The Syrian troops on Friday recaptured a key town in the southern province of Daraa, moving closer to a key hilltop in that province, a source said.The Syrian government forces wrested back control over
Beirut: Mortar shells struck a school east of Damascus today, killing at least 11 children, said activists, and the death toll was likely to rise.It was the most serious violence against Syrian minors since a
Tartous, Syria: Syrian businessmen start from scratch after their shops and factories were destroyed. Families who lost their homes struggle to rent new dwellings and make ends meet. Along highways stretching through government-controlled areas are
London: A doctor from south London was "killed without any legal justification" in a jail cell in Syria, an inquest jury has said.The jury at the Royal Courts of Justice said Monday, Abbas Khan, a
Damascus: Syria's Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad slammed on Wednesday France's support to the idea of setting up a buffer zone between Turkey and Syria, media reported.Mekdad condemned in the strongest possible terms the stance
United Nations: Russia on Saturday said the fight against terrorists in Syria by US-led coalition should be structured in cooperation with the Syrian government."It goes without saying that the fight against terrorism should rely on
Beirut: Heavy clashes between Syrian troops and rebels trying to break a government siege in the suburbs of Damascus have killed at least 160 fighters over two days, activists said on Sunday.Forces loyal to Syrian
Damascus : The Syrian army Friday fully recaptured a strategic town in the countryside of the northern province of Aleppo, securing thus the southeastern entrance of Aleppo.In a statement issued Friday, the Syrian Army General
Amman, Jordan: A mortar round landed inside the Russian Embassy compound in Damascus on Sunday, state media said, as Moscow said it was willing to send military observers to secure Syrian efforts to surrender its
Beirut, Dec 19: Syria's state media say the military is carrying out a broad operation against rebels in the suburbs of Damascus.The state-run SANA news agency says the troops have killed “scores of terrorists” the
Beirut, November 1, 2012: Syria's state-run news agency says a fresh wave of bombings has hit Damascus and its outskirts.SANA says “terrorists detonated” three bombs in Al-azzeh district of Damascus late Wednesday night, targeting a
Damascus, May 3: Rebels yesterday killed 22 troops in the Syrian army's deadliest day of a three-week-old ceasefire deal, even as UN observers said they were having a “calming” impact as they deploy on the
Damascus, Apr 25: A car bomb rocked Damascus on Tuesday, a day after nearly 60 were killed across Syria, as international peace envoy Kofi Annan said violence levels were “unacceptable” 12 days into a promised
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