Nusra Front

Turkey-backed opposition in major Idlib operation

Ankara - Muslimchronicle

Syrian opposition fighters launched a major military operation on Saturday in militant-held Idlib province, supported by Turkish troops and Russian air power. “There’s a serious operation in Idlib today and it will continue,” Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said in a speech to his AK Party. Turkey would not allow a “terror corridor” on its border with Syria, he added.Read more

Turkey clashes with jihadists on Syria border: Observatory

Syria - Muslimchronicle

Turkish forces exchanged fire with Tahrir Al-Sham, a Syrian jihadist alliance, near Kafr Lusin on the border between Turkey and Syria’s Idlib province, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Sunday. The Observatory is a Britain-based war monitor. On Saturday Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said Syrian rebels backed by Turkish forces would launch an operation in that area, whichRead more

Syrian army kills 125 rebels in central Hama province

Damascus - Arab Today

At least 125 militiamen with the al-Qaida-linked Nusra Front and likeminded groups have been killed by the Syrian army in the central province of Hama, state news agency SANA reported on Saturday. Those militants were killed during a military offensive near the town of Hur Binafsuh in Hama countryside, said SANA, adding that the military forces managed to break theRead more

Syria urges UN to condemn al-Qaida massacre in Hama

Damascus - Arab Today

Syrian urged the UN Security Council on Saturday to condemn a massacre committed by the al-Qaida-linked Nusra Front in the central province of Hama, according to the state news agency SANA. The Syrian Foreign Ministry said in a statement the Nusra Front and likeminded groups stormed the town of Zara in the southern countryside of Hama on Thursday, slaughtering women,Read more

Al-Qaida-linked groups storm town in central Syria

Damascus - Arab Today

The al-Qaida-linked Nusra Front and likeminded groups stormed a town loyal to the government in the central province of Hama on Thursday, triggering intense battles with the Syrian army, a monitor group reported. The Nusra Front, Aurar al-Sham, Ahl al-Sunnah, and Homs Battalion unleashed a wide-scale offensive on Thursday morning, storming the town of Zara in the southern countryside ofRead more

Syrian army extends cease-fire in Aleppo by 48 hours

Damascus - Arab Today

The Syrian army announced on Monday extending a cease-fire in the northern city of Aleppo for additional 48 hours, state news agency SANA reported. The fresh extension will start as of Tuesday morning, said the statement, adding that the truce, otherwise named as "regime of calm," excludes the al-Qaida-linked Nusra Front and the al-Qaida-linked Nusra Front. The extension came asRead more

Syrian army attacks Nusra Front hotbeds in Daraa

Damascus - MENA

The Syrian army launched on Wednesday an attack on the terrorist Nusra Front hotbeds in Daraa city. A Syrian military source said several Nusra Front militants were killed in the military operation. Source : MENARead more

Aleppo on fire, so are efforts to resolve Syria crisis

Damascus - Arab Today

All efforts for a possible solution to Syria's long-running conflicts seem to be shattered, as risks soar with smoke and blaze rises over the city Aleppo, amid scenes of carnage and destruction. Whether for the ones living under the government rule in western Aleppo, or the others under the rebel control in the eastern part of the city, the conflictsRead more