Syrian army

Syrian rebels down army helicopter in southwest-Observatory

Aleppo - Muslimchronicle

Syrian insurgents brought down an army helicopter in southwest Syria on Friday, near the borders with Israel and Lebanon, killing its two crew members, a war monitoring group said. Two Syrian army officers from the helicopter’s crew died, the monitor said. The Syrian military could not immediately be reached for comment. “Rebel groups shot down a regime helicopter with aRead more

Syrian regime forces attack Harasta & Damascus countryside

Damascus - Noura Khowam

The Syrian army pressed an offensive in Aleppo on Friday with ground fighting and air strikes in an operation to retake all of the city’s rebel-held east that would bring victory in the civil war closer for President Bashar al-Assad. “The advance is going according to plan and is sometimes faster than expected,” a Syrian military source told Reuters. TheRead more

Syrian governmental forces clash against ISIS in Deir Al Zour

Damascus - Noura Khowam

Clashes took place between the regime forces and militiamen loyal to them against fighters of the rebel and Islamic factions, in areas in the vicinity of al-Ajraf village in the countryside of Quneitra, and the clashes were accompanied by exchange of targeting between both parties. Two citizens from Aqraba town in the countryside of Daraa were killed under torture inRead more

Israel hits Syrian regime artillery after Golan fire

Jerusalem - Muslimchronicle

The Israeli army attacked Syrian government artillery on Saturday after fire across the armistice line hit the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights and warned it would intensify such retaliation in the future. The Syrian government controls only party of the territory on the other side of the line, with the rest in the hands of rebel groups, one of them affiliated toRead more

Turkey intensifies operation in Syria’s Idlib

Ankara - Muslimchronicle

There was fierce fighting on Tuesday between Turkish-backed units of the Free Syrian Army (FSA) and Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS) in Syria’s north-western province of Idlib. Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said his country’s military operations in jihadist-controlled Idlib aim to prevent a potential influx into Turkey. Defense Minister Nurettin Canikli said Turkish soldiers would remain in Idlib until threatsRead more

Syrian army resumes liberating Deir Al Zour from ISIS

Damascus - Noura Khowam

The warplanes don’t almost stop flying over Hama and Idlib, for the 3rd consecutive day, in which the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights observed carrying out hundreds of raids which targeted areas in the northern, the north-eastern and the north-western countryside of Hama, and the southern countryside of Idlib. Sources documented the increase of the number of the raids carriedRead more

Syrian army clashes with rebels in Jobar killing dozens

Damascus - Noura Khowam

Violent clashes broke out between the rebels and Syrian army forces, on Thursday, in the vicinity of Jobar neighborhood, Qasioun News reported. The Syrian army forces carried out heavy artillery shelling on the neighborhood, using more than 10 missiles and dozens of mortar shells, causing only material damage, in an attempt to isolate Jobar neighborhood from the villages and townsRead more

Syrian army captures mountains in Deir al-Zour

Deir al-Zour - Muslimchronicle

The Syrian army on Sunday captured the Tharda mountains in the southern rim of Deir al-Zour province in eastern Syria, securing the airbase of Deir al-Zour, a military source told Xinhua. source: XinhuaRead more

Syrian army says it will liberate Deir Al Zour soon

Damascus - Noura Khowam

With a sudden lunge through extremist lines, the Syrian army and its allies on Monday came to within 3km of relieving the Euphrates city of Deir Ezzor, where the Daesh terror group has besieged 93,000 civilians and an army garrison for years. The advance on the eastern city marks another stinging setback for the once-triumphant Daesh, fast retreating in bothRead more