Syrian Army

'Turkey can never declare ceasefire in north Syria': Recep Tayyip Erdogan ahead of US delegation's visit to Ankara

Erdogan told Russian President Vladimir Putin in a phone call late Tuesday that Turkey's operation would contribute to the protection of Syria's territorial integrity as well as efforts to fight terror, according to the Turkish presidency.

Syrian army allows pre-2011 conscripts to return home; around 15,000 soldiers, reservists may be demobilised

The decision comes in the wake of a string of military gains around the capital Damascus and in the central province of Homs.

Syrian Army declares Damascus as 'completely secure' after Islamic State forced to flee last pocket of resistance

Syria's army declared it is in complete control of Damascus and its outskirts after a devastating battle that forced Islamic State group jihadists to flee

Syria conflict: Nearly 50 bodies, including jihadists and civilians, found in a mass grave in Raqqa

Dozens of bodies, including those of jihadis and civilians, have been found in a mass grave in the former Islamic State group stronghold of Raqqa in Syria, a local official said.

Syrian Army declares complete retake of rebel-held Eastern Ghouta; clean-up operation underway

The Syrian Army has declared that all anti-regime forces have left Eastern Ghouta, after a blistering two month offensive on the rebel enclave on the outskirts of the capital.

In Syria's eastern Ghouta thousands huddle in tunnels in unhygienic conditions as bombing continues

Around 600 civilians have been killed in the Syrian military's offensive to recapture the region adjacent to the capital, Damascus

Syria unrest: Army, allied forces capture over third of rebel enclave in Eastern Ghouta, says war monitor

Syrian Army and its allies have captured more than a third of the rebel enclave in eastern Ghouta near Damascus since starting a ground offensive there a week ago

Assad says allegations against Syrian government of carrying out chemical attacks part of Western 'dictionary of lies'

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said, on Sunday, that allegations against the Syrian government of carrying out chemical attacks are part of the Western "dictionary of lies", state news agency SANA reported.

Tracing Islamic State's foreign fighters: Over 40,000 people who joined caliphate are unaccounted for

An estimated 40,000 people traveled from around the world to take up arms for the Islamic State group as it occupied territory in Syria and Iraq

Syrian Army, Islamic State clashes in Deir Ezzor kill 23 soldiers, 50 fighters in 24 hours; fight still on

Heavy clashes between Syrian Army and the Islamic State group in Deir Ezzor city have killed at least 73 fighters in the last 24 hours, a monitor said Sunday.