Syrian Troops

At least 10 killed as missile hits children's hospital in Syria, dozens injures

Opposition activists say a missile has struck a children's hospital in a north Syrian town, killing at least 10 people and wounding dozens on Monday.

Syria: 23 soldiers killed in clashes with anti-govt rebels

At least 23 troops in Syria were killed on Friday during clashes with anti-government rebels in the town of Deir al-Ades, south of Damascus.

Syria violence: Assad's troops kill 27 rebels

The Syrian troops on Monday killed 27 rebels in the northwestern province of Idlib, as part of a series of "precise" operations by the army against rebel positions in Idlib and Aleppo provinces, media reported.

Syrian troops regain two rebel held towns in Homs

The troops recaptured the towns of Muhin and Hawariyen in the eastern countryside of Homs city, Xinhua reported citing the state-run SANA news agency. It added that the armed groups there had suffered grave losses.

Government forces have killed at least 18 rebels in Syria

The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said Tuesday the fighting took place overnight near the town of Morek in Hama province.

Govt troops capture historic mosque in Syria

State TV quotes an unnamed military official as saying that troops took control Saturday of the 13th-century mosque of Khalid Ibn al-Walid in the heavily disputed northern neighborhood of Khaldiyeh.

75 Syrian rebels dead in battle over Damascus

The death toll reported by the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights on Monday included 49 rebels killed in an ambush in Damascus' northeastern suburb of Adra early Sunday.

Syrian army advance in rebel-held parts of Homs

The push into Khaldiyeh district was the first significant gain for troops loyal to Syrian President Bashar Assad, who have been waging an eight-day campaign to seize parts of the central Syrian city in rebel hands for over a year.

Shelling by Syrian troops in Damascus kills 11

The shelling on Kfar Batna appeared to be part of a concerted government push against contested and rebel-held areas around the capital.

Hezbollah backed Syrian troops fight rebels near Qusair

Government troops were chasing rebels who fled the strategic town of Qusair, near the border with Lebanon, and pressing to drive the rebels out of Syria's central heartland.