DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Mortar rounds struck several areas of Damascus on Tuesday, killing up to four people, a government official said, while anti-regime activists said Syrian troops seized control of a ... Read more
BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian authorities on Friday beefed up security measures in Damascus as rebels fighting to topple President Bashar Assad urged supporters to mark the second anniversary of the country's uprising by ... Read more
BEIRUT (AP) — Mortar shells struck a residential area in central Syria Wednesday, killing three people and wounding more than 50, including a number of women and children, state-run news agency said. The latest ... Read more
BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian government troops fought fierce battles with rebels on Wednesday for control of key neighborhoods in the north of Damascus, residents and activists said. Also, a European Union staff member ... Read more
BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian warplanes and artillery on Friday hit targets near Damascus International Airport, following a particularly bloody day of attacks in the Syrian capital that killed dozens and struck deep ... Read more
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Two mortars exploded next to a soccer stadium in central Damascus Wednesday, killing one player and injuring several, Syria's state-run news agency said. The mortar attack was the second ... Read more
BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian troops and opposition forces battled for control of a key highway outside Damascus for the fifth straight day on Sunday as the rebels continued their campaign to push into the capital, the ... Read more
BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian troops backed by warplanes battled rebels for control of a key highway in Damascus Saturday, a day after opposition forces cut the strategic artery as part of what they say are efforts to ... Read more
BEIRUT (AP) — Syria's state-run news agency says troops have raided an opposition stronghold near Damascus, killing an unspecified number of rebels and uncovering tunnels used by them to move about and smuggle ... Read more
BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian warplanes bombed rebel areas near Damascus on Thursday as President Bashar Assad's troops battled opposition fighters for control of the road linking the capital to the country's largest ... Read more