tag Syrian army

Assad Says Aleppo Assault Is Springboard to Retake Rest of Syria

EghtesadOnline: The military offensive against Aleppo will allow the Syrian army to make further advances against the government’s enemies in the rest of the country, President Bashar al-Assad told Russian tabloid Komsomolskaya Pravda in an interview.
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Publish Date:15/October/2016 | 07:43

Warplanes bomb Aleppo after Syrian army launches offensive

EghtesadOnline: Warplanes bombed Aleppo on Friday with what residents described as unprecedented ferocity after the Russian-backed Syrian army announced an offensive to fully capture Syria's biggest city, killing off any hope of reviving a ceasefire.
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Publish Date:24/September/2016 | 03:34

Syrian army escalates campaign to capture Damascus water supply

EghtesadOnline: The Syrian army escalated aerial bombing of a rebel-held valley northwest of Damascus in an offensive begun last week to recapture the strategic area where a major spring provides most of the capital's water supplies, rebels and residents said on Tuesday.
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Publish Date:27/December/2016 | 05:04

Syrian army advances in Aleppo but loses Palmyra to Islamic State

EghtesadOnline: The Syrian army and its allies made new gains in Aleppo on Sunday, forcing rebels back into an ever shrinking pocket crammed with civilians, but lost control of the desert city of Palmyra to a swift Islamic State attack.
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Publish Date:11/December/2016 | 20:15

Syrian army captures part of rebel-held east Aleppo

EghtesadOnline: The Syrian army said it had taken control of an important district in rebel-held eastern Aleppo on Saturday after fierce fighting, with rebels blaming intense air strikes and lack of hospitals for their collapsing frontline.
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Publish Date:26/November/2016 | 21:23

Moscow says strikes on Syria army threaten U.S.-Russia ceasefire plan

EghtesadOnline: Moscow stepped up its war of words with Washington on Sunday, saying air strikes by a U.S.-led coalition on the Syrian army threatened the implementation of a U.S.-Russian ceasefire plan for Syria and bordered on connivance with Islamic State.
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Publish Date:19/September/2016 | 05:35