August 2, 2016 Toxic gas dropped in Syria near site of Russian helicopter crash, rescuers say Rescuers in Syria said Tuesday a helicopter dropped containers filled with toxic gas, seriously injuring dozens of people, not far from where a Russian transport helicopter was shot down the day before, Reuters reported.
August 1, 2016 Russian helicopter shot down in Syria, all 5 onboard dead A Russian transport helicopter was shot down in opposition rebel territory in northern Syria on Monday and all five crew and officers onboard were killed, the Kremlin said, in the deadliest single incident for the Russian military since its involvement in Syria's civil war.
July 31, 2016 Syrian rebels launch push aimed at breaking Aleppo siege Syrian rebels launched an offensive aimed at breaking the government's siege of eastern Aleppo on Sunday, where the U.N. estimates some 300,000 people are trapped with dwindling food and medical supplies.
July 29, 2016 Syrian activists accuse US-led coalition of killing 28 civilians in airstrikes U.S.-led coalition targeting a village in northern Syria held by the Islamic State group killed 28 civilians, including seven children, Syrian activists said Friday.
July 28, 2016 Syria's Nusra Front breaks from Al Qaeda brand with name change The leader of Syria's Nusra Front said in a recording aired Thursday that his group is changing its name, claiming it will have no more ties with Al Qaeda, in a move the US and many analysts described as a rebranding effort to spread its influence among Islamic rebels there.
July 27, 2016 ISIS claims responsibility for attack on Syrian town; 44 dead A twin bombing struck a crowd in a predominantly Kurdish town in northern Syria on Wednesday, killing 44 people and wounding dozens more, Syria's state-run news agency and Kurdish media reported.
July 22, 2016 Russian warplanes reportedly bombed US base in Syria Russian warplanes reportedly bombed a secret military base in Syria used by elite American and British forces last month.
July 21, 2016 Colorado man killed fighting ISIS alongside Kurds in Syria, mother says A Colorado man who joined Kurdish forces in their fight against the Islamic State group was killed in combat in Syria, his mother said Thursday.
July 21, 2016 US-backed Syria fighters give ISIS 48 hours to leave town U.S.-backed Syrian fighters on Thursday gave Islamic State militants 48 hours to leave an encircled town near the Turkish border without a fight, a last-ditch effort to protect civilian lives, according to a statement issued by the group.
July 18, 2016 Syrian forces besiege rebel-held parts of Aleppo Syrian government forces closed the only road leading into and out of rebel-held parts of the northern city of Aleppo on Sunday, besieging hundreds of thousands of people and giving President Bashar Assad's forces one of their biggest successes since the five-year conflict began.
