Syrian government forces

BEIRUT, Dec 3 – Syrian government forces have captured 60 percent of the area previously held by rebels in eastern Aleppo after gaining new ground on the city’s eastern edge, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Saturday. At least seven plumes of smoke were seen rising from rebel-held areas of the city on

BEIRUT, March 24 – Syrian state television said government forces fought their way into Palmyra on Thursday as the army backed by Russian air cover sought to recapture the historic city from Daesh  insurgents. A monitoring group said the fighting was still outside the city, after a rapid advance the day before brought the army