The United Nations Security Council on Friday "condemned in the strongest terms" another mortar shelling earlier in the day on the Russian embassy in the Syrian capital of Damascus, which caused significant material damage
Fighting largely halted in most areas of western Syria after a cessation of hostilities plan backed by Russia and the United States went into effect at midnight Friday.
The Syrian Army General Command confirmed the killing of the leader of the Islam Army rebel group by a Syrian airstrike east of the capital Damascus on Friday, according to a statement carried by state news agency SANA.
Al-Qaida-linked Nusra Front militants withdrew from a town in the southern countryside of the capital Damascus after days of clashes with a rival jihadist group, a monitoring group reported Thursday.
As many as 15 people were killed and dozens of others wounded on Monday in government airstrikes on a rebel-held area east of the capital Damascus, a monitoring group reported.
At least 25 Syrian soldiers were killed and dozens of others wounded Wednesday in clashes with extremist groups in the east suburb of the capital Damascus, a monitoring group reported Thursday.
The General Command of the Syrian army said the Israeli strikes against two Syrian positions on Sunday reflect Israel's direct involvement in supporting the terrorism in Syria, according to the state news agency SANA.
The Syrian troops on Monday dislodged the rebels from a strategic area in the eastern countryside of the capital Damascus, the official SANA news agency reported.
The Syrian forces killed up to 32 rebels on Wednesday in the countryside of capital Damascus, local media reported.
Syria's Education Ministry announced Monday to include Russian as a second foreign language in the country's education system starting next year.
The Syrian troops on Tuesday scored a new strategic victory against the rebels in the northern countryside of capital Damascus, as Moscow is witnessing a flurry of diplomatic activities aimed at paving the way for a successful peace conference on the Syrian crisis in Geneva.
The Syrian troops backed by a big firepower unleashed on Sunday a military operation to storm a key town in the northern outskirts of the capital Damascus after fully besieging it, as the rebels rained down Damascus with mortars as part of their reprisal.
The Syrian government troops have started a large-scale offensive on the northern outskirts of Damascus, after tightening the screws on rebels in the southern rim of the capital.
The Syrian army recaptured Thursday three towns in the southern countryside of the capital Damascus after dealing "heavy blows" to the armed groups.
A key gas line that feeds electricity stations south of Syria's capital Damascus was hit Wednesday evening, resulting in a major electricity blackout that engulfed Damascus as well as other provinces.
Russia has received "additional evidences" from Syria showing that rebels used chemical weapons in the Syrian capital of Damascus, visiting Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said Wednesday.
The government of Syria on Wednesday asked the world body to investigate three alleged chemical attacks carried out by rebels in the Damascus suburbs last week, a Syrian envoy told reporters here.
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