Syrian Army and allies

Mar 23, 2016, RT.com -Sharmine Narwani [related: Syria: The hidden massacre, May 7, 2014, RT.com] On March 23, 2011, at the very start of what we now call the ‘Syrian conflict,’ two young men – Sa’er Yahya Merhej and Habeel Anis Dayoub – were gunned down in the southern Syrian …

“Palmyra’s citadel. The Syrian Army and Russian air power made great efforts to avoid historic sites, but the citadel did suffer some damage in the fierce fighting,, as DAESH tried to seize that higher ground.” -Professor Tim Anderson   April 16, 2016, Professor Tim Anderson [see: Why Palmyra, Recently Liberated, …

Oct 26, 2015, Ruptly TV The Syrian Army’s spokesperson Ali Muaeeb said that the government’s Armed Forces carried out several missions and made significant gains in the fight against the so-called Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ ISIL) and other militant groups in the country, during a press conference from Damascus, …

Jul 28. 2015, Press TV Syrian government forces and Kurdish fighters have pushed ISIL terrorists from the northeastern city of Hasakah, according to the so-called Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. The ISIL Takfiri group “was expelled by the army from Zuhur, the last district in which it was present in Hasakah,” Rami Abdel …

Jul 21, 2015, Middle East Channel Syrian army troops are approaching Palmyra A military operation has been launched by the Syrian army to restore the ancient city of Palmyra that was taken by ISIL last May. The Syrian army is still on the skirts of the old city

Jul 21, 2015, Al Masdar News Moments ago, the Syrian Arab Army’s 63rd Brigade of the 4th Mechanized Division – in coordination with Hezbollah, the National Defense Forces (NDF), and the Syrian Social Nationalist Party (SSNP) – have continued their advance inside the resort-city of Al-Zabadani, capturing a collection of farms …