Syrian Observatory for Human Rights

Syria:

Rebels encircle Hama 'from three sides,' says war monitor

Syrian rebels have encircled the key city of Hama despite counteroffensive by government forces, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.

Reports:

ISIS-linked terrorist killed in drone strike in Syria

Sources say drone strike by US-led coalition in northern Syria killed one man with ISIS links and wounded a passerby.

Weapons warehouse targeted in Syria airstrike

Alleged Israeli strike targeted weapons warehouse located within research center, destroyed over 1,000 medium-range missiles, report says.

Syrian organization claims Israel carried out strike in Quneitra

Syrian Observatory for Human Rights claims Israel attacked regime outposts in the Quneitra region.

Syrian army recaptures Deir Ezzor from ISIS

Syrian monitor says Syrian army captures city of Deir Ezzor from ISIS in a Russian-backed operation.

3,000 killed in Syria in September

Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says September was the deadliest month this year in the country's civil war.

Death toll in Syrian war passes 300,000

More than 300,000 people have been killed in Syria since March 2011, according to latest toll by the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.

Syrian regime forces close in on Aleppo

Syrian regime forces, backed by heavy Russian air raids, recaptured hilltops and villages on the southwest edges of Aleppo.

Syria death toll rises past 280,000

Syria's devastating war has killed 282,283, says the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.

The end of the Syrian ceasefire

Monitor assesses that escalating bombings mean the truce in place since last February has effectively collapsed.

Civilian death toll drops to four-year low after Syria truce

More than 360 civilians killed during first month of an Syria ceasefire, the lowest monthly toll in four years.

ISIS commander Shishani is 'clinically dead'

Monitor reveals ISIS's 'most senior military commander' has been kept alive by machines ever since US airstrike found its mark.

ISIS 'defense secretary' survived Syria airstrike

Top ISIS commander Omar al-Shishani was seriously injured but not killed in American strike in northeastern Syria, says monitoring group.

It worked? 24 civilians dead during Syria ceasefire

Monitor records 'huge drop' in deaths, with 24 dead in 5 days - well below the average death toll for a single day.

Russia pummels Syrian rebels hours before ceasefire

Monitor warns Russia conducting 'more intense than usual' wave of strikes, including on moderate opposition targets, to 'score points.'

Report: Israel attacks military outposts in Syria

Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says Israel struck military outposts near Damascus. Syrian source denies.

Suspected Russian air raids kill 10 Syrian civilians

Air strikes in ISIS-held village kill 10 civilians, including three children.

No end to the atrocities: ISIS jihadi executes his mother

ISIS fighter publicly executes his mother after she 'incited' him to quit ISIS.

Confirmed: Iran's terror commander was wounded in Syria

Monitoring group and security source on the ground reveal reports on Qassem Soleimani are true, but he was lightly, not seriously, wounded.

Suspected Russian strikes kill 23 Syrian civilians

Suspected Russian airstrikes against Syrian rebels kill 23 civilians.

Monitor confirms Russian airstrikes near Israeli border

Syrian Observatory for Human Rights notes this is first time Russian planes have carried out strikes in southern Daraa province.

Russia blames 'information war' for hospital bombing reports

Deputy defense minister demands Western military attaches confirm or refute reports of mass civilian casualties and hospital bombings.

Airstrikes Kill 40 ISIS Jihadists in Syria

Airstrikes on an ISIS convoy kill at least 40 jihadists in central Syria.

Syria Death Toll Tops a Quarter Million

Staggering death toll of civil war includes at least 74,426 civilians, and among them 12,517 children and 8,062 women.

Barrel Bombs Kill 11 in ISIS Town in Syria

Three children were among 11 civilians killed by a regime attack on an ISIS-held town in northern Syria.

ISIS Hackers Take Down Human Rights Monitor's Website

Hackers claiming affiliation with Islamic State threatened and took down website of Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.

Syria, Hezbollah Retake Town on Lebanese Border

Zabadani was the last rebel-held town on the Lebanese border.

Four Syrian Hospitals Shut Down After Regime Raid

Intensive government airstrikes in southern Syria which killed at least 18 have also forced the closure of four hospitals.

Islamic State Making Gains Across Syria

ISIS terrorists have re-entered battleground town Kobane on Thursday and also overrun two southern districts in provincial capital Hasakeh.

Over 230,000 Killed in Syria Since 2011

Syrian Observatory for Human Rights estimates the death count could be far higher due to a bevy of inconclusive disappearances.

Rebels, Al Qaeda Advance on Regime in Northwest Syria

Syrian NGO points once again to rebel pushback as Assad's army falls in Muhambel.

ISIS Advances on Key Syrian Provincial Capital

Islamic State poised to take Hasakeh Friday; if successful, would mark second provincial capital taken by jihadists.

May Was the Deadliest Month of 2015 in Syria

Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says at least 6,657 people were killed in Syria in May.

NGO, Opposition Urge Probe of Deaths in Syria Raid

A monitor and Syria's opposition call for probe of coalition airstrike that allegedly killed 64 civilians in northern Syria.

US Strikes Miss ISIS, Kill 52 Syrian Civilians

Observer group says US strikes hit town without any terrorists in it, killing 7 children, although more are still trapped in the rubble.

Assad Continues Binge of Barrel Bombing in Idlib

24 people killed in regime airstrikes, including crude barrel bomb on shelter that killed 12, two of them children.

Prisoner Swap - Syrian Style

Jaish al-Mujahideen commander who accidently entered regime territory goes free in exchange for 10 children and 15 women from Shi'ite towns.

Syrian Regime Executed Prisoners Before Idlib Fall

Bodies of at least 15 people found in Idlib after Al-Nusra front takeover, believed to have been executed by Syrian regime.

ISIS 'Flaunts' its Child Soldier Brigades

ISIS has already trained over 400 kids to be jihadists in 2015 alone, with all-child battle units to gather intel, go on suicide missions.

Rebel Aleppo Strike 'Mimics Ruthlessness of Assad'

HRW criticizes 'indiscriminate' attack on civilians after over 12 killed in missile bombardment in divided Syrian city.

US-led Strikes in Syria Kill Over 1,600

Strikes targeting ISIS have killed many in five months, mostly ISIS and Al-Qaeda affiliate jihadists, in expanding war on ISIS.

Rebels Hit Assad Clan's Hometown for First Time in Syrian War

Car bomb hits Qardaha hospital days after Assad's troops execute 48 including 10 children in northern village.

Watchdog Group: Syrian Army Cutting Aleppo Rebel Supply Line

Assad's regime forces have taken two villages from rebel control and are looking to cut off a key highway between Aleppo and Turkey.

Snow Slows Hezbollah Advance Towards Golan Heights

Fighting rages as Hezbollah approaches Israeli territory in Syria fighting for Assad, but stormy weather slows the terrorists down.

Kurds Seize Back Villages Around Kobane

Syrian Kurdish fighters have recaptured a third of villages around Kobane from Islamic State terrorists.

Damascus: Regime Airstrikes Kill 82 People

Over 60 airstrikes from Assad's forces on the Syrian capital mark the deadliest onslaught since November, watchdog group says.

Kurds 'Expel ISIS' from Strategic Kobane

After over four months of grueling fighting, ISIS suffers major setback in Kurdish Syrian border town.

ISIS Executes 17 Men in Syria

Executions in 'revenge' for executions of other jihadists, alleged treason against ISIS in terror group's Raqqah headquarters.

Over 76,000 Reported Killed in Syria in 2014

Among the dead in the civil war: nearly 18,000 civilians, among them 3,500 children.

ISIS Executes Nearly 2,000 in Syria in Six Months

Syrian monitoring organization says ISIS has killed 1,878 people in Syria over the past six months.

ISIS in Jets for First Time, US Reportedly Trains Rebel Pilots

Iraqi pilots teaching ISIS to fly MiG's captured in Syria; reports indicate US training 'Middle Eastern' pilots in Arizona to bomb Syria.

Double Standards?

US Airstrikes Hitting Syrian Civilians Hard

After slamming Israel for bombing Hamas, US strikes make Syrian fuel prices skyrocket; group says strike on civilians may be 'war crime.'

Syria: 42 Children Die in 36 Hours

At least 42 children killed in government air strikes and shelling across Syria, says British-based NGO.

Islamic State Slaughters, the World is Silent

Jihadists kill 700 tribesmen in Syria over the course of two weeks, massacre 400 Yazidis in north Iraq in two days.

Barrel Bombs Have Killed Nearly 2,000 in Syria's Aleppo

Monitoring group says five months of air raids on Aleppo have killed nearly 2,000 civilians, more than a quarter of them children.

Syria Death Toll Tops 160,000 and Counting

The death toll in Syria’s three-year conflict has exceeded 160,000 and no end is in sight, says an activist group.

Syria Death Toll Tops 150,000, Says Watchdog

Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says it documented the deaths of 150,344 people in the three-year-old civil war.

Hezbollah Suffers Severe Losses in Syria

120 Hezbollah fighters reported dead in the last several weeks of fighting over rebel-held town Yabroud.

Syria Death Toll Tops 130,000

More than 130,000 people have been killed since the beginning of the conflict in Syria, new tally finds.

Syria: Death Toll Tops 100 as Regime Continues Aleppo Offensive

Syrian aircraft pound rebel-held areas of Aleppo for a third day, with hospitals reporting that more than 100 people have been killed.