A Russian military MI-24 helicopter crashed in Syria on Dec. 31 due to a technical fault, killing both pilots, Russian news agencies cited the Ministry of Defence as saying on Wednesday. The helicopter crashed en route to the Hama air base, RIA news said, citing the ministry.

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian rebels pounded Bashar al-Assad’s hometown of Qardaha in coastal Latakia province with Grad rockets late on Tuesday, local activists said. No casualties reported due to the surface-to-surface missile attack that came in response to the regime’s major...

(Zaman Al Wasl- After the use of mi-7 and mi-8 helicopters to drop barrels bombs on opposition-held areas,the Syrian regime has begun relying on the 618th naval helicopters squadron, sources said.  The helicopters in the Squadron are of the model mi-14 and Kamof-28 in its war on...

Equatorial Guinea, Ivory Coast, Kuwait, Peru, Poland and the Netherlands formally joined the ranks of the non-permanent members of the United Nations Security Council on Tuesday "to make a difference," the body's president said. "Peace and security are difficult to achieve," Kazakh...