The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) is upgrading some of its BMP-1 infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs) to enhance their survivability during counter-insurgency operations. While numerous improvised protective measures have been seen on SAA armour over the past two years, a...

Outrage has been sparkled in the Druze stronghold of Sweida province, after arresting a militia commander by Assad’s military security, the source said. Nabil Ghabra, commander of the National Defence Army, pro-Assad militia, has been arrested in Qraya town, the...

Raed Fares, a leading activist behind the posters and videos of Syria’s protests, has been shot twice in the back and is being treated in a hospital in Idlib, according to EA. His condition is said to be “stabilized”. Fares is a driving force of the banners of...

The Syrian army is edging its way towards southeastern Aleppo as it battles rebel fighters for control of the northern city, a monitor and a pro-government daily said Tuesday. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said it was a "limited advance" but the first by government troops in...