Baniyas, which has emerged as a key protest town, was surrounded by the military and effectively placed under siege a month ago ... of nine soldiers, who may have been ambushed or may have ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos ... that Syrian troops had stormed the coastal city of Baniyas overnight in an attempt to halt demonstrations that ...

Ahmad, who did not want to give his last name, is from Baniyas, the Syrian coastal city that became a protest hub before coming under siege by the Syrian army and security forces in May.

You may be asked to set these preferences again ... Syrian security forces have surrounded the coastal city of Baniyas, activists say, days after tanks and troops took control of Deraa in the ...

SECURITY forces in Syria have cut off electricity to the coastal city of Baniyas, where violent weekend pro-democracy protests resulted in the deaths of at least four people. All roads leading in ...

In less than two weeks, the army has sent thousands of troops into Deraa and Baida and is now laying siege to Baniyas. According to sources in Deraa, after the army stormed the town, it arrested ...

Syrian security forces have surrounded the coastal city of Baniyas, activists say ... The interior ministry set a deadline of 15 May for protestors who had committed "unlawful acts" to give ...