Syria

Russia slams US rhetoric for rising tensions over Aleppo

The Syrian military announced a new offensive against the city of Aleppo on Monday .

27 September 2016

Syria

Help finally arrives for some besieged Syrian towns

Aid convoys have reached some besieged areas of Syria where hundreds of thousands of civilians are trapped.

26 September 2016

Syria

Syria's Assad says US 'lacks will' to work with Russia to defeat terrorists

Embattled Syrian President Bashar al Assad has hit out at the US, saying it has no will to work with Russia to defeat ISIL and other groups seen as terrorist in…

22 September 2016

Syria

Syrian aid convoy hit by air strikes near Aleppo

An aid convoys which had been trying to reach a remote rebel-held area is hit in an airstrike - 18 of the 31 trucks are struck with many casualties reported, mostly drivers

19 September 2016

Syria

Russia casts doubt on US commitment to Syria ceasefire

A fragile ceasefire in Syria appears largely to be holding, but tensions are rising between its brokers.

17 September 2016

Syria

Humanitarian aid convoys delayed en route to Aleppo, Syria

In Syria, trucks carrying humanitarian aid to Aleppo are waiting for fighters to pull back from the Castello Road, the last remaining supply line to the city.

15 September 2016

Syria

Syria truce 'largely holding' but aid deliveries could suffer delays

The Russia-US-brokered ceasefire which took effect across Syria from Monday night appears largely to be holding.

13 September 2016

Syria

Syrian ceasefire breathing space promises little relief for rebels

Aleppo shook to falling bombs right up to the very last minute before the ceasefire.

13 September 2016

Syria

Assad vows to recover all of Syria from 'terrorist groups'

Hours before a US-Russian ceasefire deal was due to take effect, the Syrian president said the Syrian state was determined to recover all areas from terrorist…

12 September 2016

Turkey

Fierce fighting and air strikes continue in Syria

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says Operation Euphrates Shield will "continue decisively". A truce is due on Monday.

11 September 2016

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Syria: Young child being rescued – Jets struck a market place

Video posted to social media shows rescuers searching through the debris of damaged buildings hit by airstrikes said to be in the town of Douma in Syria’s Damascus…

11 September 2016

Switzerland

US and Russia unveil Syria peace plan

The US and Russia say they have struck a deal aimed at ending Syria’s civil war.

10 September 2016

United Kingdom

Syria opposition says Russia-US plan to end war must be like its own

The main body representing Syrian opposition groups has set out its plan to end the war under which President al-Assad would step down after six months of talks.

7 September 2016

Syria

The two sides of Aleppo: Relaxing with death on your doorstep

People lounge around a hotel swimming pool as a singer entertains them… It is not the sort of scene you would expect to see in Aleppo, the divided city that has become the focus of fighting in Syria’s

5 September 2016

Syria

Syria: evacuation of civilians and rebels in Daraya continues

Syrian civilians and opposition fighters have continued to evacuate Daraya for a second day.

27 August 2016

Syria

Syrian government troops behind two toxic gas attacks, report concludes

It has long been suspected and now an official investigation reportedly concludes that government troops were behind two toxic gas attacks in Syria.

25 August 2016

Syria

Pentagon scrambles jets to protect US forces from Syrian bombing

The Pentagon says US-led coalition aircraft have been scrambled in Syria to protect American special ground forces from attack by government jets.

20 August 2016

Syria

Heartbreaking images from Syria

A picture can be worth far more than a thousand words

18 August 2016

World News

Fighting in Syria intensifies as rebels and regime forces battle for Aleppo

There has been heavy fighting in Aleppo as Syrian government forces and rebels battle for control of the city.

15 August 2016

Syria

Assaults and air strikes in northern Syria

US-backed forces battling ISIL near the Turkish border in northern Syria say they have launched a final assault to flush the remaining jihadists out of the city of Manbij.

12 August 2016