Syria
Commander of Syria’s most powerful rebel group killed in airstrike
A leading Syrian rebel commander has been killed in Aleppo. Abu Hajer al Homsi died in an air raid, Jabhat Fatah al Sham, the former al-Qaeda offshoot,...
Islamic State driven from border town … now Turkey wants Kurds out, too
Rebel forces have taken back the Islamic State-held Syrian border town of Jarabulus after Turkish troops crossed the border to assist them.
Amnesty documents ‘chilling’ abuses by armed groups in Syria
Some Syrian opposition groups have adopted methods of abuse similar to those employed by the government of President Bashar Assad, Amnesty International...
Time to bomb Assad, say diplomats in challenge to Obama’s stance on Syria
Dozens of diplomats think America should launch military strikes against the Syrian government, breaking ranks with president Barack Obama’s policy...
‘Dozens of casualties’ in attack on suburb housing Syria’s holiest Shi'ite shrine
Dozens of people are feared dead after two explosions on Saturday in a suburb of the Syrian capital containing the country’s holiest Shi'ite Muslim...
Dozens killed in latest Aleppo fighting as efforts to revive truce stumble on
Dozens of people have been killed in a day-long battle in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo, as a resurgence in fighting undermines hope of a partial...
Syria cease-fire unravels with renewed fighting, ISIS mass grave found in Palmyra
Syrian troops have found a mass grave containing the bodies of 42 people executed by Islamic State jihadists in Palmyra, as Washington warned the group’s...
Syrian opposition groups will join talks to keep alive slim hopes for peace
The main, Western-backed Syrian opposition groups say they’ll attend U.N.-sponsored peace talks with the Damascus government in Geneva starting on...
World leaders hail progress in Syria as truce brings sharp drop in violence
A shaky cease-fire in Syria brokered by Moscow and Washington has survived its first week, outlasting skeptics’ expectations and providing some hope...
‘Visible’ progress in Syria as civilian death toll falls and fragile ceasefire holds
A U.S.-Russia-brokered cease-fire in Syria, now in its sixth day, is largely holding despite sporadic clashes in some areas, a U.N.
Fragile truce is holding but Syria hit by nationwide electricty blackout
A nationwide electricity blackout has brought war-torn Syria to a standstill. Power was brought down without warning across the country shortly after lunch...
UN poised to deliver aid to besieged Syrian cities as fragile peace ‘largely intact’
The United Nations prepared to deliver aid to thousands of besieged civilians in Syria on Monday as a fragile ceasefire entered its third day largely intact...
Blame-trading tests Syria’s fragile truce
Key players in Syria’s war traded accusations Sunday over violations of the first major ceasefire in the five-year conflict, but the truce remained...
Russia steps up bombing campaign hours before Syria ceasefire kicks in
Russian warplanes carried out intense air strikes on rebel strongholds in Syria on Friday hours before a ceasefire was due to come into force.
Syria conflict: Twin bombings in Homs kill 46 as Kerry pushes for ceasefire
At least 46 people have been killed in two bomb blasts in the Syrian city of Homs, according to the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
Children die as suspected Russian airstrike destroys MSF hospital in Syria
A child was among as many as seven people killed when a hospital in northern Syria was hit in a suspected Russian airstrike, according to the Syrian Observatory...
Children die as suspected Russian airstrike destroys MSF hospital in Syria
A child was among as many as seven people killed when a hospital in northern Syria was hit in a suspected Russian airstrike, according to the Syrian Observatory...
Turkey denies soldiers entered Syria but insists on right ‘to defend itself’
Turkey has denied reports some of its soldiers entered Syria over the weekend and insisted it has no plans to mobilise forces in the neighbouring country.
Russia decries ‘new Cold War’ as East-West tensions cloud Syria talks
The world has plunged into a “new Cold War”, the Russian premier said Saturday, as Moscow came under attack at a global security gathering...
Syria peace talks hit trouble after ISIS blast kills 60
Syria’s main opposition group met U.N. mediator Staffan de Mistura for the first time on Sunday, but the talks ran straight into trouble after Islamic...
After the bombs … Russia switches focus in Syria to humanitarian mission
Russia says it is switching its efforts in Syria from bombing raids to humanitarian missions.
Russian military: We have not hit civilian targets in Syria
The Russian military says it has not hit civilian targets in Syria since it first started its bombing campaign three months ago.
Syria accuses US-led coalition of killing regime troops
Syria expressed outrage on Monday after a suspected US-led coalition strike for the first time killed regime troops, but the coalition denied its warplanes...
Germany commits to join campaign against IS as Britain eyes airstrikes
The German cabinet has approved plans to join the military campaign against Islamic State in Syria. Germany will commit up to 1,200 soldiers to support...
Russian jets ‘hit 472 Islamic State targets’ in Syria in past two days
Moscow on Monday said its warplanes had hit 472 targets in war-torn Syria in the past two days, including tanker trucks and oil infrastructure in territory...
US air force chief says war on IS ‘will need boots on the ground’
The air campaign against the Islamic State group has made progress in degrading the jihadist organisation but will not be enough without local boots on...
Parents of first Russian soldier to die in Syria dispute suicide claims
Russia has confirmed the death of one of its soldiers in Syria for the first time since the Kremlin launched a campaign of airstrikes.
Russia steps up air campaign as it targets ‘rebel’ sites in western Syria
Russian jets carried out air strikes on areas in western Syria on Saturday and an Islamic State stronghold in the north was rocked by a large explosion,...
Russian airstrikes back new Syria regime ground offensive against rebels
A wave of airstrikes by Russian warplanes in Syria has been accompanied by a ground assault by “regime forces”, says a monitoring group.
Russian entry into Syria’s air wars raises worries
Russia’s entry into the crowded and sometimes uncoordinated air wars in Syria is making the U.S.
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