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Cameron urges Putin to change tactics as bombing in Syria is stepped up
David Cameron has urged Russian leader Vladimir Putin to change tactics over his bombing of Syria.
Assad: Russia’s bombing in Syria must succeed or the region will be destroyed
Syria’s president Bashar al-Assad says the air campaign by Russia against rebels in his country must succeed or the whole region will be destroyed. Mr...
Putin risks wrath of the West as Russia launches air strikes ‘against Syria rebels’
Russia has carried out its first air strikes in Syria against opponents of president Bashar al-Assad in a move which opened deep divisions with western...
Russia launches air strikes against Syria rebels hours after Putin wins the all-clear
Russia has carried out its first air strikes in Syria against opponents of president Bashar al-Assad, hours after parliament cleared the way for military...
Vladimir Putin ‘given green light to use Russian military force in Syria’
Vladimir Putin has been given permission by Russian Parliament to use military abroad, widely believed to be Syria. The Kremlin did not say which...
France launches air strikes against IS in Syria as Putin warns America to keep out
France has launched air strikes against Islamic State militants in Syria in an effort to stem its growing presence there, it was announced on Sunday.
France launches air strikes against IS in Syria as Putin warns America to keep out
France has launched air strikes against Islamic State militants in Syria in an effort to stem its growing presence there, it was announced on Sunday.
France launches air strikes against IS as world leaders seek to end Syria civil war
France has launched air strikes against Islamic State militants in Syria in an effort to stem its growing presence there, it was announced on Sunday.
Syrian jets pound IS stronghold of Palmyra as Kerry urges Russia to help
Syrian war planes have launched the heaviest raids yet on the ancient city of Palmyra, which is held by Islamic State fighters.
Germany embraces role as defender of those in need
Embracing its role as a defender of those in need, Germany welcomed at least 10,000 more asylum seekers into the country Saturday.
More than 2 million will flee Syrian war this year, warns UN official
One million more people will be displaced within Syria by the end of the year if the war there continues unabated, potentially adding to the flow of refugees...
Netanyahu says refugee crisis the ‘worst crimes humanity has seen since Holocaust’
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Europe’s refugee crisis is a result of militant Islam in the Middle East which he says sees people...
800,000 refugees and counting: Germany urges neighbours to do more
Germany told its European partners they must take in more refugees on Monday as it struggles to cope with record numbers of asylum seekers.
Struggling Germany urges neighbours to do more to help with refugee crisis
Germany told its European partners they must take in more refugees on Monday as it struggles to cope with record numbers of asylum seekers and as police...
France to begin Syria reconnaissance flights, mulls air strikes
France will begin reconnaissance missions over Syria on Tuesday and could launch air strikes against Islamic State militants in the country, President...
At least 47 killed in heavy fighting at key Syrian town
At least 47 fighters were killed in clashes between the Islamic State group and rival Syrian rebels, a monitor said on Saturday, in an area where the United...
Image of dead child on beach haunts and frustrates the world
The photo of the dead three-year-old Syrian boy on a Turkish beach is haunting. It captures everything we don’t want to see when we tap our phones...
Syria ceasefire ends, fighting resumes
A temporary ceasefire between warring parties in Syria collapsed on Saturday as negotiations failed to reach a more permanent agreement to end fighting...
Warring groups reach deal for 48-hour ceasefire in key Syrian towns
A 48-hour ceasefire has been agreed between fighting groups in the rebel-held Syrian town of Zabadani and two nearby villages in Idlib province.
More than 4 million refugees have now fled Syria, U.N. says
More than 4 million Syrians have fled abroad since the 2011 outbreak of civil war, the largest number from any crisis in almost 25 years, the United Nations...
Humanitarian crisis as 4 million Syrian refugees flee to neighbouring countries
The number of Syrian refugees in neighbouring countries has passed 4 million, the U.N.
Militants, rebels in Syria announce new push for Aleppo
Islamic militants and rebels in Syria launched fresh attacks on government-held neighborhoods in Aleppo on Friday, setting off some of the heaviest fighting...
Kurds oust IS from Syria’s Kobane as civilian toll mounts
Islamic State fighters who launched a surprise attack on a Syrian border town massacred more than 200 civilians, including women and children, before they...
Amnesty says world neglects Syrian refugees’ plight
Amnesty International criticised what it said was a dismal global response to the plight of Syrian refugees and urged neighboring countries struggling...
Kurdish fighters seize large parts of IS border stronghold
U.S.-backed Kurdish fighters captured large sections of a strategic town on the Syria-Turkish border on Monday, dealing the biggest setback yet to the...
Syrian Kurds nearing IS border stronghold, thousands flee
Hundreds of Syrian refugees poured into a Turkish-Syrian border crossing Saturday, fleeing intense fighting as Syrian Kurds closed in on an Islamic State-held...
Syrian rebels ‘capture army base in south’ in fresh blow for President Assad
Syrian rebels said they had captured a major base from the Syrian army in the south of the country on Tuesday, a setback that would increase pressure on...
Fire at medical clinic in Syria kills 27, mostly children
A fire at a medical clinic in northeast Syria has killed 27 people, mostly children, say reports.
IS destroys infamous Syria prison as regime bombing kills scores
Islamic State group jihadists demolished a notorious government prison in the historic Syrian city of Palmyra on Saturday, as barrel bombs dropped by regime...
Activists say Syrian army strikes kill 70 people in Aleppo
Syrian army airstrikes killed at least 70 people, most of them civilians, and wounded scores in attacks Saturday in the northern province of Aleppo that...
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