Syria

Syria

US to arm Syrian Kurds in battle with ISIL to retake Raqqa

Despite objections from NATO ally Turkey, the Pentagon is to supply weapons to Kurdish YPG forces battling ISIL militants in Syria.

09/05/2017

Syria

Syria: Rebels evacuated from besieged Damascus suburb

For the first time in Syria’s conflict, rebels and their families have been evacuated from a district of Damascus besieged by regime forces.

09/05/2017

Syria

Fighting reported in Hama, as 'safe zones' come into force

Syrian government forces have reportedly been clashing with rebels in the northwestern province of Hama, shortly after a Russia-led deal to establish ‘safe zones’ came into…

06/05/2017

Syria

Russia: no access for US-led coalition warplanes over Syria safe zones

Moscow has said warplanes from the US-led international coalition will not be able to fly over safe zones in Syria which have been agreed on at international talks in…

05/05/2017

Syria

Children from Aleppo town compete in local 'Olympics'

Children in a rebel-held Aleppo province town have been getting a taste of normal life thanks to an athletics competition.

05/05/2017

Syria

Russia, US agree better cooperation over Syria

Russia and the US have signalled that better efforts at cooperation will be made regarding the civil war in Syria.

03/05/2017

Syria

ISIL suicide squad attacks refugee camp in Syria

ISIL attacks refugee camp in Syria more than 30 killed

02/05/2017

Syria

Watch: Syrian youth find freedom in Parkour

"When I jump from a high place I feel free and I enjoy it," 18-year-old Muhannad al-Kadiri said.

29/04/2017

Syria

Israel linked to series of blasts in Damascus

Syrian rebel and intelligence sources claim the explosions were caused by Israeli air strikes against an arms supply hub

27/04/2017

Syria

"Huge" explosion near Damascus Airport

Explosions and fire have ripped through a military area of the complex, including fuel depots and weapons stores.

27/04/2017

Syria

Syria used sarin gas in Khan Sheikhoun - France

France's foreign minister says samples obtained by French intelligence show that forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad "undoubtedly" used sarin nerve gas in the attack in northern Syria on

26/04/2017

Syria

Israeli attack kills pro-Government militia

Syria's National Defence Forces said the attack struck its military camp in the countryside of Quneitra, which sits near the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights.

23/04/2017

Syria

UN - Sarin was used in Syria attack

Paulo Sergio Pinheiro said most of the victims in the attack were killed with conventional and not chemical weapons during an airstrike on a hospital.

22/04/2017

Syria

Zabadani: the last rebels leave

The last rebels in the town of Zabadani near Damascus in Syria have either departed for insurgent-held regions or accepted government rule.

19/04/2017

Syria

French intelligence services will provide proof "in coming days" that Syrian President Assad's forces used chemical weapons in April 4 attack - French Foreign Minister

19/04/2017

Syria

Bus bomb attack on Aleppo civilians "likely a war crime", UN says

A bomb attack on a bus convoy crowded with civilians fleeing the embattled city of Aleppo in Syria “likely amounts to a war crime”, according to the UN.

19/04/2017

Syria

Euroviews. Could military robots enforce safe havens in Syria?

18/04/2017

Syria

Syrian army retakes key town of Soran

The town is a key point on the army's route to the city of Hama.

17/04/2017

Syria

More than 60 children among 126 killed in Syria bus bombing

The death toll from Saturday’s bomb attack on a crowded bus convoy outside Aleppo has reached 126 – at least 68 of them children – according to the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human…

17/04/2017

Syria

Syria evacuees arrive in shelter near Aleppo

An operation to move Syrian civilians out of two Shi’ite villages besieged by rebels and into government territory resumed overnight.

16/04/2017

Syria

Syrian evacuation bomb blast death toll climbs

The death toll continues to climb after a bomb blast hit a convoy of evacuees waiting to enter Aleppo in Syria.

15/04/2017

Syria

Explosion hits evacuation convoy in Syria

An explosion near a bus convoy waiting to enter Aleppo has killed or wounded dozens of people, according to pro-government media and pro-opposition activists.

15/04/2017

Syria

Thousands flee homes in Syria 'population swap'

By day and by night, thousands of civilians and fighters continue to be evacuated from four besieged towns in Syria under a deal struck between the Assad regime and…

15/04/2017

Syria

'The situation is tragic', Syrians leave besieged towns under evacuation deal

Syrians living under siege for more than two years have begun to leave their homes under an evacuation deal.

14/04/2017

Syria

Evacuation begins of four besieged towns in Syria

Operations have begun to move residents away from four Syrian towns besieged by rebels and regime forces.

14/04/2017

Syria

Syria's president says claim his forces used chemical weapons is "100% fabricated"

Syria's President Bashar al-Assad has come out fighting over claims his armed forces used chemical weapons against his own people. The claims are "100% fabricated" he says.

13/04/2017