Syria

Syria

Syrian forces bombard rebel positions on the outskirts of Damascus

Syrian forces engaged in fierce fighting with rebels and jihadists on Sunday, responding to an onslaught with intense bombardments.

19/03/2017

Syria

Homs: hundreds leave the city's last bastion

Eyewitnesses say rebels and their families have begun leaving their last bastion in the Syrian city. The Russian-backed deal with the government is expected to be among the largest evacuations of its

18/03/2017

Economy

The economic costs of Syria's civil war

Syria's economy is crippled by six years of civil war and sanctions mean China is increasingly stepping in to supply the country.

17/03/2017

Syria

Deadly airstrike hits Syrian mosque during evening worship killing up to 58

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reports air strikes have hit a mosque in the rebel-held village of al-Jina in the northwest of the country.

17/03/2017

Syria

Dozens killed in air strike on mosque in Syria

At least 42 people have been killed and dozens wounded, when an air strike hit a mosque in the rebel-held village of al-Jina, near Aleppo in Syria.

17/03/2017

Syria

Twin suicide bomb attacks kill dozens in Syria

At least 31 people have been killed and dozens more wounded in two suicide bomb attacks in Damascus.

15/03/2017

Syria

Suicide blasts in Damascus on six year Syria conflict anniversary

Six years to the day since the start of Syria’s conflict, twin suicide attacks brought terror to Damascus on Wednesday.

15/03/2017

Syria

Syria war: 6 years; 5 million refugees; 400,000 dead

Syria’s civil war has raged on for six years.

15/03/2017

Syria

Syrian crisis 'worst man-made disaster since WWII' - UN

The UN's OHCHR hears of 'torture, executions and unfair trials' in Syria, while a separate UN commission accuses the Syrian Air Force of war crimes.

14/03/2017

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Aleppo rail service reopens

There may be little left of this eastern Aleppo railway station, but trains are starting to return to the war-torn city after a break of five years.

14/03/2017

Syria

'Scarred for life': UNICEF says 2016 worst year for Syrian children

2016 was the most violent year on record for children in Syria, says UNICEF, with brutality sharply increasing nationwide.

13/03/2017

Syria

Assad describes US forces in Syria as "invaders"

The comments from Bashar al-Assad were made to a Chinese TV station and reported widely in Syria

11/03/2017

Syria

Dozens killed in double suicide bombing in Damascus

At least 46 people have been killed and 120 injured in a double suicide bombing in the Syrian capital.

11/03/2017

Syria

We have the numbers to retake Raqqa, say US-backed Syrian militias

Hundreds more American soldiers join the battle against ISIL militants in Syria

10/03/2017

Syria

Syria: airstrikes hit rebel-held areas east of Damascus despite ceasefire

In Syria warplanes have bombed rebel-held towns east of Damascus, striking residential areas where less than 24 hours earlier Russia declared a ceasefire.

08/03/2017

Syria

Self-harm, drugs, suicide: the future of Syria's children?

Youngsters living in the war-torn country are self-harming, taking drugs and attempting suicide to escape the horrors they have endured after six years of conflict, according to a new report by Save t

08/03/2017

Syria

Syria's Palmyra re-taken but remains in ruins

Palmyra has been re-taken from ISIL, but booby traps left by the Islamist militants means residents have been reluctant to return.

07/03/2017

Syria

Managing Manbij: top military brass meet in Turkey

Turkey's military chief-of-staff is meeting his US and Russian counterparts in the southern Turkish province of Antalya. Regional security, notably in northern Syria, is top of the agenda.

07/03/2017

Syria

Euroviews. Invisible wounds of Syria’s war-scarred children

We are seeing a mental health crisis among Syrian children and if we do not act now, it will be very difficult to undo the damage done.

06/03/2017

Syria

ISIL's Raqqa supply route severed - reports

US-backed militias operating in the country say they have cut the road between the jihadist-held city of Raqqa and militant strongholds in Deir al-Zoor province.

06/03/2017

Syria

Fighter jet crashes near Turkey-Syria border

Rebel group claims it shot down the jet.

05/03/2017

Syria

Syria talks 'moving in the right direction', UN envoy

The UN's Syria envoy said the inconclusive talks ended on a more positive note than previous rounds.

04/03/2017

Syria

Little progress at Syria peace talks, but fresh negotiations planned

The UN outlines the agenda for the next round of Geneva peace talks on Syria after eight days of discussions produced little progress.

03/03/2017

Syria

Syria: Russia claims decisive role in recapture of Palmyra

Russia’s Defence Ministry claims its forces played a decisive role in the recapture of Palmyra.

03/03/2017

Syria

Syria: recapture of Palmyra risible, opposition suggests

Delegates for the Syrian opposition at UN-sponsored peace talks in Geneva have suggested the recapture of Palmyra is comical.

02/03/2017

Syria

Aleppo battle: both sides accused of war crimes

War crimes were committed by both sides in the battle for Aleppo, according the United Nations

01/03/2017