Syria

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.

13/09/2016

Syria

Syria truce takes effect but violence erupts in some areas

Reports indicate there has been a reduction in violence in Syria since a ceasefire brokered by the United States and Russia came into effect on Monday evening.

13/09/2016

Syria

Initial 'calm prevails' as Syrian ceasefire deal comes into effect

A nationwide ceasefire agreement in Syria brokered by Russia and the United States has come into effect.

12/09/2016

Syria

Five years' talking brings no closer end to Syrian carnage

There is a new ceasefire in Syria, brokered between the US and Russia, respectively the godfathers of the opposition, and regime.

12/09/2016

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…

12/09/2016

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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…

11/09/2016

Syria

Deadly fighting rages on in Syria ahead of US-Russia brokered truce

Dozens are believed to have been killed in an air strike on a market in Syria’s rebel-held Idlib, just days before a US-Russia-brokered ceasefire is due to…

10/09/2016

Syria

Syrian government agrees to US-Russia deal

There has been a mixed reaction to news of the agreement as some hope for a political transition while others fear it may never come to pass.

10/09/2016

Syria

Syria: top commander of former Nusra group 'killed' near Aleppo

A top commander of the militant group formerly known as al-Nusra Front has been killed in an airstrike near the embattled Syrian city of Aleppo, rebel sources have…

09/09/2016

Syria

US-Russia talks on Syria stall

Russia and the US have discussed possible cooperation to defeat terrorist groups in Syria.

08/09/2016

Syria

Syrian forces retake key Aleppo district

Syrian army forces and their allies have recaptured the whole Ramousah district of Aleppo, according to a monitor.

08/09/2016

Syria

Dozens ill after alleged Syrian government chlorine attack on Aleppo

An alleged chlorine gas attack on the Syrian city of Aleppo is said to have led to dozens of people including children being treated in hospital for suffocation.

07/09/2016

Syria

Gas allegedly used by Syrian government forces in latest Aleppo bombing

Medical sources in the besieged Syrian city of Aleppo say that President Assad’s forces may have again used chlorine bombs in a gas attack on a rebel-held residential…

06/09/2016

Cinema

'The War Show': a video diary of the Syrian conflict

Screened at the Venice Film Festival, 'The War Show' is a documentary about the Syrian conflict told from the point of view of a former radio DJ and her friends.

06/09/2016

Syria

Wave of ISIL-claimed bombings in Syria kills at least 40

Six bombings claimed by the self-styled Islamic State hit government-held areas and a Kurdish-controlled province on Monday.

05/09/2016

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

05/09/2016

Syria

Turkish-backed rebels clear ISIL militants from Turkey-Syria border

Turkish forces backed by Syrian rebels say they have driven ISIL militants out of territory along the Syrian border with Turkey.

04/09/2016

Syria

Fancy a holiday? Come to Syria!

The war-torn country is being portrayed as an inviting holiday destination - at a time when hundreds of thousands of its citizens are literally dying to leave.

02/09/2016

Syria

How children are still dying at sea one year on from Alan Kurdi and that photo

Exclusive: Hundreds of children have continued to drown and die at sea in the year since Syrian youngster Alan Kurdi was photographed washed up on a Turkish beach, Euronews can…

01/09/2016

Syria

Syria conflict: 'Political initiative' planned in September

It is hard to find hope as the carnage continues in Syria.

01/09/2016

Syria

Turkey under growing pressure over its clashes with Syrian Kurds

Russia has voiced concern over the actions of Turkey’s armed forces and fighters led by Ankara in northern Syria.

31/08/2016

Syria

US welcomes "pause" in Turkish - Kurdish fighting

A pause in the fighting between NATO member Turkey and Kurdish forces in northern Syria has been welcomed by the US.

31/08/2016

Syria

Rebel groups 'capture strategic Syrian town of Halfaya'

Syrian rebels are said to have captured a strategic town in northern Hama province.

30/08/2016

Syria

Ankara sends its troops deeper into Syria but the US issues a warning over Turkish - Kurdish violence

Ankara is sticking to its aim of pushing both ISIL militants and Kurdish fighters away from its border by sending its own forces deeper in to Syria.

30/08/2016

Syria

Turkish-backed campaign in northern Syria 'unacceptable and of deep concern' says US

The Turkish-backed military campaign in northern Syria has drawn condemnation from the US, which is supporting some Kurdish forces in the region.

29/08/2016

Syria

Turkey accuses Kurdish YPG of 'ethnic cleansing' in Syria

A military build-up is being reported in Manbij and Jarablus in northern Syria.

29/08/2016