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Syria 09/09/2017 Syrian militants race army for control of Deir al-Zor US-backed fighters in eastern Syria have announced a new offensive against the so-called Islamic State.
Syria 07/09/2017 Israeli jets attack Syrian target Syria claims Israeli jets struck a military base. Monitoring group claims the site was a chemical weapons facility.
Syria 06/09/2017 UN Syrian Commission of Inquiry scathing about conduct of conflict by all sides Civilians remain in extreme danger in Syria from all sides in conflict says latest UN Commission of Inquiry on Syria.
Syria 05/09/2017 Syrian forces 'make breakthrough' in Deir al-Zor Syrian forces make a breakthrough in ISIL stronghold Deir al-Zor, where thousands have been trapped since 2014.
Syria 13/08/2017 Battle for Raqqa: those fleeing city complain of lack of food and medicine in stifling summer heat Syrians fleeing Raqqa say a lack of resources and the grueling summer heat are making life increasingly hard. At one refugee camp, north of the
Syria 02/07/2017 Syria suicide blast: mulitple casualties after explosion rocks central Damascus In Syria, at least 19 people have been killed in Damascus after a suicide bomber blew up his vehicle in the city. State TV said around a dozen
Syria 22/04/2017 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.
Syria 19/04/2017 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.
Syria 17/04/2017 Syrian army retakes key town of Soran The town is a key point on the army's route to the city of Hama.
Syria 10/03/2017 We have the numbers to retake Raqqa, say US-backed Syrian militias Hundreds more American soldiers join the battle against ISIL militants in Syria
Syria 07/03/2017 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.
Syria 11/02/2017 Battle for al-Bab hots up as four forces converge on ISIL-held Syrian town With all the protagonists in the Syrian conflict facing each other in al-Bab, anti-ISIL forces are struggling to maintain unity as they attempt to retake the town from the Islamic militants.
Syria 06/02/2017 Syria: ISIL stronghold of al-Bab 'surrounded', supply routes 'cut off' ISIL stronghold of Al-Bab is surrounded, a monitoring group says. The UN issues a report claiming the jihadist group is 'militarily on the defensive.'
Syria 20/01/2017 Syria: fighting continues, UN says aid not getting through Days before the start of talks on the Syria conflict in the Kazakh capital Astana, fighting continues in a number of places.
world news 31/12/2016 UN Security Council approves Russia-Turkey ceasefire plan for Syria The United Nations Security Council has unanimously adopted a resolution welcoming a ceasefire in Syria brokered by Russia and Turkey.
no comment 30/12/2016 Airstrike targets Syrian school hours before ceasefire Just hours before a ceasefire came into effect in Syria, amateur footage captured the terrifying aftermath of an airstrike on a school in the rebel-held area of Arbin, Damascus, which is reported to h
Syria 29/12/2016 Russia and Turkey announce Syrian ceasefire without extremist groups Syria, Russia and Turkey have declared that a ceasefire will come into effect at midnight on Thursday in Syria - but it won't include Islamic state or a group which once had links to al-Qaida.
Syria 22/12/2016 Syrian army retakes full control of Aleppo It's a crushing victory for President Bashar al-Assad - the biggest in the more than five-year civil war.
Syria 14/12/2016 Fighting resumes as Aleppo agony goes on Air strikes, shelling and gunfire raged in Aleppo on Wednesday, despite a truce deal between government forces and rebels.