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Turkey: Young boy and woman killed by cross-border rocket fire from Syria

Two civilians, including a young child, were killed in southern Turkey on Tuesday after rockets were fired over the border from Syria. Reports from

Republic of North Macedonia

Going nowhere: 13,000 refugees still stuck in Europe's biggest waiting room

As EU leaders and Turkey seek solutions to the migration crisis, far from the comfortable conference rooms of Brussels, blocked at a border marked by

Turkey

Ceasefire and border controls fail to put an end to Syrian refugees arriving in Turkey

The ceasefire and strict border control by Turkey has not put an end to Syrian civilians fleeing their homeland. A camp in Akçakale is one of the

Syria

Signs Syrian main opposition will attend fresh round of UN peace talks this week

There are signs the main Syrian opposition council will attend fresh UN peace talks in Geneva later this week

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Bottleneck of thousands of migrants in Greece adds to urgency at EU-Turkey summit

The bottleneck of more than 13,000 migrants at the Greek-Macedonian border has added to the urgency at an EU-Turkey summit taking place in Brussels today

Syria

Syrian truce may be fragile, but it's allowing flow of crucial aid

The UN estimates almost half a million people are stuck in besieged areas of Syria and a further 4.6 million are in hard-to-reach areas

World News

Paris and London put pressure on Russia over attacks in Syria

France and Britain on Thursday called on the Syrian government and its Russian ally to end attacks on Western-backed rebels

Syria

Car bombing against Syrian rebels kills 18, says monitor

Monitors from the British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) reported at least 18 people were killed in a car bomb on Wednesday (March

USA

Kerry says "increasingly concerned" about Syrian refugees

The United States says it considers the refugee crisis in Syria to be a global problem. Speaking in Washington after talks with his German

World News

Italy flies in Syrian refugees via air 'humanitarian corridor'

Italy has been accepting groups of Syrian refugees, flying them in by plane and sparing them the risk of dangerous sea and border crossings. The

Syria

Hopes for Syrian aid despite ceasefire violations

The United Nations is hoping that the truce brokered in Syria will provide a window of opportunity to distribute much needed aid in besieged areas

Syria

Syria's shaky ceasefire in doubt? Reports of bombings and strikes

Amid Syria’s shaky ceasefire, there claims of breaches. Barrel bombs are said to have been dropped on Homs province, with one video alleging the

Syria

Fragile ceasefire is holding in Syria

Officials say this is despite the agreement being breached at least 9 times in 24 hours.

World News

Syria: air strikes reported in the west of the country

The London-based Syrian Observatory of Human Rights says the attacks were reported by activists on the scene.

Syria

Obama calls for strikes on Syria to stop, except US-led attacks on ISIL

US President Barack Obama has urged all parties to stop attacks — both ground and aerial — in Syria. However, he stressed Washington-led strikes

Syria

Syria ceasefire appears to be holding, despite reports of sporadic strikes

A ceasefire the United Nations has described as the best hope for peace in five years of civil war in Syria appears to be holding. “Let’s pray that

World News

Scenes of calm in Syria as the UN confirms date for Geneva talks

The fragile truce means the Syrian government and its opponents are expected to cease fighting to allow peace talks to resume and aid to reach civilians.

Syria

Syria: relief and anger as ceasefire begins

A few hours before the start of a US-Russia-negotiated “cessation of hostilities” in Syria, residents of the former rebel stronghold of Baba Amr in

Syria

UN Security Council calls on all sides in Syria conflict to respect new ceasefire

The official start of the halt in fighting has now come into force and Syria's government and insurgents have said they will comply

Syria

Scepticism in Aleppo as Syria truce due to come into effect

With a fragile truce agreement coming into force in Syria on Friday night, there are hopes that it could be a step towards bringing peace to the