Syria

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Russia and Turkey to create demilitarised zone around Idlib

Leaders say there will be no attack on the rebel city.

17/09/2018

Syria

Man in Idlib fearing chemical attack makes gas mask from party cups

Idlib residents are said to be preparing themselves ahead of expected offensives on the Syrian city, with one man making gas masks from whatever he can get his hands on — charcoal, cotton, party cups and plastic bags.

10/09/2018

Syria

Air strikes continue in last Syrian rebel stronghold of Idlib

Russian and Syrian warplanes have kept up their assault on Idlib after a summit failed to agree on a ceasefire.

08/09/2018

World

Syrian conflict: Civilians in Idlib left with few options as government attack looms

After days of shelling and bombing in Syria’s Idlib province, Bashar al-Assad’s forces are amassing on the frontlines of the conflict– and time is running out for civilians to leave the area.

06/09/2018

Syria

Explained: Could Idlib be the final battle of Syria’s 7-year war?

Why is the fight for Idlib so significant, what are the likely outcomes, and could it really be the last battle of the Syrian conflict? Euronews spoke to experts to find out.

05/09/2018

Syria

Iran supports major Syrian offensive on Idlib province

On Tuesday Russian warplanes resumed airstrikes on targets in Idlib for the first time in three weeks. Al-Qaida linked groups are based there and Russia says it wants to defeat them.

04/09/2018

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Watch: Syrian artists create art amid ruins

Abdallah al-Harith, a 21-year-old fine arts student, said that the artists are "bringing back life to a dark place".

23/08/2018

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Watch: Syria's Bashar al-Assad attends morning prayers

Watch: Syrian state television shows Assad arriving at the al-Rawda mosque.

22/08/2018

Syria

Aleppo comes back to life after devastation of war

Aleppo comes back to life after devastation of war

17/08/2018

Syria

Damascus puts out tourism video as city is ranked one of world's worst

Tourism chiefs in Damascus released a glossy tourism video promoting the Syrian capital on the day it was ranked one of the worst cities in the world.

16/08/2018

Syria

Idlib antiquities museum reopens after 5 years

Idlib antiquities museum reopens after 5 years

14/08/2018

Syria

Civilians caught in Syrian end game

Government forces seek to take final rebel stronghold

13/08/2018

Syria

Dozens dead in Syria arms depot blast

Dozens dead in Syria arms depot blast

12/08/2018

Syria

Hundreds of Syrian refugees living in Lebanon return home

Around 900 Syrian refugees who had been in Lebanon have returned to their homeland over the weekend. This is the fourth round of people to return to Syria in a one-month period

29/07/2018

Syria

Syria: Mass funeral after deadliest onslaught in Sweida

The so called Islamic State militants claim responsibility for the coordinated assaults in and around a government-held city and at several villages, in the group's deadliest onslaught in the country for years

26/07/2018

Cinema

Game of Thrones actor highlight plight of Syrian refugees

Game of Thrones actor Liam Cunningham was reunited with a young syrian refugee he first befriended in Jordan in 2016

26/07/2018

Syria

Russia announces return of more than 100,00 Syrian refugees

In its latest report on the process of returning refugees to Syria, The Russian Ministry of Defense has announced the return of over 70,000 Syrian refugees to Eastern Ghouta from refugee and internally displaced person (IDP) camps.

23/07/2018

Syria

Israel evacuates hundreds of Syria’s White Helmets to Jordan

Israel has evacuated hundreds of members of the White Helmets civil defence group and their families from a war zone in southern Syria “due to an immediate threat to their lives”.

22/07/2018

Syria

Syrian rebels leave quneitra

Syrian rebels began evacuating the border with the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights on Friday

21/07/2018

Syria

Syrian regime re-takes southern Deraa province from rebels

Backed by massive aerial bombardments of rebel positions by its ally Russia President Assad's government have gained a major victory.

06/07/2018

Syria

Russian airstrikes help push Syrian rebels back in Deraa province

Two weeks into a bloody offensive the government is now in control of about 60 percent of the province.

04/07/2018

Syria

Regime forces bombed rebels into surrender after talks collapsed

The Syrian army has taken back control of much of Deraa province with some towns surrendering and others being bombed into submission

01/07/2018

Syria

UN warns of a humanitarian disaster unless fighting ends

The UN is warning of a humanitarian disaster as the government continues its offensive to gain control of rebel-held Daraa

30/06/2018

Syria

Syrian group dances around Latakia's streets to revive city

The group wants to revive the Syrian city's spirit.

22/06/2018

Europe News

Syrian refugee who risked his life to teach dance

Ahmad defied Islamic State militants' threats to kill him if he did not stop teaching children dance

21/06/2018

Syria

Syria accused of war crimes in Eastern Ghouta

Rebels also condemned in United Nations report

20/06/2018