Syria

Syria

Iran, Syria to continue attacking 'terrorists' in Damascus suburbs

The comments came after the UN Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution on Saturday demanding a 30-day truce in Syria to allow aid access and medical evacuation.

25/02/2018

Syria

Syria: At least 500 killed in Eastern Ghouta

The main city of Ghouta, Douma, was subject to a flood of fire killing at least 29 people on Saturday, including 17 children.

24/02/2018

Syria

UN Security Council delays vote on Syria ceasefire

The delay was called amid Russian demands to change a draft resolution that calls for a 30-day armistice.

24/02/2018

Syria

Eastern Ghouta, 23/02/2018: No Comment

This video shows scenes of injury, destruction and death.

23/02/2018

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No Comment: 'No words to describe children's suffering' in Syria

UNICEF said it had no words left for what's been happening in eastern Ghouta. The only way to understand is to see it. (The scenes are disturbing and upsetting.)

23/02/2018

Syria

Turkish warplanes strike convoy entering Syria's Kurdish-held Afrin re

Turkey said convoy carried fighters and arms, whilst Kurdish forces said it carried civilians, medicine and food.

23/02/2018

Syria

UN calls for ceasefire as Ghouta bombing continues

Aid groups say Russian and Syrian warplanes have pounded the last rebel enclave for a fifth straight day hitting civilian targets

22/02/2018

Syria

The situation in East Ghouta 'can't be described with words,' says act

Unprecedented levels of bombing and shelling pounded Syria’s opposition-held enclave East Ghouta on Wednesday (February 21).

21/02/2018

Syria

Ghouta: 'We are waiting for our turn to die'

Residents in the besieged eastern Ghouta district near the Syrian capital Damascus are enduring one of the most intense bombardments of the near eight-year conflict

21/02/2018

Syria

Turkey warns of 'grave consequences' in Afrin

Turkey warns of grave consequences across the border in Afrin after pro-Syrian government forces move into the Kurdish region.

21/02/2018

Syria

Ghouta's ghastly fate as bombs fall like rain

Civilian casualties are mounting in the region abutting the Syrian capital Damascus as airstrikes and mortar bombardments intensify, and the Syrian army prepares for a ground offensive in a built-up area of 400,000 people.

21/02/2018

Syria

Syria: Pro-Assad forces enter Afrin city despite Turkish shelling

Kurdish forces in the enclave requested help against advancing Turkish troops

21/02/2018

Syria

Seige of Afrin imminent as Turks make slow progress in northern Syria

Determination to stamp out perceived Kurdish threat on border may lead to clash with NATO ally America.

20/02/2018

Syria

Syria: Over 90 people killed outside Damascus

A war monitoring group says 20 children are among the dead.

20/02/2018

Syria

"Government militias will enter Turkish occupied Afrin region"

Kurdish official says deal struck with Syrian army to help Kurdish forces end a Turkish offensive there.

19/02/2018

Syria

World Food Programme reaches formerly-besieged Deir ez-Zor

The UN’s World Food Programme is delivering much-needed aid to formerly-besieged areas of Syria.

17/02/2018

Syria

"Russians killed" in US Syria strike

Many are feared dead in a US strike on a government base in Deir el-Zor province.

14/02/2018

Syria

Turkish helicopter downed in northern Syria

The Turkish military said two soldiers on board the aircraft died when it crashed during an offensive on Syrian Kurdish militias.

10/02/2018

Syria

Besieged Syrians suffer their bloodiest week in years

Government air strikes on the rebel-held suburbs of Damascus have killed scores of Syrians, in what is said to be their worst week since 2015.

09/02/2018

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'Ankara is no different from ISIL' former PYD leader tells euronews

Salih Muslim told euronews that Turkey's Afrin operation is about regaining lost ground.

09/02/2018

Syria

Syria calls US bombing of over 100 pro-Assad troops a 'war crime'

Syria says it has written to the United Nations, demanding international condemnation of the US bombing attack in a rare confrontation between two sides who fought against the Islamic State.

08/02/2018

Syria

Ghouta suffers Guernica's fate as airstrikes enter fourth day

The rebel-held Syrian city says civilian casualties are mounting, while the UN warns people are in extreme danger on "multiple fronts" in the country.

08/02/2018

Syria

UN calls for month-long ceasefire in Syria

The organisation says an immediate halt in fighting is imperative to allow aid deliveries, amid reports dozens have died this week in heavy air strikes.

06/02/2018

Syria

Aid agencies warn Syrian refugees risk being forced to return home

Six major charities claim an anti-refugee backlash and misleading rhetoric in host countries have created a false impression that Syria is now safe.

06/02/2018

Syria

Babies evacuated from Syrian hospital as airstrikes intensify

The evacuations come as renewed airstrikes target opposition-held areas in Idlib province following Saturday's reports that rebels shot down a Russian military jet.

05/02/2018

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Baby rescued from rubble in Syria's Idlib

Civil defense workers have rescued a baby from a collapsed building in Idlib city in northern Syria.

05/02/2018