Syria

Syria

UN envoy to take part in talks on Syria

Talks on rebuilding Syria after the civil war will be attended by the UN envoy to the country despite a boycott by opposition groups

28/01/2018

Syria

Trump urges Turkes to 'de-escalate' its military operation in Afrin

Turkey's 'Operation Olive Branch' continues with reports of more civilian casualties on both sides

25/01/2018

Syria

Turkey says 'Olive Branch' to continue until terrorists eliminated

Ankara claims it's taking all measures to prevent civilian casualties

24/01/2018

Syria

Ankara-Washington talks scheduled as Turkey pushes ahead in Syria

Ankara announces President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will speak to his US counterpart Donald Trump on Wednesday.

23/01/2018

Syria

'We are not enemies of the Turkish people': former PYD leader

Salih Muslim tells euronews that Moscow is also involved in the northern Syrian campaign, known as 'Operation Olive Branch'.

23/01/2018

Syria

Turkey wants international support for its 'olive branch' offensive

Turkey is waging a military campaign with rebel allies against a US-backed Kurdish militia in Syria's Afrin region.

22/01/2018

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Shops reopen in Aleppo market – or what's left of it

The market in Syria's largest city still has no water, electricity or telephone lines.

22/01/2018

Syria

Turkish troops enter Afrin region in northern Syria

Rockets fired from inside Syria hit Turkish border towns in retaliation for Turkish incursion

21/01/2018

Syria

Syria: Turkey steps up offensive against Kurdish forces

The Turkish military is set to activate ground operations in addition to the air strikes it has launched against the US-backed YPG militia in Afrin province

21/01/2018

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Syrian soldier spends his downtime breeding pigeons in Aleppo

The scaling down of the fighting in Aleppo over the past two years has given Bassil the chance to explore his hobby of breeding pigeons.

20/01/2018

Syria

'Gangster jihadist' rapper who married FBI translator killed in Syr

Known during his German rap career as "Deso Dogg,” Denis Cuspert has died fighting in Syria, according to reports.

19/01/2018

Syria

US is 'playing with fire', Turkey warns

Turkey claims the US is 'playing with fire' over plans to set up a border force on the Syrian frontier.

15/01/2018

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Douma in East Damascus hit by mortar fire

Several people have been injured after mortar shells fell on residential area.

14/01/2018

Syria

Syrian forces break rebel siege of army base

More than 200 trapped Syrian troops are freed after a government offensive near Damascus

08/01/2018

Syria

Weapons made in eastern Europe 'finding their way to ISIL'

Eastern European countries are unwittingly supplying the so-called Islamic State with weapons and ammunition, a new report has claimed.

28/12/2017

Syria

Calls for extradition of wanted French jihadist held by Syrian Kurds

ISIL suspect Thomas Barnouin, who was close to Toulouse gunman Mohamed Merah, is among several French militants reportedly captured by Syrian Kurdish YPG militia.

28/12/2017

Syria

Critical medical evacuations begin in Ghouta, Syria

A UN Humanitarian convoy has been allowed into the rebel-held suburb of Ghouta to begin evacuating the critically ill.

27/12/2017

My Europe Series

Seeking justice in Europe for Syrian torture victims

Syrian torture survivors and human rights activists speak out about their quest for justice.

22/12/2017

My Europe Series

Human Rights Watch's Nadim Houry on torture in Syria

Nadim Houry is director of Human Rights Watch’s terrorism and counter-terrorism programme.

22/12/2017

My Europe Series

Syrian torture survivors speak out

Euronews reporter Hans von der Brelie speaks with Syrian victims of torture who are seeking justice in Germany.

21/12/2017

Syria

Pro-government airstrikes kill 19 in Syrian village

Air strikes have killed 19 people in a village in Syria's rebel stronghold of Idlib. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the strikes were either carried out by Syrian or Russian warplanes. Syria and Russia have not responded but previously they've said they only ever target militants.

20/12/2017

Syria

Aid agencies warn of humanitarian crisis of besieged Syrians

Charity officials working on the outskirts of Damascus have warned that humanitarian conditions have reached crisis levels as the Syrian government continues to block trucks carrying relief supplies from reaching badly effected areas.

15/12/2017

Syria

UN urges for peace talks in Syria

As civilian casualties rise, the UN has urged for peace talks in Syria as Russian President Putin says their work in the country is nearly done.

14/12/2017

Syria

Russia begins to withdraw troops from Syria

After Russia announced the defeat of ISIL in Syria, President Putin told soldiers "the motherland is waiting" for them.

12/12/2017

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Putin visits Russian military base in Syria

The Russian president's appearance came as he announced victory against ISIL and a partial pullout of his country's forces from the Middle-Eastern nation

11/12/2017

Syria

Israeli missiles 'strike Syrian military post'

Israeli missiles are reported to have hit a Syrian military post south of the capital, Damascus.

02/12/2017