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French drone flies over and inside Aleppo

These pictures were taken recently by a French drone over and inside Aleppo.

12/03/2018

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Pro-Assad forces press deeper into Eastern Ghouta

The advance comes as local authorities in the besieged rebel enclave described the situation as 'catastrophic'

12/03/2018

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Syria anniversary: 7 years of death and displacement as war rages on

As the Syrian war marks seven years on March 15 — a peaceful resolution is far from reach as the siege on Eastern Ghouta continues. Euronews speaks with Syrian refugees and asylum seekers in Europe on if they plan to return home.

12/03/2018

Syria

Syrian Army intensifies its onslaught on eastern Ghouta

The Syrian army intensified its onslaught in eastern Ghouta on Saturday with advances that a war monitor and state media said had splintered the enclave, though a rebel official denied this.

10/03/2018

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Syrian state TV says opposition fighters have left Syria’s rebel-held

The footage shows 13 men getting onto a bus and arriving at a crossing point where they hand themselves over to authorities.

10/03/2018

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Syrian artist finds fame by painting grenades and mortar shells

Akram Abu al-Fawz, from eastern Ghouta, has exhibited internationally and attracted followers worldwide with his unusual art, which he shares on Facebook.

09/03/2018

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Aid arrives in Ghouta but fierce fighting hits distribution

The convoy was carrying food that could not be offloaded on Monday when fighting forced an earlier delivery to leave early

09/03/2018

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Patients treated after suspected chemical attack in Eastern Ghouta

Medics report a chlorine gas attack in Eastern Ghouta, just hours after an aid convoy left the area.

07/03/2018

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International aid convoy sets off for Eastern Ghouta

Desperate for food and basic medicines, many of the besieged and bombarded Syrian civilians in Damascus' eastern suburbs of Ghouta waited on Monday as a 46-truck convoy organised by the United Nations and key aid agencies began entering the rebel-held enclave.

06/03/2018

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Rescue group says residents flee Eastern Ghouta

The Damascus suburb is home to around 400, 000 people and has been subject to an extensive bombing campaign by forces loyal to President Assad.

04/03/2018

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'Families flee' as pro-Assad forces advance in Eastern Ghouta

The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says pro-government forces have recaptured 10 percent of the embattled rebel enclave.

04/03/2018

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Afrin: dozens of fighters killed in Turkish air strike

Dozens of fighters killed in a Turkish air strike in Afrin

03/03/2018

Syria

Syrian Army advances in eastern Ghouta

The Syrian Army advances in eastern Ghouta as international calls to respect the UN-agreed ceasefire continue

03/03/2018

Syria

Syria begins ground assault in Eastern Ghouta as UN aid convoys wait

No deal yet on evacuation of wounded or more aid convoys, but UNICEF says Damascus may allow a convoy with aid for 180,000 of the 400,000 civilians trapped in the region.

02/03/2018

Syria

The UN tells the Syrian Humanitarian Task Force "You are failing"

Civilians too frightened to use five-hour daily ceasefires to flee, and window too short to allow aid to get through says UN.

01/03/2018

Syria

UN claims Pyongyang provided materials for chemical weapons in Syria

Damascus denies using chemical weapons but a UN investigation says North Korea shipped equipment that could have been converted

28/02/2018

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Aid agencies await truce in Syria's Ghouta

Moscow's call for a daily five-hour "humanitarian pause" failed to halt the bombing over rebel-held Ghouta on Tuesday, and there was no sign of any UN aid deliveries or medical evacuations.

28/02/2018

Syria

"We can't control a war zone": UN replies to sex abuse claims in Syria

The UN's relief agency has condemned sex exploitation allegations in Syria but says there is no evidence for latest claims

27/02/2018

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Rescues follow after strikes on Syrian city of Saqba

White Helmets search rubble for bodies of children following strikes on Saqba.

27/02/2018

Syria

UN spokesman: Syria's Ghouta truce has broken down, fighting rages on

The truce was supposed to last a brief five hours, but even that failed. The UN says there's no way to get supplies in or civilians out of embattled Ghouta.

27/02/2018

Syria

Rebel-held Ghouta's 'humanitarian pause' now underway

Moscow said on Monday it would establish an 'evacuation corridor' enabling people to leave the besieged Damascus suburb.

27/02/2018

Syria

Desperate conditions in Eastern Ghouta

Euronews spoke to a local doctor and aid worker about the plight of civilians, and about their faith in prospects for desperately-needed relief.

26/02/2018

Syria

Fighting flouts Syrian ceasefire

Critics say Syrian troops appear to be attempting to eliminate opposition resistance in Ghouta before the truce can be enforced

26/02/2018

Syria

Call for 'steps on the ground' in eastern Ghouta

Air strikes by the Syrian government on the rebel-held enclave are reported to have continued despite a ceasefire resolution passed by the UN Security Council.

25/02/2018

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