Syria

Syria

Families flee Raqqa after Syrian Democratic Forces offensive

The guns turned on Raqqa almost a week ago with the start of an offensive by the Syrian Democratic Forces – the SDF – on the city which is the stronghold of the so-called Islamic…

11/11/2016

Syria

UN warning: food running out in besieged part of Aleppo

An SOS has been sent out from the UN about food running out in eastern Aleppo in Syria.

10/11/2016

Syria

Refugees flee ISIL's Syrian stronghold of Raqqa

Hundreds of refugees have begun to flee ISIL’s de facto capital of Raqqa in Syria as a US-backed coalition of Kurdish and Arab forces advances on the city.

08/11/2016

Syria

Syrian army seizes key Aleppo area, but rebels say battle continues

The Syrian army says it has seized a key strategic zone near Aleppo, despite rebels insisting the battle is not over.

08/11/2016

Syria

Turkey warns against Kurdish takeover of Raqqa as ISIL capital faces encirclement

Kurdish fighters backed with US-led coalition air power are taking the lead in the final assault on ISIL's capital, Raqqa. But Turkey warns the mainly Arab Syrian city should remain just that, and not

07/11/2016

Syria

Children killed in airstrike on Damascus nursery

Activists are blaming government forces for the shelling in a rebel-held district of the Syrian capital, which reportedly happened during morning playtime.

06/11/2016

Syria

All-out campaign announced to retake Raqqa

The US-backed 'Syrian Democratic Forces' (SDF) have are planning a campaign to retake the city of Raqqa, the stronghold of the ISIL militants in Syria.

06/11/2016

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Drone footage of empty streets and destroyed city of Aleppo

Aerial footage released on Friday shows destruction in rebel-held eastern Aleppo after a week of violent clashes.

06/11/2016

Syria

Fighting resumes in Aleppo

It comes as a ten-hour ceasefire by Russian and Syrian government forces in the Syrian city comes to an end. Moscow says it was the final chance for rebels to leave besieged areas.

05/11/2016

Syria

No sign of civilians or rebels leaving Aleppo despite Russian airstrikes pause

A Russian pause in airstrikes on the Syrian city of Aleppo does not appear to have encouraged any civilians to leave or rebels to surrender, as Moscow had hoped.

04/11/2016

Syria

Rebels use car bombs to step up the offensive in western Aleppo

Fighting intensifies ahead of planned humanitarian pause on Friday

03/11/2016

Syria

Russia tells rebels to leave Aleppo by Friday

Syrian rebels claim there have been more government and Russian airstrikes around the outskirts of Aleppo.

03/11/2016

Syria

Russian Foreign Minister says other countries are 'sabotaging' Syria peace talks

Sergei Lavrov said other participants in peace process are 'sabotaging' it by backing extremist groups

02/11/2016

Syria

Russia extends pause in airstrikes as Syrian army steps up fight in Aleppo

The announcement comes despite the Kremlin's previous insistence that the moratorium could not be extended while rebels continued their attacks.

02/11/2016

Syria

Assad vows to stay in power at least until 2021

President Bashar al-Assad plans to remain in power until at least 2021 when his third seven-year term comes to an end.

02/11/2016

Syria

Desperate measures for Syrians trying to reach refugee camps

Syrian refugees are reportedly crossing the border into Iraq with the help of smugglers, attempting to join Iraqi refugees fleeing fighting in Mosul

01/11/2016

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Theatre as an act of resistance

‘While I was waiting’ by acclaimed Syrian playwright Mohammad Al Attar and director Omar Abusaada tells the story of a young man who ends up in a coma in hospital after being beaten up at a checkpoint

01/11/2016

Syria

Fierce fighting breaks out in northwestern Aleppo

A Syrian pro-rebel media outlet said on Saturday rebels had taken the area of western Aleppo in a counter-offensive on government-held parts of the city.

30/10/2016

Syria

Life in hell: a doctor's view from west Aleppo

An exclusive interview with a doctor inwest Aleppo

29/10/2016

Syria

Aleppo hospitals deal with patient surge after offensive

Hospitals in Western Aleppo are dealing with a surge in patients caught up in a rebel attack on government forces, who have the east of the city under siege.

29/10/2016

Syria

Russia 'asks to resume air strikes' in Aleppo as rebel offensive begins

Syrian rebels say they are pushing forward with a huge offensive aimed at breaking a weeks’ long government siege on eastern Aleppo.

28/10/2016

Syria

Infant death toll rises in fresh Syria attacks

Syrian rebels have shelled two neighbourhoods in government-held western Aleppo, killing at least five children and a baby, a monitoring group reports.

28/10/2016

Syria

France, US say Russia or Syria responsible for air strike on Idlib school

Moscow has denied it was responsible for the attack in Idlib.

27/10/2016

Syria

Syria: schoolchildren among 26 killed in airstrikes - reports

Syrian or Russian airstrikes have killed at least 26 people, most of them schoolchildren, in a village in Syria’s rebel-held Idlib province – according to rescue workers and a monitoring…

27/10/2016

Syria

Syrian allied forces warn Turkey over Aleppo

A field commander allied to the Syrian regime warned Turkey that any move towards their positions would be met 'decisively and with force.'

26/10/2016

Syria

Russia to extend air strike moratorium, as opposition alleges bombing in Aleppo

Fighting rages around Aleppo, as Russia says it will extend a moratorium on air strikes on the besieged Syrian city into a ninth day.

25/10/2016