Syria

Syria

Fancy a holiday? Come to Syria!

The war-torn country is being portrayed as an inviting holiday destination - at a time when hundreds of thousands of its citizens are literally dying to leave.

02/09/2016

Syria

How children are still dying at sea one year on from Alan Kurdi and that photo

Exclusive: Hundreds of children have continued to drown and die at sea in the year since Syrian youngster Alan Kurdi was photographed washed up on a Turkish beach, Euronews can…

01/09/2016

Syria

Syria conflict: 'Political initiative' planned in September

It is hard to find hope as the carnage continues in Syria.

01/09/2016

Syria

Turkey under growing pressure over its clashes with Syrian Kurds

Russia has voiced concern over the actions of Turkey’s armed forces and fighters led by Ankara in northern Syria.

31/08/2016

Syria

US welcomes "pause" in Turkish - Kurdish fighting

A pause in the fighting between NATO member Turkey and Kurdish forces in northern Syria has been welcomed by the US.

31/08/2016

Syria

Rebel groups 'capture strategic Syrian town of Halfaya'

Syrian rebels are said to have captured a strategic town in northern Hama province.

30/08/2016

Syria

Ankara sends its troops deeper into Syria but the US issues a warning over Turkish - Kurdish violence

Ankara is sticking to its aim of pushing both ISIL militants and Kurdish fighters away from its border by sending its own forces deeper in to Syria.

30/08/2016

Syria

Turkish-backed campaign in northern Syria 'unacceptable and of deep concern' says US

The Turkish-backed military campaign in northern Syria has drawn condemnation from the US, which is supporting some Kurdish forces in the region.

29/08/2016

Syria

Turkey accuses Kurdish YPG of 'ethnic cleansing' in Syria

A military build-up is being reported in Manbij and Jarablus in northern Syria.

29/08/2016

Syria

Dozens dead as Turkey targets Kurdish militias in Syria

Turkish shelling and airstrikes have killed at least 25 people in northern Syria near the border city of Jarablus.

28/08/2016

Syria

Syria: evacuation of civilians and rebels in Daraya continues

Syrian civilians and opposition fighters have continued to evacuate Daraya for a second day.

27/08/2016

Syria

Turkish PM says Syria border must be cleansed of threats

Turkey’s prime minister says any Kurdish entity at its border will not be tolerated.

27/08/2016

Syria

Rebels and residents to evacuate besieged Syria town

One of the longest stand-offs in Syria’s five year conflict is coming to an end.

26/08/2016

Syria

Kerry and Lavrov arrive in Geneva for talks on Syria

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and US Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Geneva ahead of talks on Friday to work through an agreement on fighting the so-called Islamic State group in…

26/08/2016

Syria

Turkey vows to push back PYD fighters from Syrian border

Turkey’s Defence Minister says its armed forces are hoping to push the Syrian Kurdish PYD fighters further east in Jarablus within a week.

25/08/2016

Syria

Syrian government troops behind two toxic gas attacks, report concludes

It has long been suspected and now an official investigation reportedly concludes that government troops were behind two toxic gas attacks in Syria.

25/08/2016

Syria

Turkish-backed rebels enter ISIL-held Jarablus in Syria

Turkish tanks have been in action inside Syria, taking part in an offensive to try to drive the self-proclaimed Islamic State from the border area.

24/08/2016

Syria

Erdogan wants to contain Syria's Kurdish rebels at all costs

In a joint operation with the US military Turkey has launched its largest incursion into Syria yet, with the aim of taking control of the border town of Jarablus away from…

24/08/2016

Syria

Turkey sends tanks into Syria

A Turkish-backed operation has begun to rid Syria’s northern border of ISIL militants and the Kurdish PYD, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has confirmed.

24/08/2016

Syria

Syrian Kurdish and government forces agree Hasaka ceasefire

The aim is stop fighting in the Syrian city of Hasaka.

23/08/2016

Syria

Turkey bombards ISIL positions in northern Syria

Turkey has bombarded ISIL and Kurdish militia positions in northern Syria, following a wedding suicide bombing which killed more than 50 people.

23/08/2016

Syria

Turkey's fighting talk ups ante in Syria's long and complex war

Turkey is upping the ante against ISIL, with Ankara saying its “ready to do what it takes” to drive the militants out.

22/08/2016

Syria

The iconic images of children suffering in war

Viewers are almost immune now to the dusty aftermath of air strikes on city streets in Syria on their television screens.

22/08/2016

Syria

French forces bombard ISIL as new fighting complicates Syria's war

French forces have bombarded ISIL targets in the Syrian city of Raqqa, apparently destroying a heavy weapons storage and maintenance centre.

22/08/2016

Syria

Pentagon scrambles jets to protect US forces from Syrian bombing

The Pentagon says US-led coalition aircraft have been scrambled in Syria to protect American special ground forces from attack by government jets.

20/08/2016

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On World Humanitarian Day Syria is still suffering

On World Humanitarian Day the global humanitarian picture looks particularly grim in Syria.

19/08/2016