Syria

Syria

Russia changes tactics and uses an Iranian base to launch airstrikes inside Syria

Russian military jets have taken off from an Iranian airbase to launch strikes at Syrian targets in a move which will cut flight times and increase bombing payloads.

17/08/2016

Syria

UN 'gravely concerned' over situation in Aleppo

In a statement the UN said it was concerned for the safety of civilians, including 100,000 children due to an upsurge in fighting between government forces and rebels in the eastern rebel-held area of

16/08/2016

Syria

War in Syria: Russia uses Iran airbase for the first time

Russian military jets have taken off from a base in Iran, targeting ISIL fighters and other militant groups in Syria.

16/08/2016

Syria

Russia raises prospect of joint military action with US in Aleppo

Syrian troops have repelled a rebel advance near Aleppo forcing opposition forces to retreat from positions they seized a day earlier.

16/08/2016

Syria

ISIL tactics on exporting terror abroad

Since the restoration of the caliphate on June 29, 2014 under the rule of the self-proclaimed caliph Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi the so-called Islamic state called on foreign jihadists to take their terror c

15/08/2016

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Syria: Residents return to Manbij after ISIL is forced out

Thousands of displaced residents have streamed back into Manbij in northern Syria, now that the last ISIL extremists have fled their former stronghold.

14/08/2016

Syria

Liberation of northern Syrian city of Manbij is major blow to IS

The people of Manbij have been celebrating their liberation from the so-called Islamic State group. The fate of civilians taken as human shields remains unclear.

13/08/2016

Syria

ISIL forced out of strategic Syrian city of Manbij

US-backed Kurdish and Arab fighters say they have seized full control of the northern Syrian city of Manbij, liberating more than 2,000 civilian hostages who had been held as human…

13/08/2016

Syria

Assaults and air strikes in northern Syria

US-backed forces battling ISIL near the Turkish border in northern Syria say they have launched a final assault to flush the remaining jihadists out of the city of Manbij.

12/08/2016

Syria

Iran and Turkey pledge greater cooperation on Syria

Despite their differences, the foreign ministers of Turkey and Iran are pledging greater cooperation on trying to resolve the Syrian crisis – after meeting in…

12/08/2016

Syria

London schoolgirl who joined ISIL killed in Syria

Kadiza Sultana, 17, was one of three British schoolgirls who left London last year to join ISIL.

12/08/2016

Syria

Aleppo: UN probes 'gas' attack amid pressure for longer truce

The United Nations says it is talking to Russia about getting a longer halt to hostilities, to help the two million people trapped in the divided Syrian city of…

11/08/2016

Syria

Syria: Russia announces brief halt in Aleppo action

Russian forces in Syria have declared a three-hour daily halt to air strikes on Aleppo in order to let vital humanitarian aid to get in.

11/08/2016

Syria

Ceasefire 'urgently needed' in Aleppo - UN

The UN says two million residents have been left without access to running water or electricity after attacks hit civilian infrastructure last week.

09/08/2016

Syria

Battle for Aleppo intensifies as rebels and regime troops send in reinforcements

Both rebels and government troops are sending in reinforcements to Aleppo as the long battle for Syria’s second city intensifies.

09/08/2016

Syria

Rebels 'break government siege' in eastern Aleppo - reports

Islamist rebels in Syria say they have broken through to besieged opposition-held areas in eastern Aleppo.

06/08/2016

Syria

ISIL 'almost completely' ousted from northern Syrian city of Manbij

Kurdish-led forces say they have almost ousted ISIL from Manbij.

06/08/2016

Syria

13 people - including nine children - die in fighting in Aleppo

Government forces and their allies, with Russian backing, have imposed a siege on the rebel-held sector of the city since early July.

05/08/2016

Syria

Villagers in Syria take broken power lines into their own hands...literally

04/08/2016

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Syria: Fighting intensifies around Aleppo

A government-led-offensive has intensified fighting around Aleppo in recent days.

04/08/2016

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Syria: 5 years on

A look at the devastating effects the war in Syria has had on the population since it began.

03/08/2016

Syria

Video footage released of suspected chlorine gas attack in Syria

Syrian rebels have released video footage of a suspected chlorine gas attack in Syria.

03/08/2016

Syria

Syria: Anti-ISIL forces gain ground as Assad is blamed for 'gas attack'

US-backed Kurdish-led fighters say they now control nearly three quarters of a strategic city in northern Syria, that was an ISIL stronghold.

02/08/2016

Syria

Five confirmed dead after Russian helicopter shot down in Syria

A Russian helicopter carrying five military personnel has been downed in Northern Syria after coming under hostile fire from the ground, killing everyone on…

01/08/2016

Syria

Jihadist rebels begin major assault on government-held areas of Aleppo.

Syrian rebel fighters, linked to jihadists, have begun a major assault on government-held areas of Aleppo.

01/08/2016

Syria

Women and children use 'safe corridors' to escape Aleppo - Syria TV reports

More than 150 civilians – mostly women and children – have been leaving besieged eastern parts of the Aleppo, according to Syrian TV reports.

31/07/2016