Syria

Syria

Fatal air strike targets Syrian maternity hospital

A maternity hospital in Syria’s Idlib province supported by Save the Children has been hit by an air strike.

29/07/2016

Syria

Syrian opposition reject humanitarian corridors as a ploy to empty Aleppo

The United Nations has called on Russia to allow the UN and aid agencies to monitor the four humanitarian corridors out of the besieged Syrian city of Aleppo.

29/07/2016

Syria

Nusra Front militant group says it's ending ties with al Qaeda

Al Qaeda’s powerful Syrian branch, the Nusra Front, says it is cutting ties with the global militant network.

29/07/2016

Syria

Corridors to open in besieged Aleppo for civilians and rebels who surrender

The Syrian government is to open humanitarian corridors to let civilians flee the besieged northern city of Aleppo, its ally Russia said on Thursday.

28/07/2016

Syria

ISIL says it targeted Kurds in car bomb in Qamishli, Syria

A huge car bomb killed at least 48 people when it exploded near a Kurdish security forces headquarters on Wednesday (July 27) in the Syrian city of Qamishli.

27/07/2016

Syria

Syria: hospitals targeted in besieged eastern Aleppo

Four hospitals in besieged eastern Aleppo have reportedly been hit by air strikes.

24/07/2016

Syria

Syrians adopt Pokemon Go to highlight plight of children

The war has endured for more than five years.

22/07/2016

Syria

Syrian rebels prepare for Aleppo siege

Syrian government troops say they are moving in against rebel held positions in the Syrian city of Aleppo.

12/07/2016

Syria

Dozens killed as fierce fighting erupts between Syrian government and rebels

Fierce fighting in Syria’s Idlib province has left up to 30 people dead.

12/07/2016

Syria

Two Russian pilots killed in Syria - Russian defence ministry

Militants in Syria shot down a military helicopter near Palmyra on Friday, killing two Russian pilots – according to Russian media, quoting the defence ministry.

10/07/2016

Syria

Both sides blamed for civilian deaths as Syria's Eid ceasefire collapses

Both sides in the Syrian war have been accused of killing civilians on Friday, as a three-day old truce to coincide with the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr…

08/07/2016

Syria

Syrian government forces 'cut road to Aleppo'

Some 250,000 Aleppo residents have been put under siege after Syrian government troops effectively cut the road into rebel-held areas of the city, a monitoring group…

07/07/2016

Syria

Syrian army announces ceasefire covering entire country for 72 hours

It is a ceasefire in all but name, the Syrian military’s declaration of a 72-hour “regime of calm”, coinciding with the end of Ramadan, that began at one o’clock on Wednesday morning, and will end at

06/07/2016

Syria

Amnesty International accuses Syrian opposition groups of human rights abuses

The rights watchdog says the alleged abuse was committed over four years by the members of five armed organisations in the conflict-torn country.

05/07/2016

Syria

West secretly helping Syria against militants, says Assad

Syria’s President al-Assad is claiming that Western countries have sent security officials to help his government covertly fight militants.

02/07/2016

Syria

Syria: Assad pays rare frontline visit

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has paid a rare visit to the frontline of the country’s civil war.

27/06/2016

Syria

Battle for Manbij - US-backed forces enter key ISIL bastion in Syria

US backed Kurdish and Arab militias in Syria have reportedly advanced into the strategically important ISIL stronghold of Manbij.

23/06/2016

Syria

Monitor claims 25 civilians killed in airstrike on Raqqa, Syria

The Syrian Observatory for Human rights claims that at least twenty-five civilians were killed and dozens of others wounded in an airstrike on the Syrian city of…

22/06/2016

Syria

Syria: US diplomats urge anti-Assad military strikes

As US-led air power pounds ISIL in Syria, dozens of State Department officials want the Assad regime to feel the force of American military might.

17/06/2016

Syria

Two-day pause in fighting comes into effect in Aleppo

The battle for the northern city between Russian-backed Syrian government forces and rebel groups has left hundreds dead.

16/06/2016

Syria

ISIL committing genocide against Yazidis - UN

The so-called Islamic State (ISIL or ISIS) is committing ‘genocide’ against Yazidis in Syria and Iraq, according to UN investigators.

16/06/2016

Syria

Disillusioned Syrian refugees return home

Months of living rough in makeshift camps have taken their toll. Some Syrians are now reportedly paying smugglers to return home.

09/06/2016

Syria

Residents in town ‘liberated from ISIL rule’ hold colourful celebrations

08/06/2016

Syria

Syria: monitoring group claims 40 killed in intensified fight for Aleppo

The fight for Aleppo rages on with reports of sometimes-deadly offensives against civilians, Syrian army positions and ISIL.

04/06/2016

Syria

Russia concerned about safety of workers delivering UN aid to Syria

The United Nations is finalising plans to airlift humanitarian aid to 19 besieged towns in Syria but Russia has expressed concern about the safety of aid workers, according to a senior UN…

02/06/2016

Syria

Fresh shelling in Syria kills 42 civilians, says monitoring group

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) monitoring group says forty-two civilians have been killed in aerial raids in the north of…

01/06/2016