Syria

Syria

Claim and counter claim over Syria 'war crime' hospital bombings

The latest slaughter in Syria is a war crime say France and Turkey. For the United Nations, Monday’s missile attacks on hospitals and schools in

16/02/2016

Syria

Turkey points finger at Russia over Syria hospital attacks

Visiting Ukraine, Turkey’s prime minister pointed the finger at Russia over the strikes in Azaz. Earlier he’d warned Kurdish rebels of a harsh

15/02/2016

Syria

Syria hospital and school strikes kill 'up to 50' - UN

The United Nations says up to 50 people have been killed in missile attacks on hospitals and schools in northern Syria. Médécins Sans Frontières –

15/02/2016

Syria

Idlib hospital attack apparently deliberate, says MSF president

Humanitarian organisation, Médécins Sans Frontières, says deadly attacks on a hospital it supports in Idlib province appear to have been deliberate

15/02/2016

Syria

Syria: a deadly political chess game

Saudi Arabia's role in the Syrian conflict is evolving as it sends warplanes to a Turkish base has openly declared it is willing to intervene on the ground if the US-led coalition introduces ground tr

15/02/2016

Syria

'Up to 50 dead' including children in hospital strikes in Syria

The United Nations says up to 50 people have been killed in missile attacks on hospitals and schools in Syria. Médécins Sans Frontières reports seven

15/02/2016

Syria

Syria: at least 14 dead as missile strikes hit hospitals in Azaz and Idlib

A Turkish security official says at least 14 civilians have been killed in Russian missile attacks on the northern Syrian border town of Azaz. The

15/02/2016

Syria

Turkey urged to stop assaults on Kurdish militias in Syria

France calls on Turkey to halt assaults on Kurdish militia Saudi Arabia prepared to participate in Syrian ground offensive Obama and Putin agree

15/02/2016

Syria

Russia and US to boost cooperation to implement Syria ceasefire deal, says Kremlin

Russia and the US have agreed to intensify diplomatic and other cooperation to implement an agreement on Syria, struck in Munich. That, from the

14/02/2016

Syria

'It's just not true' - Russia rejects claims that it's bombing civilians in Syria

Russia has rejected accusations that it’s been bombing civilians in Syria. The denial came at a security conference in Munich, as Moscow pressed on

13/02/2016

Syria

Assad says he will take back "whole country" in interview

The International Syrian Support Group has met in Munich with members told Syria’s president, Bashar al-Assad, intends to ride out the storm and

13/02/2016

Syria

Ceasefire in Syria?

In the Syrian capital Damascus residents have been reflecting on the decision taken in Munich for a “cessation of hostilities” in Syria’s near

12/02/2016

Syria

Syria fighting rages despite fresh efforts to end the war

Fighting continued to rage in Syria on Friday, as the world analyses the latest deal aimed at stopping five years of war. The complex twists of

12/02/2016

World

A new hope for Syrians

In this week’s Perspectives, we follow reports from around Europe on the crisis in Syria and the effects on those who live there. World powers agreed

12/02/2016

Syria

Major powers agree on truce in Syria "within a week"

With the US and Russia leading the way the international partners along with the Syrians and groups opposed to President Bashar al-Assad, meeting in

12/02/2016

Syria

Russian aircraft strike 'extremist' targets in Syria's Aleppo province

Russian aircraft continue to launch air strikes against targets around the Syrian province of Aleppo.

11/02/2016

Syria

Humanitarian crisis in Syria 'much greater than previously reported'

11/02/2016

Syria

Syrian monitoring group says at least 500 killed in Aleppo offensive

Amateur video footage has emerged purporting to show the aftermath of airstrikes on Syria’s largest city. War monitoring group The Syrian Observatory

10/02/2016

Syria

Syria: UN warns of siege and starvation in Aleppo

The United Nations warned on Tuesday that the Syrian government assault on Aleppo could cut off food supplies to 300,000 civilians still living

09/02/2016

Syria

Syria: Tens of thousands fleeing Aleppo remain stranded at Turkey border

A tent city has sprung up on Syria’s border with Turkey, which is still resisting UN and EU calls to open the crossing and let refugees through

09/02/2016

Syria

Suicide bombing at Damascus police club kills several people

A suicide car bomber blew himself up at a police officers’ club in a residential district of Damascus on Tuesday, killing several people, Syria’s

09/02/2016

Syria

Syria conflict: UN report denounces 'state policy of extermination'

Detainees held by Syria's government are dying in such numbers a UN war crimes report says that it denounces "a state policy to attack a civilian population".

08/02/2016

Syria

Syrian refugees flee to Turkey border as Aleppo assault intensifies

Around 35,000 Syrian refugees have arrived at the Turkish border, near the southern city of Kilis in the last two days, and are being accommodated on

06/02/2016

Syria

Syrians flee to Turkish border as government forces close in on Aleppo

At least 15-thousand Syrians have fled an intensifying assault around the city of Aleppo Crowds of people have been massing at the Bab al-Salam

06/02/2016

Syria

Diplomatic row at the UN highlights the difficulties for peace in Syria

As thousands flee the intense fighting around the Syrian city of Aleppo.

05/02/2016

Syria

20,000 Syrian refugees stuck on Turkish border after fleeing Aleppo

Tens of thousands of people are leaving the Syrian city of Aleppo or the refugee camps on its outskirts and fleeing towards Turkey. Some 20,000 are

05/02/2016