Syria

Syria

Death toll rises in Shi'ite shrine blasts in Damascus

The number of people killed in Sunday's bomb attacks in the Syrian capital Damascus has risen to 71 with dozens more wounded.

31/01/2016

Syria

Blasts close to Damascus' main Shi'ite shrine kill 60 - monitor

The Sunni militant group calling itself Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the attack.

31/01/2016

Syria

Emotional plea from UN on eve of Syria talks

The United Nations Special Envoy for Syria, Staffan de Mistura, has made a plea to all parties to bring a peaceful resolution to the five-year

29/01/2016

My Europe Series

Can aid help to resolve the Syrian crisis?

As Syria bleeds, how should an upcoming aid conference relieve the suffering? How to get the world to provide billions in needed funding? And could

28/01/2016

Syria

Syrian government forces claim successes but ISIL still rampant

ISIL attacked the Syrian city of Homs on Tuesday, killing at least 24 people with a car bomb and explosive belt-wearing terrorist. A mainly Alawite

26/01/2016

Syria

ISIL claims responsiblity for twin bomb attacks in Homs - dozens dead

The Islamic State (ISIL) militant group has claimed responsibility for twin bomb blasts in the Syrian city of Homs on Tuesday, which reportedly

26/01/2016

Syria

ISIL'posts UK video threat'

The Islamist extremist group ISIL has posted a video on the internet making an apparent threat to attack Britain. The unverified footage contains

25/01/2016

Syria

Syria: Pro-Assad forces hail recapture of key rebel-held town

Syria’s pro-government forces are hailing a key victory over rebels, ahead of planned peace talks that look increasingly likely to stall. The

24/01/2016

Syria

Syria: Turkey accuses Moscow and Damascus of jeopardising Geneva talks

Ahmet Davutoglu has backed calls to exclude militant organisations like the Kurdish YPG militia.

21/01/2016

Syria

Syria: ISIL frees hundreds of hostages held in Deir-al-Zour

ISIL has released 270 civilians held hostage since the weekend assault on the Syrian government held city of Deir-al-Zour. Daesh backers to blame for

20/01/2016

Syria

Syria conflict: Question mark over next round of peace talks

Officially, the next round of peace talks for Syria is due to start in Geneva on January 25. But UN diplomats say a delay looks increasingly likely

18/01/2016

Syria

Syria: 'Hundreds of civilians' seized by ISIL in Deir al-Zour

ISIL is said to have kidnapped 400 civilians in an attack on a city in eastern Syria. The families of pro-government fighters were among those seized

17/01/2016

Syria

Russia airdrops 22 tonnes of aid around Syrian town of Deir al-Zor

Russia has launched a humanitarian operation in Syria. The British-based Syrian Observatory for Human rights said a Russian cargo plane accompanied

15/01/2016

Europe News

Syrian negotiator still waiting for Geneva talks invitation

The group representing the Syrian opposition is still waiting for an invitation to planned peace talks in Geneva later this month, its chief

15/01/2016

Syria

New aid convoy due in Syria as peace talks are scheduled for this month

New convoys carrying food and medicine to the besieged Syrian town of Madaya and two others are due to arrive today, January 14. It comes after

14/01/2016

Syria

UN war crimes investigate malnutrition claims in Madaya

UN war crimes investigators have begun an inquiry into claims residents of a besieged Syrian town have been starved in violation of international

12/01/2016

Syria

Madaya: UN aid chief calls for emergency evacuation

Security Council hears reports of hundreds in "grave peril" in the besieged Syrian town

12/01/2016

Syria

Syrian opposition casts doubts on peace talks after claims of Russian bombing

Syria’s opposition co-ordinator Riad Hajab claims three schools in the rebel held town of Injara were bombed by Russian jets killing 35 children

11/01/2016

Syria

Vital aid arrives in the besieged Syrian town of Madaya

Vital aid has arrived at the besieged Syrian town of Madaya. A convoy with enough basic food to last 40,000 people a month is one of three which left

11/01/2016

Syria

Madaya, a town on the brink of starvation, granted UN food aid by Assad

The Syrian government has agreed to allow emergency UN aid into three besieged towns – including the rebel held town of Madaya, close to Damascus –

07/01/2016

Syria

Snow in Syria and Lebanon causes new hardship for refugees

Parts of Syria have been hit by strong winter snowstorms, forcing thousands of people already desperately seeking shelter from civil war to take

06/01/2016

Syria

ISIL claims fatal bomb attacks in Kurdish area of Syria

ISIL has claimed responsibility for bomb attacks on three restaurants in a predominately Kurdish area in northeast Syria, close to the Turkish

31/12/2015

Syria

Syrian army turns its attention to the south in major offensive

Backed by Russian air support the Syrian army has launched its first offensive in the south of the country since September, when Russia entered the

31/12/2015

Syria

Syrian soldiers fight their way into strategic southern rebel-held town

For President Assad’s soldiers, Russian air power has made all the difference. Syria’s military say its troops have fought their way into the

30/12/2015

Syria

US and Russia get differing results in the air over Syria

The US is claiming its airstrikes in Syria and Iraq have killed 10 mid-level ISIL leaders in the past month, notably a French national implicated in

30/12/2015

Syria

Rebels leave Zabadani under UN-backed deal

Dozens of injured fighters waited to board buses on Monday in the rebel-held Syrian town of Zabadani. After months under siege from government

28/12/2015