Syria

Syria

Kobani remains key battleground for ISIL as Kurds push the militants out

Peshmurga fighters are continuing their assault to retake the Syrian town of Kobani from ISIL fighters, but the Islamic extremists are making the

06/01/2015

Syria

Peshmerga fighters and Syrian rebels make ground on two separate fronts

Backed up by US airstrikes, Peshmerga fighters claim to have control of 80 percent of Syrian border town of Kobani

06/01/2015

Syria

Kurds regain most of Kobani but ISIL fights on in Syrian border town

The Kurds now claim to have wrested control of about seventy percent of Kobani from the self-styled Islamic State, but heavy fighting continues for

02/01/2015

Syria

Video of kidnapped Italian aid workers claims to show women still alive in Syria

Video has just been released suggesting that two unofficial Italian aid workers captured in Syria in August are still alive, although the footage

01/01/2015

Syria

Syrian President visits soldiers in Damascus in rare public appearance

In a rare public appearance in recent times, and complete with patriotic music, Syrian state television has shown footage of its embattled president

01/01/2015

Syria

Syria ready to discuss Russia peace plan talks

Syria said on Saturday it is willing to participate in “preliminary consultations” in Moscow aimed at restarting peace talks next year to end its

27/12/2014

Syria

Syria: 'civilians killed' in government raids near Aleppo

Dozens of civilians have been killed and wounded in government air raids near the northern Syrian city of Aleppo, according to unconfirmed reports.

26/12/2014

Syria

Father of Jordanian pilot captured by ISIl pleads for his release

The father of a Jordanian pilot captured by Islamic State militants in Syria has appeared on TV pleading for his son’s release. Safi al-Kasaesbeh

25/12/2014

Syria

ISIL downs coalition warplane and captures pilot

Jordan has confirmed that ISIL militants shot down a coalition warplane over Syria and captured the pilot.

24/12/2014

Syria

Over 10 children killed in latest Syria violence

At least 10 children have been killed in Syria after government airstrikes hit two schools in separate incidents today. Seven of the dead were from

23/12/2014

Syria

Syria: Tehran renews support for Assad regime

During a meeting with Bashar al Assad in Damascus, Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani also discussed the threat of renewed aggression by Israel in Syria.

22/12/2014

Syria

Militant jihadist group ISIL pose a new threat in the Middle East

It emerged as an offshoot of al-Qaeda and was reinforced by the chaos generated by the civil war in Syria. In 2014 the self-styled Islamic State

19/12/2014

Syria

Syrian 'moderate' rebels sign agreement for transition plan

Around 17 different rebel groups in southern Syria have signed an agreement for a transition plan for the country. The groups are viewed by the West

11/12/2014

Syria

UN calls for countries to resettle 180,000 Syrian refugees

The UN is calling on countries to take on 180,000 Syrian refugees. The figure represents just five percent of the projected refugee population by the

08/12/2014

Syria

Syria says Israel warplanes strike targets near Damascus in 'flagrant attack'

07/12/2014

Syria

Israeli warplanes hit targets in Syria

Syrian state television said on Sunday that Israeli jets had bombed areas near Damascus international airport and in the town of Dimas near the

07/12/2014

Syria

Conflicting versions of conflict in Syria as US and partner nations continue airstrikes against ISIL

Islamic State militants claim a video posted on a social media website shows its fighters having taken control of Syrian government airbase in the

07/12/2014

Syria

Kurdish fighters vow to go on fighting as long as the ISIL threat remains.

Women Kurdish peshmerga are fighting alongside their male compatriots to repel the ISIL assault on Kobani on the Syrian border with Turkey. The siege there has a become a powerful international symbol

05/12/2014

Syria

Kerry says ISIL has been damaged by US-led coalition but battle may take 'years'

The US-led coalition fighting ISIL has inflicted serious damage on the extremists, carrying out around 1,000 airstrikes so far in Syria and Iraq

03/12/2014

Syria

As funds dry up UN cuts aid to 1.7 million Syrian refugees

Funds dry up as UN aid cuts place Syrian refugees in danger of starvation

02/12/2014

Syria

Top Nazi war criminal believed dead in Syria

02/12/2014

Syria

UN suspends aid to Syrian refugees as money runs out

01/12/2014

Syria

Frontline of Syrian city of Kobani in rubble after two months of fighting

28/11/2014

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Kobani remains under fire

23/11/2014

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American-led forces continue air strikes in Kobani

18/11/2014

Syria

ISIL claim execution of American hostage Peter Kassig

16/11/2014