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 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