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Jihadist rebels begin major assault on government-held areas of Aleppo.

Syrian rebel fighters, linked to jihadists, have begun a major assault on government-held areas of Aleppo.

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Syrian state media reports civilians have begun to leave besieged Aleppo

Syrian state media reports dozens of families have begun to leave the besieged north-western city of Aleppo.

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.

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.

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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…

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.

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.

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.

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.

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Is ISIL's de facto capital under threat? Syrian army 'penetrates Raqqa Province'

ISIL’s de facto capital in Syria appears to be under threat.

Syria

ISIL-claimed bombings on Assad strongholds are condemned by US and Russia

Bomb blasts which killed nearly 150 people and injured another 200 in the Syrian coastal towns of Jableh and Tartous have been condemned by both the US and…

Lebanon

Hundreds attend Beirut funeral for Hezbollah commander

Hundreds of people have turned out for the funeral of a top Hezbollah commander in southern Beirut. Mustafa Badreddine is said to have died in an

Syria

UN accuses Syrian opposition groups of blocking aid

Fighting has flared up again, just hours after a ceasefire ended in the Syrian city of Aleppo. It is claimed Syrian government forces have been

Syria

Syrian city of Palmyra faces new ISIL threat - reports

It is reported that ISIL militants are advancing towards the Syrian city of Palmyra for a second time. It comes several weeks after the government

Switzerland

Saving Syria: Kerry hopes to salvage the talks

The US secretary of state has met UN special envoy Staffan de Mistura and Arab foreign ministers in Geneva

Syria

Russia will not ask Syria to halt air strikes on Aleppo

Media reports claim Russia will not try to persuade Bashar al-Assad to call a halt to air strikes on Aleppo. The bombardment of Syria’s second city

Syria

Air strikes and shelling cause more deaths in Aleppo

Aleppo sustained another day of air strikes and shelling on Friday. A week of fierce fighting in Syria’s second city has seen at least 200 people

Syria

Syria: Aleppo hit again as death toll from earlier hospital attack 'rises to 50'

There was more chaos and panic on the streets of Aleppo on Friday as fresh airstrikes hit the northern Syrian city after only a brief respite

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Syria is an example of UN Security Council's failure, says OHCHR chief

Defending human rights “He is the UN High Commisssioner for Human rights. A tremendous responsibility in such troubled times. In the midst of the

Syria

Syrian elections take place to backdrop of fighting in Aleppo and peace talks in Geneva

The Syrian elections – “theatre through which the regime is trying to give itself a little legitimacy”. That’s one view from the main oppostion body

A key figure in Syria’s war, Bashar al-Assad remains at the center of international debates. Explore his policies, alliances, and the future of his leadership.