Syria

Talk of a truce is rejected as Syrian forces sense victory in Aleppo

Syrian forces claim victory over rebels in Aleppo is imminent as the US and Russia differ over truce talks

13/12/2016

Syria

Aleppo battle 'reaches its end' in devastating blow to rebels

The battle for Aleppo has reached its end, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitoring group said on Monday, marking a devastating blow for the rebellion against President Bashar…

12/12/2016

Syria

Aleppo '95 percent under Syrian government control'

Syrian government forces now control more than 95 percent of Aleppo, the Russian Defence Ministry was quoted as saying on Monday.

12/12/2016

Syria

Aleppo: safe passage plan reportedly tabled in Geneva

Russia and the US have been meeting in the Swiss city to seek a solution to the fighting and the humanitarian crisis it has generated.

11/12/2016

Syria

Syria: intense battle for ancient city of Palmyra

An intense battle for control of Palmyra in Syria has reportedly been swinging back and forth between government forces and ISIL fighters.

11/12/2016

Syria

Syrian Army advances in Aleppo

A Syrian military source said the army and its allies had captured the al-Asila and Aaajam districts southeast of Aleppo's ancient citadel.

11/12/2016

Syria

ISIL fighters re-enter ancient Palmyra in Syria

Monitors say ISIL fighters have re-entered Palmyra, nine months after losing the ancient Syrian city.

10/12/2016

Syria

Is the West resigned to the fall of eastern Aleppo?

Foreign ministers from the US, UK, Germany, Italy, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar and Jordan have met in Paris to discuss the situation in Aleppo as Russian diplomats and stakeholders gather in Swit

10/12/2016

Syria

Syria: exodus continues from embattled Aleppo

The Russian Defence Ministry, quoted by the Interfax news agency, says more than 20,000 civilians have left eastern Aleppo on Saturday. The Ministry also says more than 1,200 rebels opposed to Syrian

10/12/2016

Syria

Watch: Aleppo before the war… and now!

Before Syria's ruinous civil war struck Aleppo, the country's largest city was a busy commercial powerhouse and a proud historic center

10/12/2016

Syria

Thousands escape war-torn Aleppo, says Russia

Up to 10,500 Syrians have poured out of parts of war-torn eastern Aleppo in 24 hours, Moscow’s defence ministry said on Friday.

10/12/2016

Syria

Bombs and diplomacy: Syrian forces push into eastern Aleppo as UN calls for an end to hostilities

The Syrian army is tightening its siege on rebel-held parts of Aleppo.

09/12/2016

Syria

Aleppo: fears over hundreds of missing

The UN says hundreds of men from eastern Aleppo have reportedly gone missing after leaving rebel-held areas of the city and entering government territory.

09/12/2016

Syria

Aleppo: conflicting reports over a halt in the offensive

There are conflicting reports over whether the Russian-backed Syrian government has halted its military push to retake the rebel-held eastern Aleppo.

09/12/2016

Syria

Syria's army pauses military operations in Aleppo - Russia

Syria’s army has suspended “active” military action in eastern Aleppo, according to Russia’s foreign minister.

09/12/2016

Syria

Syrian army 'stops operations' in east Aleppo to evacuate civilians - Lavrov

The move comes amid strong international criticism over the failure to secure aid for civilians, as the Syrian army closes on the last rebel-held areas of Aleppo.

08/12/2016

United Kingdom

Britain's MI6 chief warns of 'unprecedented' terror threat to UK

ISIL militants are using the chaos created by the Russian backed military campaign of Bashar al-Assad in Syria to plot attacks against the UK and its allies, the head of MI6 has…

08/12/2016

Syria

Syrian forces reject rebel call for truce in Aleppo

Syrian forces in Aleppo take control of the 'Old City' and sense a pivotal victory in the five-year conflict against rebels

08/12/2016

Syria

Aleppo: Syrian army "seizes all of Old City"

Syrian government forces have reportedly recaptured all of Aleppo’s historic ‘Old City’, pushing the last remaining rebels there out.

07/12/2016

Syria

Syrian forces capture key parts of rebel-held eastern Aleppo, state media says

Syrian government forces have seized several areas of eastern Aleppo, including the key-rebel-held district of Al Sharr, state media and monitors are reporting.

06/12/2016