France Syria: Damascus suburb Daraya bombed after aid delivery Barrel bombs have reportedly hit Daraya in Syria after desperately needed food aid reached the besieged town for the first time in four… 10/06/2016
World News 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. 05/06/2016
Syria Syria: monitoring group claims 40 killed in intensified fight for Aleppo The fight for Aleppo rages on with reports of sometimes-deadly offensives against civilians, Syrian army positions and ISIL. 04/06/2016
Syria Russia concerned about safety of workers delivering UN aid to Syria The United Nations is finalising plans to airlift humanitarian aid to 19 besieged towns in Syria but Russia has expressed concern about the safety of aid workers, according to a senior UN… 02/06/2016
Syria Fresh shelling in Syria kills 42 civilians, says monitoring group The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) monitoring group says forty-two civilians have been killed in aerial raids in the north of… 01/06/2016
Syria US-backed push begins to retake Syria border pocket from ISIL Reports from Syria say thousands of US-backed fighters have launched an offensive to retake a crucial swathe of land near the Turkish border from… 01/06/2016
Syria Many dead in Idlib as Russia and Turkey argue over blame Russia has strongly denied its planes have carried out air strikes overnight in the rebel-held Syrian city. 31/05/2016
Syria Syria: civilian casualties rise as air strikes hit Aleppo Videos posted online reportedly show the aftermath of air strikes in the Syrian city of Aleppo. 30/05/2016
World News Syria's chief opposition negotiator quits The chief peace negotiator of Syria’s main opposition bloc has quit over the failure of the UN-backed Geneva peace talks. 30/05/2016
Syria Car bomb hits Shuiab Mosque in rebel-held Idlib, Syria A car bomb exploded at the Shuiab Mosque in rebel-controled Idlib, Syria. 27/05/2016
Syria Kurdish-led militias launch offensive against ISIL-held Raqqa A US-backed alliance of Kurdish-Arab militias has started to clear ISIL fighters from the area north of the Raqqa which is the extremists de facto capital in… 24/05/2016
Syria Syria: US-backed fighters launch offensive to retake ISIL's Raqqa A US backed coalition of Kurdish fighters in Syria has reportedly launched a major offensive to capture ISIL’s de-facto capital, Raqqa. 24/05/2016
Syria Calls for action to stop the targeting of hospitals and clinics in war zones To deliberately attack a hospital is considered a war crime but such strikes against them have become increasingly common. 23/05/2016
World News ISIL says deadly Syria blasts 'targeted supporters of Bashar al-Assad' ISIL has claimed responsibility for multiple, deadly explosions in the Syrian coastal cities of Jableh and Tartous. 23/05/2016
Russia US rejects Russia proposal for joint air strikes in Syria The US has rejected a Russian proposal to carry out joint air strikes against jihadist groups in Syria, saying they have different… 20/05/2016
Syria Saving Syria: massive air drops of aid planned The ceasefire will be monitored round-the-clock and much-needed humanitarian aid will be delivered to besieged areas. 17/05/2016
Syria Aid and political transformation on agenda at International Syria Support Group meeting Representatives from 17 countries backing peace talks on Syria are in discussions in Vienna in the latest effort to reach an agreement on how to 17/05/2016
Syria Hezbollah confirms death of commander Mustafa Badreddine in Syria Mustafa Badreddine, believed to have been Hezbollah’s most senior figure in the Syrian war, has been killed in an explosion in Damascus. The Lebanese 13/05/2016
Syria Top Hezbollah commander Mustafa Badreddine killed in Syria - group confirms Top Hezbollah commander Mustafa Badreddine has been killed in Syria, the Lebanese Shia militant group confirmed. Lebanon’s al-Mayadeen TV said he had 13/05/2016