Syria Syrian pro-government forces 'strike IS positions' in Damascus Syria's state television reports the operation taking place in Yarmouck, where thousands of Palestinian refugees live. 24/04/2018
Syria Syrians remain defiant despite allied air strikes The Western alliance air strikes on Syria's alleged chemical weapon sites have been widely condemned across the country 16/04/2018
brussels bureau EU official condemns Douma 'gas attack' as 'barbaric' Chair of European Parliament Foreign Affairs Committee calls for political pressure to be piled on Damascus 10/04/2018
Syria More civilian deaths after air strikes near Damascus in Syria Eight civilians died Saturday while Friday, raids on Douma killed at least 40 civilians, including eight children. 07/04/2018
no comment Christians in the Middle East celebrate Easter People across the region joined services marking the occasion. 02/04/2018
Syria Pro-Assad forces press deeper into Eastern Ghouta The advance comes as local authorities in the besieged rebel enclave described the situation as 'catastrophic' 12/03/2018
Syria Syria: At least 500 killed in Eastern Ghouta The main city of Ghouta, Douma, was subject to a flood of fire killing at least 29 people on Saturday, including 17 children. 24/02/2018
Syria Ghouta: 'We are waiting for our turn to die' Residents in the besieged eastern Ghouta district near the Syrian capital Damascus are enduring one of the most intense bombardments of the near eight-year conflict 21/02/2018
Syria Aid agencies warn of humanitarian crisis of besieged Syrians Charity officials working on the outskirts of Damascus have warned that humanitarian conditions have reached crisis levels as the Syrian government continues to block trucks carrying relief supplies from reaching badly effected areas. 15/12/2017
Cuisine This Syrian chocolate factory is a lesson in perseverance It’s hard to imagine anything more fragile than a Ghraoui chocolate creation: such as the delicate hand-painted violin or autumn leaves which seem 11/12/2017
Syria Israeli missiles 'strike Syrian military post' Israeli missiles are reported to have hit a Syrian military post south of the capital, Damascus. 02/12/2017
Syria ISIL suicide bombers kill two police officers in Damascus ISIL suicide bombers attack Damascus as militants suffer defeats on multiple fronts 11/10/2017
Syria Syria suicide blast: mulitple casualties after explosion rocks central Damascus In Syria, at least 19 people have been killed in Damascus after a suicide bomber blew up his vehicle in the city. State TV said around a dozen 02/07/2017
Syria Israel linked to series of blasts in Damascus Syrian rebel and intelligence sources claim the explosions were caused by Israeli air strikes against an arms supply hub 27/04/2017
Syria "Huge" explosion near Damascus Airport Explosions and fire have ripped through a military area of the complex, including fuel depots and weapons stores. 27/04/2017
Syria Syria conflict: Rebels launch new assault in Damascus Two days before new Syria peace talks, rebels and jihadist allies stormed a government-held area in northeast Damascus on Tuesday. 21/03/2017
Syria Syrian forces bombard rebel positions on the outskirts of Damascus Syrian forces engaged in fierce fighting with rebels and jihadists on Sunday, responding to an onslaught with intense bombardments. 19/03/2017
Syria Twin suicide bomb attacks kill dozens in Syria At least 31 people have been killed and dozens more wounded in two suicide bomb attacks in Damascus. 15/03/2017
Syria Suicide blasts in Damascus on six year Syria conflict anniversary Six years to the day since the start of Syria’s conflict, twin suicide attacks brought terror to Damascus on Wednesday. 15/03/2017
Syria Dozens killed in double suicide bombing in Damascus At least 46 people have been killed and 120 injured in a double suicide bombing in the Syrian capital. 11/03/2017
Syria Warplanes bomb rebel-held areas around several Syrian cities Air strikes have been carried out on rebel-held areas across Syria. 26/02/2017
Syria Syria: several dead in Damascus suicide bomb A suicide bomber has struck a heavily policed district of Damascus, killing at least seven people according to state television. 12/01/2017
Syria Russia condemns new shelling of its embassy in Damascus The ministry slammed the latest shelling as a "provocation aimed at derailing a peace accord in the country" 28/12/2016
Syria Russia says Syrian government and opposition in talks The Syrian army has intensified its aerial bombing of rebel-held positions close to Damascus. 27/12/2016
Syria 'Dozens of civilians killed' by Turkish airstrikes in Syria At least 88 civilians have died in Turkish airstrikes in Syria, a war monitor is reporting. 23/12/2016
Syria Bloody battle for Syria's al-Bab as Turkey tightens grip against ISIL Fourteen Turkish soldiers and nearly 140 jihadist militants were killed on Tuesday as Turkey's 'Euphrates Shield' operation intensified. 22/12/2016
