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Syria war: Bombardment of Ghouta persists, scores killed

Dozens more die on Tuesday as the Syrian rebel-held enclave of Ghouta reels under heavy bombardment

20/02/2018

Syria

World Food Programme reaches formerly-besieged Deir ez-Zor

The UN’s World Food Programme is delivering much-needed aid to formerly-besieged areas of Syria.

17/02/2018

Russia

Exclusive: US forces 'illegally in Syria' Sergey Lavrov tells euronews

Russia's Foreign Minister tells euronews US special forces show no sign of leaving Syria.

16/02/2018

Croatia

Widow of ISIL hostage calls for captured militants to locate his body

David Haines’ widow says she hopes the two British Islamic State militants captured in Syria last month will be tried and jailed for life.

11/02/2018

Syria

Turkish helicopter downed in northern Syria

The Turkish military said two soldiers on board the aircraft died when it crashed during an offensive on Syrian Kurdish militias.

10/02/2018

Israel

Iran denies involvement in downed Israeli fighter jet

Israel has struck back at what it claims are Iranian targets in Syria after an Israeli F-16 jet was downed under Syrian fire.

10/02/2018

Syria

Besieged Syrians suffer their bloodiest week in years

Government air strikes on the rebel-held suburbs of Damascus have killed scores of Syrians, in what is said to be their worst week since 2015.

09/02/2018

Europe News

'Ankara is no different from ISIL' former PYD leader tells euronews

Salih Muslim told euronews that Turkey's Afrin operation is about regaining lost ground.

09/02/2018

Russia

Pilot's body returned to Russia

The pilot was shot down over rebel-held Syria. The Russian Ministry of Defence say he managed to eject and then blew himself up rather than be captured.

06/02/2018

Syria

Babies evacuated from Syrian hospital as airstrikes intensify

The evacuations come as renewed airstrikes target opposition-held areas in Idlib province following Saturday's reports that rebels shot down a Russian military jet.

05/02/2018

Russia

Progress made in Syrian peace talks

Delegates at a Syrian peace conference in Sochi have called for respect for the country’s territorial integrity and said the Syrian people alone should decide the shape of their government.

31/01/2018

Russia

1500 attend talks in Sochi towards peace in Syria

Delegates have come together in Sochi to discuss peace in Syria but most opposition groups are boycotting the event.

30/01/2018

France

France ‘will intervene’ if jihadist nationals sentenced to death in Mi

The comments came after an Iraqi court sentenced a German woman to death for belonging to the so-called Islamic State.

29/01/2018

Syria

UN envoy to take part in talks on Syria

Talks on rebuilding Syria after the civil war will be attended by the UN envoy to the country despite a boycott by opposition groups

28/01/2018

World News

Syrian opposition will not attend Russian peace conference

A spokesman for Syria's opposition rules out taking part in Russian brokered peace talks.

27/01/2018

World News

Erdogan vows to expand Syria operation

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has promised to sweep militants from the length of Turkey's border with Syria with Operation Afrin. Erdogan says Ankara could extend its current military operation in northwest Syria all the way east to the border with Iraq.

26/01/2018

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Shops reopen in Aleppo market – or what's left of it

The market in Syria's largest city still has no water, electricity or telephone lines.

22/01/2018

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Syrian soldier spends his downtime breeding pigeons in Aleppo

The scaling down of the fighting in Aleppo over the past two years has given Bassil the chance to explore his hobby of breeding pigeons.

20/01/2018

Turkey

Tensions rise between Turkey & Syria

Turkey has asked Russia to assist with air activity in Syria

18/01/2018

USA

US signals deeper commitment in Syria

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson says the United States cannot repeat past mistakes and won't pull out of Syria prematurely.

18/01/2018