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Syria evacuees arrive in shelter near Aleppo

An operation to move Syrian civilians out of two Shi’ite villages besieged by rebels and into government territory resumed overnight.

Syria

Syrian evacuation bomb blast death toll climbs

The death toll continues to climb after a bomb blast hit a convoy of evacuees waiting to enter Aleppo in Syria.

Syria

Explosion hits evacuation convoy in Syria

An explosion near a bus convoy waiting to enter Aleppo has killed or wounded dozens of people, according to pro-government media and pro-opposition activists.

Syria

Thousands flee homes in Syria 'population swap'

By day and by night, thousands of civilians and fighters continue to be evacuated from four besieged towns in Syria under a deal struck between the Assad regime and…

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Syria

'The situation is tragic', Syrians leave besieged towns under evacuation deal

Syrians living under siege for more than two years have begun to leave their homes under an evacuation deal.

Russia

Russia, Iran, Syria denounce US 'act of aggression'

The three foreign ministers meeting in Moscow slammed the US missile strike on a Syrian airbase in response to an reported use of chemical weapons as 'unacceptable'.

Syria

Evacuation begins of four besieged towns in Syria

Operations have begun to move residents away from four Syrian towns besieged by rebels and regime forces.

Syria

Syria's president says claim his forces used chemical weapons is "100% fabricated"

Syria's President Bashar al-Assad has come out fighting over claims his armed forces used chemical weapons against his own people. The claims are "100% fabricated" he says.

USA

Trump spokesman Sean Spicer apologises over Hitler gaffe

The White House spokesman said even Hitler 'didn't use chemical weapons', unlike Syria's Assad, apparently overlooking the Holocaust.

Iran

Iran warns US not to repeat attack on Syria

Iran warns US not to attack again

Syria

Russia 'increases naval presence off Syrian coast'

Russia has reportedly sent a warship armed with Kalibr cruise missiles to join a pre-existing battle group off the coast of Syria.

USA

Syrian Americans divided over Trump after US missile strikes

Syrians living in the United States have reacted in different ways to the American missile strikes on a military airbase in their home country.

USA

UN urges restraint as Washington and Moscow clash over Syria

Immediate action is needed to protect the Syrian people but it should be “rooted in the principles of the United Nations and international law,” U.

Iran

Fears of more chaos in the Middle East after US strike in Syria

In Iran, Iraq and Egypt, many called the move reckless.

World News

Investors, edgy after US strikes in Syria, turn to oil and gold

Investors in Europe were edgy on Friday following the US air strikes in Syria, but stocks erased most of their initial losses after US officials called the attack a one-off event that would not lead t

Europe News

Syria: US strikes slammed as 'irresponsible'

A Russian official has slammed American air strikes in Syria, describing them as “another repetition of irresponsible behaviour.

Syria

Syrian refugees support US airstrikes against Assad

In northern Syria, the reaction among refugees living near the Turkish border has been one of joy following President Trump’s move to hit a Syrian airbase.

Markets

US Syrian airstrikes hurt market, sparks rush to safe havens

Stockmarkets dipped on news of the US airstrikes in Syria, but generally recovered after Washington officials said there would be "no escalation".

Russia

Russia denounces US "aggression" in Syria

The Kremlin has slammed the US missile strike as an “aggression against a sovereign nation”.

Syria

US missiles strike Syria airbase 'in response to chemical attack'

The United States has launched a missile strike at a Syrian airbase in response to a suspected chemical weapons attack by President Assad’s government earlier this…