Syria Kremlin says Russian jets killed three Turkish soldiers in botched attack Kremlin admits killing three Turkish soldiers in a botched air strike in northern Syria 09/02/2017
Japan Japan to accept only 300 refugees over 5 years Japan has decided to admit 300 Syrian refugees and their families over the next 5 years. 09/02/2017
No Comment Syrian rebels close in on ISIL town in Aleppo Province Amateur video purports to show Syrian rebels clashing with Islamic State forces in the town of al-Bab in Aleppo Province, as the Turkish military says rebels supported by Turkish armed forces seize co 09/02/2017
Syria Senior al-Qaida operative killed in US airstrikes, Pentagon In total 11 al-Qaida members were killed in airstrikes in Syria, the Pentagon announced. 09/02/2017
Germany Dresden: Syrian anti-was sculpture faces wrath of far-right protesters An anti-war sculpture by a Syrian-born artist has provoked protests by far-right supporters in the German city of Dresden. 08/02/2017
Syria 'Human Slaughterhouse' - Amnesty report on a Syrian jail As many as 13,000 people most of them opposition supporters have been executed at a military prison near Damascus. 07/02/2017
Syria Syria: ISIL stronghold of al-Bab 'surrounded', supply routes 'cut off' ISIL stronghold of Al-Bab is surrounded, a monitoring group says. The UN issues a report claiming the jihadist group is 'militarily on the defensive.' 06/02/2017
Syria Watch: What have these child refugees 80 years apart got in common? They were born on different continents more than three quarters of a century apart but are united by one common thread – escaping war. 06/02/2017
Syria Syria says army plans more anti-ISIL offensives near Aleppo The Syrian army has said that recent advances against the self-proclaimed Islamic State northeast of Aleppo are a starting point for further operations against the extremist… 02/02/2017
Syria Syria: Anti-ISIL forces close in on Raqqa The US-backed campaign against ISIL is closing in on Raqqa, the Syrian capital of the group’s self-proclaimed caliphate. 31/01/2017
USA How Donald Trump justifies his controversial travel ban ‘It’s about keeping the USA safe’ Donald Trump, announcing the halting of refugee admissions and the temporary barring of people from seven Muslim-majority countries, cited the terrorist attacks in 20 30/01/2017
USA The personal stories around Trump's travel ban Here is a small selection of the people affected by Donald Trump’s travel ban on nationals from seven Muslim-majority countries. 30/01/2017
Syria Work starts to repair vital Syrian spring Maintenance workers have arrived at the Ain al-Fija water spring. They will start work on repairing the damage caused by the fighting between rebels and government forces. 29/01/2017
World News Trump's refugee and travel suspension met wıth global outcry With a stroke of a pen, Donald Trump signed an executive order on Friday suspending all new refugee arrivals to the US for four months. 28/01/2017
USA Trump signs ''extreme vetting'' executive order banning Syria refugees from entering the US indefinitely With a simple stroke of a pen, President Donald Trump signed an ‘‘extreme vetting’‘ executive order on Friday banning Syrian refugees from entering the US… 28/01/2017
Syria Russia says Syria peace talks in Geneva delayed Upcoming UN-backed Syria peace talks in Geneva have been pushed back until late February, Sergei Lavrov said on Friday. 27/01/2017
Syria Girl, 7, tells Trump: "Help Syria and I'll be your friend" A Syrian girl who became a global star tweeting updates from Aleppo has written an open letter to Donald Trump urging him to help the war-ravaged country. 26/01/2017
Kazakhstan Russia, Iran and Turkey agree to enforce shaky Syria truce The three countries sponsoring the Syrian talks – Russia, Iran and Turkey – have agreed to monitor jointly a three-week fragile ceasefire. 24/01/2017
Kazakhstan Mixed signals from Syria peace talks in Astana Signs of progress as well as stumbling blocks are emerging from the talks in Kazakhstan, aimed at ending Syria's civil war. 24/01/2017