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Aleppo evacuation 'to continue until Friday' - Red Cross

The ICRC says more than 4,000 fighters were moved out of the Syrian city overnight, as winter weather slows up the evacuation process.

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.

Syria

UN probe unable to apportion blame in Aleppo convoy bombing

A convoy that was bombed while trying to take aid into the besieged city of Aleppo last September was hit by an air strike but its not known who was responsible.

Syria

Last refugees bid farewell in the snow to Aleppo

After a day of delays the evacuation of Aleppo resumes, with reports saying the city has now been emptied of resistance.

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Turkey

'Syrian Twitter girl 'Bana Alabed meets Turkey's Erdogan

Bana Alabed the seven-year-old Syrian girl who captured the imagination of Western media from inside besieged Aleppo has met Turkey's President

Syria

UN sends in more observers of "complicated" Aleppo evacuation

The evacuation of civilians and rebel fighters from eastern Aleppo could be completed within two days according to Turkey which helped mediate the exodus.

Russia

Russia, Iran and Turkey push for Syria peace plan without US or UN

Russia, Iran and Turkey say they are ready to help broker a peace deal and ceasefire for Syria without the involvement of the US or the UN.

Syria

Syrian army urges rebels to speed up Aleppo evacuation

The military has broadcast messages saying it is poised to enter the last rebel enclave, as estimates vary as to how far the process has to go.

World

Aleppo in ruins as Assad celebrates a good 2016

Aleppo the target of a relentless human violence

World

'Wrath of Euphrates Forces' in battle for Raqqa

Operation to oust ISIL from Iraq and Syria

Syria

Syria war claims, counterclaims and conspiracy theories

“In wartime, truth is so precious that she should always be attended by a bodyguard of lies,” the quote from Winston Churchill seems apt to describe the current battle underway in…

Syria

Aleppo child blogger Bana Alabed evacuated from city

Seven-year-old blogger Bana Alabed has been safely evacuated from the Syrian city of Aleppo.

Syria

Syria: people leave rebel-besieged villages as evacuations step up

Seven-year-old Bana Alabed is reportedly among evacuees from Aleppo in a two-way process from government and rebel-controlled areas.

Syria

Evacuation of rebel-held enclave in eastern Aleppo resumes

Fighters and families board buses in Aleppo as evacuations of the destroyed eastern part of the city begin once more

USA

Russia circulates its own UN resolution on Aleppo - diplomats

Diplomats in New York say Moscow is circulating its own UN resolution on the Aleppo crisis. Earlier, UN Security Council veto power Russia said it could not allow a French-drafted resolution on Aleppo

Syria

Evacuation buses burned out near Aleppo

Rebels have reportedly attacked and burned several buses sent to evacuate people from two Shia villages in Idlib province.

Syria

Will the UN send observers to Syria?

The Security Council is meeting to vote on a resolution to guarantee that UN officials can monitor evacuations from the besieged parts of the Syrian city.

Syria

Syrian government vows to rebuild as tourists visit war ravaged city

Syria

New deal agreed for Aleppo evacuation

Fresh agreement will allow wounded civilians to be evacuated from the villages of Kefraya and Fua as well as from two towns near the Lebanese border.

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Syria Aleppo: thousands of trapped civilians wait as evacuation halts