Syria Aleppo celebrates Christmas as Assad visits Damascus convent Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his family visited a convent north of Damascus on Christmas day. 26/12/2016
Russia Russia crash: Media crews perish on doomed aircraft Russian television is mourning nine of its own – reporters and TV crew members from three different channels were on board the military plane that crashed early on Sunday en route to… 25/12/2016
Russia Russia: 92 killed as military plane crashes into Black Sea A Russian defence ministry plane, carrying 92 people on route to Syria, has crashed into the Black Sea near Sochi. 25/12/2016
Russia Russian military plane carrying army choir crashes near Sochi A Russian defence ministry plane, carrying 92 people on route to Syria, has crashed into the Black Sea near Sochi, the defence ministry said. 25/12/2016
Syria With Aleppo battle won, Syria and Russia look to 'next stage' The rubble of war is being cleared from the streets of eastern Aleppo, after the last groups of rebels were removed from the city this week. 24/12/2016
Syria Putin announces Syria peace talks in Kazakh capital as residents return to Aleppo Russia, Iran, Turkey and President Bashar al-Assad have all agreed to meet in Kazakhstan’s capital Astana to try to end the conflict in Syria, President Vladimir Putin has… 23/12/2016
Syria Aleppo: then and now Once Syria’s most populous city, years of bloody conflict have left Aleppo completely destroyed. 23/12/2016
Syria Syrian army retakes full control of Aleppo It's a crushing victory for President Bashar al-Assad - the biggest in the more than five-year civil war. 22/12/2016
Syria Syria's tweeting girl, Bana Alabed, speaks about life in Aleppo The Syrian girl who gained global attention via Twitter has spoken about life in Aleppo and what motivated her to tell the world her story. 22/12/2016
Syria After the battle, Aleppo shows its scars Before the war, Aleppo’s ancient walled citadel drew in armies of visitors to one of the Middle East’s greatest treasures. 22/12/2016
Syria 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. 22/12/2016
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
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. 22/12/2016
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. 21/12/2016
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 21/12/2016
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. 20/12/2016
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. 20/12/2016
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. 20/12/2016
World Aleppo in ruins as Assad celebrates a good 2016 Aleppo the target of a relentless human violence 19/12/2016
World 'Wrath of Euphrates Forces' in battle for Raqqa Operation to oust ISIL from Iraq and Syria 19/12/2016