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Moscow to West: are you fighting terrorists or Russia?

Russia's defence minister has said the West's failure to rein in extremist rebel groups means the peace process has been postponed indefinitely.

Cult

Theatre as an act of resistance

‘While I was waiting’ by acclaimed Syrian playwright Mohammad Al Attar and director Omar Abusaada tells the story of a young man who ends up in a coma in hospital after being beaten up at a checkpoint

World News

Denmark: Syrian refugee and two children found dead in a freezer

The remains of a Syrian refugee and her two children have been found in a freezer in their flat in Denmark.

Syria

Fierce fighting breaks out in northwestern Aleppo

A Syrian pro-rebel media outlet said on Saturday rebels had taken the area of western Aleppo in a counter-offensive on government-held parts of the city.

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Syria

Aleppo hospitals deal with patient surge after offensive

Hospitals in Western Aleppo are dealing with a surge in patients caught up in a rebel attack on government forces, who have the east of the city under siege.

Syria

Russia 'asks to resume air strikes' in Aleppo as rebel offensive begins

Syrian rebels say they are pushing forward with a huge offensive aimed at breaking a weeks’ long government siege on eastern Aleppo.

World News

Russia, Iran and Syria discuss action plan for tackling regional conflict

Syrian rebel forces have announced the launch of a counter attack against government forces and their allies in an attempt to break a siege in eastern Aleppo.

Syria

Infant death toll rises in fresh Syria attacks

Syrian rebels have shelled two neighbourhoods in government-held western Aleppo, killing at least five children and a baby, a monitoring group reports.

Syria

Syrian allied forces warn Turkey over Aleppo

A field commander allied to the Syrian regime warned Turkey that any move towards their positions would be met 'decisively and with force.'

Iraq

US expects anti-ISIL Mosul and Raqqa offensives to overlap

As Iraqi forces edge closer to Mosul in Iraq, anti-ISIL coalition members discussed preparations for an overlapping offensive on the extremists’ Syrian stronghold…

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Drone footage shows Aleppo 'moonscape'

Drone footage released by a pro-rebel media group based in Aleppo shows the extend of the destruction of the city.

Russia

Fighting resumes after ceasefire in Aleppo

The battle for control of the northern city of Aleppo has intensified with air strikes, ground offensives and shelling.

United Kingdom

'Save the Aleppo children' - protesters call for British government action

Hundreds of demonstrators have gathered in central London, to pile pressure on the British government to do more to end the bloodshed in Syria.

Syria

Syria crisis: Aleppo fighting intensifies as ceasefire collapses

Fierce fighting and air strikes have broken the third-day of a four-day unilateral ceasefire in the divided Syrian city of Aleppo, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human…

Syria

Syrian government forces blamed for 2015 chemical weapons attack

Investigators have said Syrian government forces were behind a third chemical weapons attack last year.

Syria

UN human rights chief accuses 'Syria and its allies' of war crimes in Aleppo

The UN Commissioner for Human Rights, Zeid Ra'ad al Hussein, did not mention Russia by name and said all sides in the conflict had violated international law.

Europe News

EU leaders warn Russia of fresh sanctions over Syria

EU leaders on Thursday will call on Russia to stop its bombing in Syria and allow humanitarian aid to enter the besieged city in Aleppo.

Syria

Syria: Aleppo ceasefire begins

Leaflets dropped over rebel-held parts of the Syrian city of Aleppo urged people to take their chance to get out, as a so-called ‘humanitarian pause’ in air strikes formally came into effect on…

World News

French president pushes for longer Aleppo ceasefire

Just hours before he meets the leaders of Russia and Germany, French President Francois Hollande said on Wednesday that he’s urgently trying to extend an eleven hour ceasefire planned for tomorrow in…

Syria

Russia and Syria suspend strikes on Aleppo

Russia and Syria have suspended air strikes on Aleppo, two days ahead of a planned eight-hour humanitarian pause to allow aid through to the city.