Syria Syrian army advances into rebel Aleppo Thousands of civilians are fleeing the fighting between rebels and government forces in eastern Aleppo. 28/11/2016
Syria Syrian army forces 'retake' key district in eastern Aleppo Hundreds of residents of eastern Aleppo have fled the shifting front lines, as Syrian government forces continue their push to cut the rebel-stronghold in two. 27/11/2016
Syria Siege of Aleppo: battle reaches crescendo Syrian pro-government forces are believed to have reclaimed the largest rebel-controlled district in Aleppo. 27/11/2016
Syria Air strikes kill dozens in eastern Aleppo - monitor Video shared online purports to show the aftermath of air strikes in eastern Aleppo. 25/11/2016
Syria Syria offers Russia priority in reconstruction contracts following civil war destruction As fresh reports emerge of possible chemical attacks on eastern Aleppo, Syria offers Russia priority in reconstruction contracts. 22/11/2016
Turkey Turkey issues arrest warrant for Syrian Kurdish leader Turkey has issued an arrest warrant for the Syrian Kurdish leader Salih Muslim, whose group is a key force fighting ISIL in northern Syria. 22/11/2016
Syria Aleppo's bloody week Aleppo’s children are the victims of the ongoing fighting: among them school children in the government-controlled west of the city and a girl in a rebel-held district in the… 21/11/2016
Syria 'Time running out for east Aleppo' UN envoy warns While diplomacy falters, the fighting rages on. A rebel shelling killed eight children at a school in western Aleppo, while a barrel bomb killed a family of six in the rebel-held east. 20/11/2016
No Comment Boy and girl rescued through the rubble in Aleppo Video footage uploaded on social media purports to show two children being rescued from the rubble of damaged buildings allegedly in Yaqid al Adas, in Aleppo… 20/11/2016
Syria Syria: hospitals in eastern Aleppo 'bombed out of use' Hospitals in besieged rebel-held districts of the Syrian city have been hit by intense airstrikes in recent days, several sources say. 19/11/2016
Syria UN says aid convoy attack could be considered 'war crime' An attack on a United Nations aid convoy in Syria in which 20 people died could be considered a ‘war crime’ by the Security Council if the perpetrators are identified, the organisation… 18/11/2016
No Comment Syria: amateur video shows children rushed to hospital after Aleppo air strikes Syria’s White Helmets rush to a neighbourhood in Aleppo targeted by air strikes as injured children are treated in a field hospital, amateur video posted online… 17/11/2016
World News WHO condemns Syria hospital attacks The World Health Organisation is condemning a wave of attacks on hospitals in Syria. 17/11/2016
Syria Renewed airstrikes on Aleppo kill at least 20 people, including children In Syria, government forces have pounded Aleppo for a second day, killing at least 20 people, monitors and medics say. 16/11/2016
Syria Syria's Assad sees Trump as 'an ally against terrorism' President Assad gives his first reaction to the election of Donald Trump describing him as a possible 'ally in the fight against terror' 16/11/2016
Syria Russian planes resume intense air strikes in Syria Russian planes have taken to the skies over Syria again after a 28-day pause targeting Islamic militant groups in Idlib and Homs. 15/11/2016
No Comment Drone footage shows the extent of Aleppo's destruction Drone footage uploaded on social media by Aleppo Media Center (AMC) purports to show destroyed buildings and rubble on the streets in Al-Shaar neighbourhood in eastern Aleppo… 15/11/2016
Syria Russia accuses jihadists of using chemical weapons in Aleppo Russia has called for an urgent OPCW mission to Aleppo, accusing jihadist rebels of using chemical weapons in the Syrian city. 14/11/2016
Syria Assad forces retake parts of Aleppo as rebels move on Raqqa In Syria desperate fighting on many fronts 12/11/2016
Syria Russia wants international inspection in Aleppo over Syrian rebel 'chemical weapons use' The Syrian opposition denies allegations by Moscow that its personnel found shells with toxic chemicals launched by rebels in the northern city. 11/11/2016