Syria Regime forces bombed rebels into surrender after talks collapsed The Syrian army has taken back control of much of Deraa province with some towns surrendering and others being bombed into submission 01/07/2018
Syria False alarm triggers Syrian state air defences State TV carried reports of missiles being fired at two air bases 17/04/2018
Syria Eastern Ghouta recaptured by Syrian army. Control of the region vastly increases the security of the Assad regime Over 40,000 rebels and their families have moved north to Idlib province 15/04/2018
Syria The Syrian Army claims it has taken control of eastern Ghouta, one of the last pockets of rebel resistance After a deal was brokered on Sunday rebel fighters could be seen boarding buses to take them away from the area 02/04/2018
Syria Seige of Afrin imminent as Turks make slow progress in northern Syria Determination to stamp out perceived Kurdish threat on border may lead to clash with NATO ally America. 20/02/2018
Syria Ruins ISIL's only legacy in Deir El-Zour The Syrian army has recaptured Deir El-Zour at the heart of its oil-producing region, but there is little worth saving among the ruins ISIL leaves behind. 05/11/2017
Syria US-backed Syrian fighters clear remnants in war-ravaged Raqqa A day after declaring Raqqa under their control, US-backed Syrian militia say clearing operations are still underway in the city. Once seen as 18/10/2017
Syria Syrian Democratic Forces’ ‘donut stunt’ marks end of Islamic State siege over Raqqa Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) echoed the Islamic State’s ‘donut stunt’ after liberating Raqqa, Syria from the militants on October 17. The stunt was previously performed by the Islamic State (ISIS) when they captured Raqqa three years earlier. 18/10/2017
Syria Syrian forces capture key district in Deir al Zor Syrian troops with Russian air power capture al-Jafra district in Deir al-Zor 17/09/2017
Syria Syrian militants race army for control of Deir al-Zor US-backed fighters in eastern Syria have announced a new offensive against the so-called Islamic State. 09/09/2017
Syria Israeli jets attack Syrian target Syria claims Israeli jets struck a military base. Monitoring group claims the site was a chemical weapons facility. 07/09/2017
Syria UN Syrian Commission of Inquiry scathing about conduct of conflict by all sides Civilians remain in extreme danger in Syria from all sides in conflict says latest UN Commission of Inquiry on Syria. 06/09/2017
Syria Syrian forces 'make breakthrough' in Deir al-Zor Syrian forces make a breakthrough in ISIL stronghold Deir al-Zor, where thousands have been trapped since 2014. 05/09/2017
Syria Battle for Raqqa: those fleeing city complain of lack of food and medicine in stifling summer heat Syrians fleeing Raqqa say a lack of resources and the grueling summer heat are making life increasingly hard. At one refugee camp, north of the 13/08/2017
Syria Syria suicide blast: mulitple casualties after explosion rocks central Damascus In Syria, at least 19 people have been killed in Damascus after a suicide bomber blew up his vehicle in the city. State TV said around a dozen 02/07/2017
Syria UN - Sarin was used in Syria attack Paulo Sergio Pinheiro said most of the victims in the attack were killed with conventional and not chemical weapons during an airstrike on a hospital. 22/04/2017
Syria Syrian army retakes key town of Soran The town is a key point on the army's route to the city of Hama. 17/04/2017
Syria We have the numbers to retake Raqqa, say US-backed Syrian militias Hundreds more American soldiers join the battle against ISIL militants in Syria 10/03/2017
Syria Battle for al-Bab hots up as four forces converge on ISIL-held Syrian town With all the protagonists in the Syrian conflict facing each other in al-Bab, anti-ISIL forces are struggling to maintain unity as they attempt to retake the town from the Islamic militants. 11/02/2017
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
