aleppo
Syria Troops ‘retake’ Key Aleppo District
Syrian government forces have retaken the largest rebel-controlled district in eastern Aleppo, state media report. The...
Syria’s White Helmets Apologize For Mannequin Challenge Video
It's a familiar scene: Syria Civil Defence, also known as the "White Helmets," rushing to rescue a man covered in...
World Should Stop Turning A Blind Eye To Syria
France has accused Syria and its allies of using political uncertainty in the US to launch "total war" against...
Syria Conflict: Almost One Million Living Under Siege
The number of people living under siege in Syria has doubled this year to almost one million, the UN says. Emergency...
Children Paying the Price In Battle For Aleppo
Children paying the price in battle for Aleppo A Syrian man carries a girl from a destroyed building after barrel bombs...
Aleppo Self-Rule Plan Rejected By Government
A UN proposal to end heavy fighting in the city of Aleppo has been rejected by the Syrian government. Under the plan,...
Airstrikes Knock Out Hospitals In Rebel-Held Aleppo
A number of major trauma hospitals in rebel-held eastern Aleppo are out of service after days of heavy airstrikes, the...
Air Strike Hits Children’s Hospital In Syria’s Aleppo
An air strike has hit a children's hospital in Syria's eastern Aleppo, forcing its medical staff to evacuate their...
Nov. 17 World News Summary At 0030 GMT
LONDON — A London tram was travelling at 70 km/h when it derailed and overturned on a bend with a speed limit of 20...
‘Utter Desperation’ In East Aleppo As Bombs Rain Down
Air strikes and artillery have pounded rebel-held districts of eastern Aleppo for a second day, killing dozens of...
A Nonviolent Strategy To Liberate Syria
In early 2011, as the Arab Spring was moving across North Africa and the Middle East, small groups of nonviolent...
US Aims New Sanctions At Assad Backers
US legislators have passed a bill that would sanction the government of Syria and its supporters, including Russia and...
Nov. 15 Middle East News Summary At 2200 GMT
RIYADH — A Saudi-led coalition said that a missile fired from Yemen toward the border city of Najran was intercepted,...
Syria’s Assad Hopes For ‘anti-Terror Ally’ In Trump
Syria's leader has said he hopes US President-elect Donald Trump will be an ally in fighting terrorism but remains...
Toaso Violently
I admit I have lived my whole life with very little violence. When I listen and see the devastation in Aleppo, Syria,...
Air Strikes Resume On Rebel-Held Aleppo
Few civilians took up the offer to leave rebel-held Aleppo during the pause in air strikes Warplanes have bombed...
Food Rations Run Out In Rebel-Held Aleppo
The last remaining food rations are being distributed in besieged rebel-held eastern districts of the Syrian city of...
Six Stories You May Have Missed Because of US Election
Six stories you may have missed because of US election Iraqi Kurdish forces seized the town of Bashiqa near Mosul from...
Syrian Army Makes ‘significant Gains’ In Aleppo
The Syrian army says it has taken a strategic district of Aleppo in what would mark the most important advance in the...