Politics of Syria
Aleppo Defeat ‘not the End For Rebels’
The fall of rebel-held eastern Aleppo would not mean the end of the fight against President Bashar al-Assad, the Syrian...
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...
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...
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...
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...
German Police Arrest Five In Raid On ‘IS Network’
Five people linked to the so-called Islamic State (IS) group have been arrested in co-ordinated raids in Germany,...
US Orders Civilians To Leave Turkey Over Imminent Threat
The US government has ordered all civilian family members of its Istanbul consulate staff to leave Turkey because of...
Russia’s UN Human Rights Council Seat Under Threat
Russia's seat on the UN Human Rights Council is under threat due to its support of the Syrian government's air campaign...
EU Threatens Russia With Sanctions Over Syria
European Union leaders warned Russia at a summit on Thursday that they will consider sanctions over its role in the...
Rebels ‘capture’ IS Stronghold of Dabiq
The small northern town holds great value for IS because of a prophecy of an apocalyptic battle Turkish-backed rebels...
Syria Rebels Advance On IS Stronghold
Turkish-backed Syrian rebels are advancing on Dabiq, a symbolic stronghold of so-called Islamic State. The small town...
German Terror Suspect Jaber Al-Bakr’s Jail Death A Scandal
The death in a prison cell of a Syrian refugee suspected of planning a bomb attack in Germany is a judicial scandal,...
Syria War Crimes Claim ‘rhetoric’
President Vladimir Putin has dismissed suggestions that Russia could face war crimes charges over its bombardment of...
Syrian Terror Suspect Jaber Al-Bakr Found Dead In Cell In Germany
A Syrian migrant suspected of planning a bomb attack on a Berlin airport has killed himself in his prison cell in...
Rebels Set Up Internment Camp For IS Defectors
A secret internment camp for former Islamic State militants and their families has been established in Syria. Some 300...
Russia’s Putin Halts France Visit Amid Row
Russia's President Vladimir Putin has cancelled a planned visit to France amid a row over Syria. He had been due to...