Politics of Syria
WFP Expands Food Aid Deliveries In Syria’s Raqa
The UN's World Food Programme announced Wednesday it has resumed aid deliveries in parts of Syria's Raqa province for...
Syria Monitor Says IS Chief Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi Dead
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights war monitor said Tuesday it had information from top Islamic State group...
Syria Sides Meet Again In Geneva, With Expectations Low
Syria's government and opposition meet Monday for a seventh round of UN-sponsored peace talks in Geneva with little...
Quiet As Ceasefire Begins In South Syria
A ceasefire in southern Syria brokered by the United States, Russia and Jordan began at noon local time on Sunday, with...
Syria Ceasefire Zone A US ‘priority’
A ceasefire set to take effect in southwest Syria on Sunday is a US priority and an important step toward eventual...
France and Russia Vow To Fight Extremism
The French and Russian foreign ministers vowed Thursday to put aside their countries' differences to fight and defeat...
Lavrov Says Trying To Clarify US Syria No-Fly Zones Proposal
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Thursday Moscow was seeking to clarify a claim by his US counterpart that...
Civilians Trapped As Iraq Forces Battle IS In Mosul
Iraqi forces on Thursday battled the last remaining Islamic State group fighters in Mosul's Old City, where the UN said...
‘US-Led Strikes Killed 224 Civilians Since Allies Entered Raqa’
US-led coalition air strikes have killed at least 224 civilians since the Syrian forces it backs entered Islamic State...
US Ready To Work With Russia On Syria ‘no-Fly Zones’
The United States is prepared to work with Russia on the establishment of "no-fly zones" in Syria, US Secretary of...
US-Backed Forces Face Fierce IS Resistance In Raqa Old City
US-backed fighters inched forwards in Raqa's Old City against fierce resistance Wednesday, after penetrating the heart...
Key Powers Thrash Out Safe Zones Plan At Syria Talks
Powerbrokers Russia, Iran and Turkey sought Wednesday to hammer out a plan for four safe zones in Syria at a fifth...
Fifth Round of Kazakh Syria Talks Focuses On Safe Zones
Powerbrokers Russia, Iran and Turkey on Tuesday focused on shoring up a plan for safe zones in Syria at a fifth round...
US-Backed Forces Breach IS Defences In Heart of Syria’s Raqa
US-backed forces have penetrated the heavily fortified heart of jihadist bastion Raqa for the first time, in a key...
Fifth Round of Syria Talks Begins In Kazakhstan
A fifth round of talks on ending the six-year Syrian conflict began in Kazakhstan on Tuesday, focused on shoring up a...
US-Backed Forces In Syria Breach Wall Surrounding Old City of Raqa
US-backed forces in Syria have breached the wall surrounding the Old City of Raqa as they try to retake the city from...
US Warship In Med Wary of ‘tensions’ With Syria’s Allies
A top officer aboard the US Navy's largest warship, which is deployed in the eastern Mediterranean, said Monday his...
Syria Warns of Allied Response In Case of US Attack
The Syrian government on Monday warned that any new attack by Washington on the war-ravaged country would provoke an...
US Navy Carrier Stops Off In Israel On Break From IS Fight
A US Navy supercarrier anchored off the Israeli port of Haifa Saturday on a break from operations supporting the US-led...