Politics of Syria
Over Two-Thirds of Foreign IS Group Recruits Are Well Educated, World Bank Finds
More than two-thirds of the foreigners seeking to join the Islamic State (IS) group have attended high school or...
Eastern Aleppo Faces ‘total Ruin’ In Two Months
Rebel-held eastern Aleppo in northern Syria may face "total destruction" in two months, with thousands killed, the UN's...
Syria Conflict: Aid Convoy Attack Was Air Strike
Analysis of satellite imagery taken after a deadly attack on an aid convoy in northern Syria last month shows that it...
Meet the Seven-Year-Old Girl Tweeting From Aleppo
Seven-year-old Bana Alabed tweeted a photo a week ago, sitting at a desk with a book, her doll in the background. "Good...
A Decade Of Tests, An Era Of Opportunity
Our world faces formidable challenges. Gulfs of mistrust divide citizens from their leaders. Extremists push people...
US ‘holds Russia Responsible’ For Deadly Aid Attack
The US has said it holds Russia responsible for a deadly attack on an aid convoy near the Syrian city of Aleppo on...
UN Suspends All Aid After Attack
The UN has suspended all aid convoys in Syria after a devastating attack on its lorries near Aleppo on Monday. The...
US ‘outraged’ Over Aid Convoy Attack
The US government has expressed "outrage" over an attack on an aid convoy near the Syrian city of Aleppo that, a war...
Australia Regrets Syrian Air Strike Role
Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has expressed regret for the loss of life in a US-led airstrike which killed...
‘US Strikes’ Kill Dozens of Syrian Troops
US-led coalition air strikes have killed at least 62 Syrian troops fighting so-called Islamic State in the east, the...
Syria Cease-Fire Faces Deep Skepticism On All Sides
The Syrian cease-fire agreed to last week by Russia and the United States has reduced violence in the short term, but...
Syrian Leader Assad Prays At Daraya Mosque For Eid
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad prayed on Monday at a mosque in a Damascus suburb that was evacuated by rebels and...
Turkey ‘has Duty’ To Defeat IS In Syria
Turkey has a duty to defeat the so-called Islamic State (IS) in neighbouring Syria; President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has...
US-Russia Brokered Truce Gains Cautious Welcome
Turkey and the EU have welcomed a nationwide truce for Syria brokered by the US and Russia but have warned that further...
ISIS Was To Follow Paris Attacks With More Strikes
The sophisticated ISIS network that plots foreign strikes had planned for the carnage in the November 2015 Paris...
France Carries out Massive Airstrike; Drops 20 Bombs in Anti-ISIS Raid in Syria
France has carried out a massive airstrike on an Islamic State stronghold in Raqqa, Syria. It struck dozen’s of...
ISIS to France: “You Will Not Live in Peace” in New Video
Islamic State released an undated video on Saturday urging Muslims who are unable to travel to Syria to wage holy war...