Syrian civil war
US Plans For Syria Include Another 1,000 Troops
Up to 1,000 additional US troops could deploy to northern Syria under provisional plans drawn up by the Pentagon, a US...
Syrian Force Fighting For Raqa Is Mainly Arab
The US-backed Arab-Kurdish alliance leading the offensive to surround and recapture the Islamic State group's main...
Russian, US Forces Eyeball Each Other In Syrian City
American and Russian troops are now both present in the northern Syrian city of Manbij and can clearly see each other...
Suicide Bomb Attack In Damascus Court Kills 31 People
A suicide bomb attack in a Damascus court has left at least 31 people dead and 45 others wounded. Another suicide...
Russian-Backed Talks On Syria Flop After Rebel No-Show
Russian-led peace efforts for Syria foundered Wednesday as a third round of talks ended with no progress after rebels...
Bombs Rock Damascus As War Enters Seventh Year
Two suicide bombings hit Damascus Wednesday including an attack at a central courthouse that killed at least 32 people,...
Over 800 Health Workers Killed In Syrian ‘war Crimes’
More than 800 health workers have died in "acts of war crimes" in Syria since 2011, in hospital bombings, shootings,...
EU Unveils Syria Reconstruction Plan
The EU unveiled an ambitious plan Tuesday to support the reconstruction of war-torn Syria, calling it a "dividend" to...
Israel Treats More Than 2,600 Wounded Syrians
Israel's medical services have treated more than 2,600 Syrians wounded during their country's conflict since 2013,...
New Round of Syria Peace Talks Opens Without Rebels
A third round of Russian-backed talks on the Syrian war opened in the Kazakh capital Astana on Tuesday without armed...
Six Years On, Aleppo Dares To Dream of End To Syria War
When the army recaptured Aleppo in December, Mohammad Baqdul left Beirut and returned with his family to his native...
More Than 320,000 Dead In Six Years of Syria War
Syria's war has killed just over 320,000 people since it erupted six years ago, a monitor said Monday, noting that a...
Syria Rebels Will Not Attend Astana Peace Talks
Syrian rebel factions will not attend a new round of negotiations with government figures in the Kazakh capital, an...
Violence Against Syria’s Children ‘at Its Worst’ In 2016
Violence against children in war-ravaged Syria was "at its worst" in 2016, the UN's children's agency said Monday as...
Ex-Qaeda Affiliate In Syria Claims Damascus Bombings
Syria's former Al-Qaeda affiliate Fateh al-Sham Front on Sunday said in a statement it was behind twin bombings...
Toll In Damascus Bombings Jumps To 74 Dead
The toll from twin bombings targeting Shiite pilgrims in the centre of Damascus has risen to 74 dead, a monitor said on...
Middle East Two Bombs Hit Syria’s Damascus, Fatalities Reported
Bombs went off near cemetery in Bab Masala area of the city, state media reports.Join GhanaStar.com to receive daily...
Iraq Battles IS In Mosul, Commander Says Resistance Weakening
Iraqi special forces battled the Islamic State group on Friday in west Mosul, where a commander said jihadist...
US Sends Marines To Support Raqqa Assault
The US has sent 400 additional troops to Syria to support an allied local force aiming to capture the so-called Islamic...