Syrian civil war
Russia-Turkey Brokered Truce Comes Into Force
A nationwide ceasefire between Syrian government forces and rebel groups has come into effect. The truce, brokered by...
Ceasefire Agreed For Midnight, Backed By Russia and Turkey
The Syrian government and rebel groups have agreed to a ceasefire from midnight (22:00 GMT) across the country,...
Russian Jets Step Up Raids On Rebel-Held Idlib and Rural Aleppo
Russian jets stepped up strikes on several towns in Syria's rebel-held Idlib province and rural Aleppo two days after...
UN To Create Team That Will Probe Syria War Crimes
The United Nations General Assembly has voted to establish a special team to "collect, consolidate, preserve and...
Turkish Troops Killed In Clashes With ISIL In Syria
Clashes between Turkish-backed Syrian rebels and ISIL fighters have intensified around the northern Syrian town of...
On The Assassination Of Russian Ambassador In Turkey
The relations between unpredictable allies, Russia and Turkey, appear to have deteriorated in the past few years. The...
UN Backs Sending Monitors
The UN Security Council has adopted a resolution calling for UN officials and others to monitor the mass evacuations...
Russian Ambassador Andrei Karlov Wounded In Gun Attack In Turkey
Karlov was speaking at an exhibition in the capital when he was shot in the back by unidentified man The Russian...
Russian Ambassador Shot In Turkey
The Russian ambassador to Ankara, Andrei Karlov, has been shot and seriously injured while visiting a photo gallery in...
UN Security Council Demands Sending Observers To Aleppo
With Russia's backing, the United Nations Security Council on Monday voted to quickly deploy UN observers to Aleppo to...
Evacuations Resume From East Aleppo
Evacuations have resumed from east Aleppo, with buses and ambulances leaving rebel areas of the Syrian city. At least...
Hundreds Leave Syria City As Evacuations Resume
Evacuations have resumed from east Aleppo, with buses and ambulances leaving rebel areas of the Syrian city, a UN...
Canadian Tourist, Police Officers Killed In Jordan Gun Attacks
Gunmen attacked police patrols in the historic southern Jordanian city of Karak Sunday, killing five people, including...
Rebels Burn Syria Evacuation Buses
Several buses sent to transport the sick and injured from two government-held villages in Syria’s Idlib province have...
Rebels Burn Syria Evacuation Buses
Several buses en route to transport the sick and injured from two government-held villages in Syria’s Idlib province...
Turkey’s Erdogan Blames Kurdish Militants After Car Bomb Kills 13, Wounds 56
A car bomb killed 13 soldiers and wounded 56 when it ripped through a bus carrying off-duty military personnel in the...
France, Fearing Massacres, Asks UN To Monitor Aleppo Evacuation
France has presented a UN Security Council draft resolution on sending observers to Aleppo to monitor evacuations and...
Thousands ‘to Be Moved’ As New Deal Reached
A new deal has been reached to allow the evacuation of several besieged enclaves in Syria, the government and rebels...
Aleppo Evacuations Suspended
The evacuation of thousands of refugees from the besieged city of Aleppo has stopped and the status of the operation...