Syrian civil war

International

Syria Army Makes Rapid Gains In Rebel-Held East Aleppo

Syrian government forces have been making rapid advances into eastern Aleppo, forcing thousands of civilians to flee....

International

Syria Forces ‘retake’ Second Aleppo Area

Syrian government forces have retaken a second rebel-held district in eastern Aleppo, military sources say. They say...

International

Syria Troops ‘retake’ Key Aleppo District

Syrian government forces have retaken the largest rebel-controlled district in eastern Aleppo, state media report. The...

International

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...

International

Turkish Soldiers Killed By Syrian Air Strike

The Turkish military has said that three of its soldiers have been killed and 10 more wounded in Syria by an air strike...

International

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...

International

Syria Conflict: Almost One Million Living Under Siege

The number of people living under siege in Syria has doubled this year to almost one million, the UN says. Emergency...

International

Children Paying the Price In Battle For Aleppo

Children paying the price in battle for Aleppo A Syrian man carries a girl from a destroyed building after barrel bombs...

International

Aleppo Self-Rule Plan Rejected By Government

A UN proposal to end heavy fighting in the city of Aleppo has been rejected by the Syrian government. Under the plan,...

International

Airstrikes Knock Out Hospitals In Rebel-Held Aleppo

A number of major trauma hospitals in rebel-held eastern Aleppo are out of service after days of heavy airstrikes, the...

International

Air Strike Hits Children’s Hospital In Syria’s Aleppo

An air strike has hit a children's hospital in Syria's eastern Aleppo, forcing its medical staff to evacuate their...

International

‘Utter Desperation’ In East Aleppo As Bombs Rain Down

Air strikes and artillery have pounded rebel-held districts of eastern Aleppo for a second day, killing dozens of...

Opinion

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...

International

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...

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Nov. 15 Middle East News Summary At 2200 GMT

RIYADH — A Saudi-led coalition said that a missile fired from Yemen toward the border city of Najran was intercepted,...

International

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...

International

Air Strikes Resume On Rebel-Held Aleppo

Few civilians took up the offer to leave rebel-held Aleppo during the pause in air strikes Warplanes have bombed...

International

Food Rations Run Out In Rebel-Held Aleppo

The last remaining food rations are being distributed in besieged rebel-held eastern districts of the Syrian city of...

International

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...