Syrian civil war
US Orders Civilians To Leave Turkey Over Imminent Threat
The US government has ordered all civilian family members of its Istanbul consulate staff to leave Turkey because of...
Russia’s UN Human Rights Council Seat Under Threat
Russia's seat on the UN Human Rights Council is under threat due to its support of the Syrian government's air campaign...
U.N. Aborts Plan To Evacuate Patients From Aleppo, Blames All Parties
The United Nations has abandoned plans to evacuate patients from besieged rebel-held east Aleppo which it had hoped to...
Aleppo Ceasefire Ends With Clashes
Heavy clashes have been reported in the besieged Syrian city of Aleppo after a three-day ceasefire ended on Saturday....
Russia Says Aleppo Escape Corridors Under Fire
12:30 a.m. The Russian military says that in the first day of the pause in fighting over the Syrian city of Aleppo, the...
EU Threatens Russia With Sanctions Over Syria
European Union leaders warned Russia at a summit on Thursday that they will consider sanctions over its role in the...
Aleppo ‘humanitarian Pause’ To Take Effect
A "humanitarian pause" announced by Russia is to formally come into effect in Syria's city of Aleppo to allow civilians...
Aleppo Bombing ‘kills 14 Members of One Family’
Fourteen members of the same family were killed in an air strike in rebel-held eastern Aleppo on Monday, emergency...
Rebels ‘capture’ IS Stronghold of Dabiq
The small northern town holds great value for IS because of a prophecy of an apocalyptic battle Turkish-backed rebels...
Rebels Set Up Internment Camp For IS Defectors
A secret internment camp for former Islamic State militants and their families has been established in Syria. Some 300...
Russia’s Putin Halts France Visit Amid Row
Russia's President Vladimir Putin has cancelled a planned visit to France amid a row over Syria. He had been due to...
US Calls For Russia and Syria War Crimes Probe
Russia has been accused of targeting hospitals, which Mr Kerry said was Russia and the Syrian government should be...
Russia Tells U.S. To Think ‘carefully’ Before Hitting Syrian Army
Russia's Defence Ministry said on Thursday the United States should carefully consider the consequences of strikes on...
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...
Aleppo Bombing Shuts Largest Hospital
Russian and Syrian air raids on the rebel-held eastern half of the city of Aleppo have forced the closure of the...
Aleppo Hospital ‘hit By Barrel Bombs’
An air raid on the rebel-held eastern half of the Syrian city of Aleppo has hit the area's largest hospital for the...
Russia ‘driving Syria Rebels To Jihadists’
Russia's increasing military action in Syria is forcing moderate elements within the Syrian opposition into the hands...
US ‘protecting Syria Jihadist Group’
The US is trying to spare a Syrian jihadist group in case it is needed to unseat President Assad, the Russian foreign...