Syria
Doubts about opening of ‘humanitarian corridor’ by Syrian regime for civilians to flee
A "humanitarian corridor" has been opened in Syria so civilians from one of the last remaining rebel-held regions can leave and enter…
Syrian regime forces take full control of Khan Sheikhun
Syrian regime forces took full control of the key north-western town of Khan Sheikhun on Wednesday, surrounding Turkish forces at a nearby…
Turkey says its convoy attacked in Syria
Turkish military convoy was attacked en route to one of its observation posts in northwest Syria on Monday, Turkey’s Defence Ministry said,…
Three more humanitarian workers killed in Syria, with civilian death toll ‘rising every day’
An attack in the south of Syria’s restive Idlib province that led to the deaths of a paramedic, an ambulance driver and…
Syrian rebels claim to have shot down government warplane
A Syrian government warplane is reported to have been shot down as fighting continues in the rebel-held northern province of Idlib. The…
Syrian forces gain ground in Idlib offensive
Syrian regime forces seized a town on the edge of Idlib province on Sunday, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights war monitor…
No air strikes in Syria’s northwest as ceasefire declared
Syrian and Russian warplanes mounted no air strikes in the rebel-held northwest on Friday after a ceasefire was announced. Though rockets hit…
U.N. laments “international indifference” to rising death toll in Syria
Air strikes by the Syrian government and its allies on schools, hospitals, markets and bakeries have killed at least 103 civilians in…
Children: The forgotten victims of the Syrian conflict
The BBC carries a heart wrenching story about two sisters caught in an aerial strike that demolished their residence in Ariha, in…
Reports of an Israeli attack in southern Syria
Syrian state television said on Wednesday that Israel struck a strategic area in southern Syria overlooking the Golan Heights where Western intelligence…
Air strikes kill 18 in Syria’s Idlib
Air strikes killed at least 18 people, including seven children, in rebel held Idlib region in north western Syria on Sunday, the…
Reports of Russian special forces fighting in Idlib in Syria
Russia has sent special forces in recent days to fight alongside Syrian army troops struggling to make gains in a more than…