Syrian army advance helps secure Aleppo road
The Syrian army said on Saturday it had seized mountainous territory from Islamic State to the east of the road…
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Assad blames ex Al-Qaeda affiliate for bombing evacuees: Russian media
Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad on Friday blamed the country's former Al-Qaeda affiliate for a deadly bombing against…
Pentagon denies hitting Syria mosque, offers photo as proof
A US air strike in northern Syria did not hit a mosque, rather a nearby building with dozens of Al-Qaeda members…
Lebanon charges 18 with transferring $19mn to ISIS
A Lebanese military court on Friday charged 18 people, most of them Syrians, with transferring more than $19…
Syria’s rebels, families begin leaving Homs district in deal with government
Rebels and their families began leaving their last bastion in the Syrian city of Homs on Saturday, state media and…
Syrian rebels want Astana meeting delayed to assess ceasefire
Syrian rebel groups called for the postponement of Russian-backed peace talks in Kazakhstan this month and said…
Syria’s forces restore water-pumping station in Aleppo: monitor
Russian-backed Syrian government forces on Tuesday retook from the Islamic State (ISIS) militant group a pumping…
UN says North Syria exodus as families flee assault on ISIS
More than 65,000 people have been forced to flee fighting in northern Syria, ravaged in recent weeks by dual…
Syrian army advance opens new link to Kurdish areas
A Syrian army advance against Islamic State (ISIS) in northern Syria has opened a new link between government- held…
Car blast kills 51 near al-Bab in Syria after ISIS defeat- sources
A car bomb has killed at least 51 people in a rebel-held village near the Syrian town of al-Bab, sources in the…
Residents: air strikes hit Syria’s Idlib city, 15 dead
At least 15 people died in air strikes on the rebel-held Syrian city of Idlib on Tuesday, in some of the heaviest…
Monitor: Syrian army, allies cut off ISIS supply route near al-Bab
Syria's army and its allies advanced towards the Islamic State (ISIS) held city of al-Bab on Monday, cutting off…
Football returns to Syria’s Aleppo after five year-war
A local football match took on significant meaning for supporters this weekend - as war-torn Aleppo witnessed its…
Nine Egyptians evacuated from Aleppo, due for repatriation: embassy
The Egyptian embassy in Damascus said on Sunday that it had completed the procedures for repatriating nine members…
Russian jets intensify 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…
Aleppo sees bombardment, air strikes again as Assad urges peace talks
Syrian rebels shelled Aleppo and air strikes resumed around the city on Friday as Syrian President Bashar…
Aleppo endgame nears as evacuation goes on
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad appeared close to victory in Aleppo on Wednesday, but United Nations and rebel…
Syrian army closes in on last rebels in Aleppo
As President Bashar al-Assad's army closed in on the last rebel enclave in Aleppo on Tuesday, Russia, Iran and…
Israel offers treating Aleppo refugees in its hospitals
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday that Israel was looking into the possibility of bringing…
Photographer caught shooting fake images of ‘Aleppo suffering’ in Egypt
It was destined to be an iconic image: a small girl holding a teddy bear in a white dress marked by blood…
Syrian army warns rebels to leave Aleppo
The Syrian army is calling on the last remaining rebels to leave eastern districts of Aleppo, as the evacuation…
UPDATED: Russia’s ambassador to Turkey killed in shooting; Russian agency says
The Russian ambassador to Ankara died of his wounds following a shooting attack at an art gallery in the Turkish…
U.N. council to decide Monday on monitoring Aleppo evacuation
The U.N. Security Council agreed on a draft resolution aimed at ensuring that U.N. officials can monitor…
Red Cross calls for quick agreement on Aleppo evacuation plan
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) asked Syria's warring parties to quickly agree on a plan to…
UN Security Council to vote on humanitarian aid to Aleppo
The U.N. Security Council is expected to vote on a resolution demanding immediate and unconditional access for the…
Saudi Arabia calls for end of carnage in Syria’s Aleppo
Saudi Arabia, a powerful supporter of the Syrian rebels, called on Saturday for an immediate end to what it said…
Assad’s Aleppo victory dashes Syrians’ hopes of return
They fled Aleppo from different districts and at different stages of Syria's civil war, seeking refuge abroad. Now,…
Syrian rebels, government say new deal reached to secure Aleppo evacuation
A new deal has been reached to complete the evacuation of rebel-held areas of Syria's east Aleppo which ground…
Dispute holds up evacuation from ‘hell’ of Aleppo
The evacuation of the last opposition-held areas of the Syrian city of Aleppo was suspended on Friday after…
Dispute holds up evacuation from ‘hell’ of Aleppo
The evacuation of the last opposition-held areas of the Syrian city of Aleppo was suspended on Friday after…
After Aleppo cease-fire, rebel and civilian pullout delayed
The pullout of Syrian rebels and civilians from their last holdout in the city of Aleppo was delayed on Wednesday,…
Military source says Syrian army takes over Aleppo areas; civilians trapped
The Syrian army and its allies have taken full control over all the Aleppo districts abandoned by rebels during…
After Aleppo, Syria’s Assad still far from regaining his state
When President Bashar al-Assad turns from the wreckage of Aleppo to assert his authority across a fractured…
Rebels demand ceasefire with Syrian army closer to retaking Aleppo
Syrian rebels in besieged eastern Aleppo called on Wednesday for an immediate five-day ceasefire and the…
Aleppo battle: Assad says victory in city would be ‘huge step’
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has said a victory for his army in Aleppo would be a "huge step" towards ending…
Russia, China block U.N. demand for seven-day Aleppo truce
Russia and China on Monday vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution that would have demanded a seven-day truce…
Russia says to start talks with U.S. on Aleppo rebel withdrawal
The Russian government said on Monday it would start talks with Washington on a rebel withdrawal from Aleppo…
Syrian rebels weakened in Aleppo battle by their own divisions
As the Syrian government and its allies prepared to ramp up their attack on Aleppo in November, one of the rebel…
Syrian rebels tell U.S. they refuse to leave Aleppo
Syrian rebel groups have told the United States they will not leave Aleppo after Moscow called for talks with…
Syrian rebels vow to resist army advances in Aleppo
Syrian rebels on Wednesday vowed to fight on in east Aleppo in the face of sudden government advances that have…