Ferocious fighting in Syria’s Aleppo after rebel offensive
Fierce clashes raged overnight on the edges of Syria's second city Aleppo after a major rebel offensive, an AFP…
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Kerry warns Assad as truce talks shift to Berlin
US Secretary of State John Kerry warned Syria's Bashar al-Assad of "repercussions" if his regime flouts a new…
Moscow hopes for truce ‘within hours’ as fighting rocks Aleppo
Russia said Tuesday it hoped a new ceasefire could be announced within hours for Syria's battered city of Aleppo,…
Syrian conflict ‘in many ways out of control’, Kerry warns
Syria's civil war is "in many ways out of control" US Secretary of State John Kerry warned Monday, vowing to work…
Egypt expresses ‘deep concern’ over civilian casualties in Syria
The Egyptian foreign ministry condemned Friday the recent shelling in several Syrian areas which have claimed the…
Syrian food crisis deepens as war chokes farming
Syria's war has destroyed agricultural infrastructure and fractured the state system that provides farmers with…
Obama plans 250 more U.S. troops for Syria, boosting force to 300
President Barack Obama will announce on Monday he plans to send as many as 250 additional U.S. troops to Syria, a…
Germany seeking ‘safe zones’ in Syria to shelter refugees
Germany is seeking the creation of "safe zones" to shelter refugees in Syria, Chancellor Angela Merkel said on…
ISIS can be eradicated; French defense minister says
The conditions necessary to eradicate Islamic State in Syria and Iraq are "in the process of coming together",…
Syria rebels vow armed response to regime ceasefire ‘violations’
Several of Syria's key opposition factions said Monday they were launching an armed response to what they alleged…
