Air strikes on ex-Nusra Front building kill at least 30 – monitor
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Air strikes on a building in northern Syria used by an insurgent group formerly known as the Nusra Front killed at least Read more
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Syrian Rebels Suspend Plans for Taking Part in Peace Talks
Syrian rebels say they are suspending negotiations to join peace talks in Kazakhstan later this month because of what they say are repeated cease-fire violations Read more
Syrian warplanes strike near Damascus during fragile truce
By John Davison BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian government warplanes resumed their bombardment of a rebel-held valley near Damascus on Sunday after nearly 24 hours with Read more
Cease-fire goes into force in war-ravaged Syria
BEIRUT (AP) — A cease-fire brokered by Russia and Turkey went into effect in war-ravaged Syria at midnight Thursday, a potential breakthrough in the six Read more
Thousands evacuated from Aleppo after deal over besieged villages
By Angus McDowall and Ellen Francis BEIRUT (Reuters) – Thousands of people were evacuated from the last rebel-held enclave of Aleppo on Monday in return Read more
Syrian Observatory says 10 evacuation buses leave villages
BEIRUT (Reuters) – The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a Britain-based war monitor, said on Monday 10 buses had left the besieged Shi’ite Muslim villages Read more
Syria government, rebels working to secure Aleppo evacuation deal
By Laila Bassam and Lisa Barrington ALEPPO, Syria/BEIRUT (Reuters) – A new deal is being negotiated to complete the evacuation of rebel-held areas of Syria’s Read more
Aleppo evacuation suspended amid dispute over villages
By Laila Bassam, Suleiman Al-Khalidi and John Davison ALEPPO, Syria/BEIRUT (Reuters) – The evacuation of the last opposition-held areas of the Syrian city of Aleppo Read more
Rebel officials say Aleppo evacuation plan back on track
ALEPPO, Syria/BEIRUT: Syrian opposition groups said an evacuation of rebel-held areas of Aleppo was back on track and expected to begin early on Thursday, but Read more
Aleppo rebels evacuation may be delayed until Thursday
The evacuation of rebel-held eastern Aleppo due to start at dawn has been delayed, perhaps until Thursday, with an opposition official blaming Iran and its Read more
Exclusive: Syrian rebels get proposal to quit Aleppo, jihadists retake Palmyra
By Laila Bassam and Tom Perry | ALEPPO, SYRIA/BEIRUT Syrian rebels have received a U.S.-backed proposal to leave Aleppo along with civilians under safe passage Read more
Russia says over 8,000 have fled rebel-held Aleppo in last 24 hours
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Russian military said on Friday it had helped more than 8,000 Syrian citizens flee parts of eastern Aleppo still controlled by Read more
Assad, allies aim to seize all Aleppo before Trump takes power – official
By Laila Bassam and Ellen Francis BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syria and its allies aim to drive rebels from Aleppo before Donald Trump takes office as Read more
Thousands uprooted in east Aleppo as Syrian army advances
By Lisa Barrington BEIRUT (Reuters) – Several thousand residents of rebel-held eastern Aleppo fled shifting frontlines, residents and a monitor said on Sunday, after a Read more
Seven children killed in rebel shelling of Aleppo school – monitor
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian rebel shelling of a school in government-held western Aleppo killed at least seven children on Sunday morning, the Syrian Observatory for Read more
Battle for Aleppo escalates, U.N. sees ‘bleak moment’
By Tom Perry and Lisa Barrington BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian rebels fought fiercely with pro-government forces as they tried to advance into opposition-held areas of Read more
Syria’s Assad – must wait and see if Trump lives up to promises to fight militants
By Suleiman Al-Khalidi AMMAN (Reuters) – Syrian President Bashar al Assad said on Tuesday Damascus would have to “wait and see” if U.S. President-elect Donald Read more
Air strike hits third Syrian hospital in 24 hours – monitor
BEIRUT (Reuters) – An air strike hit a hospital in the rebel-held Syrian village of Awaijel, west of Aleppo killing at least one person in Read more
Aleppo evacuations to fall flat, rebels prevent any exit – Syria official
BEIRUT (Reuters) – A Syrian government official said he did not expect civilians or rebels to leave besieged eastern Aleppo on Friday during an evacuation Read more
Syrian state media say militants fired poison gas in Aleppo
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian state media said militants fired poison gas at a government-held area of Aleppo on Sunday, causing 35 people to choke, a Read more
Syrian rebels launch Aleppo counter-attack to break siege
By Ellen Francis and Angus McDowall BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian rebels including jihadists counter-attacked the army and its allies on Friday aiming to break a Read more
Rebel shelling kills children at school in west Aleppo – government, monitor
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Shelling by Syrian rebels killed several children at a school in government-held western Aleppo on Thursday, state media and a monitoring group Read more
Syrian rebels bombard Aleppo airbase before offensive – rebel, monitor
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian rebels launched Grad rockets at Aleppo’s Nairab air base on Friday, part of their preparations for a new offensive aimed at Read more
Air strikes in Syria’s Idlib kill 26, mostly children: rescuers, monitor
Air strikes by Syrian or Russian warplanes on Wednesday killed at least 26 people, most of them schoolchildren, in a village in Syria’s rebel-held Idlib Read more
Turkish army says hits Islamic State, Kurdish YPG targets in Syria
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey’s military struck dozens of Islamic State and Kurdish YPG militia targets in Syria over the last 24 hours, depriving both groups Read more
Syrian child refugees making British clothes in Turkey – BBC investigation
Syrian refugee children have been making clothes for British shoppers, an undercover BBC investigation has found. Panorama investigated factories in Turkey and found children had Read more
Syria conflict: Rebels ‘capture’ IS stronghold of Dabiq
Turkish-backed rebels have captured the symbolically important Syrian town of Dabiq from the Islamic State group, rebel commanders and monitors say. The rebels took Dabiq Read more
Kerry, Lavrov to resume talks on Syria despite war crimes row
By Vladimir Soldatkin and Tom Perry MOSCOW/BEIRUT (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will meet his Russian counterpart in Switzerland on Saturday to Read more
Russia under pressure to stop devastating Aleppo bombardment
By Jack Stubbs and John Davison MOSCOW/BEIRUT (Reuters) – Russia said on Friday a draft U.N. resolution demanding an end to air strikes and military Read more
Syrian army warns rebels and families to leave eastern Aleppo
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syria’s army has said that anybody who remains in the city of Aleppo after offering those who wish to leave an opportunity Read more