U.N. discusses urging end to all military flights over Syria’s Aleppo
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United Nations Security Council will begin negotiations on Monday on a draft resolution that urges Russia and Read more
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Syria conflict: 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 second time in Read more
Air strike hits major Aleppo hospital – medical workers
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Air strikes hit a hospital in rebel-held eastern Aleppo in the early hours of Wednesday, putting it out of service, medical workers Read more
U.S., Russia trade blows over Syria as warplanes pound Aleppo
By Michelle Nichols and Suleiman Al-Khalidi UNITED NATIONS/AMMAN (Reuters) – The United States accused Russia of “barbarism” in Syria on Sunday as warplanes supporting Syrian Read more
Russian and Syrian jets bomb Aleppo camp retaken by rebels
AMMAN (Reuters) – Russian and Syrian forces bombed a strategic camp on the northern edge of Aleppo on Sunday after losing control of it overnight, Read more
Air raid kills several medical workers, insurgents near Aleppo – monitors
BEIRUT (Reuters) – An air raid carried out overnight by Syrian or Russian warplanes killed four medical workers and at least nine rebel fighters near Read more
U.N. suspends aid after convoy attack as Syria ceasefire collapses
By Stephanie Nebehay and Lisa Barrington GENEVA/BEIRUT – The United Nations suspended all aid shipments into Syria on Tuesday after a deadly attack on a convoy Read more
Air strikes hit aid convoy as Syria says ceasefire over
By Tom Perry and John Davison BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian or Russian aircraft struck an aid convoy near Aleppo on Monday and killed 12 people, Read more
A week-long Syria ceasefire collapsing following US attack that killed more than 60 Syrian soldiers
By Tom Perry BEIRUT (Reuters) – A week-old Syrian ceasefire brokered by the United States and Russia was in deep trouble on Monday as a Read more
Moscow says strikes on Syria army threaten U.S.-Russia ceasefire plan
By Dmitry Solovyov and Lisa Barrington MOSCOW/BEIRUT (Reuters) – Moscow stepped up its war of words with Washington on Sunday, saying air strikes by a Read more
UN Security Council meets after US-coalition air strike accidentally kills dozens of Syrian soldiers
The United Nations Security Council has convened at the behest of the Russians after dozens of Syrian soldiers were accidentally killed in a US coalition Read more
Islamic State shoots down Syrian warplane – Amaq news agency, monitor
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Islamic State shot down a Syrian military plane in the eastern Syrian city of Deir al-Zor, the Islamic State-affiliated news agency Amaq Read more
Syria ceasefire deal in balance as Aleppo aid plan stalls
By Tom Perry and Tom Miles BEIRUT/GENEVA (Reuters) – Russia said the Syrian army had begun to withdraw from a road into Aleppo on Thursday, Read more
Syrian combatants yet to withdraw from Aleppo road
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian government forces and rebels had yet to withdraw from a road to be used to deliver aid to Aleppo on Thursday Read more
Eid Cease-fire in Syria Brings Widespread Calm but Some Fighting Continues
STATE DEPARTMENT — A cease-fire in Syria entered its first full day Tuesday with reports of widespread calm and a few instances of violence. The halt Read more
US, Russia finally seal Syria cease-fire deal, new military partnership
GENEVA (AP) — The United States and Russia early Saturday announced a breakthrough agreement on Syria that foresees a nationwide cease-fire starting on Monday, followed Read more
Syrian War: Air strike kills Senior militant leader near Aleppo
A senior commander of the Syrian militant group formerly known as al-Nusra Front has been killed near Aleppo, rebel sources say. The group Jabhat Fateh Read more
Turkey ready to join U.S. in capturing Syrian city from Islamic State – Erdogan
By Daren Butler and Humeyra Pamuk ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey would be ready to join any initiative proposed by the United States to capture an Read more
Thousands of ISIS fighters hoping for possible return to home countries as group loses ground
Security services are examining plans for how to deal with thousands of Western jihadists who would seek to return to Europe as Isis continues to lose Read more
Turkish tanks roll into Syria, opening new line of attack
By Umit Ozdal and John Davison ELBEYLI, Turkey/BEIRUT (Reuters) – Turkey and its rebel allies opened up a new line of attack in northern Syria Read more
300 Syrians leave besieged suburb of Damascus after deal
MOADAMIYEH, Syria (AP) — Buses carrying about 300 Syrians living in a besieged rebel-held suburb of the capital, Damascus, began leaving the area Friday following Read more
Islamic State says its spokesman killed in Syria – Amaq News
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Islamic State spokesman Abu Muhammad al-Adnani, one of the jihadist group’s longest-serving officials, has been killed in Aleppo in Syria, its Amaq Read more
Turkish forces deepen push into Syria, draw U.S. rebuke over their target
By Lisa Barrington and Umit Bektas BEIRUT/KARKAMIS, Turkey (Reuters) – Turkish-backed forces pushed deeper into northern Syria on Monday and drew a rebuke from NATO Read more
Turkish Airstrikes Kill 35 Civilians in Syria
Monitors from the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights say Turkish air strikes Sunday have killed at least 35 civilians in northern Syria. The watchdog Read more
Who Are The Turkey-backed Syrian Rebels?
In its assault against the Islamic State group this week, Turkey empowered an Arab rebel force that originally was formed to fight the Syrian regime, Read more
Syrian Civilians, Fighters Evacuated From Daraya
CAIRO — Syrian government buses on Friday began evacuating the first of 4,000 civilians and rebel fighters from the rebel-held Damascus suburb of Daraya. Fighters Read more
US Allies Exchange Fire as Tensions Rise in Northern Syria
Turkish-backed fighters skirmished Saturday with Kurdish forces in northern Syria, pushing the two U.S. allies in the war against Islamic State extremists closer to an Read more
Three Syrian children drown when boat sinks off Libyan coast
ROME (Reuters) – Three Syrian children drowned along with three adults when a wooden boat trying to carry war refugees to Europe capsized off the Read more
Syria conflict: Russia to halt to Aleppo action to allow aid in
Russian forces are due to suspend military action in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo shortly to allow in desperately needed humanitarian aid. It is Read more
Stranded Syrian refugees get first aid in weeks
he UN says it has for the first time in weeks delivered aid to thousands of Syrian refugees stranded on the border with Jordan. A Read more