Russia faces criticisim at UN Security Council over Syria chemical ‘attack’
Russia has been sharply criticised by other world powers at the UN Security Council in New York over the chemical weapons deaths in northern Syria. Read more
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Syria attack an ‘unacceptable massacre – Pope Francis
Pope Francis on Wednesday condemned a suspected chemical weapons attack in Syria that left more than 70 dead in a rebel-held town as an “unacceptable Read more
Syria conflict: ‘Chemical attack’ kills 58
At least 58 people have been killed and dozens wounded in a suspected chemical attack on a rebel-held town in north-western Syria, a monitoring group Read more
Syrian people do not want Assad as leader – US
UNITED NATIONS – The United States does not believe that the Syrian people want President Bashar al-Assad as their leader any longer, U.S. Ambassador to Read more
Syrian Crisis: refugee numbers pass 5 million mark in region – U.N.
GENEVA – The number of people fleeing Syria’s civil war to Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq and Egypt has passed the 5 million mark, data from the Read more
Syrian war monitor says 465,000 killed in six years of fighting
BEIRUT – The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a Britain-based war monitor, said on Monday there are so far about 465,000 people killed and missing in Read more
At least 40 killed in Damascus bombing targeting Shi’ites
BEIRUT/DAMASCUS – A double bomb attack targeting Shi’ite pilgrims in Damascus killed at least 40 Iraqis and wounded 120 more who were going to pray Read more
Assad calls U.S. forces ‘invaders’, but still hopeful on Trump
BEIRUT – Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said U.S. forces in Syria were “invaders” and he had yet to see “anything concrete” emerge from U.S. President Donald Read more
US Could Send 1,000 More Soldiers in Islamic State Counteroffensive
PENTAGON — The new plan by the U.S. to counter Islamic State in Syria and Iraq involves the deployment of 1,000 soldiers to Kuwait, a Read more
Aid Groups Fear Mass Expulsion of Western NGOs From Turkey
United Nations officials and international aid workers fear the Turkish government is gearing up to shutter more Western nongovernment organizations working with Syrian refugees and Read more
Warplanes bomb east of Damascus after truce declared there – monitor
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Warplanes bombed a rebel-held area east of Damascus on Wednesday where Russia had declared a ceasefire less than 24 hours earlier, the Read more
U.S. military deploys forces in Syria’s Manbij in new effort
WASHINGTON – The U.S. military has deployed a small number of forces in and around the Syrian city of Manbij as part of a new role Read more
Expert says Islamic State has badly damaged major Palmyra monument
PALMYRA, Syria (Reuters) – Islamic State militants have severely damaged a major Roman monument in the ancient Syrian city of Palmyra, an antiquities official said Read more
U.N. Syria envoy says talks have set agenda for progress on peace
GENEVA (Reuters) – Syria’s first U.N.-led peace talks in almost a year ended on Friday without breakthrough but the United Nations mediator said the warring Read more
U.S.-allied militia says to hand over villages to Syrian government
BEIRUT (Reuters) – A U.S.-allied militia in northern Syria said on Thursday it had agreed to hand over villages on the front line with Turkey-backed Read more
raqi forces punch into western Mosul, launch air strikes in Syria
SOUTH OF MOSUL, Iraq (Reuters) – U.S.-backed Iraqi forces pushed into western Mosul on Friday after retaking the city’s airport from Islamic State, as aid Read more
Geneva talks to encompass Syrian transition process – U.N.
GENEVA (Reuters) – Syria peace talks due to start this week in Geneva are based on the broad mandate of a U.N. resolution that asks 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
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
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