Rappler's latest stories on Syria violence
Rebels reach north Syria after south evacuations
Air strikes by regime ally Russia on a southern jihadist holdout kill 6 civilians
Syria's Aleppo set ablaze ahead of fresh diplomatic efforts
Key players in the Syrian peace process are to meet in New York later Thursday with the clock ticking down as the UN warns undelivered aid for desperate civilians in Aleppo will expire in 4 days
'Jihadi John' should have been tried, says UK group who knew him
State sponsored targeted assassinations undercut the judicial processes that provide the lessons by which spirals of violence can be stopped says a London rights group
Syria barrel bombs kill 71 civilians as regime army in retreat
The Syrian government s use of the crude weapons has come under fire by rights groups who say they are indiscriminate and often kill many civilians
Toll from Syria rebel attack on Daraa rally up to 37 – NGO
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights which had initially reported a death toll of 21 says the attack also wounded dozens
Ban condemns water cuts in Syria's Aleppo
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki moon says depriving civilians essential supplies such as water is a clear breach of international humanitarian and human rights law
Syria rebels blow up Aleppo hotel turned army base
A spokesman for Syria s biggest rebel alliance the Islamic Front told Agence France Presse via the Internet from Aleppo that its fighters carried out the attack
'Poison' attack on central Syria town
Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says a regime strike in Hama province of central Syria caused suffocation and poisoning
New batch of PH peacekeepers for Golan Heights
It s the first batch to leave for the volatile region after the Philippines threatened to pull out the troops because of the security situation there
At least 20 rebels dead in army ambush north of Damascus
At least 20 rebels were killed on Monday in an army ambush in Adra northeast of Syria s capital reports the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights
Syria says US evidence of chemical attack fabricated
Damascus said Friday that a US intelligence report concluding that the Syrian regime used chemical weapons in an onslaught that killed close to 1 500 people was entirely fabricated
Turkish pilots abducted in Beirut
Turkey condemned the pre dawn abduction and urged its citizens to leave Lebanon
Syria rebels hold out in Homs, deadly blast in Hama
Syrian President Bashar al Assad s troops pressed a fierce 3 day assault against rebels in the central city of Homs but failed make headway
Fighting displaces 70-80% of Palestinians in Syria
The conflict in Syria has displaced more than two thirds of Palestinian refugees living in the country the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine refugees said on Wednesday
Syria army steps up operations in Aleppo, Damascus
Syria s army rained shells on rebel bastions in and around Damascus Tuesday October 2 and sent extra troops to second city Aleppo as a watchdog said the death toll from 18 months of violence now topped 31 000
Air strike kills children as Syrian war rages
Shelling and air raids killed dozens of Syrian civilians including children on Monday October 1 a watchdog said while rebels and loyalists fought close quarter battles in Aleppo s main souk
Syria's Aleppo rocked by 'unprecedented' fighting
Rebels unleashed an unprecedented barrage of mortar fire against troops in Aleppo after announcing a decisive battle for Syria s second city
Syria rebels kill 18 soldiers, clash near Aleppo airport
Soldiers were killed in a car bomb and ground attack on a military position in Idlib province of northwest Syria says the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights
Syria's Aleppo pounded as civilian refuge 'targeted'
Bombardments by troops saw fighting ground to a standstill on Tuesday September 11 in Syria s second city Aleppo a watchdog said amid reports a civilian refuge was targeted in the same province
U.S. reporter detained by Syrian gov't
An American freelance journalist is being held by the Syrian government says the Washington Post
Pro-opposition Syrian journalist killed by army
4 foreign journalists have been killed in Syria since the uprising against President Bashar al Assad
Japanese reporter killed in Syria
A female Japanese journalist was killed while covering clashes in Aleppo Syria while 3 other reporters were missing
(UPDATED) Feared regime forces assault Damascus
The regime is collapsing the speed at which it is falling has increased That means it will use greater violence in order to try and save itself
Ban in China seeking tougher action on Syria
UN chief Ban Ki moon is expected to press China s leaders Wednesday July 18 to back tougher action to stop violence in Syria before a Security Council showdown over a resolution threatening sanctions
Killer blasts hit Syria, UN in humanitarian bid
Bombings as experts from the UN and Organisation of Islamic Cooperation began a mission to assess the humanitarian impact of the year long conflict
