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Syria devalues currency as new U.S. sanctions hit
The Syrian central bank raises the official exchange rate from around 700 to 1,250 Syrian pounds to the dollar
Syria central bank warns against currency 'manipulation'
The warning comes as the Syrian pound hits record lows against the dollar
U.N. says nearly 5 million children born into Syria war
UNICEF also says close to 5,000 children were recruited into the fighting
Putin, Erdogan agree to ceasefire in Syria's Idlib
(4th UPDATE) 'The object is to avoid the humanitarian crisis getting worse,' Erdogan says, though he adds that Turkey reserves the right to 'retaliate with all its strength against any attack' by Damascus
U.N. probe highlights Russia, Turkey roles in Syria 'war crimes'
'You have children in open air with their families, without a tent, without shelter, without blankets, UN's Syria commission chair says, lamenting that 'children are freezing to death'
Turkish drones kill 19 Syrian government soldiers as tensions soar
The report comes hours after Turkey shot down two Syrian warplanes
Turkey, Russia trade accusations as Syria tensions rise
(UPDATED) Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan threatens to strike Syrian regime forces 'everywhere' if his soldiers come under renewed attack
Northwest Syria violence displaces 500,000 in 2 months
According to the UN, the vast majority – 80% – are women and children
Syria regime fire kills 8 in school turned shelter
(UPDATED) The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says part of the building in the town of Sarmeen was turned into a shelter for the displaced
'Wide-scale' Israeli strikes kill 11 fighters in Syria – monitor
The Israeli army says they carried out dozens on strikes against the Iranian elite Quds Force and the Syrian military, in response to 4 rockets fired at Israel a day before
ISIS chief Baghdadi buried at sea by U.S. military
The US military basks in success after the eliminating the founder and spiritual guide of the Islamic State group, capping a years-long campaign to crush the Sunni Muslim extremist organization
Kurdish forces start Syria-Turkey border pullback
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reports that the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces have pulled out of some areas at the eastern end of the border
More than 100 Islamic State prisoners have escaped in Syria – US envoy
'We would say the number is now over 100. We do not know where they are,' James Jeffrey, the State Department point man on Syria
Turkey outlines 'safe zone' plan ahead of key deadline
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, meanwhile, accuses Western countries of 'standing by terrorists' in failing to support Turkey's operation
Turkey-led strikes kill 14 civilians in northeast Syria
Syrian Democratic Forces spokesman Mustefa Bali says Turkey is clearly violating the terms of the agreement reached during a visit to Ankara by US Vice President Mike Pence
Turkey assault in northeast Syria displaced 300,000 – monitor
'More than 300,000 civilians have been displaced since the start of the offensive,' Rami Abdel Rahman, head of the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, says
Syria Kurds defend key town as Turkey ignores U.S.
(3rd UPDATE) Syria's regime dispatches more troops to the northeast to contain Ankara's advance – their most significant deployment in the Kurdish-controlled region since they started withdrawing from the area in 2012
U.S. slaps sanctions on Turkey as Syrian regime returns to north
The actions come hours after regime troops returned for the first time in years to parts of northeastern Syria, invited by Kurdish fighters desperate for protection as the United States pulls out
Syria regime steps in to halt Turkish assault on Kurds
(UPDATED) Washington says it is planning to pull out 1,000 troops – almost the entire ground force – from Syria's north, in a move welcomed by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan as 'a positive approach'
Arms embargoes won't stop Turkey's Syria operation – Erdogan
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says 'those who think they can make Turkey turn back with threats are gravely mistaken'
Turkey to begin Syria offensive 'shortly' despite mixed U.S. signals
Istanbul sends more armored vehicles to the border with Syria, with a large convoy of dozens of vehicles seen in the Turkish town of Akcakale
9 jihadists killed in Russia strikes on Idlib – monitor
Six of the dead were members of the Al-Qaeda linked Hurras al-Deen
6 civilians killed in northwest Syria despite truce
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reports regime fire in various parts of southern Idlib, including close to a Turkish military observation post
Assad regime forces mass in northwest Syria – monitor
Russian-backed Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's forces gather north of the key town of Khan Sheikhun in a bid to take more territory from Turkish-backed rebels
Regime forces advance towards key town in northwest Syria
President Bashar al-Assad's fighters are just a few kilometers away from Khan Sheikhun, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights
Air strikes stop in Syria's Idlib after truce announced
(UPDATED) The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says Syrian and Russia aircraft were no longer seen flying over Idlib following the truce hailed by Moscow
Air strikes kill 15 civilians in northwest Syria
Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says 7 children among 11 civilians are killed in Syrian air strikes that targeted two residential buildings
U.S. calls on Germany to send ground troops to Syria
The United States expects an answer from Germany this month
Top Oman diplomat meets Assad in rare Syria visit
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad met with Oman's state minister for foreign affairs Yusuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah to discuss bilateral relations and regional security
Syria says 4 killed in Israeli missile strikes
Syria's state news agency says the missiles struck near Damascus and in Homs province
Syria regime air strikes kill 4 civilians – monitor
The region is supposed to be protected by a September buffer zone deal
Deadly new air strikes as Syria army battles jihadists
The United Nations has warned that an all-out offensive on the Idlib region would lead to a humanitarian catastrophe for its nearly 3 million residents
Escalation in Syria's Idlib rattles months-old truce
The region of some 3 million people is under the control of a former Al-Qaeda affiliate, in one of the last parts of Syria which President Bashar al-Assad has yet to take back
Jihadist attacks kill 17 Syria pro-regime fighters
The assaults are done by Al-Qaeda's former Syria branch, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, and its ally Hurras al-Deen, which remains affiliated to the global jihadist network
Pope Francis urges Libya peace, return of refugees to Syria
'I urge the parties involved to choose dialogue over force and to avoid reopening wounds left by a decade of conflicts and political instability,' Pope Francis says during his traditional Easter Sunday address
Syria's Kurds call for international court to try ISIS jihadists
(UPDATED) In this way, 'trials can be conducted fairly and in accordance with international law and human rights covenants and charters,' the Syria Kurdish administration says
Jihadists emerge from tunnels to surrender after 'caliphate' falls
(UPDATED) An AFP reporter says he saw dozens of people – mostly men – file out of the battered jihadist encampment in the remote village of Baghouz near the Iraqi border to board pickup trucks
Philippines hails fall of last ISIS territory
But the Philippines, where ISIS influence persists, says the fight 'is not over'
LOOK: The day the ISIS 'caliphate' fell
Fighters of the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces raise their yellow flag in Baghouz and pronounce the death of the Islamic State group's nearly five-year-old 'caliphate'
U.S.-backed Syrian forces fight last ISIS jihadists
Though the WHite House says the 'caliphate' has been wiped out, the Syrian Democratic Forces say clashes are still ongoing
Syria force combs last ISIS hideouts in Baghouz
Syrian Democratic Forces spokesman Mustefa Bali says a victory announcement would be premature
Syria's Kurds criticize Damascus 'threats'
Syrian Defense Minister Ali Abdullah Ayoub says his government will recapture all areas held by the Syrian Democratic Forces 'in one of two ways: a reconciliation agreement or...by force'
Syria force says 'thousands' still inside last ISIS pocket
Tens of thousands of dishevelled women, children and men have streamed out of a small pocket in the village of Baghouz near the Iraqi border in recent weeks – and they still keep coming
U.N. envoy discusses Syria constitution on Damascus visit
United Nations envoy for Syria says talks over the constitution should be 'led and owned' by Syrians
Syria force locked in battle with ISIS jihadists in holdout village
The makeshift camp of tents and tunnels is all that remains of a once-sprawling 'caliphate' declared in 2014 over swathes of Syria and neighboring Iraq
Anti-ISIS Syria force boosted as jihadist holdout shrinks
The country's devastating conflict enters its ninth year with more than 370,000 dead
U.S.-backed Syria force pummels last ISIS bastion
The US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces have since March 10 rained fire on the enclave in a bend of the Euphrates River, blitzing thousands of ISIS members into surrender
More surrenders from ISIS Syria bastion as end nears
Airstrikes and shelling have pummelled Baghouz for two nights in a row, killing scores of fighters and prompting hundreds of jihadists and their relatives to surrender
The week in photos: March 2-8, 2019
This week's selection of photo highlights here and around the world
In Syrian riverside camp, ISIS clings to last scrap of 'caliphate'
The Syrian Democratic Forces are waiting for all civilians to be evacuated before moving in to retake the last scrap of ISIS-held territory
