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Syria regime advances in Aleppo, MSF decries 'bloodbath'
Aleppo is also the focus of a new French led United Nations draft resolution calling for the cessation of hostilities
US, Russia strike deal on 'concrete steps' to save Syria ceasefire
UPDATED US officials are careful not to call the talks a last chance for diplomacy to resolve the bloody 5 year old conflict but they warn time is running out
Russia announces 48-hour ceasefire in Syria's Aleppo
The last minute announcement comes as US Secretary of State John Kerry warns Russia and the Syrian regime to respect a frayed ceasefire
Raids on Syria market kill 21, hundreds flee ISIS bastion
Several children are among the fatalities as air strikes hit the Syrian city of Idlib
US adds ISIS ally in Syria to terror blacklist
The Yarmuk Martyr s Brigade operates on war torn Syria s borders with Jordan and the Israeli occupied Golan Heights and is accused of kidnapping UN peacekeepers
Truce in Syria's Aleppo extended for 72 hours
The extended pause in fighting for Aleppo comes as international condemnation mounts over deadly air strikes on a camp for displaced people in northern Syria which the regime and its Russian ally deny responsibility for
Air strikes on Syria displaced camp kill 28 as Aleppo truce holds
As relieved civilians went out onto the streets after two weeks of heavy fighting in the divided city others were attacked further west
US, Russia win truce promise in Syria's Aleppo
Under pressure from Russia and the United States the Syrian army agrees to respect a two day truce in the war ravaged city of Aleppo
Revenge, despair pushing Syrians into jihadist ranks – study
Young Syrian men say joining groups like the Islamic State gives them a strong sense of purpose honor and self worth
Russia hopes for Syria truce in Aleppo 'within hours'
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says efforts are under way to agree on a freeze in the fighting
Efforts to save Syrian truce shift to Moscow
The two month old ceasefire brokered by the United States and Russia is under severe threat
US launches bid to save Syria truce
5th UPDATE More than a week of fighting in and around Syria s second city has killed hundreds of civilians
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'Calmest day' in Syria since ceasefire – monitor
The average number of civilian deaths a day has fallen by 90 since the ceasefire came into force 9 days ago with an 80 decline among soldiers and rebel forces
UN Security Council set to endorse Syria ceasefire
The measure urges all countries in particular those involved in the Syrian peace process to use their influence with the parties to the cessation of hostilities to ensure fulfillment of those commitments
US, Russia announce Syria ceasefire from February 27
The announcement drew a conditional acceptance from the main opposition grouping and came just one day after the deadliest jihadist attack in the nearly 5 year war
Russia raids on Al-Qaeda-run Syria prison kill at least 39
Most of those killed are rebels imprisoned by the Al Nusra Front group while other victims included prison guards and Al Nusra fighters
Russia launches Syria submarine strikes ahead of talks
The strikes come ahead of first ever talks between Syria s political and armed opposition factions
Kerry rallies Gulf Arabs behind renewed anti-ISIS push
The American envoy is spearheading international efforts to halt Syria s 4 1 2 year civil war by putting opposition and rebel factions around a table with Bashar al Assad s government
Tens of thousands flee new Syria offensives
Moscow and Washington announces they have agreed measures to ensure air safety over Syria
'Kill Russians' urges Syrian Qaeda as Putin slams US
Russian President Vladimir Putin slams Washington for refusing to cooperate on Syria saying some of our partners simply have mush for brains
Russia builds up Syria airbase as US policy suffers setback
In a shocking admission the Pentagon says a group of US trained rebels had handed over ammunition and equipment to Al Qaeda s Syria affiliate the Al Nusra Front
Syria arrests 'Al-Qaeda suspect in Druze bombing'
Al Wafed Abu Tarabeh also confesses Al Nusra Front was behind attacks on a Sweida city government property which claimed 31 lives the Syrian state news agency reports
Al-Qaeda in Syria frees several US-trained rebels – statement
Al Qaeda s Syrian affiliate Al Nusra Front has freed several members of a US trained rebel forced kidnapped two weeks ago in northern Syria
Powerful Islamist group says it backs IS-free Syria zone
A major conservative Islamist rebel group in Syria announces its support on Tuesday for a joint US Turkish plan to establish a border zone free of the jihadist Islamic State 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
UN demands aid access to Syria's Yarmuk camp
The 15 member council also demands that fighters from the Islamic State ISIS group and the Al Qaeda linked Al Nusra Front withdraw and that bombing raids on the Palestinian refugee camp be halted
UNRWA chief concerned about civilians in Syria's Yarmuk
UNRWA chief: We are very determined to provide assistance to those who have decided temporarily to leave the camp and find shelter elsewhere
Syria says military operation needed to expel ISIS from Yarmuk
Syria s Reconciliation Minister Ali Haidar did not spell out when a military operation might begin or how it would be waged but suggested that Syrian troops could be involved
Syria offers Palestinians its firepower in Yarmuk battle
PLO leader: Syrian authorities are ready to support the Palestinian fighters in a number of ways including militarily to push [ISIS] out of the camp
UN Security Council demands aid access to Yarmuk
This call comes after ISIS fighters capture large swaths of the Palestinian refugee camp near Damascus in an offensive launched on April 1
Palestinians trapped as jihadists seize most of Syria's Yarmuk camp
The UN agency for Palestinian refugees UNRWA issue an urgent plea for humanitarian access to the area saying the situation in Yarmuk is a source of universal shame
Rebels seize Syria-Jordan border as ISIS storms Damascus
UPDATED The Islamic State takes control of a large part of the Yarmuk refugee camp during fighting with Palestinian groups
Syria forces regroup after Islamists seize Idlib
The capture is a blow to the government and raises the prospect that Idlib will become the effective capital of territory held by Al Qaeda s Syrian wing Al Nusra Front analysts say
Aid workers voice frustration as Syria conflict enters 5th year
By comparison Somalia and Afghanistan seem simple impartial humanitarian aid in a time of war is never easy but in Syria the complexity and danger are at the highest possible level
Syria enters fifth year of bloody civil conflict
Syria s conflict enters its fifth year with the regime emboldened by shifting international attention and a growing humanitarian crisis exacerbated by ISIS
4 years on, Syria's civil war eclipsed by ISIS terror
The daily suffering of Syria s people is overshadowed by atrocities committed by the Islamic State ISIS group that have sparked international horror
France seizes passports of would-be jihadists
UPDATED It is the first time the measure has been used in France following its introduction as part of a raft of new counter terrorism laws in November
Jihadists increasingly wary of Internet, experts say
Experts say jihadists are increasingly using the Dark Web – the hidden part of the Internet protected by powerful encryption softwares
'Kidnapped Italian women in Syria' appear in video
The 23 second video includes no details of which group is holding the women but the YouTube post title claims it is the doing of Al Nusra Al Qaeda s Syrian affiliate
ISIS threatens to execute Lebanese soldiers held hostage
Four hostages have already been executed
Syria rebels, Qaeda capture key southern town: monitor
The town of Nawa is in Daraa province bordering Jordan Damascus province and Quneitra which has a boundary on the Israeli occupied Golan Heights
ISIS jihadists execute Iraqi tribespeople
Women and children are said to be among scores of Albu Nimr tribespeople executed over the past 10 days in western Iraq s Anbar province
Qaeda drives moderate Syria rebels from northern bastion
The defeat is seen as a blow to US efforts to create and train a moderate rebel force as a counterweight to jihadists and the forces of Syrian President Bashar al Assad
Did the UN pay ransom for Fijian peacekeepers?
The UN reiterates it did not pay ransom for the release of Fijian peacekeepers after Israeli TV aired a report supposedly showing the transaction
PH military chief thanks UN commander for 'brave' remark
All s well that ends well says Armed Forces of the Philippines chief General Gregorio Catapang Jr
VLOG: Obama leads UN meeting vs foreign fighters
Promises on paper cannot keep us safe The words spoken here today must be matched and translated into action says Obama
US strikes ISIS oil refineries in Syria
US Saudi and Emirati warplanes broaden their bombardment to target the oil installations in eastern Syria that have helped fund the jihadist group s brutal rise from rebel faction to alleged global threat
Obama leads UN summit vs ‘Un-Islamic Non-State’
The United Nations Security Council unanimously adopts a resolution to stop the flow of foreign terrorist fighters
Syrian envoy hits UN’s ‘total inaction’ on Golan peacekeepers
Ambassador Bashar Ja afari says terrorists are able to establish a safe zone in the Syrian side of the Golan reducing the mandate of the peacekeeping mission
