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Russia warns Turkey, blocks U.N. bid to end Syria bloodshed
Syrian aid workers call urgently for a ceasefire and international help for nearly a million people fleeing the regime onslaught
Syrian air defense intercepts missile attack – state media
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights blames the attack on Israel, which has not claimed responsibility
Syria regime helicopter downed as Ankara threatens Damascus
The advance marks another step in President Bashar al-Assad's campaign to retake Syria's last rebel-held pocket
Syrian defenses fire on 'hostile missiles' from Israel – state media
At least two missiles come down near Aqraba, a suburb southeast of Damascus
Israeli jets hit targets in Syria to prevent Iranian drone attack – army
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warns arch-foe Iran it had no immunity from his state's military
Damascus to let civilians flee rebel-held Idlib
The Idlib region, which sits on the Turkish border, is now the last major stronghold of opposition to the Russia-backed government of President Bashar al-Assad
'Bomb blast' rocks Syrian capital Damascus
The explosion comes as another bomb in the northern city of Afrin killed 3 people and wounded 9 others, on the 1st anniversary of a Turkish offensive on the Kurdish-majority region
Saudi Arabia pledges $100M to U.S.-backed Syria rehab
This contribution is the biggest single cash injection yet for reconstruction efforts in areas formerly controlled by the jihadists
Protests as Syria takes chair of world disarmament body
'The Damascus regime has neither the credibility nor moral authority to preside over the CD,' says US ambassador to the Conference on Disarmament Robert Wood
Rebels set to leave new area outside Damascus
The agreement is the latest in a string of deals that have seen opposition fighters and civilians bussed out of former opposition strongholds near Damascus
Casualties reported in strike on Syria air base – state media
The strike on the Tayfur air base in the central province of Homs, comes as international outrage mounts over an attack on Saturday in the rebel enclave of Eastern Ghouta
Death toll tops 220 in 4-day regime assault on Syria rebel enclave
Violence has also flared in eastern Syria on Thursday, February 8, where the US-led coalition says it has killed at least 100 pro-regime fighters to fend off an attack on its Kurdish allies
Two Russian servicemen killed in Syria mortar attack
The latest killings raises to 44 the number of Russian military casualties in the Syria campaign
Deadly rocket fire hits near Damascus trade fair
UPDATED The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says 6 people were killed and around a dozen wounded
Damascus bomber kills 18 after car chase
3rd UPDATE At least 12 other people are wounded in the blast at the eastern Tahrir Square district in Damascus Syria
First evacuations from Damascus rebel district
The evacuation began days after regime backers Russia and Iran and rebel supporter Turkey signed a deal to implement de escalation zones where the government and opposition will halt hostilities
First evacuations from Damascus rebel district
UPDATED Armed men and some of their families have begun leaving Barzeh on 40 buses heading towards northern Syria state television says in a news alert
Huge blast near Damascus airport, 'probably' Israeli strike
UPDATED The Syrian regime ally Hezbollah says it is probably the result of an Israeli air strike
Clashes in Syria capital after surprise rebel assault
Steady shelling and sniper fire are heard across Damascus as rebel factions allied with Fateh al Sham Front launch an attack on regime positions
Bombs rock Damascus as Syrian war enters 7th year
UPDATED There is no immediate claim of responsibility for the blasts the second wave of deadly attacks in the capital in less than a week
Twin Damascus bombs targeting Shiite pilgrims kill 46
UPDATED A roadside bomb detonates as a bus passed and a suicide bomber blows himself up in the Bab al Saghir area
Turkey says U.S. will be invited to fresh Syria talks
UPDATED The talks in Astana are expected to take place on January 23
Explosions hit Damascus military airport – Syria state TV
State news agency SANA has reported the blasts saying ambulances were rushing to the scene
Talks in Moscow, Ankara to ease Damascus water crisis – UN
Two meetings are taking place both in Ankara and now probably in Moscow too which will be discussing this aspect because … water in Damascus is vital Staffan de Mistura tells reporters in Geneva
Damascus water crisis grows as fighting threatens truce
The water from rebel held Wadi Barada which supplies 4 million people in Damascus is cut causing major shortages The regime and rebels trade accusations over responsibility
620 Syrian rebels quit besieged town near Damascus – local official
Syria s government has champions such local deals – which typically see rebels evacuated in exchange for an end to their encirclement – as a way of bringing stability to the war ravaged country
Damascus rocketed after air raids hit Aleppo hospitals
The bombardment of Aleppo has worsened the plight of residents of besieged eastern neighborhoods where food and medical supplies are becoming increasingly scarce
43 civilians dead in bombardment of Syria rebel-held areas – monitor
Opposition held neighborhoods of Aleppo are effectively under siege having been under fire for the past two weeks after government forces advance to within firing range of the only remaining supply route into the east of the city
2 medics among 20 dead in regime shelling of Syria town – monitor
The two medics are among those killed in a Syrian government shelling of a rebel held town northeast of the capital
Suicide bombers 'kill 20' outside Syria shrine
UPDATED The shrine south of the center of Damascus is heavily guarded by pro government forces but has still been the target of several jihadist attacks
Hezbollah blames Islamist extremists for killing military chief in Syria
UPDATED Lebanon s Hezbollah says investigation has shown that the blast was caused by artillery bombardment carried out by takfiri Sunni extremist groups present in the region
UN probe accuses Damascus of 'extermination' of detainees
UN investigators accuse Damascus of extermination in its jails and detention centers saying prisoners were executed tortured to death or held in such horrific conditions that they perished
Jihadists 'to quit south Damascus districts' – sources
Islamic State and Al Nusra Front are reportedly quitting the districts of Qadam Hajar Al Aswad and the Palestinian camp of Yarmuk
Russia says airforce hit 1,623 'terrorist targets' in Syria over past month
Russia says its airforce had destroyed 1 623 terrorist targets in Syria since it launched a bombing campaign a month ago to support forces loyal to President Bashar al Assad
Russia says air force hit record 94 targets in Syria in 24 hours
Russian jets struck 94 targets in war torn Syria over the past 24 hours the highest one day tally since the Kremlin began its month old bombing campaign the Russian defense ministry said Monday October 26
ISIS at outskirts of Syria's Aleppo despite Russian raids
UPDATED With Moscow in its 10th day of strikes the United States announces it would halt its troubled program to build up Syrian rebel units to fight ISIS
At a Damascus market, divided Syria comes together again
The souk – founded when Syria was under French administration from 1920 to 1946 and named after Paris s famed Les Halles market
11 dead in rebel shelling on Syria's Damascus – monitor
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reports that most of the casualties are civilians
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
Blast in downtown Damascus kills Syria general – monitor
The powerful Ahrar al Sham rebel group posts a video online claiming to show the attack on Brigadier General Bassem Ali Muhanna s car with an improvised explosive device
ISIS loses ground in Syria's Yarmuk camp
Palestinian sources say jihadists from ISIS have lost ground to Palestinian fighters in Syria s Yarmuk camp
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
Mortar attack on Damascus souk kills one, wounds 30 – state media
In another reported attack at a civilian site a medic from Hamas was killed in the Yarmuk refugee camp south of Damascus
13,000 Syrians tortured to death since uprising began
A 12 year old is the youngest victim of the war
Syria hit by flesh-eating maggot disease
Myiasis is not lethal for humans but its appearance says a lot about worsening living conditions in war ravaged Syria
A taste of home for war-weary Syrians in Beirut
We cannot forget our roots The secret to our cuisine lies in the flavor the mix of spices And nothing can replace the taste of home
Syria frees woman born in jail, 10 days after arrest
Her parents are anti regime activists who have themselves been in jail on political charges
Filipino jihadists killed in Syria - reports
The government says the reports are not confirmed but a group has been formed to monitor Filipino extremists activities in relation to ISIS
Iran has 'role' in fighting ISIS militants: Kerry
In combating the jihadist threat US Secretary of State John Kerry says there is a role for nearly every country to play including Iran
Truce deal in district of Syrian capital: news agency
A reconciliation agreement came into force on Monday SANA reports the chairman of the reconciliation committee as saying
