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Russia, China veto U.N. extending Syria cross-border aid
Humanitarian aid currently flows into Syria through UN-designated checkpoints without the formal permission of the regime in Damascus, but that authority is due to expire on January 10
Turkey assault could displace 400,000 in Syria, says U.N.
Thousands are forced to flee their homes since the beginning of Turkey's military incursion after US President Donald Trump ordered American troops to pull back from the border
Syria flare-up kills 35 fighters, 10 civilians
The flare-up comes as Russian-backed regime forces tried to retake two villages seized by jihadists and allied rebels earlier in June
Al Qaeda-linked Syria group kills 21 regime forces – monitor
It is one of the deadliest breaches of a 6-month-old truce deal, says the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights
French guns on Iraq border aim to pin down ISIS diehards inside Syria
Since the launch of its operations, French forces have fired off more than 18,000 shells and conducted 1,500 air strikes in support of anti-Islamic State fighters on the ground
Rebels fire shells from Syria buffer despite heavy arms pullout
Under a deal reached by opposition backer Turkey and regime ally Russia last month, rebels and jihadists alike should have pulled out all heavy arms from the horseshoe-shaped zone by October 10
Rebels, families begin evacuating Syria's Daraa city
Hundreds of fighters and some of their relatives, carrying suitcases packed with clothes, board around 15 buses in Daraa city, more than 7 years after the country's ill-fated uprising erupted there
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
Blasts shake Damascus as U.S. and allies launch Syria strikes
As dawn broke, plumes of smoke can be seen rising from the city's north and east
Syria forces enter Douma, last holdout in rebel bastion – state media
Douma is the last rebel-held town in the Eastern Ghouta suburb of Damascus, and is the site of the alleged gas attack that prompted a volley of Western air strikes on Saturday
Russia says 'no victims' among Syrian civilians, military
The Russian military says that 103 cruise missiles were fired including Tomahawk missiles but that Syrian air defense systems managed to intercept 71 cruise missiles
U.S.-led strikes on Syria justified – Israeli official
'Syria also serves as a base to carry out such action, namely on behalf of Iran, endangering its territory, its forces and its leadership,' an Israeli official says
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Thousands of Syrians flee raging assaults on two fronts
Tens of thousands have taken to the roads, as Russia-backed regime fighters advance against rebels in Eastern Ghouta outside the capital and Turkey-led forces press an assault in the Kurdish enclave of Afrin
UN backs Syria ceasefire as death toll in rebel enclave tops 500
The measure, however, did not specify when the truce would go into force beyond saying it should be 'without delay'
Israel warns over Iran's presence in Syria after air strikes
While several analysts say they do not expect a further escalation in the coming days, some speak of the possibility of the Syrian war entering a new phase
Syria regime strikes kill 6 civilians in Ghouta – monitor
President Bashar al-Assad's regime intensifies its bombardment of the besieged region outside Damascus
11 Turkish troops killed in deadliest day of Kurdish offensive in Syria
The fatalities follow Turkey sending troops and launching air strikes against Kurdish militia in Northern Syria
U.S.-backed Israel vows action vs Iran 'entrenchment' in Syria
The United States supports Israel for its strikes in Syria, blaming Iran for escalating violence in the war-wracked country
U.S.-backed forces seize major Syria oilfield
The Al-Omar oilfield in the province of Deir Ezzor had been a key source of income for the ISIS, reaping revenues up to $5.1 million per month
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U.S.-backed Syria force advances in Raqa, battles for base
The Syrian Democratic Forces says its fighters had liberated the neighborhood of Al Romaniya on the western front of Raqa
Syria army seizes airbase from ISIS – military source, monitor
The army takes control of more than 170 villages and towns in the area according to Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitor
Pope urges end to Syria 'horror' in Easter address
The pontiff also speaks out against the hostilities and famine in South Sudan Sudan Somalia and the Democratic Republic of Congo
Dozens of children dead in Syria evacuees bombing
UPDATED At least 68 children are among the 126 people killed in the attack says the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights
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U.S. launches missile strike on Syria airbase
UPDATED President Donald Trump orders the massive military response in retaliation for the deadly April 4 chemical attack being blamed on the Assad regime
U.S.-backed fighters battle ISIS around north Syria town
UPDATED Operations are currently focused on the strategically important town of Tabqa on the Euphrates River and the adjacent dam and military airport
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
Israel threatens to 'destroy' Syrian air defense systems
UPDATED The next time the Syrians use their air defense systems against our planes we will destroy them without the slightest hesitation warns Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman
Syria regime, rebels set for first face-to-face at Astana
The objective is to consolidate the ceasefire and to involve rebel field commanders in the political process to end the bloodshed
Who's who in the Syria conflict
A breakdown of the forces involved in the complex civil war
Syria truce begins, but clashes erupt near Damascus
UPDATED The Britain based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says it id not clear who had started the clashes in the Wadi Barada region
EU drops sanctions threat against Russia over Syria
UPDATED The watered down statement says the EU strongly condemns the attacks by the Syrian regime and its allies notably Russia on civilians in Aleppo and calls for an immediate cessation of hostilities
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Tragic story behind rescued baby in Syria's Idlib
4 month old Wahida Maatouq is rescued after an air strike but her older sister and grandmother are both killed
US threatens to end negotiations with Russia on Syria
A State Department spokesman says John Kerry told Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov that plans to set up a joint US Russia military cell to target terrorist groups in Syria would also be put on hold
Turkish soldier killed in Syria attack, Kurdish militia blamed
This was Turkey s first fatality in an unprecedented 4 day cross border offensive against Islamic State jihadists
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
ISIS mounts fierce defense of besieged Syrian bastion
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says the Islamic State group in Iraq Syria ISIS carried out two suicide attacks and 5 car bombings in the southwestern suburbs of Manbij
Turk gets 108 years for refugee sex assaults
He is found guilty of sexually abusing 8 Syrian children in the toilets at a refugee camp
Syria army thrusts into ISIS bastion province Raqa
UPDATED The troops advance towards the country s largest dam for the first time since 2014
Syria's famous damask rose withered by war
Exported to Europe for centuries the damask rose is one of the casualties in the Syrian conflict
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
Global powers to discuss Syria in Vienna on May 17 – Moscow
Russia co chair of the International Syria Support Group ISSG vows to redouble efforts to end the crisis
More than 55,000 killed in Syria in 2015 – monitor
Since the war began in March 2011 the Observatory has documented the deaths of 260 758 people including more than 76 000 civilians
Probable Russian raids in Syria kill 36 – monitor
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says the 36 killed likely by strikes carried out by Russian warplanes were mostly combattants
Pakistan school massacre survivors tell France: 'You are not alone'
The survivors of Pakistan s deadliest ever terror massacre express solidarity with the victims of the Paris attacks describing those responsible as animals who had nothing to do with Islam
Putin, Obama to meet as Syria diplomatic drive quickens
US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter says Moscow and Washington could find ways to cooperate in the Syrian conflict
Thousands more pour into Austria in deepening refugee crisis
Crowded aboard buses and trains thousands more migrants flood into Austria from countries unable or unwilling to cope with a desperate human tide fleeing war and poverty for a better life in western Europe
