Syria

Militant groups Jaish al-Islam and Faylaq al-Rahman issued separate statements welcoming ceasefire call

460 civilians including 100 children killed in week of bombardment

US Ambassador Nikki Haley expresses dismay as negotiations drag out to allow humanitarian aid

The escalation has killed at least 417 people and injured hundreds more

State Department Spokesperson blames Russia for not reeling against President Bashar al-Assad's regime

Calls mount for humanitarian truce in one of bloodiest episodes of Syria's seven-year conflict

"We must do everything that is within our power so that
this massacre comes to an end," Merkel added

UN Security Council expected to vote on resolution demanding a 30-day ceasefire to allow deliveries of aid

Sajmir Alimehmeti pleads guilty of committing passport fraud

Situation is so dire that Red Cross demands to be allowed access to Eastern Ghouta to help civilians

Life for 400,000 civilians of Eastern Ghouta become hell on earth, says UN Secretary-General

Surge in pro-government air strikes has killed more than 210 people, including 54 children, in Damascus

More than 250 civilians are killed due to escalating violence in Syria’s rebel-held enclave of Eastern Ghouta

More than 100 people killed in air raids, rocket strikes and shelling in country since Monday

At least 100 civilians, 20 of them children were killed

Heavy Syrian bombardment in Eastern Ghouta targets civilians, says United Nations

Israel uses aggression as a policy against its neighbors, Mohammad Javad Zarif tells Munich Security Conference

Residents turn rescuers to save family, friends and neighbours pinned underground after bombardment in Syria

Two Russian men fighting informally with pro-government forces were killed in the incident in Deir al-Zor province

Kurdish militancy in Afrin is sponsored by US and President Bashaar al Assad

Envoys brave through conflicted regions

'I reiterated our right and duty to defend ourselves against attacks from Syrian territory'

Russian Ambassador said ceasefire is "not realistic" because armed groups would violate it

Relatives and government call for strong punishment for captured militants

France and the UN have repeatedly called for the opening of aid corridors to alleviate the humanitarian crisis

'From 2011 until now, there has never been the level of bombardment we've seen in the last 96 hours'

After troop pull back all eyes on Afghanistan

Erdogan said the United States had isolated itself over Jerusalem

UN has warned of a humanitarian catastrophe if the fighting nears the province’s most heavily populated areas

Reports say toxic gas has been used

These losses marked the highest toll in one day for the Turkish military in operation 'Olive Branch'

Attack was carried out in retaliation for a ferocious bombing campaign by Russian warplanes over Idlib

North Korea is helping develop Syria's chemical weapons programs and providing Myanmar with ballistic missiles

French President had told Ankara it would be a 'real problem' if its intervention turned into an outright 'invasion'

The decision comes after scores of Islamic State fighters were captured by SDF

France ‘will intervene’ if jihadist nationals sentenced to death in Middle East

Finding bolsters Western claims that Assad’s government possesses, uses banned munition in violation of UN resolutions

Country's main opposition group and Kurdish minority have said they would boycott event

300 people have since been detained for social media posts criticising the offensive in Syria

Turkey's operation against the Syrian Kurdish YPG militia in Afrin began a week ago

United Nations has not decided whether to attend the conference

Turkey’s air and ground operation in Syria’s Afrin region, now in fifth day, targets US-backed Kurdish YPG fighters

Warns Turkey would extend its military operation in Syria to the town of Manbij

Cavusoglu indicates that Turkish forces might extend eastward

Kurd leaders says it is an invitation for all Kurds in Syria to take up arms

"We will take no step back", says Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan

So far there has been no indication of major gains on the ground by Turkey-backed forces in Afrin

The casualties were occurred in air strikes on the village of Jalbara

French FM presses Turkey to halt its offensive against Kurdish militia who have been battling jihadists

Four rockets fired by the YPG hit a town in southern Turkey on the Syrian border