Assad

Onslaught has retaken 70 per cent of the area and killed nearly 1,260 civilians - a fifth of them children

Killed include 106,390 civilians, of which 19,811 were children and 12,513 women, according to British observatory

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

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

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

Some in the opposition say flexibility on Assad's fate is not a viable option to break stalemate

UN envoy Staffan de Mistura has stressed the urgent need for progress towards a political solution

Opposition HNC leader quit two days before meeting, government has recaptured all major cities

Kremlin said Monday's meeting in the Black Sea resort of Sochi came during a 'working visit' by Assad to Russia

In 'Dear World', eight-year-old Bana Alabed delivers an unadulterated account of war through the eyes of a child