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Turkey threatens to expand strikes in Syria, Iraq
Turkey warns of potential increased air strikes on Kurdish targets in Syria and Iraq after Ankara attack
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PM lauds ministers for removing impediments in SDF projects
Railway track to transport Thar coal to be completed by March
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Key northwest town recaptured, says Syrian army
Syrian government seeks to revive a moribund economy ravaged by almost nine years of war
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More than 235,000 flee intense bombing in NW Syria
Despite an August ceasefire deal and international calls for de-escalation, scores of civilians have been killed
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Displaced Syrian grows mushrooms to feed family
Around 6.5 million people in Syria are food insecure, or lack access to sufficient nutritious food
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Syria regime forces surround Turkish army post in Idlib
Turkish observation point in the town of Morek was encircled by Syrian regime forces in August this year
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Death toll nears 100 in Syria's Idlib
The war in Syria has killed more than 370,000 people and displaced millions since it erupted in 2011
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Syria's 'camps metalsmith' welds shelter for displaced
Two men unload dozens of long metal poles from a small truck, stacking them on the ground
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In northeast Syria, last Assyrians fear Turkish advance
Operation has seen the Turkish army occupy a strip spanning some 120 kilometres (75 miles) of the border
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Kurdish force rejects Damascus call to join Syrian army
After regime troops deploy along parts of Syria's NE border to help stave off the Turkish offensive
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Moscow, Damascus deploy forces to Syria-Turkey border
The deadly incursion killed hundreds and caused 300,000 people to flee their homes
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NGOs claim Turkey forcibly deported refugees to Syria
Turkish foreign ministry rejects the accusations saying it wants refugees to return in a safe and honourable manner
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US to boost troops protecting Syrian oil as Kurds start pullback
As Russian forces begin patrolling the flashpoint Syrian-Turkish frontier
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Erdogan urges US to hand over SDF chief to Turkey
While a group of senators push for US visa for the Kurdish leader to enable a visit to Washington
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Turkey, Kurds trade accusations over shaky Syria truce
The offensive has killed dozens of civilians, mainly on the Kurdish side
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McConnell slams Syria withdrawal as scattered fighting flares
He says that Trump's decision to withdraw US troops would help Washington's foes and hurt its allies
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Erdogan threatens to restart Syria operation amid scattered fighting
Kurdish forces are required to withdraw from a border strip 32 kilometres deep
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Civilian toll mounts as Syria regime pounds militant bastion
Following two days of increased bombing by Damascus and its Russian ally on militant-dominated Idlib province
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Macron sparks Turkish anger by meeting Syrian Kurds
Assures the Kurdish envoys of French support in their fight against the remaining IS militants
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US-backed forces press offensive against IS Syria enclave
Denying reports the militant enclave had fallen
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Kurdish-led Syrian forces pound final IS redoubt
After pausing offensive multiple times for thousands of dust-covered women, children and men to flee
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Death and despair in last IS Syria bastion
As US-backed forces press ahead with an offensive to crush holdout militants
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Attack slows on Islamic State Syria pocket to save civilians: official
SDF face landmines, car bombs, tunnel ambushes and suicide attacks
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Fireballs and black smoke billow from final IS holdout in Syria
More than 10,000 people vacate Baghouz for SDF-held territory
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US, Russian military chiefs to meet on Syria
As US-backed Syrian forces launch assault on last IS redoubt
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Syria's Kurds set free nearly 300 IS-linked Syrians
A statement released by Kurdish authorities says they were men who "have no Syrian blood on their hands"
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Syria force launches assault on last IS redoubt
SDF resumes their advance after plucking a last batch of civilians from Baghouz
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Guns and milk: what they carried from the 'caliphate'
As women arrive in droves at a screening point controlled by the US-backed SDF near the Iraqi border
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Syria forces negotiating to free civilians from IS holdout: coalition
Hundreds of people including women and children trucked out of the last patch of IS territory
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'Heavy clashes' as US-backed forces battle IS in Syria: monitor
After a pause of more than a week to allow civilians to flee
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After joining IS aged 15, German woman asks to go home
The 19-year-old flees the militants' last bastion in eastern Syria
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IS 'caliphate' in Syria will be defeated within a month: commander
Says military operations against the Islamic State group are wrapping up
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IS counterattack in east Syria leaves 32 dead: monitor
IS militants launched counterattacks against SDF, taking advantage of poor visibility due to bad weather
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East Syria death toll soars after massive Islamic State attack
500 Islamic State fighters burst out of the fog shrouding the area
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US backed militant group in Syria reported 14 killed in clashes with Islamic State
US-led coalition forces supported SDF in fending off the Islamic State attack
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US-backed forces repel IS attack in east Syria: monitor
Seven militants were killed in the attack, which ended at dawn after clashes near the barracks
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Libya forces may be colluding with migrant smugglers: UN report
Human trafficking possibly powered by state funds used by armed groups reveals UN report
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Turkey condemns 'escape' of Raqa militants
SDF said over 3,000 civilians had left as part of a deal negotiated between Raqa Civil Council and Syrian IS fighters
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Five things to know about Japan's pacifist constitution
Any tentative move towards re-militarisation would trigger alarm bells in China and the Koreas
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US-backed forces to start offensive for Syria's Deir al-Zor soon
Head of the Deir al-Zor military council said assault might begin "within several weeks"
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IS counterattack kills 34 Syria regime forces in Raqa province
The SDF has captured just under 60 percent of Raqa city since it entered in June
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US-backed forces face fierce IS resistance in Raqa Old City
The coalition estimates that around 2,500 besieged militants are defending the city
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US-backed forces breach wall in Syria IS stronghold Raqa
The Iraqi military believes that there are just a few hundred jihadists left in Mosul
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US-backed force has seized a quarter of Raqa from IS
The battle for Raqa is the SDF's flagship offensive, with heavy backing from coalition air strikes and weapons
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Islamic State holds off US-backed force in Syria's Tabqa
However, Syrian Democratic Forces has not been able to fully clear the militants out of the city or the adjacent dam
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US-backed forces seize 80% of Syria's Tabqa from IS: monitor
The assault began when SDF forces and their US-led coalition allies were airlifted behind IS lines
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Strike kills 15 near Syria's IS-held Raqa
More than 320,000 people have been killed in Syria since the conflict began with anti-government demonstrations