Syrian conflict

Militants won back three villages in a surprise assault against the Syria Democratic Forces.

Three Sotoro members were killed and five wounded," a security source said

Pentagon expressed strong concerns about the attack on the coalition-supported counter-ISIL forces

Turkey has repeatedly denied accusations of its security forces firing on Syrians trying to cross the frontier

IS under growing pressure on various fronts in Syria and Iraq, where it established its self-declared 'caliphate'

At least 74 people have died in fighting since the offensive began last Monday

Some 3,000 Arab fighters are taking part in the offensive, backed by around 500 Kurdish militia members

More than 280,000 people have been killed in Syria since the civil war erupted in 2011

'We are completely ready. Not us, but the US is responsible for the delay' Cavasoglu says

At least 29 civilians have been killed since IS launched the assault early on Friday

Seven bombs, most of them suicide attacks, hit Jableh and Tartus almost simultaneously

"We believe we should have moved to a 'Plan B' a long time ago," Adel al-Jubeir

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The attack sparked clashes with regime forces providing security for the hospital

'There were hardly any Syrian migrants among the 800 people rescued off Sicily' UN and IOM

Blames religious extremists for killing Shia militant group's top military commander in Syria in an artillery attack

Hezbollah, along with Iran, is battling on side of regime in Damascus — making trio de facto allies on ground

Erdogan accused the international coalition of abandoning his country to fight the group alone

It has been Iran's biggest loss of forces within such a short time, based on official figures

February 27 truce between Syrian regime and rebels raised hopes for efforts to resolve the five-year conflict

Washington and Moscow are the joint sponsors of the Syrian peace process

More than a week of fighting in Syria's second city has killed hundreds of civilians

Around 83.4 percent of Syrians live below the poverty line compared with 28 percent in 2010

The strikes are latest in a surge of violence in and around the city that has severely tested February 27 ceasefire

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights earlier gave a toll of 19 dead but said this was likely to rise

Unsourced report gives no dates or locations for incidents nor any indication Israeli planes were hit

Clashes broke out as members of the militant Kurdistan Workers Party tried reaching the nearby Syrian city of Qamishli

The group says in a statement they will respond "with force"

Since February 27, truce has seen violence drop across parts of Syria, including the provincial capital of Aleppo city

The 18-year-old man from Birmingham, central England, was held at Manchester airport in northwest England

All sides involved in Syrian conflict will have to realise risk of the revival of Cold War-era practices and policies

Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitoring group however said fighting was still raging in Homs province

At least 250,000 Syrian children are living under siege across Syria, with many forced to eat animal feed

US official said additional troops would be used to bolster US special forces sent to Syria several months ago

US military spokesperson declined to say how many Syrians had been trained, saying only that it was "dozens"

The civil war in Syria is now in its sixth year and almost five million Syrians have fled the conflict

President says economic issues can be settled immediately, when the situation stabilises in Syria

The top US diplomat said that countries must come together to conquer the extremist threat

The Syrian war is of monstrous complexity and achieving a temporary lull is in itself a considerable victory

Group also claims killing of several members of Lebanese Shia Hezbollah group in fighting near Palmyra

Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said Putin had telephoned Assad to inform him of the Russian decision

The task that was set before our defence ministry & armed forces has been completed, says Russian president

The fate of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is crucial to the next round of talks, currently beginning in Geneva.

As war continues, children continue to drop out of school, and many are forced into labour, says new UNICEF report

The UN envoy overseeing Syrian peace talks said on Monday he hoped a woman might become the country's next president.

The United Nations is pushing for a transitional government and a new constitution to be put in place in six months

The US and Russia are supporting opposing camps, while extending limited cooperation where interests converge

More than 270,000 people have died in Syria since the conflict erupted in March 2011

Doctors and emergency workers in war-ravaged Syria typically work around the clock in fraught conditions

Syrian insurgents say air strikes were carried out by Russian war planes in support of Syria's government