ALEPPO RESIDENTS PLEAD FOR HELP AS SYRIA FIGHTING RAGES

Residents of rebel-held eastern Aleppo said ferocious bombardment by Syrian and Russian jets on Saturday had levelled neighbourhoods and killed at least 91 civilians... READ MORE›

ISIS MAKES GAINS IN SYRIAN AREA BOMBED BY RUSSIA

He said the Free Syrian Army could not hold off the Islamic State by itself... READ MORE›

STRIKES AND VIOLENCE RAISE FEARS OF NEW SYRIAN MIGRANT CRISIS

For those who are internally displaced, roughly eight million people, the decision to stay in Syria was becoming increasingly untenable... READ MORE›

Assad remain convinced that, as Syrian officials have long predicted, the international community will eventually quietly seek his government's intelligence cooperation against ISIS... READ MORE›

TURKEY EXPRESSES CONCERN TO US AND RUSSIA OVER HELP FOR SYRIAN KURDS

Perhaps more significant in the long run is the potential competition between Russia and the United States for the allegiance of the Syrian Kurds... READ MORE›

TURKEY DOWNS DRONE AS SYRIA LAUNCHES ALEPPO OFFENSIVE

The army campaign has been coordinated with Russian jets which launched air strikes in support of Assad on Sept... READ MORE›

IRAN BACKS BATTLE FOR SYRIA'S ALEPPO WITH PROXIES, GROUND TROOPS

Iraqi Shiite militias say they are joining troops from Lebanon's Hezbollah and Iranian and Syrian forces in a new push to recapture the major Syrian city... READ MORE›

Assad remain convinced that, as Syrian officials have long predicted, the international community will eventually quietly seek his government's intelligence cooperation against ISIS... READ MORE›

ISIS FUEL EMBARGOTHREATENS SYRIASMEDICAL CENTERS

International aid groups sounded the alarm on Thursday about Syrian government attacks on medical facilities in opposition-controlled areas... READ MORE›

SYRIANS FLOCK TO BORDER TO ESCAPE EXTERMINATION

KILIS, Turkey -- Tens of thousands of Syrians who were running for their lives piled up near the border crossing with Turkey here on Monday... READ MORE›

ALEPPO CIVILIANS LAMENT UN DECISION TO SUSPEND AID

The Syrian Civil Defence, also known as the White Helmets, recorded about 40 civilians wounded in the attack... READ MORE›

WHAT THE FALL OF ALEPPO WOULD MEAN FOR SYRIA AND THE WORLD

Meanwhile, with the backing of Moscow and Iran, the Assad regime is steadily stripping away what leverage the Syrian opposition and its backers may have had... READ MORE›

SYRIAN REBEL COMMANDER SAYS NORTHERN ALEPPO COUNTRYSIDE 'TOTALLY ENCIRCLED'

Now the northern countryside of Aleppo province is totally encircled, and the humanitarian situation is very difficult... READ MORE›

SYRIA ARMY BREAKS THROUGH YEAR-LONG ISIS SIEGE OF KEY ALEPPO AIR BASE

Kweyris military base east of Aleppo may now be used by Russian planes in their battle against rebels fighting the regime of Bashar al-Assad, experts say... READ MORE›

ISIS ADVANCES ON ALEPPO AFTER RUSSIAN AIR STRIKES FORCE OTHER REBELS TO RETREAT

ISIS have taken advantage and launched a new offensive in Aleppo province following Russia's decision to target Free Syrian army rebels and Al-Qaeda affiliated groups... READ MORE›

UP TO 70,000 SYRIAN REFUGEES FLEE TO TURKEY'S CLOSED BORDER

Aleppo activists Syria's foreign minister, Walid al-Moualem, said on Saturday that Damascus would resist anyone who launched a ground incursion into its territory... READ MORE›

THOUSANDS OF SYRIANS BRAVE COLD, RAIN AT TURKISH BORDER

Turkish border remains shut as thousands continue to flee government offensive on rebel-held areas of Aleppo City... READ MORE›

SYRIAN ARMY AND IRAN FIGHTERS IN MAJOR ALEPPO ASSAULT

The main core is the Syrian army, the source said... READ MORE›

SYRIAN FORCES BREAK REBEL SIEGE OF KEY TOWNS

US Secretary of State John Kerry blamed the Syrian government and its Russian allies for the stall in negotiations... READ MORE›

TENS OF THOUSANDS OF SYRIAN REFUGEES REMAIN STRANDED AT TURKISH BORDER

In the last few days some 70,000 Syrians have fled to the border from intensifying airstrikes and ground attacks in northern Aleppo province... READ MORE›

TURKEY DOWNS DRONE AS SYRIA LAUNCHES ALEPPO OFFENSIVE

The Syrian Army said in a statement its forces were fighting in areas including Joubar and Harasta town near the capital Damascus, Homs and Aleppo provinces... READ MORE›

ALEPPO SIEGE COULD CUT OFF FOOD SUPPLIES TO 300,000

Syrian rebels fight for their survival as government forces move in on the city, backed by Russian air strikes... READ MORE›

SYRIA CHILDREN KILLED AS RUSSIAN MISSILE HITS SCHOOL

At least 15 people have been killed, including 12 children, after a Russian warplane bombed a school in Syria's Aleppo province, activists said... READ MORE›

CLASHES BETWEEN SYRIAN FIGHTERS POSE CHALLENGE FOR TURKEY, U.S.

GRAPHIC Syrian-Turkey border security reut.rs 1Ns7kho NEW U.S... READ MORE›

SYRIAN ARMY AND ALLIES BREAKS REBEL SIEGE OF SHI'ITE TOWNS

Ending the siege means the supply route to terrorists from Turkey to Aleppo has been severed, a Syrian military source said... READ MORE›

TURKEY AT CAPACITY WITH REFUGEES, BUT WILL KEEP TAKING THEM IN, SAYS DEPUTY PM

In Syria, pro-government forces pressed ahead with their offensive in the northern Aleppo province, which has caused the massive displacement of civilians toward the Turkish border... READ MORE›

ANGELA MERKEL APPEALS TO TURKEY FOR BORDER CONTROLS TO STOP FRESH WAVE OF SYRIAN REFUGEES

Ms Merkel said the bombardment must be brought to an end quickly, and promised that Turkey and Germany would push to halt the fighting in Aleppo... READ MORE›

IRAN CALLS FOR SYRIAN ELECTIONS AFTER INTERNATIONAL TALKS END IN STALEMATE

Islamic State confirmed the advance, which brought it within 20 kilometres of the north-south highway linking Damascus to Syria's other main cities Homs, Hama and Aleppo... READ MORE›

IRAN CALLS FOR SYRIAN ELECTIONS AFTER INTERNATIONAL TALKS END IN STALEMATE

Islamic State confirmed the advance, which brought it within 20 kilometres of the north-south highway linking Damascus to Syria's other main cities Homs, Hama and Aleppo... READ MORE›

IS FORCES SYRIAN SOLDIERS FROM TOWN

Washington said last week it would, for the first time, station ground troops in Syria to advise and assist rebels fighting Islamic State... READ MORE›