US AND RUSSIAN AIRSTRIKES IN SYRIA SHOW DIVERGENT STRATEGIES

In the province of Aleppo, two groups are fighting government forces and the Islamic State... READ MORE›

MUST-HAVE FOR MIGRANTS TO EUROPE THE SMARTPHONE

Syrians are helped along their journeys by Arabic-language Facebook groups like Smuggling Into the E.U., with 23,953 members, and How to Emigrate to Europe, with 39,304... READ MORE›

FOR THOSE WHO REMAIN IN SYRIA DAILY LIFE IS A NIGHTMARE

Or they can go back to Douma, and to a war that has killed a quarter of a million Syrians... READ MORE›

EXODUS OF SYRIANS HIGHLIGHTS POLITICAL FAILURE OF THE WEST

This week, World Food Program benefits were canceled for 229,000 Syrian refugees in Jordan... READ MORE›

REFUGEE CRISIS: EIGHT LIFE STORIES FROM BUDAPEST'S KELETI STATION

He is travelling with his brother Walid who operated a concrete-mixer truck in Idlib Walid's wife and two young children and several other friends and relatives... READ MORE›

AS THE WHOLE WORLD WATCHES ISIS, PRESIDENT ASSAD'S FORCES KILL HUNDREDS OF CIVILIANS IN SYRIA

As the whole world watches Isis, President Assad's forces kill hundreds of civilians in Syria... READ MORE›

RUSSIA DESTROYS 472 ISIS TARGETS IN 141 MISSIONS OVER THE WEEKEND

Moscow launched a bombing campaign in support of Syrian president Bashar al-Assad's forces at the end of September... READ MORE›

BYPASSING THE RISKY SEA REFUGEES REACH EUROPE THROUGH THE ARCTIC

On Wednesday, 73 asylum seekers crossed into Norway from Russia at Storskog, a record for a single day... READ MORE›

ALONG THE MIGRANT TRAIL, PRESSURE GROWS TO CLOSE EUROPES OPEN BORDERS

Refugees huddle around campfires while they wait to cross the border with Austria in Sentilj, Slovenia, on Oct... READ MORE›

ISIS ACCELERATES DESTRUCTION OF ANTIQUITIES IN SYRIA

The wrecking of the Temple of Baalshamin in Palmyra over the weekend was a new shock for Syrians and for experts and antiquities enthusiasts worldwide... READ MORE›

SYRIAN ARMY ADVANCES IN WEST AFTER RUSSIAN STRIKES

Syrian army advances in west after Russian strikes monitor... READ MORE›

EVERYONE I KNOW IS LEAVING SYRIAN WAR DRIVING CRISIS

Syria's bitterly divisive politics are mostly forgotten in the dash to get to Europe... 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›

RUSSIAS SYRIA INTERVENTION MAY FORCE CHOICE ON OBAMA

Other than Russia and the Syrian government, only the U.S.-led coalition against the Islamic State is flying planes in Syria... 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›

MAP: THERE ARE 10 WORLD HERITAGE SITES IN IRAQ AND SYRIA. NINE ARE IN DANGER.

Islamic State group jihadists seized Syria's Palmyra on Thursday, as UNESCO warned that the destruction of the ancient city would be an enormous loss to humanity... READ MORE›

VLADIMIR PUTIN DEPLOYS ADVANCED ANTI-AIRCRAFT MISSILE SYSTEM IN SYRIA

'By deploying S400 to Latakia, Russia sends signal to Turkey and Israel but also creates a shield over Syria's coastal areas.'... READ MORE›

WAVES OF YOUNG SYRIAN MEN BRING HOPE AND A TEST TO EUROPE

The United Nations refugee agency says that just over half are Syrians, followed by smaller groups from Afghanistan, Eritrea, Iraq and elsewhere... READ MORE›

RUSSIAN AIRSTRIKES FORCE A HALT TO AID IN SYRIA, TRIGGERING A NEW CRISIS

Report, at least 20 medical facilities have been hit nationwide in Syria since Russia launched its air war on Sept. 30... READ MORE›

IF WE DO NOTHING ABOUT SYRIA, THEN THE REFUGEES WILL KEEP ON COMING

A few years ago I went to Palmyra, and other places in Syria, and realised that it was a place of unbelievable cultural richness... READ MORE›

SYRIAN REBELS SAY THEY RECEIVE MORE WEAPONS FOR ALEPPO BATTLE

Syrian state TV said the army had captured the town of al-Sabeqiya south of Aleppo on Monday and said the rebels had suffered heavy casualties... READ MORE›

SYRIAN DOCTOR TURNED PEOPLE SMUGGLER WHO HAS MADE ?60,000 THIS MONTH ALONE

Richard spencer meets abu mahmoud a wealthy people smuggler in turkey who has confronted the dilemmas of countless syrians fleeing their country's tragedy... READ MORE›

AYLAN KURDI: FRIENDS AND FAMILY FILL IN GAPS BEHIND HARROWING IMAGES

Kurdi family had escaped Damascas and headed to Aleppo before moving to Kobani when fighting broke out... READ MORE›

KURDISH LEADER SAYS COLLAPSE OF ASSAD REGIME 'WOULD BE A DISASTER' DESPITE ITS TREATMENT OF HIS PEOPLE

Mr Muslim stressed the YPG was acting to defend not only Kurds, but all Syrians under attack by Isis... READ MORE›

I'M A SYRIAN AND I FIGHT ISIL EVERY DAY. IT WILL TAKE MORE THAN BOMBS FROM THE WEST TO DEFEAT THIS MENACE

Almost two years ago the House of Commons met to decide whether to take military action against Bashar al-Assad... READ MORE›

REFUGEES FACE TEAR GAS, WATER CANNONS AS THEY CUT NEW PATHS THROUGH EUROPE

Refugees face tear gas water cannons as they cut new paths through europe... READ MORE›

FIRST TRAINLOADS OF SYRIAN ASYLUM-SEEKERS REACH GERMANY

The chaos in Hungary opens our eyes to how far the situation has proceeded in Europe, Austrian Foreign Minister Sebastian Kurz said Saturday... READ MORE›

AIR STRIKES HIT ISIS POSITIONS AS JIHADISTS PUSH INTO KOBANI

Capturing Kobani would give Isis a direct link between its positions in the Syrian province of Aleppo and its stronghold of Raqqa to the east... READ MORE›

FACEBOOK GROUP PUSH FOR SAFE LAND PASSAGE FOUNDERS

We took measures to guard the border and prevent people from crossing into Bulgaria and Greece, Dursun Ali Sahin, the governor of Edirne Province, said... READ MORE›

LAST JEWISH FAMILY IN ALEPPO FLEE FOR ISRAEL

The rabbi had heard of humanitarian work being carried out by Moti Kahana, a Jewish businessman, in support of the Syrian rebels... READ MORE›