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FIRST SIGN OF ENHANCED U.S.-RUSSIA RELATIONS UNDER TRUMP
Michael Flynn, President-elect Donald Trump's pick for national security adviser, arrives at Trump Tower in New York on Jan. 3... READ MORE›
'WHO, SYRIAN PEOPLE GRATEFUL TO RUSSIANS' - WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
People queue as they fill containers with water in the government controlled al-Rabwah area, a suburb of Damascus, Syria January 10, 2017... READ MORE›
RUSSIA 'STARTS TO WITHDRAW' FORCES FROM SYRIA
Russia has started to cut back its forces in Syria, beginning with an aircraft carrier group, Russian state news agency TASS reported Friday... READ MORE›
UN WARNS OF WAR CRIMES OVER DISRUPTION TO WATER SUPPLY NORTH OF DAMASCUS
Water from rebel-held Wadi Barada, which supplies Damascus, has been cut off since 22 December... READ MORE›
U.N. ENVOY HOPES ASTANA TALKS WILL CONSOLIDATE SYRIA TRUCE
Syria mediator Staffan de Mistura attends a news conference in Damascus, Syria November 20, 2016... READ MORE›
RUSSIA URGES SPEEDY UN RESOLUTION ON SYRIA TRUCE
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday he would now reduce Moscow's military contingent in Syria, which has been fighting to bolster the government since last year... READ MORE›
CEASE-FIRE GOES INTO FORCE IN WAR-RAVAGED SYRIA
Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem welcomed the cease-fire agreement said there is a real chance for a political settlement... READ MORE›
CEASEFIRE BACKED BY RUSSIA, TURKEY TAKES EFFECT
I call on the Syrian government, armed opposition, all countries involved to support these agreements... READ MORE›
NEW CEASE-FIRE BEGINS IN SYRIA, BUT VIOLATIONS ARE REPORTED WITHIN HOURS
The Syrian government described the cease-fire as a natural follow-up to the victories and successes that our armed forces accomplished, a clear reference to Aleppo... READ MORE›
SYRIA TRIES FOR ANOTHER CEASEFIRE AT PUTIN'S BEHEST
Turkey's Erdogan has accused the United States of supporting terrorism in Syria, including Islamic State, comments that Washington has dismissed as ludicrous ... READ MORE›
AS IT HAPPENED: SYRIA CEASEFIRE DECLARED
President Putin said Russia will continue fighting international terrorism in Syria and supporting Syrian President Bashar al-Assad... READ MORE›
PUTIN: RUSSIA, TURKEY GUARANTEE CEASEFIRE IN SYRIA
Russian President Vladimir Putin says an agreement has been reached on a countrywide ceasefire for Syria, with Russia and Turkey to act as guarantors... READ MORE›
RUSSIA & TURKEY AGREE ON NATIONWIDE SYRIAN CEASEFIRE PLAN - ANKARA
Russia Turkey agree on nationwide Syrian ceasefire plan - Ankara -- RT News... READ MORE›
TURKEY AND RUSSIA 'AGREE' ON NATIONWIDE SYRIA CEASEFIRE
Truce, excluding areas where Assad forces are battling... READ MORE›
US MOVE TO EASE ARMS SALES TO REBELS 'A HOSTILE ACT'
Russia has called a US decision to ease restrictions on arming Syrian opposition groups a hostile act that would directly threaten Russian military forces in Syria... READ MORE›
CIVILIANS KILLED BY BARREL BOMBS NEAR DAMASCUS
The Syrian government took back previously rebel-held eastern Aleppo last week after an intense battle that led to the displacement of tens of thousands of civilians... READ MORE›
TURNING POINT IN SYRIA AS ASSAD REGAINS ALL OF ALEPPO
The last buses carrying residents from eastern Aleppo left the city late Thursday night, according to the Syrian state news agency... READ MORE›
LAST CIVILIANS AND REBELS SET TO LEAVE ALEPPO
Ahmad Qarra Ali of the powerful Ahrar al-Sham rebel group said bad weather had caused delays... READ MORE›
MOSCOW WANTS SAUDI ARABIA TO JOIN RUSSIA-TURKEY-IRAN EFFORTS FOR SYRIA PEACE - UN ENVOY
Moscow says that Saudi Arabia should join efforts to find peace in Syria undertaken by Russia, Iran and Turkey, Vitaly Churkin, Russia's UN envoy, said... READ MORE›
RUSSIA IRAN AND TURKEY MEET FOR SYRIA TALKS EXCLUDING US
Russia, Iran and Turkey Meet for Syria Talks, Excluding U.S... READ MORE›
U.N. WILL SEND MONITORS TO ALEPPO, AS EVACUATIONS RESUME
Aleppo was once the largest city in Syria and was its industrial hub before the war... READ MORE›
TWITTER GIRL BANA ALABED EVACUATED TO SAFETY FROM SYRIA'S ALEPPO
Bana Alabed, the 7-year-old who has been tweeting her experience of living in Aleppo through Syria's civil war, has been evacuated safely outside the city... READ MORE›
RUSSIA SET TO BLOCK U.N. FROM MONITORING ALEPPO EVACUATION
The resolution calls on the United Nations to carry out adequate, neutral monitoring and report to the Security Council on their findings... READ MORE›
ALEPPO EVACUATION SUSPENDED, SYRIAN GOVERNMENT ACCUSES REBELS OF VIOLATING DEAL
The United Nations envoy to Syria, Staffan de Mistura, said at least 50,000 people including 40,000 civilians were trapped in eastern Aleppo... READ MORE›
SYRIA ALEPPO: EVACUATION GRINDS TO A HALT
On Thursday, the UN envoy to Syria, Staffan de Mistura, said there were 50,000 people, including 40,000 civilians, unfortunate enough to live in eastern Aleppo... READ MORE›
KERRY ACCUSES ASSAD OF ''MASSACRE'' IN ALEPPO
Speaking from Washington, Kerry also accused Assad's allies, Russia, Iran and Hezbollah, of aiding and abetting in the slaughter... READ MORE›
ALEPPO BATTLE: EVACUATION CONTINUES AS TRUCE HOLDS
The evacuation of Syrian civilians and rebels from eastern Aleppo is continuing round the clock, as a truce was reported to be holding overnight... READ MORE›
BUSES EVACUATE THOUSANDS OF EXHAUSTED ALEPPO RESIDENTS IN CEASEFIRE DEAL
Syrian state television reported later that two further convoys of 15 buses each had also left east Aleppo... READ MORE›
KERRY BLAMES ASSAD FOR 'MASSACRE' AS BLOODIED THOUSANDS LEAVE ALEPPO'S FALLEN REBEL ENCLAVE
They drove through government-held districts to Rashideen, a rebel-held area outside Aleppo, the International Committee of the Red Cross and Syrian state media said... READ MORE›
ALEPPO CEASE-FIRE COLLAPSES, THREATENING EVACUATION PLANS
Mohammed Abu Jaafar, head of forensics in eastern Aleppo, said eastern Aleppo residents felt duped... READ MORE›
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BATTLE OVER ALEPPO IS OVER RUSSIA SAYS AS EVACUATION DEAL REACHED
While pro-government forces were moving in, United Nations officials said they were receiving multiple reports of execution-style killings... READ MORE›
ACTIVISTS, RUSSIA SAY ALEPPO CEASE-FIRE BROKEN
Syrians leave a rebel-held area of Aleppo towards the government-held side during an operation by Syrian government forces to retake the embattled city Dec. 13, 2016... READ MORE›
SYRIA REBELS REACH EVACUATION DEAL WITH GOVERNMENT
The Syrian government has established control over east Aleppo... READ MORE›
AID CONVOY HIT BY 'AIR STRIKE' NEAR ALEPPO
The Syrian Red Crescent said the convoy had been making a routine delivery from Aleppo to rural rebel-held areas... READ MORE›
RUSSIA ACCUSED OF WAR CRIMES IN SYRIA AT UN SECURITY COUNCIL SESSION
Accusations centre on widespread use of bunker-busting and incendiary bombs on civilians in rebel-held eastern Aleppo... READ MORE›
EAST ALEPPO RESIDENTS ANXIOUSLY AWAIT EVACUATION
The Syrian government has established control over east Aleppo... READ MORE›
SYRIA'S ALEPPO POUNDED AS ASSAD VOWS TO 'CLEAN' CITY
Air strikes continue pummelling rebel-held Aleppo as Syrian president says taking city is key to capturing other areas... READ MORE›
RUSSIA VETOES UN RESOLUTION TO STOP BOMBING OF ALEPPO
At the present rate of bombardment of eastern Aleppo, De Mistura said the city would be totally destroyed by December... READ MORE›
DEADLY AID-CONVOY BOMBING AS CEASEFIRE ENDS
In the wake of the Syrian military declaration, US Secretary of State John Kerry expressed annoyance at Damascus and Moscow's handling of the ceasefire... READ MORE›
US AND RUSSIA AGREE PEACE MOVES
Mr Lavrov said Russia had informed the Syrian government about the arrangements and the Syrian government was ready to fulfil them ... READ MORE›
JETS POUND ALEPPO AS UN DISCUSSES SYRIA ESCALATION
Scores killed in intensifying Aleppo air strikes as UN Security Council members denounce Russia for role in Syria war... READ MORE›
ARMY POUNDS ALEPPO WITH AIR RAIDS
The Right Livelihood Award Foundation cited the White Helmets, also known as Syria Civil Defence, for outstanding bravery, compassion and humanitarian engagement in rescuing civilians... READ MORE›
RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR TO UK -- RT OP-EDGE
The discussions demonstrated a huge divergence of opinions and views on the realities in Aleppo and the Syrian crisis as a whole... READ MORE›
SYRIAN REBELS BLAME RUSSIA FOR STALLED ALEPPO TALKS
Turkey backs the Syrian anti-government fighters and has been acting as a mediator in the meetings... READ MORE›
AT LEAST 26 DIE IN ALEPPO AIRSTRIKES
Following the collapse of a short-lived, US-and Russia-brokered ceasefire, Syrian forces pounded rebel-held eastern Aleppo on Sunday... READ MORE›
EASTERN ALEPPO RESIDENTS AT RISK OF MASS STARVATION
UN Eastern Aleppo residents at risk of mass starvation... READ MORE›
SYRIA: THE STORY OF THE CONFLICT
The jihadist group, Islamic State, has also been accused by the UN of waging a campaign of fear in northern and eastern Syria... READ MORE›
U.S., RUSSIA REACH DEAL ON CEASE-FIRE IN SYRIA
If Aleppo continues to be torn apart, the prospects for Syria are doomed, Kerry said... READ MORE›
U.N. SUSPENDS AID AFTER CONVOY ATTACK; KERRY SAYS CEASEFIRE 'NOT DEAD'
Syria's army had declared the initial ceasefire period over on Monday, hours before the attack on the convoy... READ MORE›
U.S. ACCUSES RUSSIA OF 'BARBARISM' AND WAR CRIMES IN SYRIA
As the war of words unfolded in New York, Aleppo's rebel-held eastern neighborhoods were being shaken by the most ferocious aerial attacks there in recent memory... READ MORE›
AL-NUSRA MUST EITHER LEAVE ALEPPO OR BE DEFEATED - RUSSIA'S UN ENVOY
Al-Nusra must either leave Aleppo or be defeated - Russia's UN envoy -- RT News... READ MORE›
KERRY URGES SUPPORT FOR SYRIA CEASE-FIRE
The United States wants Assad out, while Russia and Iran support the Syrian leader... READ MORE›
US AND RUSSIA REACH TENTATIVE AGREEMENT FOR SYRIA CEASEFIRE
Lavrov said he hoped the ceasefire would lead to the prompt resumption of negotiations over Syria's political future... READ MORE›
SYRIA AND RUSSIA APPEAR READY TO SCORCH ALEPPO
The United States has blamed Russia and the Syrian government, which have denied involvement... READ MORE›
JOHN KERRY WANTS WAR CRIMES PROBE
Call by US secretary of state comes as the number of Iran-backed Shia militias battling Sunni rebels in Aleppo swells... READ MORE›
LAUSANNE MEETING FAILS TO BREAK DEADLOCK
We know France has been pushing for a war crimes investigation in to Syrian government and Russia's aerial bombardment... READ MORE›
'WE NEEDS DEEDS, NOT WORDS': BOMBS FALL ON ALEPPO AS MPS DEBATE SYRIA
Fighter jets had roared into the skies over east Aleppo, ending several days of relative calm with a barrage of bombs... READ MORE›
CIVILIANS KILLED BY REBEL FIRE IN WEST ALEPPO
Offensive to retake western Aleppo city from the Syrian government has killed at least 74 civilians,... READ MORE›
U.N. SUSPENDS AID CONVOYS IN SYRIA AFTER BOMBING
The delay in aid deliveries has also frustrated the U.S.-backed opposition, which has criticized the United Nations for seeking approval from the Syrian government... READ MORE›
RUSSIAN PACT WIDENS RIFT BETWEEN KERRY AND PENTAGON
But he said United Nations relief trucks bound for Aleppo, lined up at southern Turkey's border with Syria, had not received assurances of safe travel... READ MORE›
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SYRIAA??S CEASE-FIRE HOLDING DESPITE MINOR VIOLATIONS
The agreement, announced by Syria's military on Thursday, does not cover the Islamic State and the al-Qaeda affiliate operating in Syria... READ MORE›
WHEN WILL SYRIAN WAR END? RUSSIA, TURKEY BROKER CEASEFIRE DEAL FOR WAR-TORN COUNTRY, REPORT SAYS
When Will Syrian War End? Russia, Turkey Broker Ceasefire Deal For War-Torn Country, Report Says... READ MORE›
PUTIN SEEKS BETTER NUCLEAR POTENTIAL, DEVELOPMENT OF MISSILES TO PENETRATE DEFENSE SYSTEMS
Russia should fortify its military nuclear potential and develop missiles that can penetrate any missile-defense system, the country's President Vladimir Putin said Thursday... READ MORE›
RUSSIAN MOURNS PLANE CRASH VICTIMS, SEARCH OPERATION ON
Vigils have been held in Russia after a plane bound for Syria carrying 92 people crashed into the Black Sea shortly after takeoff... READ MORE›
SYRIA: HEAVY CLASHES MARK END TO ALEPPO CEASEFIRE
Elsewhere in Aleppo province, Turkish forces and allied Syrian rebels were shelling the Kurdish-Arab Syrian Democratic Forces coalition in several villages... READ MORE›
RUSSIA RESPONSIBLE WHOEVER STRUCK AID CONVOY
The US has reached the preliminary conclusion that it was Russian warplanes that bombed an aid convoy and warehouse belonging to the Syrian Arab Red Crescent... READ MORE›
AID CONVOY ATTACKED AS SYRIA DECLARES CEASE-FIRE OVER
The United States called the episode a mistake, but the Syrian government called it proof that Washington was siding with terrorists... READ MORE›
ALL SYRIA PARTIES MUST COMMIT TO ALEPPO AID TRUCE, NOT JUST RUSSIA
Russia, which has been backing Syrian government forces with a bombing campaign, said on Thursday it supported the truce... READ MORE›
UN ENVOY URGES US, RUSSIA TO SALVAGE "BARELY ALIVE" SYRIAN TRUCE
The United Nations mediator for Syria on Thursday April 28 urged the United States and Russia to save a two-month-old truce in the country from fully collapsing... READ MORE›
FIRST PICTURES FROM INSIDE THE RECAPTURED CITY OF PALMYRA
Syrian troops recapture the ancient city of Palmyra from ISIL and pledged to build on the win with an advance against other jihadist strongholds... READ MORE›
RUSSIAN MILITARY SLOW TO LEAVE SYRIA? GROUND FORCES CONTINUE TO SUPPORT ASSAD, US ARMY COLONEL SAYS
Asked whether Russian defense forces were fulfilling promises to depart the country, Warren said the U.S. military was diligently trying to find out... READ MORE›
IN THE SYRIA CHESS GAME, DID PUTIN OUTWIT OBAMA?
And it also shows that Russian backing of the Assad regime has its limits... READ MORE›