Syria Conflict
OPCW says there are “reasonable grounds that the use of a toxic chemical as a weapon has taken place on 7 April 2018."
Updated 02 Mar, 2019 11:35am
Syrian president expresses gratitude over Iran's help, Khamenei says "dangerous conspiracies" must be resisted.
Updated 26 Feb, 2019 10:21am
Militant IS group has been expelled from all territory it held except for a patch of Baghouz village.
Updated 20 Feb, 2019 10:45am
"This battle will be sealed in the coming days," says a spokesperson for Syrian Democratic Forces.
Published 09 Feb, 2019 09:56pm
“They are attempting to escape by intermixing with innocent women and children fleeing the fighting,” says US general.
Published 08 Feb, 2019 07:08pm
Resolution, adopted by a 70-26 vote, stresses US "faces threats" from terrorist groups in Syria and Afghanistan.
Updated 06 Feb, 2019 08:36am
There are no easy answers.
Published 09 Jan, 2019 11:42am
IS fighters took advantage of poor visibility to unleash suicide attackers on SDF forces in the Euphrates village.
Updated 09 Jan, 2019 10:05am
“I campaigned against the NEVER ENDING WARS, remember!” tweets US president.
Updated 01 Jan, 2019 06:18pm
Strike comes a day after Iraq’s government hinted at greater involvement for its armed forces in Syria.
Updated 01 Jan, 2019 12:47pm
Emirati flag has been raised again in Syria after nearly seven years.
Updated 28 Dec, 2018 09:52am
Trump says he has been assured by Turkey that remaining IS fighters in Syria will be eliminated.
Updated 24 Dec, 2018 09:49pm
McGurk reportedly says in his resignation letter that IS militants were in fact not defeated.
Updated 23 Dec, 2018 11:34am
Withdrawal plan will be discussed by the two countries in Washington next month, says Turkish FM.
Updated 22 Dec, 2018 08:50am
"The fight against terrorism is not over," France's European affairs minister says.
Published 20 Dec, 2018 02:03pm
An overview of the events since the US first launched the campaign in 2014.
Updated 20 Dec, 2018 12:32pm
"We've beaten them and now it's time for our troops to come back home," the US president says.
Updated 20 Dec, 2018 02:26pm
The move is supposed to kick off a viable political peace process.
Updated 20 Dec, 2018 11:25am
Russia launched air strikes in Syria in support of long-term ally President Bashar al-Assad in September 2015.
Updated 20 Dec, 2018 11:25am
Around 100 Syrians have been hospitalised with breathing difficulties after alleged chemical attack in Aleppo.
Published 25 Nov, 2018 07:42pm
Air strikes by US-led coalition kill over 40 in another IS pocket.
Updated 18 Nov, 2018 08:32am
Death toll includes five children under the age of 18.
Published 04 Nov, 2018 12:43am
“They’ll pay us. The problem is nobody ever asks,” Trump says adding that he spoke to Saudi Arabia’s King Salman.
Updated 01 Oct, 2018 12:07pm
Russia and Turkey have agreed to create a buffer zone free of both terrorists and heavy arms in Idlib.
Published 30 Sep, 2018 07:14pm
The foreign minister also calls on Syrian refugees to come home, insisting that the “war on terror is almost over”.
Published 29 Sep, 2018 10:58pm
Reopening of Naseeb border crossing would restore a much-needed gateway for Syrian exports to Arab countries.
Published 29 Sep, 2018 01:01pm
Kremlin spokesman says it is boosting security of its troops in Syria by taking extra measures.
Published 24 Sep, 2018 05:11pm
“Among those killed are 826 children and 615 women,” says Syrian Observatory for Human Rights chief Rami Abdel Rahman.
Published 23 Sep, 2018 10:08pm
Israel has not officially confirmed or denied reports of an attack on Damascus international airport.
Published 16 Sep, 2018 07:09pm
Putin and Rouhani push back against Erdogan’s call for a truce.
Updated 08 Sep, 2018 11:02am
