Syria’s Assad set to recover Golan frontier as surrender deal agreed
President Bashar al-Assad is set to recover control of the Syrian frontier with the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights in a major victory over rebels who have...
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Hezbollah leader says he met Assad in Syria over IS evacuation
Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah said on Thursday he had travelled to Damascus to meet Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to request the evacuation of Islamic...
Britain, France seek EU condemnation of Russia over Syria
Britain and France sought to persuade the European Union on Monday to condemn Russia’s devastating air campaign in Syria and pave the way for imposing...
Syria ceasefire deal in balance as Aleppo aid stalls
Syrian government forces and rebels had yet to withdraw from a road needed to deliver aid to the city of Aleppo on Thursday, threatening the...
Syria ceasefire comes into effect with Assad emboldened (Updated)
By Tom Perry A nationwide ceasefire brokered by the United States and Russia went into effect in Syria on Monday evening, the second attempt this...
Syria ceasefire approaches with Assad emboldened, opposition wary
An emboldened President Bashar al-Assad vowed on Monday to take back all of Syria, hours before the start of a ceasefire brokered by the United...
U.S., Russia clinch Syria deal, aim for truce from Monday
By David Brunnstrom and Tom Miles The United States and Russia hailed a breakthrough deal on Saturday to put Syria’s peace process back on track,...
Iraq militia fighters join battle for Syria’s Aleppo
An Iraqi Shi’ite militia said on Wednesday it had dispatched more than 1,000 fighters to the frontline in neighbouring Syria, escalating foreign involvement in the...
Syrian opposition says to reject any US/Russia deal unlike own plan
Syria’s main opposition negotiating group would reject any deal struck by Russia and the United States on Syria’s fate that was very different from its...
With Syria ‘safe zone’ plan, Turkey faces diplomatic balancing act
Turkey will have to strike a balance between the conflicting goals of Russia and the United States if it is to achieve its ambition of...
