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...
First evacuees leave besieged Damascus suburb Daraya
Besieged residents and rebels began leaving the Damascus suburb of Daraya on Friday, Reuters witnesses said, as an evacuation to end one of the longest...
Kerry, Lavrov meet to finalise details of Syria cooperation deal
US Secretary of State John Kerry and his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov met in Geneva on Friday to try to hammer out final details of...
The US has quietly changed track over supporting Assad
US and Russia now agree on Syria Great states hate to admit error, so when they have to change course they generally try to disguise...
Rebels launch major assault to try to break Aleppo siege (Updated)
Syrian rebel fighters have launched a major assault on government-held southwestern parts of Aleppo to try to reopen supply lines into opposition-held areas of the...
Scores of families leave besieged Aleppo under Russia-Damascus plan – Syrian media
Nearly 200 civilians, mostly women and children, left besieged eastern parts of Aleppo through a safety zone that Moscow and its Syrian ally say they...
Syria’s Nusra Front says it is breaking ties with al Qaeda to avert attacks
The leader of the Syrian Islamist rebel group Nusra Front said on Thursday it was cutting its ties with al Qaeda to deny foreign powers...
Kerry says hopes to reveal cooperation plan with Russia on Syria in August
US Secretary of State John Kerry said on Tuesday he hoped to announce in early August details of a US plan for closer military cooperation...
Assad vows to fight on, says Aleppo to be Erdogan’s graveyard
President Bashar al-Assad vowed on Tuesday to fight on in what he called Syria’s war against terrorism, showing no sign of compromise in his first...
Syria: the Russians were right
“THE Russians had a more realistic analysis of the situation than practically anybody else,” said Lakhdar Brahimi, the former United Nations Special Envoy to Syria....
New Aleppo assault casts fresh cloud over Syria peace talks (Updated)
By Angus McDowall and Tom Miles Syria’s army backed by Russian warplanes launched an assault north of Aleppo on Thursday, threatening to block a vital...