Turkey, US agree ceasefire in northeast Syria
Turkey has agreed to a five-day ceasefire in northeast Syria to allow for withdrawal of Kurdish forces, U.S. Vice President Mike Pence said on Thursday after...
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Gaza ceasefire holds after two-day flare-up, protests expected
The Israel-Gaza border was quiet on Friday after an Egyptian-brokered truce ended a surge in violence that had shaken southern Israel and the Gaza Strip for two days....
Afghanistan announces ceasefire with Taliban (Update)
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani for the first time announced an unconditional ceasefire with the Taliban on Thursday, coinciding with the end of the Muslim fasting...
Syrian govt forces attack Ghouta despite Russia truce (Update)
Syrian government forces launched a ground assault on the edge of the rebel-held eastern Ghouta enclave on Wednesday, seeking to gain territory despite a Russian plan...
Iraqi forces, Kurdish Peshmerga agree on ceasefire – Kurdistan
Iraqi forces and Kurdish Peshmerga fighters reached an agreement on Friday to stop fighting in northern Iraq, the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) said, although the...
Syrian army announces ceasefire in southern Syria until Thursday
The Syrian army said it would suspend combat operations in southern Syria until Thursday, including in Quneitra province, where Israel has hit army outposts in recent days, according...
Fresh ceasefire appears to hold for now in eastern Ukraine
Ukrainian troops and Russian-backed separatists appeared to be respecting a new ceasefire attempt on Monday after international powers called for shelling to stop and for...
Russia announces ceasefire in Syria from midnight
Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a ceasefire between Syrian opposition groups and the Syrian government starting at midnight on Thursday. The parties were also prepared...
Turkish foreign minister calls for immediate ceasefire in Syria
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu called for an immediate ceasefire in Syria on Friday, describing the situation in Aleppo as critical and saying that President...
Battle for Aleppo intensifies after ceasefire ends (Update 1)
The battle for control of the northern Syrian city of Aleppo intensified on Sunday with air strikes, ground offensives and shelling, the morning after a...
Russia pauses Aleppo bombing 11 hours for four days, UN wants more
Russia has told the United Nations it will stop bombing eastern Aleppo for 11 hours a day for four days, but that is not enough...
Syria says east Aleppo ceasefire has begun, promises “safe exit”
The Syrian military said on Thursday a unilateral ceasefire backed by Russia had come into force to allow people to leave besieged eastern Aleppo, a...
Saudi Arabia says prepared for ceasefire in Yemen if Houthis agree
Saudi Arabia is prepared to agree to a ceasefire in Yemen if the Iran-allied Houthis agree, Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir said on Monday, adding...
Pope calls for ‘immediate ceasefire’ in Syria
Pope Francis, in his strongest appeal to date on the conflict in Syria, on Wednesday called for an “immediate ceasefire” to allow for the...
US, Russia fail to agree on how to revive Syria ceasefire
The United States and Russia failed to agree on how to revive a short-lived ceasefire in Syria during what the UN Syria mediator called a...
Warplanes hit Aleppo in heaviest attack in months, defy US (Update)
Warplanes mounted the heaviest air strikes in months against rebel-held districts of the city of Aleppo overnight, as Russia and the Syrian government spurned a...
Warplanes hit Aleppo city for first time since truce – monitor
Warplanes struck the northern Syrian city of Aleppo on Sunday for the first time since a seven-day ceasefire came into effect almost a week ago,...
U.S.-led forces strike Syrian troops, prompting emergency U.N. meeting
By Angus McDowall and Andrew Osborn U.S.-led coalition air strikes reportedly killed dozens of Syrian soldiers on Saturday, endangering a U.S.-Russian brokered ceasefire and prompting...
Rebel says Aleppo due to get aid Friday, but has little hope it will
Humanitarian aid is due to be delivered to Aleppo on Friday following a withdrawal of combatants from a contested road leading to the city on...
Syrian rebels welcome truce but warn of need for oversight
Syrian rebel factions will issue a statement welcoming the U.S.-Russian deal for a ceasefire and aid deliveries in Syria but with reservations about the handling...