Erdogan says Syria’s Afrin town under siege, entry imminent
Turkey‘s military and its rebel allies have besieged the northern Syrian town of Afrin and were nearing its town centre, President Tayyip Erdogan said on...
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Turkish forces set up positions in Syria’s Idlib
Turkey’s military announced on Friday it had begun setting up observation posts in north-west Syria’s Idlib province, part of a deployment that appears partly aimed...
Syrians begin returning home, two weeks into Turkish offensive
A group of 292 Syrians went back to the Syrian town of Jarablus from Turkey on Wednesday, marking the first formal return of civilians since...
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...
Syrian rebel wants ‘safe zone’, says it needs deal with Russia
Turkey-backed Syrian rebels would like to see a ‘safe zone’ set up in areas of the border they are capturing from Islamic State, but this...
Turkey sends more tanks to Syria, demands Kurdish fighters retreat
Turkey sent more tanks into northern Syria on Thursday and demanded Kurdish militia fighters retreat within a week as it seeks to secure the border...
Syrian rebels prepare attack from Turkey on Islamic State town
Hundreds of Syrian rebels are preparing to launch an operation to capture a town held by Islamic State at the border with Turkey, a senior...
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...
Thousands flee as Russian-backed offensive threatens to besiege Aleppo (Updated)
By John Davison Tens of thousands of Syrians fled an intensifying Russian assault around Aleppo on Friday, and aid workers said they feared the major...
Putin says Russia backs Free Syrian Army alongside Assad troops
President Vladimir Putin said on Friday Russia supports the opposition Free Syrian Army, providing it with air support, arms and ammunition in joint operations with...
Syrian rebels ‘leave Homs’ under truce deal
Scores of people left the last area held by insurgents in the Syrian city of Homs on Wednesday under a local truce between the government...
Russia says wants Syria elections, ready to help Free Syrian Army (Updated)
By Andrew Osborn and Maria Kiselyova Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said the Kremlin wanted Syria to prepare for parliamentary and presidential elections, as Moscow...
Russian air strikes kill 45, including rebel commander: monitor (Updated)
Russian air strikes in Syria’s Latakia province killed a rebel commander and four other fighters from a group armed by President Bashar al-Assad’s foreign enemies,...
Free Syrian army says no ceasefire for Geneva talks
By Erika Solomon The head of the Free Syrian Army (FSA) said on Tuesday that rebel forces loyal to him would not join a planned...
Syria rebels reject opposition coalition, call for Islamic leadership
By Erika Solomon Powerful Syrian insurgent units have rejected the authority of the opposition Syrian National Coalition (SNC), badly damaging efforts by Western-backed political exiles...
Assad shown unharmed after Syria rebels report attack
By Khaled Yacoub Oweis Syrian rebels said on Thursday they targeted President Bashar al-Assad’s motorcade heading to a Damascus mosque to mark the Muslim holiday...
Obama considers Syria moves, Assad turns guns on north
By Erika Solomon U.S. President Barack Obama is deciding whether to take new action to help Syria’s rebels, the White House said on Thursday, while President Bashar...
