UN hopeful of humanitarian pause in Aleppo fighting
The United Nations said on Thursday that intensive diplomacy was going on to try to agree a humanitarian pause in the fighting in the Syrian...
Syrian opposition
Major powers fail to agree new date for Syria peace talks (Update 2)
Major power foreign ministers failed to agree a new date to resume Syrian peace talks at a meeting on Tuesday, and the opposition said it...
Syrian talks’ future bleak as fighting rages and both sides obdurate
By John Irish and Tom Perry Prospects for reviving Syrian peace talks were bleak on Tuesday with the opposition saying the postponement was indefinite with...
Syrian opposition not optimistic about Geneva peace talks
The Syrian opposition is not optimistic about upcoming peace talks in Geneva because there is no international will for a political transition, opposition member Riad...
Syria opposition to go to peace talks, says Assad escalating war
By John Davison Syria‘s main opposition group said it would attend peace talks on Monday but accused the government of President Bashar al-Assad of preparing...
Obama cautious on Syria plan as opposition yet to commit (Updated)
By Jeff Mason and Tom Perry US President Barack Obama expressed caution on Wednesday about a plan to stop fighting in Syria, while the main...
Syrian opposition says temporary truce possible if Russia stops air strikes
Syria’s opposition on Saturday said it had agreed to the “possibility” of a temporary truce, provided there were guarantees Damascus’s allies including Russia would cease...
Syrian rebels say reinforcements get free passage via Turkey
By Suleiman Al-Khalidi Syrian rebels have brought at least 2,000 reinforcements through Turkey in the past week to bolster the fight against Kurdish-led militias north...
Germany presses Russia, Assad regime to reduce attacks around Aleppo
Germany’s foreign minister pressed Russia and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s regime on Monday to reduce attacks around Aleppo and called on all parties in the...
Gloom at Syria talks as Russia backs government advance
By Warren Strobel and John Irish Major powers began a new round of Syria talks on Thursday focusing on calls for a ceasefire and access...
Wounded Syrian rebels say Russia crippling their insurgency
By Humeyra Pamuk In a field hospital in the Turkish border town of Kilis, wounded Syrian opposition fighters say Russian air strikes have brought their...
Scant hope of Syria peace breakthrough as Russia pounds rebels
By John Irish and Louis Charbonneau Major powers meeting in Germany on Thursday aim to revive Syria peace efforts, but with Russia backing a government...
Russian firepower helps Syrian forces edge towards Turkey border
By Suleiman Al-Khalidi The Syrian army advanced towards the Turkish border on Monday in a major offensive backed by Russia and Iran that rebels say...
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...
Russia and Turkey trade accusations over Syria (Update 2)
By Tom Perry, Jack Stubbs and Estelle Shirbon Russia said on Thursday it suspected Turkey was preparing a military incursion into Syria, as a Syrian...
UN halts Syria talks as government closes in on Aleppo
A United Nations envoy halted his attempts to launch Syrian peace talks on Wednesday after the army, backed by Russian air strikes, made a major...
Syrian army threatens to encircle Aleppo as talks falter (Updated)
By Tom Perry, Suleiman Al-Khalidi and John Irish A Syrian military offensive backed by heavy Russian air strikes threatened to cut critical rebel supply lines...
UN invites warring parties to Syria talks this week (Updated)
By Suleiman Al-Khalidi, Tom Perry and Tom Miles The United Nations invited Syria’s government and opposition to peace talks in Geneva on Friday, but it...
Syria opposition to meet in Riyadh, casts doubt on talks
By Suleiman Al-Khalidi and Tom Perry The Syrian opposition cast doubt on whether it would go to peace talks planned for Friday, throwing UN diplomatic...
Obama, Putin face tough talks on Syria at G8 summit
By Guy Faulconbridge U.S. President Barack Obama will seek the help on Monday of Russia’s Vladimir Putin, Syria’s most powerful ally, to bring Bashar al-Assad...