
Syrian regime jets kills over 220 in four-day assault on rebel enclave in Damascus
Syrian regime jets have pounded Eastern Ghouta, sending the death toll from a four-day assault on the rebel enclave on the outskirts of Damascus soaring past 220.

Nearly 70 civilians, including children, killed by state sponsored air strikes in Syria
Fresh regime strikes on a besieged rebel-held enclave near Damascus in Syria killed close to 70 civilians despite mounting Western pressure on Syrian president Bashar al-Assad

Kurdish community in Syria outraged over Turkey-backed rebels mutilating, filming body of a female fighter
Syria's Kurds on Friday accused Turkey-backed rebels fighting them of mutilating then filming the body of one of their female fighters, after a video emerged of her corpse

Syrian civil war: Govt forces bombing kills 16 civilians near Damascus, says human rights group
A Syrian government bombardment killed 16 civilians across the besieged opposition enclave of Eastern Ghouta

Syrian army seizes dozens of villages from jihadist fighters, says Human Rights monitor
Syrian troops have recaptured dozens of towns and villages from jihadist fighters, a monitor said on Sunday, bringing them closer to a key military airport in the country's northwest.

Syrian civil war: 23 civilians killed near Damascus, mainly from Russian air strikes, says monitor
At least 23 civilians were killed in the Syrian opposition redoubt of Eastern Ghouta, near Damascus, with the majority of victims perishing in Russian air raids, a monitor said

US airstrike against Islamic State kills 23 civilians, including eight children, in Syria: Monitor
Air strikes by a US-led coalition killed 23 civilians Wednesday in a village held by the Islamic State group in Syria's eastern Deir Ezzor province

United Nations calls for urgent evacuation of 137 sick Syrian children stranded in rebel-held suburb
The United Nations children's agency said 137 children stranded in a rebel-held suburb near the Syrian capital require immediate evacuation amid a crippling siege in which five have reportedly died from a lack of medical care.

Russian air strikes against Islamic State kill 24 civilians, including 10 children, in eastern Syria
Russian air strikes killed 24 civilians on Wednesday in a village held by the Islamic State group near the Euphrates River in eastern Syria, a monitor said.

Air raids in Syria kill 25 citizens across besieged rebel enclave of Eastern Ghouta
A wave of Syrian air strikes today killed at least 25 civilians and wounded dozens across the besieged rebel enclave of Eastern Ghouta near Damascus, a monitor said

Russian air strike against Islamic State kills 53 civilians, including 21 children, in Syria's Deir Ezzor
At least 53 civilians, including 21 children, perished Sunday when Russian air strikes hit "residential buildings" in a village held by the Islamic State

Raqqa falls: US-backed forces clear Islamic State from their Syrian capital after four-month long battle
US backed militias raised a flag inside Raqqa stadium on Tuesday, a <em>Reuters </em>witness said, as a four-month battle to take Islamic State’s Syrian capital came to an end.

Around 100 Islamic State militants surrender in 24 hours as US-backed forces gain ground in Raqqa
Dozens of Islamic State group fighters have surrendered over the past day in Raqqa, the US-led coalition backing the offensive on the Syrian city

Syria conflict: All Syrian Islamic State fighters leave one-time bastion Raqqa, says human rights monitor
The jihadists left Raqqa with their families, heading to unknown destinations, the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.

Syria conflict: At least 11 dead from air strikes in Idlib province market, says human rights monitor
Idlib in Syria is one of four so-called "de-escalation" zones under a deal brokered by Russia, Turkey and Iran in May.

Turkey troops clash with Syrian jihadists on Idlib border, exchange fire
Turkish forces exchanged fire Sunday with jihadists from Al-Qaeda's former Syrian affiliate on the border of Idlib province, a monitor and eyewitnesses said.

Russian airstrikes kill 120 Islamic State fighters, 60 foreign mercenaries in Syria
Some 120 Islamic State fighters and 60 foreign mercenaries were killed in a series of Russian air strikes in Syria over the past 24 hours

Syria conflict: Air strikes kill 13 civilians over past 24 hours in Idlib province, says human rights group
Two waves of air strikes on a jihadist-held town in northwestern Syria have killed at least 13 civilians over the past 24 hours

Islamic State seizes Al-Qaryatain town in central Syria in surprise attack, shows monitor
The Islamic State group on Sunday seized a town in central Syria known as a symbol of religious coexistence in a surprise attack against regime forces, a monitor said.

Air strike against jihadists kills 28 civilians in northwestern Syria, says UK-based watchdog
At least 28 civilians were killed in air strikes on northwestern Syria where a safe zone has been overshadowed by a bombing campaign against jihadists