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Islamic State car bomb kills more than 50 in northwest Syria
The blast in the village of Sousian hit a security checkpoint controlled by rebels fighting under the Free Syrian Army (FSA) banner.
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Syria's warring sides face off as UN tells them - end the nightmare
Mediator, Staffan de Mistura will hold meetings with the delegations on Friday to establish a procedure for the talks.
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Syrian army takes district near Aleppo - monitor, media unit
The advance was the army's first from its lines in Aleppo city since rebels departed their enclave there in December.
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Operation SA raises over R13.9m to assist with humanitarian efforts in Syria
The NGO launched #SaveSyria following scenes of devastation in Aleppo and is using the money to assist refugees of the war.
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Questions raised after SA man found dead in Syria
Social activist Yusuf Abramjee says the 22-year-old man and his brother may have been working with an armed group.
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SA man (22) killed in Syria - report
According to a social activist, the 22-year-old man - who is from Durban - was allegedly killed in Syria's capital city, Damascus.
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Turkey arrests Frenchman suspected of helping plan nightclub attack
Islamic State claimed the nightclub attack and said it was revenge for Turkish intervention in Syria.
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Russian air strikes accidentally kill three Turkish soldiers in Syria
The Kremlin said Russian President Vladimir Putin had called Turkish counterpart Tayyip Erdogan and expressed his condolences.
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Assad: Syria is owned by the Syrians
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said his family did not "own" the country they have run for 46 years.
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Syria carried out mass hangings at military prison - Amnesty International
Amnesty said the executions took place between 2011 and 2015, but were probably still being carried out and amounted to war crimes.
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Iran, Russia, Turkey say will jointly enforce Syria ceasefire
The three will establish a trilateral mechanism to observe and ensure full compliance with the ceasefire in Syria.
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Syria’s Assad hopes for ‘reconciliation’ deals from Astana talks
Assad said he hoped the conference would be a platform to discuss ‘everything’ but that it was unclear if there would be political dialogue.
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Syrian rebels to attend Kazakhstan peace talks
The rebel groups would reject any discussion of broader political issues at the Astana talks, the rebel officials said.
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Shiraaz Mohamed’s family anxious after news of his alleged abduction
Mohamed has apparently been abducted in Syria, and while Dirco says it cannot yet confirm the kidnapping an NGO says it has begun engagements to establish his whereabouts.
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Syria: Gift of the Givers begins engagements on kidnapped SA journalist
The organisations Imtiaz Sooliman says Mohamed Johannesburg photographer Shiraaz Mohamed was abducted when he was travelling to the Turkish border.
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SA journalist ‘kidnapped’ in Syria
It’s understood Shiraaz Mohamed was travelling with members of the Gift of the Givers hospital in Syria four days ago.
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Assad linked to Syrian chemical attacks for first time
Investigators have said for the first time that they suspect President Bashar al-Assad and his brother are responsible for the use of chemical weapons in the Syrian conflict.
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Turkey says united, peaceful Syria impossible with Assad
Spokesman Ibrahim Kalin said fighting in Syria had largely stopped over the past two weeks under a ceasefire brokered by Russia and Turkey.
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Syrian army says Israel fires rockets at military airport near Damascus
Syrian state television quoted the army as saying several rockets were fired from an area near Lake Tiberias in northern Israel just after midnight.
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Syria truce under strain; Assad ready to discuss ‘everything’ at talks
Assad, in comments to French media, also said his government was ready to negotiate on “everything” at peace talks.
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Russia begins drawdown of forces in Syria - reports
President Vladmir Putin said in December Russia had agreed to reduce its military deployment in Syria under the terms of a ceasefire deal between Syrian forces.
