Syria rebels
Syrian rebels lose string of south-west towns
The south-west was an early hotbed of the uprising against President Bashar al-Assad and defeat there would leave rebels with just one remaining stronghold.
Damascus has denied mounting any such attack and said the rebels in Douma, who are massively outgunned, were collapsing and spreading false news.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said Tuesday’s bombardment of Eastern Ghouta had killed 63 people.
An impassioned Kerry faced off with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov at the UN Security Council.
An impassioned Kerry faced off with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov at the UN Security Council.
A pessimistic atmosphere pervaded the meeting in Vienna, between countries that support Bashar al-Assad.
UN said the pause in the fighting was holding, despite some incidents that it hoped would be contained.
The opposition said violations would undermine efforts to guarantee the continuation of the truce.
Warplanes pounded Syrian rebels unaffiliated with Isis, helping Moscow's ally reclaim territory.
The Hazzm movement was once central to a covert CIA operation to arm Syrian rebels.
They struck Islamic State tactical units near Al Hasakah and fighting positions near Kobani.
The UN Security Council authorised the movement of UN aid through four border crossings in July.
Reports say fighting erupted on the Golan Heights on Monday between government forces and rebels.
The group's advance in Syria has accelerated since it seized control of Mosul in June.
The bombs were placed in two tunnels running under the city.
An election affirmed his grip on power more than three years into Syria’s civil war.
The Western-backed National Coalition elected Hadi al-Bahra as its new president.
The Syrian army dropped several bombs on a refugee camp along the Jordanian border.
The sample list has been handed to the ICC for future prosecution.