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Syrian government makes Ghouta gains; Turkey steps up Afrin attack
The UN Security Council demanded a 30-day countrywide ceasefire a week ago, but this has failed to take effect.
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Russia orders daily truce for evacuations from Syria's eastern Ghouta
It appeared to make no mention, however, of allowing relief supplies to enter the territory, where 400,000 people are living under siege and bombardment.
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UN: 'Hell on earth' in Syria's eastern Ghouta must end
UN human rights chief Zeid Ra‘ad al-Hussein said air strikes on eastern Ghouta were continuing on Monday morning.
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More bombs hit Syria's Ghouta, death toll highest since 2013
The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said it was the highest 48-hour death toll in the Syria conflict since a 2013 chemical attack on eastern Ghouta.
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Syrian Observatory: bombing kills 94 in eastern Ghouta in a day
Air strikes, rocket fire and shelling on the besieged suburbs of Damascus also wounded another 325 people, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.
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Tillerson meets Turkey's Erdogan for 'open' talks after weeks of strain
Ahead of the meeting, Turkey had called for the United States to expel the YPG from the anti-Islamic State SDF forces it is backing in Syria.
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Russia's World Cup likely target for Islamic State - US analysis firm
The participation of the national teams of Saudi Arabia and Iran in the tournament provided an even greater incentive for the group to target it, the report said.
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Erdogan: We will 'strangle' US-backed force in Syria 'before it's even born'
The United States announced its support on Sunday for plans for a 'border force' to defend territory held by US-backed, Kurdish-led fighters in northern Syria.
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Top UN humanitarian official to visit Syria
The most recent visit by a UN humanitarian chief was in December 2015.
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Syrian rebels say discussing evacuation from territory near Israel
The area around Beit Jin is sensitive because of its location next to the Israel-controlled Golan Heights.
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Russia's Putin hosts Assad in fresh drive for Syria peace deal
Previous attempts to end Syria’s six years of war have foundered because of bitter disagreements, especially on whether Assad himself should stay in power.
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Syria toxic gas inquiry to end after Russia again blocks UN renewal
Russia vetoed on Friday a Japanese-drafted UN Security Council resolution to extend the inquiry for one month.
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Syrian army, allies, take last IS stronghold in Syria: commander
On Wednesday, after a months-long advance through central and eastern Syria, the Syrian army and allied Shi‘ite militias encircled and attacked Albu Kamal.
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At UN, Russia slams inquiry into toxic gas attacks in Syria
The chemical weapons attack prompted a US missile strike just days later against a Syrian air base.
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Syrian army takes full control of Deir al-Zor from Islamic State: observatory
The Islamist group had held most of the city since 2014, except for one large pocket where Syrian army troops and 93,000 civilians had been holed up for three years.
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White House slams Russia over veto on Syria chemical weapons probe
JIM was unanimously created by the 15-member UN Security Council in 2015 and renewed in 2016 for another year. Its mandate is due to expire in mid-November.
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No role for Assad in Syria’s future - Tillerson
Supported by Russian air power and Iran-backed militias, Assad appears militarily unassailable and last month Assad ally Hezbollah declared victory in the Syrian war.
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'At the doors of starvation:' siege strangles Damascus suburbs
Um Said, a mother of six, says she is too hungry to breast feed her six-month-old twins, Marwa and Safa.
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Syrian Observatory: Islamic State captures town from government
There was no comment from the Syrian army on the report that Qaryatayn, 120 km northeast of Damascus, had fallen.
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Air strikes in Syria’s rebel-held Idlib kill 28 – Observatory
The Syrian Civil Defence, a rescue service operating in rebel-held areas, put the preliminary death toll at 26 in a report on its Twitter feed.
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Syrian army, allies seize oilfield from Islamic State in east - state TV
Government forces this week broke through Islamic State lines to reach a government-held enclave of the city besieged for years by the jihadists.
