Syrian forces
Syrian monitor says strikes on Ghouta rebel town kill 30
The UK-based war monitoring group said the strikes on Zamalka town also injured dozens. There was no immediate comment from Damascus, which says it only targets...
Witnesses said the army deployed tanks in some adjacent neighbourhoods, and troops could be seen patrolling on foot.
Russian President Vladimir Putin, a key ally of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, announced the ceasefire on Thursday.
Officials from the Syrian government or the military alliance fighting in support of it could not be reached for immediate comment.
There's been no sign of evacuations from two villages besieged by rebels in the neighbouring Idlib province.
Latest UN data for Syrian refugees around the world, resettlement pledges made and asylum applications.
The Iraqi army is also keeping up the pressure on Islamic State in their stronghold of Falluja.
Mohammed Alloush said the peace talks had also failed to secure the release of thousands of detainees.
Islamic State militants have kept up an offensive that has led to rapid territorial gains…
There has been no indication of when a full assault on Raqqa city might take place.
The city of Aleppo, about 50 km south of the Turkish border, is divided between the government & rebels.
Obama noted the importance of an international cooperation to maintain the cessation of hostilities in Syria.
A pessimistic atmosphere pervaded the meeting in Vienna, between countries that support Bashar al-Assad.
Once a safe haven, this tiny Turkish border town has now become a frontline in its war.
Five fortified defence posts and two gun posts were destroyed, while 27 fighters were killed.
Isis controls the cities of Mosul in Iraq and Raqqa in Syria, and is proving a potent threat abroad.
Turkish military and US-led coalition forces killed 45 Islamic State militants in shelling and an air strike.
Mustafa Badreddine has been killed in an attack in Syria, the Lebanese Shi’ite group said today.
The violence is part of intense fighting, pitting the Kurdish YPG militia, which is backed by Washington.