Syrian unrest
US close to suspending Syria talks with Russia as Aleppo battle rages
Moscow and Damascus launched a campaign to recapture the rebel-held sector of Syria’s biggest city.
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Syria truce largely holds as aid preparations begin
The ceasefire marks the biggest bet yet by Washington that it can work with Moscow to end the war.
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Syria ceasefire deal with Russia close but Obama says 'not there yet'
Military officials from the US and Russia have been meeting for weeks to try to work on terms of a deal.
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Turkish army thrusts deeper into Syria monitor, says 35 villagers killed
Turkey sent tanks and troops into Syria on Wednesday to support its Syrian rebel allies.
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Scores of families leave besieged Aleppo under Russia - Damascus plan
Syrian state television showed scores of mostly women gathered in a government-controlled area of the city.
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Attempt at US-Russia cooperation in Syria suffers major setbacks
One of the US goals in Syria have been ending the violence that already has claimed some 400,000 lives.
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Reports: Truck bomb blast kills dozens in northeast Syria city
The blast has killed nearly 50 people, wounding scores more in the north-eastern Syrian city of Qamishli.
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Isis launches counter-attacks on US-backed forces, Syrian army
It's understood the militants won back three villages south of the besieged city in a surprise assault.
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Syrian & Russian aircraft step up bombing of Aleppo city
A civil defence worker said 32 people were killed in rebel-held parts of the city during the strikes.
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Syrian army opens new front as Islamic State's many foes attack
The week’s three big offensives are some of the most aggressive campaigns against Islamic State.
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Syrian opposition casts doubt on UN peace talk plan
The United Nations said on Tuesday a new attempt at peace talks would begin on March 9 in Geneva.
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UN announces start of Syria peace talks
Opposition delegates met in Geneva with UN envoy, who said this session marked the official peace talks.
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Syria peace talks derailed as opposition stays away
Syria's opposition won't attend peace talks as it 'hadn't received convincing answers to its demands'.
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Heartbreaking scenes witnessed in starving Syrian town
An aid convoy on Monday brought the first food and medical relief for months to the western town of Madaya.
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Big powers struggle to agree UN resolution ahead of Syria talks
The five veto-wielding council members don’t yet have an agreed draft to present to the 15-nation body.
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US senators call for 20,000 troops in Syria and Iraq
Obama last month ordered the deployment of dozens of special operations troops to northern Syria.
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Canada pushes back deadline for accepting Syrian refugees
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, sworn in this month, made the initial pledge part of his election campaign.
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US/Syria strategy suffers major blow with collapse of rebel group
The Hazzm movement was once central to a covert CIA operation to arm Syrian rebels.
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Syria gets info on US-led air strikes via Iraq
The US said in September it had informed the Syrian ambassador to the UN before the first strikes.
