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The latest news and major stories on the Syrian conflict.
We review the key developments in Syria, including the HNC’s announcement that it will attend the next round of peace talks in Geneva, the restoration of water services in Aleppo and a deadly airstrike on a diesel market in Idlib. Our goal is to keep you informed of the most significant recent events.
We review the key developments in Syria, including the return of peaceful street protests in opposition-held areas, the construction of two air bases in Kurdish-controlled northern Hasaka, and a mortar shelling strike on a Kurdish residential quarter in Aleppo.
We review the key developments in Syria, including the continuation of the fragile cease-fire agreement despite ongoing fighting, a dramatic drop in civilian deaths and the first nationwide blackout of the civil war. Our goal is to keep you informed of the most significant recent events.
We review the key developments in Syria, including a new battle between pro-government forces and rebels in Latakia, the struggle at the U.S. State Department to field Arabic reports on cease-fire violations and advances by the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces near Aleppo city.
We review the key developments in Syria, including Assad’s support for the cease-fire and his accusation of rebel violations, the U.N.’s announcement that it will hold the next round of peace talks on March 9, and Israel’s accusation that government forces have used chemical weapons during the truce.
We review the key developments in Syria, including the continuation of the fragile cease-fire despite continued violations, the Syria task force’s efforts to monitor breaches of the truce and Kerry’s demand that Assad stop obstructing humanitarian aid and show a “measure of decency” during the truce.
We review the key developments in Syria, including the continuation of the fragile cease-fire despite numerous violations, the U.N.’s determination to take advantage of the lull in fighting to expand its delivery of aid and plans in U.S. Congress to discuss charging Bashar al-Assad with war crimes.
We review the key developments in Syria, including the buildup to this weekend’s U.S.-Russian-brokered cease-fire, the government’s recapture of a strategic town southeast of Aleppo city, and the U.N.’s admitted failure in its first attempt to airdrop humanitarian aid to civilians under siege.
We review the key developments in Syria, including the HNC’s readiness to observe a “two-week” cease-fire despite deep-seated reservations, heavy battles between ISIS and pro-government forces for control of a key road in Aleppo and the U.N.’s first air-dropped delivery of aid to civilians.
We review the key developments in Syria, including the agreement Tuesday by the Assad government to a partial cease-fire that excludes ISIS, al-Nusra and other ‘terrorists’ amid doubts over its potential for success, plus the U.K. warns of Kurdish coordination with Russia and the government.
We review the key developments in Syria, including the U.S. and Russia’s agreement to a cease-fire that does not include ISIS or al-Nusra Front, a report released by the U.N. detailing the “deliberate” destruction of hospitals and the cut on Monday of a vital supply route to government-held areas in Aleppo.
We review the key developments in Syria, including ISIS suicide bombings that killed at least 150 people as the U.S. and Russia push for a national ceasefire, Turkey’s continued shelling of Syrian Kurdish militias along its border and Assad’s desire to be remembered as the “man who saved Syria”.
We review developments in Syria, including the growing tensions between Turkey and Syrian Kurds after a suicide bombing in Ankara, plus the United Nations’ plan to airdrop food aid into besieged areas across Syria, and Moscow’s warning to Assad after he vowed to retake the whole country.
We review developments in Syria, including the delivery of aid to five besieged communities, the cross-border entry of hundreds of rebel fighters from Turkey into northern Syria and the sharp uptick in Russian bombing in the face of a proposed “cessation of hostilities”.
We review developments in Syria, including the approval in Damascus for delivery of aid to seven besieged towns, Ankara’s call for a coalition ground force in Syria as Kurdish and government forces make further gains in the north and renewed calls for a safe zone along the Syrian-Turkish border.
We review developments in Syria, including the death of at least 50 civilians in strikes on hospitals and schools in the north, the third day of Turkish cross-border shelling of Kurdish militia positions and Assad’s lack of faith in the internationally backed cease-fire plan set to start later this week.
We review developments in Syria, including Russia continuing to bomb Syrian rebels despite its agreement to a cessation of hostilities, Turkey shelling Kurdish militants inside Syria for the second day in a row and Syrian army moves in Raqqa in efforts to pre-empt possible Saudi troop deployment.
We review developments in Syria, including an initial agreement for the “cessation of hostilities” and immediate delivery of aid to civilians, the release of a report with a staggering new take on the death toll in Syria’s war and Saudi Arabia’s commitment to deploy troops to fight ISIS.
We review developments in Syria, including John Kerry’s last ditch effort to save the failing peace process, the Russian-backed government offensive on Aleppo that has killed more than 500 people this month and Kurdish capture of the only Islamist-held air base in northern Aleppo.
We review developments in Syria, including an impending government siege on Aleppo, the U.N. Security Council’s emergency meeting to discuss the growing humanitarian crisis in northern Syria, and an ISIS car bomb in Damascus. Our goal is to keep you informed of the most significant recent events.
We review developments in Syria, including the release of a U.N. report accusing the Assad government of “exterminating” detainees, a renewed push by John Kerry to save the faltering peace process and the release of a new set of figures that puts the number of besieged Syrians at more than 1 million.
We review developments in Syria, including the arrival of tens of thousands of civilians at the Turkish border after fleeing government advances in Aleppo, the tightening of sieges on two Damascus suburbs and a warning from Damascus and Tehran against a Saudi proposal to send troops into Syria.
We review the key developments in Syria, including heavy Russian airstrikes, government advances and a mass exodus of civilians from Aleppo, Saudi Arabia’s announcement that it is willing to send ground troops to fight ISIS and a pledge by world powers of nearly $11 billion in aid to Syria.
We review the key developments in Syria, including the temporary suspension of peace talks in Geneva, a massive government offensive aimed at encircling rebel-held areas of Aleppo and a push by international donors to provide adequate aid to Syria’s refugees.
We review the key developments in Syria, including heavy Russian airstrikes in Aleppo and the repercussions in Geneva, plus Russia’s agreement to the participation of two Islamist groups in the peace talks. Our goal is to keep you informed of the most significant recent events.
We review key developments in Syria, including slow progress in Geneva despite government gains on the ground, de Mistura’s call on International Syria Support Group members to push the warring parties to agree a ceasefire and a growing refugee crisis in Jordan.
We review the key developments in Syria, including a proposal by Staffan de Mistura that may convince the opposition to take part in the Geneva peace talks, and a deadly suicide bombing by ISIS outside the Sayyida Zeinab shrine. Our goal is to keep you informed of the most significant recent events.
We review the key developments in Syria, including the start of talks in Geneva despite the absence of key opposition figures, and word that the Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) is planning a major offensive against ISIS along the Turkish border.
We review the key developments in Syria, including the lead-up to peace talks on Friday in Geneva, and claims by the U.N. that the Syrian government ignored nearly 75 percent of its requests to deliver aid in 2015. Our goal is to keep you informed of the most significant recent events.
We review the key developments in Syria, including the lead-up to peace talks on Friday in Geneva, multiple ISIS attacks on the government-controlled city of Homs, and the government’s capture of a strategic rebel town in Daraa. Our goal is to keep you informed of the most significant recent events.
We review the key developments in Syria, including a delay in the upcoming peace talks over who should represent the opposition, Syrian government advances on the battlefield and an attack on an Ahrar al-Sham complex in Aleppo. Our goal is to keep you informed of the most significant recent events.
We review the key developments in Syria, including a delay in the Geneva III talks, heavy government and Russian air raids on ISIS-controlled areas, and the recapture by government forces of the last rebel-held town in Latakia. Our goal is to keep you informed of the most significant recent events.
We review and analyze the most important developments in Syria, including the “proximity talks” due to start next week and the opposition’s demand that Assad take goodwill humanitarian steps before any talks take place. Our goal is to keep you informed of the most significant recent events.
We review and analyze the most important developments in Syria, including the growing likelihood that peace talks set for January 25 will be delayed, the assassination of a prominent Nusra leader and the civilian toll from Russian airstrikes. Our goal is to keep you informed of the most significant recent events.
We review and analyze the most important developments in Syria, including Turkey’s refusal to allow Kurdish groups to take part in upcoming peace talks with the Syrian government and ISIS’s release of 270 civilians in Deir Ezzor. Our goal is to keep you informed of the most significant recent events.
We review and analyze the most important developments in Syria, including a potential delay in the peace talks set for January 25, a new push by ISIS to take over all of Deir Ezzor and more starvation deaths in besieged Madaya. Our goal is to keep you informed of the most significant recent events.
We review and analyze the most important developments in Syria, including a massacre by ISIS militants of at least 135 people in Deir Ezzor and Turkey’s demand that Germany step up its military involvement in Syria. Our goal is to keep you informed of the most significant recent events.
We review and analyze the most important developments in Syria, including tensions leading up to proposed peace talks on Jan. 25 and the U.N. Secretary General’s charge of “atrocious acts” by warring parties against civilians. Our goal is to keep you informed of the most significant recent events.
We review and analyze the latest news and most important developments in Syria, including the push by world powers to lift the various sieges and phase two of the landmark truce deal in Homs. Our goal is to keep you informed of the most significant recent events.
We review and analyze the latest news and most important developments in Syria, including a call by the U.N.’s relief chief to end the practice of siege in Syria and the recapture by pro-government troops of a key front-line town in Latakia. Our goal is to keep you informed of the most significant recent events.
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