June 2016

An international advocacy group on Wednesday accused the United Nations of prioritizing its relationship with the Syrian government over delivering aid to civilians in need, saying the world body is "in serious breach of its…

Airstrike in April left rebel-held Aleppo neighborhood of al-Kalasa in rubble A 48-hour "extendable ceasefire" has been secured for the war-ravaged Syrian city of Aleppo, the United States and Russia said. Brett McGurk…

US Secretary of State John Kerry warned Russia and the Syrian government on Wednesday to respect a "frayed" ceasefire, as vicious fighting south of second city Aleppo left dozens dead. The vital northern province of Aleppo has been…

Image captionHundreds of civilians have been displaced by the fighting for Manbij We travelled along the road to Manbij, a small town in northern Syria that has become the new frontline in the battle against the jihadist group Islamic…

Syrian activists demand answers on the fate of thousands of detainees languishing in regime and opposition prisons. Some 60,000 people have been killed through torture or have died in dire conditions in regime jails in the past five…

At least 70 fighters have been killed in less than 24 hours of fierce clashes between pro-regime forces, jihadists and rebels in Syria's Aleppo province, a monitor said Wednesday. Pro-regime fighters -- backed by regime and Russian air…

Aleppo Province: Clashes continue between the "Islamic state" against the rebel factions in the town of Tal Battal in the northern countryside of Aleppo, while clashes are still taking place between the regime forces and militiamen loyal…

Damascus Province: The regime forces renewed the shelling on areas in Jobar neighborhood on the outskirts of the capital, and no information about casualties. Homs Province: Warplanes renewed the shelling on areas in…

Latakia Province: The regime forces renewed the shelling on several areas in Jabal al-Turkman in the northern countryside of Latakia, no information so far about casualties. Rif Dimashq Province: New clashes erupted in…

Aleppo Province: Rocket shells intensively launched by the rebel and Islamic factions and fell on areas in the neighborhoods of New Shahba, Mogambo, al-Midan, al-Furqan, Seif al-Dawla, Hamdania, New Seryan, Khalidiya, Nile and October…