syria

Syrian and Russian aircraft step up bombing of Aleppo city – monitor

  (Reuters)    Nearly 50 air strikes hit rebel-held areas in and around the Syrian city of Aleppo on Sunday in…

IS blasts in Syria regime heartland kill more than 148

by Rim Haddad and Maher Al Mounes DAMASCUS, Syria (AFP) -- More than 148 people were killed Monday in bombings…

Bombs kill nearly 150 in Syrian government-held cities – monitor

JABLEH,  SYRIA (Reuters) -- Bomb blasts killed nearly 150 people and wounded at least 200 in Jableh and Tartous on…

Teen arrested over alleged Sydney terror plot

SYDNEY , Australia (AFP) -- An 18-year-old man was arrested in Sydney on Tuesday over an alleged "imminent" terror plot,…

IS has lost nearly half the area it once claimed in Iraq: Pentagon

WASHINGTON , United States (AFP) -- The Islamic State group has continued losing control over territory across Iraq and Syria,…

Australia holds five suspected of plotting sailing trip to join Islamic State

  (Reuters) -- Australian police have detained five men suspected of planning to sail a small boat from the far…

Russian orchestra performs in Syria’s war-scarred Palmyra

https://youtu.be/zSd75s7KIf0   By Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber PALMYRA, Syria (AFP) -- Leading Russian musicians on Thursday (May 5) staged a classical concert in…

In U-turn, Britain to let in more Syrian child refugees

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) - by Katherine HADDON   Britain will admit a limited number of child refugees who have…

Paris to host Saudi, Qatar, UAE, Turkey FMs for Syria talks Monday

PARIS, France (AFP) -- France will host talks next week with the Saudi, Qatari, Turkish and UAE foreign ministers on the…

UN Security Council demands protection of hospitals in war zones

UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) by Carole LANDRY The UN Security Council on Tuesday demanded that hospitals and clinics be…

Kerry sees hope of extending truce to Syria’s Aleppo

(Reuters) U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Monday talks were closer to extending a Syrian truce to Aleppo,…

Syria truce tested as Aleppo bombardment kills 25

ALEPPO, Syria (AFP) -- Air strikes and shelling on Syria's second city Aleppo and a town to its west left…

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