Page 14 - Syria

Syrian opposition seeks 'direct negotiations' with regime

The HNC insists Syrian President Bashar al-Assad must leave office as part of any deal

Syria regime shelling of funeral kills 16: monitor

More than 310,000 people have been killed since Syria's conflict erupted in March 2011

Airstrikes on rebel-held Syrian district kill 9 civilians

Pro-government forces shelled the city's al-Waer neighborhood with tank and artillery fire

Syrian govt hanged 13,000 suspected rebels in five years: Amnesty rebels

Most of the victims were civilians believed to be opposed to the government of President Assad

US airstrike said to kill 100-plus al-Qaida in Syria

This marks second major US counterterrorism strike in the final hours of Barack Obama's presidency

Russia agrees US should attend Syria talks: Turkey

United States should be definitely invited, and that is what we agreed with Russia: Turkey

Syria is on the brink of partition - here's how it got there

By the end of 2017, Syria will probably become a country of four parts

Syria govt ready to negotiate on everything in proposed peace talks: Assad

Assad said it was not yet clear who would represent the opposition and no date had been set yet

Blast in Syrian town on Turkish border kills nearly 50

Rescuers and doctors said the explosion was so large there were nearly 100 wounded and burned

Russian brokered Syria's cease-fire holding despite minor violations

Russia said the deal was signed by seven of Syria's major rebel factions

UN resolution could sanction Syrians for chemical attacks

However, the Syrian government denies using chemical weapons in the civil war, now in its sixth year

Russia questions US grip on reality after sanctions

Syria has been locked in war for more than five years, leaving more than 310,000 people dead

Russia ready to veto UN measure on Aleppo observers

Russia has vetoed six resolutions on Syria since the conflict began in March 2011

Syrian pro-government forces execute 82 civilians in Aleppo

The reports come as Syrian soldiers recaptured neighbourhoods of east Aleppo in the rebels' last stand against the government forces

India abstains from voting on UNGA resolution on Syria

India abstained from voting on the resolution in line with its traditional approach that it does not mix humanitarian issues with political issues

UN: Laws of war systematically disregarded in Syria

US said, 'some 25,000 people, most of them women and children, have been displaced from their homes since Saturday'

Syria war: Govt forces retake 6 Aleppo rebel areas, nearly 10,000 civilians flee

This exodus comes after the Syrian regime seized the city's largest rebel-held district of Masaken Hanano

More than 400 civilians flee east Aleppo

Yesterday, at least 18 civilians were killed in regime raids and artillery fire in several districts of Aleppo

Syrian government refuses UN truce terms for Aleppo

'Terrorists should get out of east Aleppo to end the suffering of the civilians in the city'

Syria rejects idea of rebel autonomy in eastern Aleppo

Syria's Minister said that It makes no sense that the fate of 275,000 civilians in eastern Aleppo be a hostage for six or seven thousands rebels