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Twin explosions near Damascus, casualties reported: Syria TV

The first explosion was the result of a car bomb in al-Teen street and the second blast, the cause of which remains unclear, took place at the entrance of Ziabiyeh district

US suggests Russia drop food to Syrian cities

Foreign capitals have asked the World Food Program to plan an air bridge to save thousands of Syrian civilians facing starvation

Focus is on land delivery of aid to war-weary Syrians: UN

UN had requested access to 34 locations to help 1.1 million people and Syria approved 23 requests in full, six partially, while rejecting five

Syria army thrusts into IS bastion as Kurds advance from north

It was the first time that government troops had entered Raqa province since they were ousted by IS fighters in August 2014

31 killed in Syria regime strikes in and near Aleppo

A truce agreed by Russia and the United States in February has been violated nearly continuously around Aleppo

Bus hit in Syria in regime strike, 10 civilians dead

The Castello road, where a bus was also hit by regime bombing raids, is a key rebel supply route out of divided Aleppo

Air strikes in north Syria kill at least 42 civilians

Russian air strikes killed at least 11 civilians in Aleppo province, while 15 civilians were killed in Idlib province

France asks UN to begin Syria air drops

According to the UN, a total of 592,000 people live under siege in Syria

Russia raids on Syria city kill 23 civilians

Moscow has been carrying out an air campaign in support of its Damascus ally since September last year

Chief Syrian opposition peace negotiator Mohammed Alloush announces resignation

Cited failure of the Geneva negotiations and the continued shelling of rebel-held areas by President Bashar al-Assad's regime as reasons for resignation

Bombs kill 72 in Syria regime bastions

Another 38 died in four bombings, three of them suicide blasts, in Jableh further north

No drop in Russian military strength in Syria: US

Putin surprised the West in March when he ordered the "main part" of his forces to pull out of Syria, where Moscow has been conducting a bombing campaign

Aleppo truce extended by 48 hours: Syrian army

The announcement came as Russia and the US agreed to boost efforts to find a political solution to Syria's five-year war

Syrian civil war: Deal reached to extend truce to Aleppo, say US officials

None of the deals applies to the Islamic State group or al-Qaida's Syria affiliate the Nusra Front

Assad will face repercussions if regime flouts new ceasefire: John Kerry

A February 27 truce between the Syrian regime and non-jihadist rebels raised hopes for efforts to resolve the five-year conflict

Barack Obama to send up to 250 more troops to Syria: Senior official

US troops in Syria are mandated to advise and assist Syrian rebel and anti-Islamic State forces

UN battles to save Syria peace talks as opposition walks out

Russian President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart Barack Obama meanwhile agreed to help strengthen a fragile ceasefire in Syria

Syria army seizes town north of Palmyra: State TV

Russian-backed Syrian troops seized the town of Al-Amiriyah on the northern outskirts of Palmyra "after fierce clashes" with ISIS fighters

US says it hasn't changed position on Syria's Bashar Assad

Assad's Russian-backed government and Western-supported rebels recently concluded a round of peace talks

US says will not recognize self-rule autonomous zones within Syria

It said it will not support the breakup of the country and that any new federal model will have to emerge from peace talks