Bashar Al Assad
Syria army says six dead in US strike
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says seven Syrian military men were killed in the US strike
1 min read7 Apr 2017US strike on Syria: UN, Russia must be involved in negotiation, says Italy
US launches missile strikes against a Syrian military base in response to Bashar al-Assad regime's chemical weapons attacks against civilians. Here are the latest updates and reactions
6 min read7 Apr 2017Vladimir Putin slams ‘unfounded accusations' over Syria chemical attack
Vladimir Putin slammed 'unfounded accusations' over the 'incident with chemical weapons' in Syria in a phone call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
1 min read6 Apr 2017Turkey says chemical weapons used in Syria attack
Turkish justice minister Bekir Bozdag says the autopsies of three Syrians killed in Syria confirmed that chemical weapons had been used by Bashar al-Assad's regime
1 min read6 Apr 2017‘Did not and will not' use chemical weapons: Syrian foreign minister
Syrian foreign minister Walid Muallem says Syrian army only conducted an air raid on arms depot belonging to Al-Nusra Front that contained chemical weapons
2 min read6 Apr 2017Donald Trump's stance on Bashar al-Assad under scrutiny after apparent gas attack
Donald Trump says the Syrian gas attack is reprehensible and cannot be ignored by the civilized world while White House ruled out plans to seek regime change in Syria
4 min read5 Apr 2017Air strike on mosque near Aleppo in Syria kills 42
Warplanes struck a mosque, which was full of worshippers at evening prayer, near Aleppo, killing at least 42 people and wounding dozens
1 min read17 Mar 2017Fighting shakes Aleppo as truce expires
The unilateral truce ended without any evacuations by the UN, which had hoped to bring wounded civilians out of the rebel-held east and deliver aid to the affected areas
3 min read23 Oct 2016Syria regime advances in Aleppo, MSF decries ‘bloodbath
Rebels had held the hospital since 2013, and capturing it allows government forces to threaten the opposition-held Heluk and Haydariyeh neighbourhoods in northeast Aleppo.
3 min read30 Sep 2016Russia, US set August deadline to push Syria peace talks
The United Nations-sponsored talks in Geneva mark the most serious effort yet to end the war that has killed more than a quarter of a million people
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