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Syrian rebels withdraw from enclave northeast of Damascus

SyrianrebelsbeganwithdrawingfromanenclavenortheastofDamascusonSaturdayandwillgotonorthernSyria,bothstateTVandarebelofficialconfirmed,inasurrenderagreementthatma

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Syrians gather in capital in defiance after airstrikes

HundredsofSyriansgatheredatlandmarksquaresintheSyriancapitalSaturday,honkingtheircarhorns,flashingvictorysignsandwavingSyrianflagsinscenesofdefiancethatfollowed

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Waking to blasts, Damascus residents defiant after Western strikes

Hoursbeforedawn,astringofpowerfulblastsjoltedawakeresidentsoftheSyriancapital.Emergingontotheirbalconies,theywatchedWesternstrikeslightuptheskyoverDamascus.Apho

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Opinion: Syrian conflict ‘awakens’ Cold War narrative

AlthoughtheUShasrecentlychangeditstoneregardingapotentialmilitaryattackinSyria,thethreatofmilitaryactionstillseemstolingerinthemindsofUSleaders.And,naturally,of

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Syria rebels, civilians leave penultimate Ghouta pocket

HundredsofSyrianrebelsandciviliansquitthepenultimateopposition-heldpocketofEasternGhoutaonSaturday,bringingthegovernmenteverclosertosealingitsvictoryoverthebatt

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Death toll of Damascus' rocket fire on popular market rises to 43

Thedeathtollroseto43inarebelrocketattackonacrowdedmarketplaceeastoftheSyriancapitalDamascus,amonitorgroupreportedonWednesday.TheimprovisedrockethittheKashkoulma

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Rocket attack on busy market kills 35 in Syria's Damascus

Atleast35werekilledinarebelrocketattackonthecrowdedKashkoulmarketplaceonTuesday,eastoftheSyriancapitalofDamascus.Theattackisoneofthedeadliestcausedbyrebelrocket

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France will strike Syria chemical arms sites if used to kill: Macron

FranceispreparedtolaunchtargetedstrikesagainstanysiteinSyriausedtodeploychemicalattacksthatresultinthedeathsofcivilians,PresidentEmmanuelMacronsaid.Shortlybefor

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More bombs hit Syria's Ghouta, death toll highest since 2013

Pro-governmentforcespoundedtherebel-helddistrictofeasternGhoutadistrictonTuesday,inasurgeofviolencewhichawarmonitorsaidhaskilledatleast250peoplesinceSundaynight

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Israeli missiles target Syrian military facility near Damascus

SyrianstatemediaonMondaysaidIsraelhadfiredmissilesataSyrianmilitaryfacilityintheDamascuscountryside,addingthatSyrianairdefensesystemshadinterceptedthreeofthemis

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Fresh mortar attacks kill 2 in Syrian capital

Atleasttwopeoplewerekilledandover10woundedonThursdaybyarenewedrebelmortarattackonthecapitalDamascus,localmediareported.Over16mortarshellslandedonseveralresident

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Intensified mortar attack kills 8 in Syrian capital

AtleasteightpeoplewerekilledMondaybyanintensifiedrebelmortarshellingonresidentialareasinthecapitalDamascus,statenewsagencySANAreported.Themortarroundsslammedsev

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Mortar attack kills 6 in Syrian capital

Atleastsixpeoplewerekilledand45otherswoundedonThursdaybyafreshrebelmortarattackontheresidentialareasinthecapitalDamascus,statenewsagencySANAreported.Therebelsin

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Triple bombings kill 4, wound 16 in Syria's Damascus

ThreecarbombsexplodedinDamascusonSunday,killingandwoundinganumberofpeople,statemediareported.OneofthesuicidebombersblewhimselfupinasquareincentralDamascusafterb

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Triple bombings kill 8, wound 12 in Syria's Damascus

Atleasteightpeoplewerekilledand12otherswoundedwhenthreecarswentoffinthecapitalDamascusonSundaymorning,amilitarysourcetoldXinhua.TheresidentsofDamascuswokeupSund

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Suicide bomber in Damascus kills a number of people: state TV

AsuicidebomberblewhimselfupinTahrirsquareincentralDamascusonSunday,killingandwoundinganumberofpeople,stateTVreported.Thebomberwasinoneofthreecarbombsthathadbeen

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Russia agrees US should attend Syria talks as ceasefire tested

Russia has agreed the United States should be involved in talks on Syria's future planned for this month, Turkey's top diplomat said, as a series of explosions rocked Damascus.