ASyrianrebelgroupinonebesiegedeasternGhoutapocketsaidonFridayitwouldtrytonegotiateanendtoanarmyassaultthere,whileinsurgentsinanothernearbyenclavewithdrew.Ending
Atotalof13SyriansoldierswhowerekidnappedbytherebelsintheDamascus'easterncityofHarastawerereleasedonThursday,aspartofanagreementthatwillseetheevacuationofrebelsa
Thedeathtollroseto43inarebelrocketattackonacrowdedmarketplaceeastoftheSyriancapitalDamascus,amonitorgroupreportedonWednesday.TheimprovisedrockethittheKashkoulma
Atleast35werekilledinarebelrocketattackonthecrowdedKashkoulmarketplaceonTuesday,eastoftheSyriancapitalofDamascus.Theattackisoneofthedeadliestcausedbyrebelrocket
Turkish-ledforcessecuredthecityofAfrinonMondayafteradeadlytwo-monthassaultthatdealttheKurdsamajorblowandcouldreshapetheregion.Oppositiongroupssupportingthecaptu
Abombblastinafour-floorbuildinginthetownofAfrininnorthwestSyriakilledsevenciviliansandfourFreeSyrianArmymembersovernight,state-runAnadolunewsagencyreportedonMon
Syrianstate-runTViscarryingimagesofPresidentBasharAssadvisitingtroopsonthefrontlineinthenewlycapturedareasofeasternGhouta,nearthecapitalDamascus.Al-IkhbariyaTVb
ByAPDwriterLiZixinThebattleintheEasternGhouta,thelastrebel-heldenclaveclosetoSyria’scapitalDamascus,hascometoastalemateinthefirstmonthsof2018.TheSyriangovernmen
TheSyrianarmyhasmadeasignificantadvanceinitsefforttotakerebel-heldEasternGhouta,reportssay.Troopshavecutofftheregion'sbiggesttown,Douma,andisolatedanother,accor
SyrianforcespursuedarelentlessairandgroundoffensiveagainstEasternGhoutaonThursday,movingclosertoretakingtherebelenclavebutalsodeprivingdesperateciviliansofvital
HeavyairstrikesandclashesshooktheSyrianrebelenclaveofEasternGhoutaaheadofanurgentUNSecurityCouncilmeetingWednesdayontheescalatingviolence.TheSyrianObservatoryfo
SyrianPresidentBasharal-AssadsaidSundaythattheoffensiveagainsttherebelsinthecapitalDamascus'EasternGhoutacountrysidewillcontinueintandemwithallowingcivilianstol
Residentsarereportedtobefleeingtherebel-heldEasternGhoutaenclaveinSyriaasthesituationtherewasdescribedas"beyondcritical".Syria'smilitaryappearstobeadvancingonse
BritainwouldconsiderjoiningUSmilitarystrikesagainsttheSyriangovernmentifthereisevidencechemicalweaponsarebeingusedagainstcivilians,ForeignSecretaryBorisJohnsons
Fightingcontinuedintherebel-heldEasternGhoutaareainSyriaduringthefirstdailyfive-hour"pause"orderedbythegovernment'sallyRussia.Activistssaidthereweregovernmentai
ByAPDwriterHuXiaodaoTranslatedbyMaQianTheSyriangovernmentandtheoppositionhaverecentlyannouncedthatalthoughalreadyoustedfromitsstrongholds,theIslamicState(IS)ter
DeadlyairstrikeshittheSyrianrebelenclaveofEasternGhoutaforaseventhstraightdayonSaturdayaftertheUnitedNationsagaindelayedavoteonaceasefire.TheDamascusgovernmentl