Bassem Mroue, The Associated Press


  • Turkey calls on U.S., allies to reconsider Syria no-fly zone
    Turkey calls on U.S., allies to reconsider Syria no-fly zone

    Turkey called on the United States and other nations Monday to rethink its proposal for a no-fly zone in northern Syria as the U.N. expressed deep concerns over the bombing of hospitals in rebel-held parts of Aleppo.

  • Russia launches new offensive, airstrikes hit Syria’s Aleppo
    Russia launches new offensive, airstrikes hit Syria’s Aleppo

    Russia launched new strikes in Syria on Tuesday involving carrier-borne jets and long-range missiles as opposition activists on the ground reported that the first airstrikes in nearly a month struck the besieged, rebel-held parts of the northern Syrian city of Aleppo.

  • Turkish warplanes attack ISIS stronghold in northern Syria
    Turkish warplanes attack ISIS stronghold in northern Syria

    Turkish warplanes on Monday struck Islamic State positions in and near the northern Syrian town of al-Bab while Ankara-backed Syrian opposition fighters inched closer to the town, one of the extremist group’s largest remaining strongholds in the country, Turkish state media and Syrian activists said.

  • Kurdish-led fighters marching against ISIS near Syria’s Raqqa
    Kurdish-led fighters marching against ISIS near Syria’s Raqqa

    A Syrian Kurdish-led force fighting the Islamic State group north of the country is on the verge of surrounding a wide area north of the IS stronghold of Raqqa, a spokeswoman for the group said Thursday.

  • Syrian Kurds push ahead in their offensive toward Raqqa
    Syrian Kurds push ahead in their offensive toward Raqqa

    Backed by U.S. airstrikes, Kurdish-led Syrian fighters clashed on Monday with Islamic State militants north of the city of Raqqa in Syria as they pushed ahead in their offensive aiming to retake the city that has been the de facto capital of the extremist group since 2014.

  • Kremlin: demands for Assad’s departure ‘thoughtless’
    Kremlin: demands for Assad’s departure ‘thoughtless’

    The entire territory of Syria must be “liberated,” Russian President Vladimir Putin’s spokesman said in remarks televised Saturday, dismissing demands for Syrian President Bashar Assad’s departure as “thoughtless.”

  • Russia and Syria end Aleppo airstrikes ahead of 8-hour lull
    Russia and Syria end Aleppo airstrikes ahead of 8-hour lull

    Moscow announced a “humanitarian pause” between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. Thursday to allow civilians and militants safe passage out of the city.

  • Turkey-backed forces attack ISIS stronghold in Syria
    Turkey-backed forces attack ISIS stronghold in Syria

    Syrian opposition fighters backed by Turkish airstrikes launched an offensive Saturday to try to capture Dabiq from the Islamic State group, which assigns special status to the northern Syrian town in its ideology and propaganda.

  • Syria activists say more than 65 killed in 3 days in Aleppo
    Syria activists say more than 65 killed in 3 days in Aleppo

    Aleppo’s unabating violence has given additional urgency to the upcoming meeting between Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on efforts to find a peace deal in Syria.

  • Russia warns against U.S. attack on Syrian forces
    Russia warns against U.S. attack on Syrian forces

    Russia warned the United States Saturday against carrying out any attacks on Syrian government forces, saying it would have repercussions across the Middle East as government forces captured a hill on the edge of the northern city of Aleppo under the cover of airstrikes.

  • Turkey calls on U.S., allies to reconsider Syria no-fly zone
    Turkey calls on U.S., allies to reconsider Syria no-fly zone

    Turkey called on the United States and other nations Monday to rethink its proposal for a no-fly zone in northern Syria as the U.N. expressed deep concerns over the bombing of hospitals in rebel-held parts of Aleppo.

  • Russia launches new offensive, airstrikes hit Syria’s Aleppo
    Russia launches new offensive, airstrikes hit Syria’s Aleppo

    Russia launched new strikes in Syria on Tuesday involving carrier-borne jets and long-range missiles as opposition activists on the ground reported that the first airstrikes in nearly a month struck the besieged, rebel-held parts of the northern Syrian city of Aleppo.

  • Turkish warplanes attack ISIS stronghold in northern Syria
    Turkish warplanes attack ISIS stronghold in northern Syria

    Turkish warplanes on Monday struck Islamic State positions in and near the northern Syrian town of al-Bab while Ankara-backed Syrian opposition fighters inched closer to the town, one of the extremist group’s largest remaining strongholds in the country, Turkish state media and Syrian activists said.

  • Kurdish-led fighters marching against ISIS near Syria’s Raqqa
    Kurdish-led fighters marching against ISIS near Syria’s Raqqa

    A Syrian Kurdish-led force fighting the Islamic State group north of the country is on the verge of surrounding a wide area north of the IS stronghold of Raqqa, a spokeswoman for the group said Thursday.

  • Syrian Kurds push ahead in their offensive toward Raqqa
    Syrian Kurds push ahead in their offensive toward Raqqa

    Backed by U.S. airstrikes, Kurdish-led Syrian fighters clashed on Monday with Islamic State militants north of the city of Raqqa in Syria as they pushed ahead in their offensive aiming to retake the city that has been the de facto capital of the extremist group since 2014.

  • Kremlin: demands for Assad’s departure ‘thoughtless’
    Kremlin: demands for Assad’s departure ‘thoughtless’

    The entire territory of Syria must be “liberated,” Russian President Vladimir Putin’s spokesman said in remarks televised Saturday, dismissing demands for Syrian President Bashar Assad’s departure as “thoughtless.”

  • Russia and Syria end Aleppo airstrikes ahead of 8-hour lull
    Russia and Syria end Aleppo airstrikes ahead of 8-hour lull

    Moscow announced a “humanitarian pause” between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. Thursday to allow civilians and militants safe passage out of the city.

  • Turkey-backed forces attack ISIS stronghold in Syria
    Turkey-backed forces attack ISIS stronghold in Syria

    Syrian opposition fighters backed by Turkish airstrikes launched an offensive Saturday to try to capture Dabiq from the Islamic State group, which assigns special status to the northern Syrian town in its ideology and propaganda.

  • Syria activists say more than 65 killed in 3 days in Aleppo
    Syria activists say more than 65 killed in 3 days in Aleppo

    Aleppo’s unabating violence has given additional urgency to the upcoming meeting between Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on efforts to find a peace deal in Syria.

  • Russia warns against U.S. attack on Syrian forces
    Russia warns against U.S. attack on Syrian forces

    Russia warned the United States Saturday against carrying out any attacks on Syrian government forces, saying it would have repercussions across the Middle East as government forces captured a hill on the edge of the northern city of Aleppo under the cover of airstrikes.

  • Turkey calls on U.S., allies to reconsider Syria no-fly zone
    Turkey calls on U.S., allies to reconsider Syria no-fly zone

    Turkey called on the United States and other nations Monday to rethink its proposal for a no-fly zone in northern Syria as the U.N. expressed deep concerns over the bombing of hospitals in rebel-held parts of Aleppo.

  • Russia launches new offensive, airstrikes hit Syria’s Aleppo
    Russia launches new offensive, airstrikes hit Syria’s Aleppo

    Russia launched new strikes in Syria on Tuesday involving carrier-borne jets and long-range missiles as opposition activists on the ground reported that the first airstrikes in nearly a month struck the besieged, rebel-held parts of the northern Syrian city of Aleppo.

  • Turkish warplanes attack ISIS stronghold in northern Syria
    Turkish warplanes attack ISIS stronghold in northern Syria

    Turkish warplanes on Monday struck Islamic State positions in and near the northern Syrian town of al-Bab while Ankara-backed Syrian opposition fighters inched closer to the town, one of the extremist group’s largest remaining strongholds in the country, Turkish state media and Syrian activists said.

  • Kurdish-led fighters marching against ISIS near Syria’s Raqqa
    Kurdish-led fighters marching against ISIS near Syria’s Raqqa

    A Syrian Kurdish-led force fighting the Islamic State group north of the country is on the verge of surrounding a wide area north of the IS stronghold of Raqqa, a spokeswoman for the group said Thursday.

  • Syrian Kurds push ahead in their offensive toward Raqqa
    Syrian Kurds push ahead in their offensive toward Raqqa

    Backed by U.S. airstrikes, Kurdish-led Syrian fighters clashed on Monday with Islamic State militants north of the city of Raqqa in Syria as they pushed ahead in their offensive aiming to retake the city that has been the de facto capital of the extremist group since 2014.

  • Kremlin: demands for Assad’s departure ‘thoughtless’
    Kremlin: demands for Assad’s departure ‘thoughtless’

    The entire territory of Syria must be “liberated,” Russian President Vladimir Putin’s spokesman said in remarks televised Saturday, dismissing demands for Syrian President Bashar Assad’s departure as “thoughtless.”

  • Russia and Syria end Aleppo airstrikes ahead of 8-hour lull
    Russia and Syria end Aleppo airstrikes ahead of 8-hour lull

    Moscow announced a “humanitarian pause” between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. Thursday to allow civilians and militants safe passage out of the city.

  • Turkey-backed forces attack ISIS stronghold in Syria
    Turkey-backed forces attack ISIS stronghold in Syria

    Syrian opposition fighters backed by Turkish airstrikes launched an offensive Saturday to try to capture Dabiq from the Islamic State group, which assigns special status to the northern Syrian town in its ideology and propaganda.

  • Syria activists say more than 65 killed in 3 days in Aleppo
    Syria activists say more than 65 killed in 3 days in Aleppo

    Aleppo’s unabating violence has given additional urgency to the upcoming meeting between Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on efforts to find a peace deal in Syria.

  • Russia warns against U.S. attack on Syrian forces
    Russia warns against U.S. attack on Syrian forces

    Russia warned the United States Saturday against carrying out any attacks on Syrian government forces, saying it would have repercussions across the Middle East as government forces captured a hill on the edge of the northern city of Aleppo under the cover of airstrikes.