aleppo

Russian defence ministry sets up escape routes for those wishing to escape the ruined Syrian city

Syrian army tells Aleppo rebels to lay down their weapons as agencies warn of humanitarian disaster.

Rebels vow to probe 'human rights abuses that were shared on social media sites'.

The child was identified as Abdullah Issa by some social media users.

Idlib also pounded by Russian or Syrian air strikes, killing 10 people.

Civilians killed and injured were mostly those who had come to enjoy the Eid festival from nearby towns.

Fighting continues in Darayya and Douma despite three-day ceasefire agreement.

Isis are forcing civilians into fighting for them and to dig bunkers and tunnels in preparation for defence, say reports

Barrel bombs have been dropped across Aleppo as regime forces attempt to retake control of the city.

Regime attacks forced doctors at the Aleppo children's hospital to remove 18 babies from incubators.

Progress is being made in Iraq and Syria, as troops close in on the militant group.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights described the raids as the heaviest in recent memory.

Syrians living in Turkey talk about the horrors of life in Syria and their hatred of Islamic State, aka Daesh.

The Russians had recently performed a concert in Palmyra to celebrate recapturing the area from Isis.

It is not known who launched the air strikes that hit the Syrian town of Binnish close to the Turkish border.

Human Rights Watch has detailed the attacks on refugees during April and March this year.

The ceasefire agreement signed between US and Russia will extend to Aleppo for 48 hours

Fierce fighting has broken out in the Syrian city of Aleppo with losses on both sides.

The footage showed missile attacks on Khan Tuman launched by fighters known as Jaish al-Fatah.

Activists say at least 28 people killed in airstrike on Sarmada refugee camp in Idlib province.

Secretary of State John Kerry warns Syrian regime against pursuing military solution to five-year conflict.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov says ceasefire might be announced within hours.

Damascus and Aleppo are the worst hit and in need of humanitarian aid.

Secretary of State John Kerry presses Russia to rein in regime's 'indiscriminate' attacks on Aleppo.

Social media campaign launched as 24-hour truce begins in parts of Syria following violence against civilians.

Air strikes and shelling have killed more than 60 people in less than 24 hours in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo.

Dr Wasem Maaz was among at least 27 killed in Syrian government bombings.

Ibrahim al-Khatib is a journalist with UAE-based Orient News.

The attacks near the Turkish border come as the Assad regime prepares for an assault on the city of Aleppo.

Gunshots, people smugglers, mud and bitter cold - Syrian refugees struggle for their lives.