Bashar al-Assad

Israel and Saudi Arabia united against deal but it's unclear whether Tehran will soften foreign policy stance.

A barrel bomb killed 15 civilians in the Syrian city of Aleppo.

Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan, Egypt and North Africa sheltering refugees.

Ansar Sharia Islamist coalition attacks government-held areas of Syria's second largest city.

Members of the 10th-century branch of Shi'ite Islam face the prospect of mass persecution..

Tehran admits providing financial and political support to Assad but not military help.

Islamic State attack near of Ras Baalbek reportedly foiled by Shi'ite militants.

BREAKING: Hacking collective aligned with Bashar al-Assad's regime claims responsibility for attack on Army.mil page

Videos uploaded to social media sites appeared to show victims of air strikes and barrel bombs by the Syrian air force against rebel-held territory in Damascus, Idlib and Aleppo.

Reports that IS executed 300-400 people in Palmyra accused of being Assad loyalists.

Video footage allegedly shows Syrian government forces dropping barrel bombs out of helicopter.

Jerusalem in a dilemma: who does it want to win? Assad and the Shi'ites or Sunni jihadis?

Rights group say Assad forces dropped gas-filled barrel bombs on three villages in north-western Syria.

Amnesty International denounces government and rebel forces indiscriminate attacks against population.

Man has appeared in court in connection with the murder of Syrian-born preacher Abdul Hadi Arwani

Israel targets military sites of Assad's army and Hezbollah fighters in latest air strikes.

Videos posted on social media appear to show the aftermath of aerial strikes carried out by Syrian government forces.

Fellow activists allege cleric was targetted by Assad regime.

Abdul Hadi Arwani, a preacher at An-Noor Mosque in Acton, was found with a gunshot wound to his chest.

Thousands of residents in Yarmouk, south of Damascus, are without food, water or medicine.

Much progress has been made in recent years but the veil of silence can still be difficult to penetrate.

Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) says dozens killed in Mabuja

Damascus says its forces shot down a US reconnaissance aircraft near Latakia.

America's bid to rescue its reputation for incoherent foreign policy is too little too late.

Remarks indicate that US may be softening its stance towards Syrian dictator.

More than 191,000 Syrians have been killed in the conflict while millions have fled their homes.

Syrian forces repeatedly pound the rebel-held area of Douma in response to Damascus attack.

Hackers linked to Hezbollah used fake female Skype profiles to steal information on Syrian opposition fighters and their battle plans

The Refugee Council: Britain has only taken in 90 people displaced by the Syria conflict

Mohammed Nahin Ahmed and Yusuf Zubair Sarwar admitted joining rebel fighters in Syria