Syria Civil war

Activists say deaths in conflict worst to date between Assad forces and rebels.

Lebanese fighters killed by Sunni Islamist militants in clash which also killed 16 rebels.

Court was told pair ordered Islam For Dummies, The Koran For Dummies and Arabic For Dummies.

Rebels in Syria control much of the country's oil production facilities.

IBTimes UK heads into the Golan Heights and finds that harmonious, prosperous communities are flourishing despite the turmoil.

Isis is gaining strength at al-Qaeda's expense, and either of the two groups could attack the West to prove their supremacy.

Al-Nusra front takes oath of loyalty to Isis at key border town after months of fighting in Syria civil war

Rand Paul said the US government has been supporting Isis in Syria and funding its allies.

Islamist rebel group battling Assad targeted government-controlled area in central Syria.

Syrian activists say jihadist fighters with Islamic State of Iraq and Levant abducted Kurdish children near Aleppo

Syrian activist groups confirm deaths of at least 20 people in strike in al-Sukkari district.

In leaked memoir, former US Secretary of State says arming rebels would have changed course of civil war against Assad.

British nationals fight alongside renegade al-Qaida offshoot The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levante (ISIS) in Syria.

Syrian opposition and its Western allies have denounced the election as a sham

Syrian president President Bashar al-Assad is set to secure an overwhelming victory, as Syrians headed to the polls whilst the country is still torn by civil war.

Islamist rebel group Jabhat al-Nusra said a US citizen carried out a suicide attack in Syria's Idlib province

Expatriate Syrians turn out in large numbers to cast advance votes in Syria's Junethe election

Obama claims United States remain world's most indispensable nation despite long season of wars.

Bid to refer Syrian crisis for Hague probe into alleged war crimes blocked by Assad allies.

Refugees often resort to returning to Syria to receive the treatment they need

Mashudur Choudhury becomes first person in UK convicted of Syria terrorism charges

Explosive device detonates on shared Syria-Turkey border in the Karaj Sajou area, near the Bab al-Salama crossing in the northern province of Aleppo.

Syria mediator to step down from one of the toughest jobs in the diplomatic world, says UN secretary-general Ban Ki-moon

Two guests on a Jordanian debate programme let their opinions get the better of them and smashed up the studio after they got into a fight live on-air.

Pro-Assad forces and rebels put down weapons in key battleground.

Assad's fighter jets launch deadly strikes on rebel-held district of Aleppo

Islamist militants accused of hanging victims from crosses in public squares in Northern Syria.

Rebels building own mortars, rocket launchers and armoured vehicles in struggle against Syrian army

Syrian President ignores opponents' calls to step down as he submits nomination to run for re-election.

Airstrikes in Syria also on the table as US involvement in civil war deepens.