Syria conflict

More than 100 jihadists escaped the city in a convoy of cars and trucks carrying civilian hostages.

15 physicians sign letter urging the White House to come to the aid of 250,000 people trapped in eastern Aleppo.

Russia said the three-hour long ceasefires would begin on 11 August.

Isis recruiter Aberkan took her daughters to Syria and 'has jihad under the skin'.

Jabat Fateh al-Sham – or the Front for the Conquest of Syria – has severed its ties with al-Qaeda

Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says IS has taken control of many villages in northwest of Manbij.

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

Expanding US-Russia military cooperation in Syria is aimed at fighting Isis.

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

Turkey coup: Erdogan may use failed coup as excuse to restrict freedoms even more.

The truce extension was announced the same day Syria's new government was sworn in.

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.

Putin calls Obama with new peace proposal but demands US stop treating Nusra Front as moderates.

Under the proposal, the US wants Russia to stop Assad bombing the rebels.

UN Commission of Inquiry on Syria documents chilling human rights abuses by Jihadists during conflict.

Lebanese say that Syrians are taking jobs, pushing down wages and stretching already-crumbling infrastructure

Upsurge in violence in Aleppo as rebels and government forces shell each other, with civilians suffering most.

The freelance reporters are believed to have been held by Al Qaeda's Syria affiliate Al Nusra front.

Specifics on the shaky truce are still murky but all parties have agreed to cessation of hostilities.

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

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

UN-appointed mediator Staffan de Mistura says Syrian ceasefire 'barely alive'.

Separate rocket launcher system to be deployed in Iraq to counter IS capabilities.

US president rules out deploying ground troops to oust Syrian counterpart Bashar al-Assad.

Unverified videos from Aleppo appear to show yellow gas rising and locals struggling to breathe.

Doctors treat fighters from Ahrar al-Sham and other Islamist militias just miles from Syria's border

At least 20 militants killed in Nusra stronghold of Kafar Jales in Idlib province, monitoring group says.

Raid hits school and hospital in Deir al-Asafir near Damascus, killing 12 children.

President says new unity government should consist of all political forces in Syria.