Syria conflict

Councils agreed to home Syrian refugees after Labour leadership candidate Yvette Cooper asked for help.

It is the duty of wealthy states such as United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Qatar to do more.

Scotland Yard suspects missing Zahera Tariq travelled to conflict zone in Syria.

More than four million Syrians have fled the country since the civil war broke out in 2011.

Museum building and several mosaic panels were damaged by shrapnel in the northern rebel-held town of Maaret al-Numan.

Southern Front alliance captures largest army base in southern Syria, Deraa, after battling government soldiers.

Liz Mitchell of Boney M is a born-again Christian whose brother Burnell 'Bernie' Mitchell converted to Islam.

Al Qaeda-linked Islamist group Jabhat al Nusra now said to be in control of beleaguered Damascus suburb

Victims of terror attacks targeting Kurds' new year celebrations include children.

Battles against terror groups such as Isis and Boko Haram pushed death tolls up.

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

Around 4.8 million people reside in remote areas that aid does not reach, up from 2.5 million in 2013.

Drought that hit Syria in years before war likely propelled the conflict, study finds.

Jolie was visiting a Kurdish refugee camp in Dohuk, northern Iraq, in her role as special envoy of the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees.

British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond stressed on Thursday (January 22) the importance of all aspects of the campaign against Islamic State [IS] militants ahead of talks between coalition members involved in the fight.

Snow storm protected displaced civilians from bombardments and fighting, rights group says.

Bashar al-Assad's regime claim it captured an Israeli unmanned aircraft in Quneitra province,

Al-Qaeda soldiers capture Wadi al-Deif and Hamidiya military bases in south-west Syria

Amnesty urges international community to do more to help displaced Syrians.

'If Iran wants to be part of the solution in Syria, it has to pull its forces from Syria,' says Saudi Minister.

As pressure mounts on Turkey to act, ministers hint a fresh vote on air strikes is on the cards.

100,000 Syrian and Kurdish refugees are fleeing to Turkey to escape Isis advance, reports AP.

The president and prime minister have to emerge from the Nato summit with clear policies towards Isis.

UNHCR says Syria is "biggest humanitarian emergency of our era".

Up to April more than 191,000 people have been killed in conflict, UN human rights chief says.

The prime minister is sending out a calculated message over UK's response to Isis terrorists.

Former Islamic State hostage Nicolas Henin reveals US journalist James Foley tried to escape.

US Federal Aviation Administration bans all flights over Syria, citing armed extremist threat from Islamic State.

IBTimes UK examines the background behind the rise of the Al-Khansa battalion female fighters.

Isis fighters have captured energy facilities in Syria and are repeating the trick in Iraq.