syrian civil war

The Real Madrid football star sent a message to children in war-torn Syria calling them heroes.

Around 34,000 have left rebel held areas of east Aleppo since start of ceasefire, said the charity.

Sir Michael Fallon and Ash Carter again called for a political settlement to stop civil war.

De Mistura says the only way to win peace in Syria was to reach a power-sharing agreement between rival factions.

'The war in Syria will not end until after the complete elimination of terrorism,' Assad has warned.

'We will see each other another day dear world,' Bana's mother Fatemah tweeted on 4 December.

Israeli planes are thought to have used Lebanese airspace to carry out the attacks.

The US-led coalition said it attacked troops loyal to Bashar al-Assad in error on 17 September.

After fleeing Syria in 2013, the 18-year-old is on a global mission to make sure refugee girls stay in school.

Refugees are fleeing the rebel-held east of the city as government offensive enters its 14th day.

Daesh fire at Israeli military patrol, which responded with an air strike reportedly killing 4 jihadis.

Bombings in rebel-held eastern Aleppo restart after a three-week moratorium

Deployment comes with Russia believed to be plotting a major new attack on Aleppo.

British foreign secretary spoke ahead of an EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting in Luxembourg.

Parallels have been drawn between the Nazi bombing of Guernica and the Russian air strikes on Aleppo.

Daesh's holdings are now equivalent to size of Sri Lanka.

The attack on Aleppo could be the biggest yet in a war that has killed hundreds of thousands of people.

Brutal attack on Syrian aid convoy should be treated as a war crime, says Britain's foreign secretary.

The majority of those killed in the attacks by pro-Assad warplanes were ICRC workers and drivers.

Washington says that Wa'il Adil Hasan Salman al-Fayad or 'Dr Wa'il' was killed in a 'precision strike'.

Moscow says moderate opposition led by the US still carrying out residential attacks.

The UN has applauded the drop of violence since the ceasefire took effect on 12 September.

There are concerns if the ceasefire would hold as deadly air strikes killed numerous civilians over the weekend.

Turks blame Syrians for everything from rise in Isis terror attacks and crime to stealing their husbands.

A US state department official claimed a deal could be announced by US and Russia on Sunday.

Syrian refugees now living in Britain reflect on the war that has devastated their city.

Alqudsi is the first individual to be prosecuted under federal foreign incursion laws in Australia.

In video war-torn Syria is portrayed as haven of gold sanded beaches.

From mausoleums in Timbuktu to ancient monuments in Palmyra and the Bamiyan Buddha statues in Afghanistan.

The crisis in Syria is escalating - here are the charities working to help the situation.