syrian civil war

Amnesty International estimates 17,723 people have been killed in detention since March 2011

Hospital manager says 55 injured hours before Russia-backed ceasefire due to start.

Sky News says it has interviewed mercenaries recruited by an obscure Russian military company.

Kremlin said five people on board were killed.

The two organisations claimed to help Kurds and victims of the Syrian war.

The hospital treats around 1,300 women and children a month and is the only maternity facility for 70 miles.

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

Saif Aldeen Tahhan tells IBTimes UK he hopes the images shift focus to "Syrian suffering instead of Pokémon".

Foreign secretary to put on charm offensive after offending US President Barack Obama.

Unicef said health workers in the area pulled out bodies of dead children from the rubble.

Souad Hamidi's village was taken back from the hands of IS (Daesh) fighters by US-backed forces last week.

Footage uploaded to social media purports to show ongoing air strikes on Houla in Syria's Homs countryside.

Anti-Isis coalition said there is no impending attack, despite a Kurdish advance in the region.

The footage showed missile attacks on Khan Tuman launched by fighters known as Jaish al-Fatah.

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.

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.

At least 44 have died with scores injured after two airstrikes in Maarat al-Numan and Kafranbel.

Syrian troops captured the town located 100km west of the ancient city of Palmyra.

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.

Video footage shows devastation to world heritage site recaptured by Syrian Army.

Washington and Moscow to push warring parties to hold direct talks with each other in Geneva.

Opposition accuses regime delegation of delaying discussions on political fate of President Bashar al-Assad.

Syria's UN envoy rules out face-to-face negotiations with chief opposition negotiator Mohammad Alloush.

The meeting was arranged by the IRC ahead of the fifth anniversary of the start of the Syrian conflict.

UNHCR chief Filippo Grandi describes Syrian crisis as 'biggest displacement crisis of a generation'.

Secretary of State John Kerry accuses Syrian counterpart of 'trying to disrupt' UN peace process.