Damascus

Lebanese policeman was killed after the government refused to meet terrorist demands.

Thomas Wyke Dec 06, 2014

Reports suggest four Syrians and Iranian killed in Damascus neighbourhood.

Vasudevan Sridharan Nov 10, 2014

At least eight Syrian airstrikes kill several Isis militants and many civilians in Raqqa.

Vasudevan Sridharan Sep 07, 2014

Al-Nusra Front says 45 Fijian troops captured in Golan Heights will be tried under Islamic law.

Vasudevan Sridharan Sep 05, 2014

David Cameron's government scrapped Lord Richards' proposal to train and equip rebels as it was thought too risky.

Vasudevan Sridharan Jul 04, 2014

Washington believes aid will equip Syrian opposition to fight Bashar al-Assad and Isis Sunni insurgents.

Vasudevan Sridharan Jun 27, 2014

Syrian leader votes at school in Damascus's al-Malki neighbourhood in presidential elections.

Umberto Bacchi Jun 03, 2014

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

Jack Moore May 13, 2014

Amman says fighter jets struck camouflaged vehicles attempting to cross from Syria

Umberto Bacchi Apr 16, 2014

State agency claims Tarek Ghrair, 15, killed in Ghouta.

Lewis Dean Apr 15, 2014

BNP spokesman Simon Darby tells BBC that party leader kept Britain out of Syria bloodbath

Lewis Dean Mar 31, 2014

More than 100,000 people have been killed in the last three years of conflict.

David Sim Mar 14, 2014

Thousands of Palestinian refugees are starving to death in the Syrian Yarmouk camp as fighting prevents aid flow.

Jack Moore Feb 28, 2014

Ahead of second round of Geneva talks, Syrian president tells Pope there should be no foreign intervention.

Vasudevan Sridharan Dec 29, 2013

Islamic Front, largest collection of armed rebel groups, spells out political agenda.

Vasudevan Sridharan Nov 27, 2013

Syria has handed over plans on how it will destroy all its chemical weapons and production equipment by 2014.

Sav D'Souza Oct 27, 2013

Prime minister also criticises John Kerry for praising Assad on chemical weapons elimination.

Vasudevan Sridharan Oct 08, 2013

Syria's foreign minister tells UN General Assembly anti-Assad rebels eat human hearts and sever limbs while victims are alive.

Vasudevan Sridharan Oct 01, 2013

Apart from giving free access to chemical weapons experts, resolution okays Syria transition government plan.

Vasudevan Sridharan Sep 28, 2013

Deputy PM Qadri Jamil admits conflict at stalemate and says Assad ready to offer ceasefire at Geneva.

Vasudevan Sridharan Sep 20, 2013

John Kerry and Sergei Lavrov said to be close to agreement on Syria's chemical weapons arsenal as talks enter third day in Geneva.

Vasudevan Sridharan Sep 14, 2013

Opponents of Syrian president curse him on his 48th birthday.

Vasudevan Sridharan Sep 12, 2013

Landing ship Nikolai Filchenkov, with unidentified cargo on board, likely heading towards Syrian coast.

Vasudevan Sridharan Sep 06, 2013

Russian president says no tangible proof that Assad regime had hand in Ghouta gas attack.

Vasudevan Sridharan Sep 04, 2013

Vatican says Syria crisis cannot be solved through military intervention.

Vasudevan Sridharan Sep 03, 2013

President Bashar-al Assad redeploys troops and weapons in residential areas as US ramps up plans for Syria assault.

Vasudevan Sridharan Sep 02, 2013

Al-Qaida linked rebels fighting Assad execute two Shiite men in Aleppo.

Vasudevan Sridharan Aug 16, 2013

Syrian president rules out political solution and says only force will work.

Vasudevan Sridharan Aug 05, 2013

Russian deputy foreign minister says fighters include US and European nationals.

Vasudevan Sridharan Jul 12, 2013

American woman and unidentified Western Muslim, said to have been fighting for rebels, also killed in clash near Turkish border.

Vasudevan Sridharan May 31, 2013