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Syria: Bashar al-Assad's government helicopters alleged to 'drop chlorine' in attacks on Aleppo
The Syrian Army have been accused of dropping barrel bombs containing chlorine numerous times in the city.
Syrian refugees in Turkey: 'They used to welcome us – now they throw stones'
Turks blame Syrians for everything from rise in Isis terror attacks and crime to stealing their husbands.
38 killed across Syria as twin explosions target Russia's Tartus naval base
Images have shown a black column of smoke rising from the highway outside the naval facility.
Former British glamour model suspected of being groomed by Isis as 'jihadist bride'
Kimberley Miners admitted she has been in contact with an Islamic State recruiter in Syria.
US-Russia Syria deal falls through as Obama blames 'grave differences'
Talks to end brutal conflict between the countries will continue on Monday.
Memories of Aleppo: Syrian refugees remember life in a city now lost beneath the rubble
Syrian refugees now living in Britain reflect on the war that has devastated their city.
Joe Biden placates a heckler chanting 'my friends died' with 'so did my son' riposte
He was speaking at a Hillary Clinton rally in Cleveland.
Father of Alan Kurdi urges Europe to keep its doors open for migrants
Alan Kurdi, 3, drowned a year ago while fleeing Syria with his family.
Isis sex slave, 13, says American hostage Kayla Mueller inspired her brave escape
The US aid worker apparently looked after younger hostages before her death in February 2015
Russia's claims it killed key Isis leader Abu Muhammad al-Adnani 'laughable' says US
US targeted terror group spokesman in drone strike as Pentagon says 'no information supports Russia's claim'.
Erasing all traces of Islamic State's reign of tyranny along Turkish border
Bread and drinkable water are in short supply in the once-thriving town.
German official seeks UN sanctions against Syria over alleged use of chemical weapons
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's forces have been accused of using chlorine gas on civilians in 2014 and 2015.
US journalist who escaped Jabhat Fateh Al-Sham captivity, lands in Turkey jail for violating military zone
US state department spokesman John Kirby confirmed Lindsey Snell is being held at Hatay Province in Turkey.
Isis bans football referees because they enforce 'laws of Fifa not Sharia Law'
The extremists also want to implement a way that injured footballers can be compensated under Sharia Law
Syrian rebels kill 10 Isis militants who tried to 'infiltrate their ranks' by dressing as women
The jihadi fighters were reportedly caught when they were spotted wearing men's shoes.
UN defends contracts to groups linked to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad
UN spokesperson says more than one million Syrians have benefited from UN aid this year.
Come holiday in Syria, says Assad regime
In video war-torn Syria is portrayed as haven of gold sanded beaches.
72 Islamic State mass graves holding thousands of bodies uncovered in Iraq and Syria
The number of dead buried in the unmarked pits ranges from 5,200 to 15,000.
United Nations criticised for paying millions of dollars to groups linked to Bashar al-Assad
The UN insists it has to work with the Syrian regime to help as many people as it can.
Royal Navy warship HMS Daring to go to Persian Gulf to help in fight against ISIS
The £1bn vessel have been refitted after initial problems handling high temperatures.
Turkish military confirms airstrike in Syria killing 25 Kurdish militants
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights claimed 35 civilians were also killed by the Turkish airstrikes.
Father says British child killer in Isis propaganda video is his son
The father said the child seen executing a Kurdish fighter, was taken to Syria by his mother jihadi bride Sally Jones.
Turkey's Diyarbakir Airport shelled by rockets in suspected Kurdish attack
Fierce fighting continues between Kurdish-backed fighters and Turkish forces in northern Syria.
Barrel bombs claim lives of 15 civilians at wake for children killed in Aleppo airstrikes
Injured were rushed to field hospitals while civilians remain trapped under debris.
Isis recaptures Syrian border town al-Rai after defeat in Jarablus by Turkish-backed rebels
Fierce fighting between Kurdish militia and Free Syrian Army provided opportunity for Isis.
'No deal for the sake of it,' says John Kerry as US and Russia Syria talks fail
Kerry said that a deal must 'work for the people of Syria' and 'make the region more stable'.
Bashar al-Assad has normalised the use of chemical weapons in Syria – and we rewarded him for it
UN confirms that Assad and Isis have used chemical weapons on civilians in the Syrian Civil War.
In abandoning the Kurds, the US has betrayed its only ally in the war in Syria
America has chosen to placate Turkey rather than back Kurdish anti-Isis forces.
Isis stronghold 'considered fully liberated' as Turkish-backed rebels 'seize' Jarablus
Jarablus was 'taken back' just hours after Syrian rebels and Turkish tanks entered the city.
Met Police's Counter Terrorism Command arrests man in north London on Syria-related terror charge
Arrest of 32-year-old comes days after a man and 16-year-old girl were detained over plans to join Isis.