Captured jihadi previously told The Independent he was ready to serve prison time in UK for terror offences

Millions of displaced Syrians in northwest to have only one border crossing to get aid as Russia prevails over UN vote.

In a setback for millions of displaced Syrians, several attempts to keep a second border crossing open failed to pass at the Security Council.

The UN Security Council has finally reached a compromise, agreeing to keep one checkpoint in militant-controlled Idlib open for aid deliveries from Turkey. After vetoing two initial drafts, Russia and China abst...

The Russians argue that aid for Syria should be channelled through their ally, the Syrian government.

Western members of UNSC made a last-ditch attempt to extend approval for humanitarian aid to be delivered into Syria.

Aid agencies have warned of the catastrophic consequences of an outbreak of illness in overcrowded camps

Germany and Belgium now expected to table new resolution to extend aid authorisation that is due to expire on Friday.

The UN Commission of Inquiry on Syria relied on unverifiable third-hand sources and is obsessed with blaming Damascus, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said after the Syrian government was accused of ‘war...

The two nations veto UN resolution to maintain two border crossing points from Turkey to deliver aid to northwest Syria.

The UNSC resolution would have extended cross-border humanitarian aid to three million Syrians for a year.

A photojournalist visits a Syrian child refugee she met three years earlier and learns what the war has taken away.

A 30-year-old German-Syrian woman faces up to 10 years in prison for allegedly arranging marriages for ISIL.

Prosecutors have dropped terror charges against a former British Army soldier who volunteered with Kudish fighters in Syria.

The same New York Times reporting anonymous claims of Russian bounties on US troops in Afghanistan opined in 2017 that President Trump should let ISIS “bleed” Russian forces in Syria rather than help defeat the...

For the first time since September, the three key players in the conflict hold a virtual meeting to map the way forward.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has condemned the US for “bypassing the UN” to impose “illegal” sanctions on Syria. He said humanitarian efforts in the war-torn country are increasingly important during the Cov...

NGOs are treating the humanitarian symptoms of a political crisis. The latest conference is a chance for big decisions to be made, writes Othman Moqbel

Russian President Vladimir Putin, Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Iran’s Hassan Rouhani will discuss the conflict in Syria during a video conference on Wednesday, the Kremlin has said. The three countries held talks in the Kaz...

European Union to lead meeting of 60 governments, NGOs as UN seeks billions for Syrians and countries hosting refugees.

Syrians take on the Turkish lira as the value of their pound plummets.

Two soldiers killed in attacks with targeted bases believed to have a strong presence of Iranian-backed militias.

Several military bases in central and southern Syria have been targeted by air attacks that Damascus blamed on Israel, Syrian state media have reported. Videos on social media show massive explosions illuminatin...

Four other soldiers wounded and material damages caused after several raids in different parts of country, SANA says.

While special envoy James Jeffrey says the US no longer demands regime change in Syria, only “change of behavior,” his explanation shows this distinction is without a difference and no November election results...

Kurdish-led authorities in northeastern Syria are in talks with their military allies in a US-led coalition on a promised exemption from US sanctions targeting the Syrian government, Reuters reported, citing a senio...

About 12,000 foreigners - 4,000 women and 8,000 children - are being held at three camps in northeastern Syria.

Iran has denounced the latest sanctions imposed by the United States against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad as “cruel” and vowed to strengthen its economic ties with Damascus. Washi...

Concerns rise that Lebanon's economic crisis could be worsened by US sanctions targeting Syria's government.

US Congress passes sanctions targeting politicians, institutions, businesses that engage with the Syrian government.