Russian President Vladimir Putin and French President Emmanuel Macron discussed the Syrian peace process by phone on Friday, the Kremlin said in a statement. The two men discussed the importance of increasing Franco-Russian cooperation on Syria, options to rebuild the country, and the need...

Fresh air strikes hit the Syrian rebel enclave of Eastern Ghouta on Friday, AFP correspondents reported, the fifth straight day of a bombing campaign that has killed more than 220 civilians. Syrian warplanes have battered the enclave's towns since Monday, trapping thousands of families in...

Relentless bombardment by the Syrian military of the rebel enclave of Eastern Ghouta is hampering vital relief operations, an international aid group warned Friday. The intensity of the air strikes, which have killed more than 220 civilians in just four days, has made it extremely...

Turkey's state-run news agency says Turkish jets have resumed airstrikes in the Syrian Kurdish-run enclave of Afrin after a brief lull. Anadolu Agency said F-16 jets resumed their aerial bombing campaign late on Thursday. Unconfirmed Turkish media reports had Turkey had halted...