The evacuation of rebel-held eastern Aleppo due to start at dawn has been delayed, perhaps until Thursday, with an opposition official blaming Iran and its Shiite militias allied to President Bashar Assad for the hold-up. A ceasefire agreement brokered by Russia, Assad's most powerful ally,...

Pope Francis appealed to Syrian President Bashar Assad in a personal letter to ensure that international humanitarian law is respected so that civilians are protected and aid can get to them, the Vatican said Monday. In the letter, given to Assad by the Vatican ambassador in Damascus, the...

The Syrian regime army and its allies are in the "final stages" of recapturing Aleppo after a sudden advance that has pushed rebels to the brink of collapse in a shrinking enclave, a Syrian general said on Monday. A Reuters journalist in the government-held zone said the bombardment of rebel...

Syrian rebels have received a U.S.-backed proposal to leave Aleppo along with civilians under safe passage guaranteed by Russia, rebel officials said as government forces closed in on Sunday, but Moscow denied a deal had been reached. If the proposal were to be taken up by all sides, it...