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U.S. envoy: 700,000 displaced in northwest Syria

 Two hundred air strikes by Syrian government and Russian warplanes have hit Syria’s Idlib region in the last three days, the U.S. special envoy for Syria James Jeffrey said on Thursday. Jeffrey told a press briefing that some 700,000 displaced people in northwest Syria were...

Russia warplanes strike hospital in Ariha town

Warplanes struck a town in a rebel-held enclave in northwestern Syria, killing at least 10 people, including some who were fleeing the attack, opposition activists and a rescue service said Thursday. The attack, believed to have been carried out by Russian warplanes backing the regime...

Syria's last major opposition bastion: What's next?

The Syrian government's recapture Wednesday of the key highway town of Maaret al-Numan is the latest step in a regime push to retake the opposition's last major bastion. How important is the town to the Damascus government, what's left of the ever-shrinking region, largely dominated by...

Erdogan accuses Russia of 'not honouring' Syria agreements

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan accused Moscow of "not honouring" agreements made with Ankara for northwestern Syria where Russian and Syrian warplanes have increased their bombardment, in remarks published Wednesday. "There have been agreements made with Russia. If Russia honours...