Syria

US welcomes Syria's agreement with Kurds

Syria's new authorities under interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa have sought to disband armed groups

Syria president calls for unity after reports of mass killings

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights war monitor has reported that 745 Alawite civilians were killed in Latakia and Tartus provinces.

311 Alawite civilians killed by Syrian security forces, allies: monitor

Syrian authorities said the violence began when remnants loyal to Assad launched a deadly and well-planned attack on their forces on Thursday.

Car bomb kills 15 in northern Syria, deadliest since Assad toppled

There were no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack.

Syria's Sharaa: jihadist to interim head of state

Sharaa was appointed Wednesday to lead Syria for an unspecified transitional period

11 years on, Syria protesters demand answers on abducted activists

No group has claimed the four activists' abduction and they have not been heard from since.

Syria's new leader says all weapons to come under 'state control'

Ankara-backed rebels played a key role in supporting Sharaa's Islamist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), which headed a rebel alliance that seized Damascus on December 8, toppling longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad.

Analysis / Syrian Kurdish groups on the back foot as power balance shifts

The seismic change in Syria is expected to yield deeper Turkish sway just as a change of US administration is raising questions over how long Washington will keep backing the country's Kurdish-led forces.

UN calls for 'free and fair' elections in Syria

Assad fled Syria following a lightning offensive spearheaded by the Islamist Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), more than 13 years after his crackdown on democracy protests precipitated one of the deadliest wars of the century.

September 17, 2015
September 17, 2015

Migrant crisis: Chaos at Croatian border

The flow of migrants through the Balkans picks up again with thousands entering Croatia, and the number doubling in a day for Germany.

September 16, 2015
September 16, 2015

Australia launches first air strikes inside Syria

The Australian government has confirmed it has launched its first air strikes inside Syria against targets of the so-called Islamic State (IS).

September 16, 2015
September 16, 2015

Migrant crisis: Clashes at Hungary-Serbia border

Hungarian riot police fire tear gas and water cannon to force back migrants who broke through gates at the now closed Serbia-Hungary border.

September 15, 2015
September 15, 2015

Migrant crisis: Hungary's closed border leaves many migrants stranded (video)

Hundreds of migrants are stranded at the Serbia-Hungary border after the Hungarian government closed the frontier with a new razor-wire fence.

September 15, 2015
September 15, 2015

Russia plans Syria air base, says US

Russia's recent movements near Syria's city of Latakia suggest that Moscow plans to establish a "forward air operating base" there, the US has said.

September 14, 2015
September 14, 2015

Pilgrims traumatised, ask how Mecca crane could collapse

Jumaa Ibrahim and his wife Hasnaa Karam, a Syrian couple in their early 60s, arrived in Mecca on Friday, and headed straight to Islam's holiest site, the cube-shaped Kaaba.

September 14, 2015
September 14, 2015

Ending Syria war ‘key to migrant crisis’

Ending the conflict in Syria and Iraq is key to solving the migrant crisis facing Europe, a senior US official tells the BBC.

September 13, 2015
September 13, 2015

Migrant crisis: Germany 'to start border controls'

Germany is to introduce some form of border controls with Austria, German and Austrian media report, as thousands more migrants arrive this weekend.

September 13, 2015
September 13, 2015

Migrant crisis: Record 4,000 go from Serbia to Hungary

The number of migrants entering Hungary from Serbia hit a new record on amid tension in eastern Europe over how to deal with the crisis.

September 13, 2015
September 13, 2015

Russian cargo planes 'carrying aid' arrive in Syria

Two Russian cargo planes carrying 80 tonnes of humanitarian aid have landed in Syria, Syrian state media say.