Syrian civil war

Posted at 16:30 12 Dec

'Mass graves found' in ex-IS stronghold

Syria state media says hundreds of bodies "subjected to torture" were found in a former IS area.

Posted at 13:42 12 Dec

Turkey 'to launch new Syria operation soon'

Turkish soldiers stand near armoured vehicles as a man waves a Turkish national flag during a demonstration in support of the Turkish army's Idlib operation near the Turkey-Syria border near Reyhanli, Hatay, on 10 October 2017

The move could strain Turkey's ties to the US, who back the Kurdish militias likely to be targeted.

Posted at 10:52 5 Dec

Ancient city's last puppeteer gets lifeline

Syrian last shadow puppeteer Shadi al-Hallaq is seen moving his puppets Karakoz (R) and Eiwaz (L) from inside his booth during a presentation in Damascus on 3 December 2018. -

The disappearing art of shadow puppetry in Syria gets a boost after the UN recognises it as a cultural gem.

Posted at 16:07 3 Dec

IS hostage murderer killed in air strike

File photo: Peter Kassig in front of a truck somewhere along the Syrian border between late 2012 and autumn 2013

Abu al-Umarayn murdered a number of Western aid workers, including US citizen Peter Kassig.

Posted at 17:34 29 Nov

'Freedom' after seven months in airport

Syrian on 'sound and smell of freedom' after months in airport

Syrian Hassan al-Kontar had not been outside for nine months - but now has a new home in Canada.

Posted at 1:29 24 Nov

'He knew he wouldn't die quietly in his bed'

Raed Fares spent years speaking out against Syria's government and militants. Now he has been silenced.

Posted at 7:47 23 Nov

'Dream come true' for Syrian refugee family living in Dorchester

Dorset has resettled 13 Syrian families, almost halfway to target of 30

Mustafa and Najat and their boys spent nearly five years in an Iraq Kurdistan refugee camp after fleeing Aleppo.  The UK is aiming to resettle 20,000 Syrian refugees by 2020.

Posted at 16:01 21 Nov

'Aleppo toy smuggler' guilty of fraud

The Finnish-Syrian man had made global headlines for smuggling toys to children during the Syrian war.

Posted at 15:47 16 Nov

Syrian migrants train as museum guides

Volunteers Tammam and Abdullah examine an astrolabe with museum director Silke Ackermann

The 26 volunteers will run guided tours on Islamic astronomical instruments and Arab textiles.

Posted at 16:56 8 Nov

Syria army frees IS hostages - state media

A picture released by the state-run Syrian Arab News Agency on 8 November 2018 allegedly shows a group of rescued women and children

The women and children from the Druze minority were reportedly rescued in an operation near Palmyra.

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