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A Syrian opposition fighter walks in a poppy field in Deraa, April 10 2017. (AFP/Mohammad Abazeed)

April 12th, 2017 - 02:00 GMT

Syrian government and opposition swap prisoners ahead of Madaya evacuation

Towns besieged by both the opposition and the Syrian government will be evacuated under the deal.

A Syrian man holds up a copy of the Quran, Islam's holy book, at the scene of a reported airstrike by government forces on the central al-Fardous neighbourhood of the northern Syrian city of Aleppo on January 21, 2014. (AFP)

January 22nd, 2014 - 04:54 GMT

Assad's forces shell, barrel bomb rebels across Syria despite Geneva II peace talks

Syrian pro-government forces patrol in their tank in the town of Nabak near Damascus on December 7, 2013. [AFP]

December 10th, 2013 - 04:29 GMT

Syrian conflict passes 1,000th day

Al Qaeda linked Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant previously kidnapped approximately 200 Kurdish civilians in July (Courtesy of Al Manar)

December 5th, 2013 - 11:10 GMT

Syria's Al Qaeda linked opposition kidnaps 50 Kurds

Lakhdar Brahimi is an Algerian United Nations envoy and adviser, and since August 2012. [guim.co]

November 3rd, 2013 - 07:12 GMT

Syria criticizes Brahimi: "One-eyed and many-tongued"

An image grab from a YouTube video shows a huge blaze burning near what activists say is Damascus airport. The explosion which caused the blaze triggered a capital-wide blackout on Wednesday evening, which is only just being repaired. (YouTube)

October 24th, 2013 - 08:14 GMT

Power returning to Damascus after pipeline explosion causes blackout

An alleged "terrorist" attack on a gas pipeline left Damascus in a blackout late Wednesday (Reuters)

October 24th, 2013 - 05:49 GMT

Damascus blackout caused by "terrorists" says regime

A Syrian rebel tries on a gas mask seized from a Syrian army factory in the northwestern province of Idlib (AFP/DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS

July 21st, 2013 - 07:18 GMT

Syrian Kurds claim to have captured Islamist commander

Syrian army soldiers assess a damaged street in the town of Qusair, in Syria's central Homs province on Friday, as the regime sought to 'remove' all remaining rebel strongholds in the country. AFP

June 10th, 2013 - 04:00 GMT

Syrian army prepares for Aleppo offensive

A handout image grab released by the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) on Friday allegedly shows blindfolded rebel fighters detained after a Syrian army ambush in the area of Shamsin in the rebel stronghold of Qusair. AFP/SANA

June 7th, 2013 - 10:24 GMT

Syrian army "hunting" rebels north of Qusair

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June 3rd, 2013 - 06:07 GMT

Denied: Syria rejects Red Cross support

An image grab taken on May 30, 2013 from Lebanon's Shiite Muslim party Hezbollah's al-Manar TV shows Syrian President Bashar al-Assad smiles as she speaks during an interview with al-Manar in Damascus (al-Manar/ AFP)

June 2nd, 2013 - 08:12 GMT

Car bomb in Damascus kills eight security personnel

A handout picture released by Syria's opposition-run Shaam News Network shows destruction in the central city of Homs on April 7, 2013. (AFP PHOTO / HO / SHAAM NEWS NETWORK)

April 17th, 2013 - 10:25 GMT

Regime rocket attack kills 'at least seven' in central Syria