News: Syria

We have started to collect the most important news related to Syria in November 2005. By default, most recent news are listed first.

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Syria: news

The battle to stop ex-IS fighters reaching Europe

Tuesday, July 31st 2018, 1:08

The BBC's Quentin Sommerville follows the teams trying to trace ex-IS fighters who have fled Syria.
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Syria war: IS 'seized women and children' in Sweida attack

Monday, July 30th 2018, 18:27

More than 30 are being held by the jihadists in south-western Syria, reports say.
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Syria war: More than 200 dead in suicide attacks

Wednesday, July 25th 2018, 21:00

The apparently co-ordinated attacks are the deadliest on government-held territory in months.
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Israel shoots down Syrian fighter near Golan Heights

Tuesday, July 24th 2018, 19:19
related countries: Israel

The aircraft "blatantly violated" Israeli airspace, Israel's PM says, but Syria denies this.
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Syria war: Anti-IS strike 'kills many civilians'

Friday, July 13th 2018, 12:01
related countries: United States

The US coalition says it "may have" carried out a strike in Syria near where dozens reportedly died.
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Deraa, birthplace of Syria uprising, retaken by government forces

Thursday, July 12th 2018, 18:02

Soldiers enter the rebel-held part of Deraa, the city where the anti-Assad revolt began.
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This Syrian man has been stuck in an airport for months

Sunday, July 8th 2018, 23:28

Hassan al-Kontar wanted to avoid Syria's civil war. He ended up stranded at Kuala Lumpur airport.
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Israel recovers hanged spy Eli Cohen's watch from Syria

Friday, July 6th 2018, 9:20

It belonged to famed secret agent Eli Cohen, who was executed in 1965 after being unmasked by Syria.
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Syria: The unstoppable momentum of Assad’s war

Thursday, July 5th 2018, 23:33

The Syrian president's forces believe the country's seven-year civil war is close to ending.
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Syria war: Rebels to resume truce talks after warplanes pound south

Thursday, July 5th 2018, 18:04
related countries: Russia

Rebels agree to resume negotiations on a truce following a day of intense air and artillery strikes.
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IS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi's son 'killed in Syria'

Wednesday, July 4th 2018, 9:41
related places: Abu Bakr, Baghdadi

Hudhayfah al-Badri died in an operation against Syrian government forces in Homs, IS news outlets say.
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Lafarge cement giant in terrorist funding probe

Thursday, June 28th 2018, 14:09
related countries: France
related places: Lafarge

French cement giant Lafarge is under investigation over allegations of funding a terrorist group in Syria.
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Air strikes knock out Syrian hospitals

Wednesday, June 27th 2018, 11:58

Three facilities are put out of service as troops press on with an offensive in Deraa province.
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Syrian army attacks divided southern city

Tuesday, June 26th 2018, 16:35

Troops bombard rebel-held areas of the divided southern city Deraa ahead of an all-out assault.
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UK calls for more chemical weapons powers

Tuesday, June 26th 2018, 15:27
related countries: United Kingdom

The foreign secretary says breaches of the chemical weapons ban in Syria cannot be ignored.
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Iraq 'kills 45 IS leaders' in eastern Syria strike

Saturday, June 23rd 2018, 13:44
related countries: Iraq
related places: Abu Bakr, Baghdadi

Those killed include IS head Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi's personal courier, Iraq's military says.
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Syria war: War crimes committed in Eastern Ghouta battle - UN

Wednesday, June 20th 2018, 15:10

War crimes were committed by both sides in Syria's Eastern Ghouta region, investigators say.
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Is Sara a 'refugee' or a 'would-be surgeon'?

Tuesday, June 19th 2018, 23:50

On World Refugee Day, one Syrian girl talks about doing homework in a tent and her future ambitions.
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Syria war: Iraqi militias blame US for deadly border strike

Monday, June 18th 2018, 20:40
related countries: Iraq, United States

The US denies that it attacked a position on the Syrian side of the border, killing 22 militiamen.
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Salah tackle turns up in Syrian law school exam

Monday, June 4th 2018, 15:03

Exam question asks students to explain why Sergio Ramos cannot face prosecution for his contentious challenge.
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Syrian refugee violinist starts new life

Thursday, May 31st 2018, 11:30

Syria refugee Aboud Kaplo taught himself to play the violin on the internet.
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The story of Pakistan's 'disappeared' Shias

Thursday, May 31st 2018, 0:27
related countries: Pakistan

Activists say they are detained without due process over suspected links to a secretive militia in Syria.
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Anger as Syria heads global disarmament body

Monday, May 28th 2018, 10:05

The country, which is accused of chemical attacks, takes the helm of global forum on arms control.
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Coming home after 130 years

Friday, May 25th 2018, 23:45

A family of Syrian refugees returns to the island that their great-grandparents fled 130 years ago.
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Refugee crisis: The Syrians abandoning Europe

Friday, May 25th 2018, 2:35

These refugees have come all the way from Syria. Now they're smuggling themselves back.
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Syria war: Army takes full control of Damascus after ousting IS

Monday, May 21st 2018, 16:13
related places: Damascus

The military declares the capital "secure" after clearing a small enclave held by IS militants.
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Syria war: IS militants 'leave Damascus suburbs'

Sunday, May 20th 2018, 11:59
related places: Damascus

Activists say there has been an evacuation but Syrian officials deny any ceasefire deal.
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Surabaya church attacks: Indonesian family of bombers 'had been to Syria'

Monday, May 14th 2018, 2:47
related countries: Indonesia

IS claimed Sunday's attack on churches in Indonesia, carried out by parents and their children.
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Refugees in Amsterdam giving lifejackets a new life

Saturday, May 12th 2018, 0:27
related countries: Netherlands
related places: Amsterdam

A group of Syrian refugees in the Netherlands are turning battered lifejackets into bags and flags.
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Iran condemns wave of Israeli air strikes in Syria

Friday, May 11th 2018, 13:16
related countries: Iran, Israel

In its first comments since Thursday's strikes, Iran backs Syria's "right to defend itself".
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Italy breaks up Syrian jihadist funding ring

Thursday, May 10th 2018, 10:52

Fourteen people are arrested by police who say money was laundered across Europe and sent to Syria.
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Syria blames Israel for missile strike near Damascus

Wednesday, May 9th 2018, 13:18
related countries: Iran

State media say missiles were intercepted near Damascus, but activists say an Iranian facility was hit.
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Syria war: Rebels leave last major besieged enclave

Monday, May 7th 2018, 19:52
related countries: Russia

The Russian-brokered evacuation cements the Assad government's hold on central Syria.
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Gamers mine cryptocurrency for charity

Wednesday, May 2nd 2018, 23:31

Gamers have been helping Unicef raise funds for Syria by mining the Ethereum cryptocurrency.
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Austrian UN peacekeepers investigated over Syria ambush

Monday, April 30th 2018, 20:37
related countries: Austria

A leaked video appears to show UN peacekeepers allowing Syrian police to drive into a deadly ambush.
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Austria probes UN Golan troops over deaths of Syrians

Monday, April 30th 2018, 10:51
related countries: Austria

A video appears to reveal Austrian UN troops standing by as Syrian police are ambushed.
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Play as a refugee in Syrian war video game

Saturday, April 28th 2018, 11:44

The BAFTA nominated video game trying to teach people about what it's like for refugees fleeing Syria.
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Crossing Divides: Turkish schools help Syrians integrate

Thursday, April 26th 2018, 23:19
related countries: Turkey

Millions of Syrian refugees remain in Turkey, where some schools are helping the children integrate.
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Russia says its witnesses discredit alleged chemical attack in Syria

Thursday, April 26th 2018, 18:26
related countries: United Kingdom

Russia says witnesses disprove the alleged gas attack, but the UK calls it a 'despicable stunt'.
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Syria 'chemical' attack: Experts finally visit Douma site

Saturday, April 21st 2018, 16:54
related countries: Russia

International experts make a much-delayed examination of the site of a suspected attack in Douma.
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UN Security Council seeks to heal Syria divisions in Sweden

Saturday, April 21st 2018, 10:47
related countries: Sweden

Members of the Security Council seek to heal divisions over Syria during a meeting in Sweden.
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Syria returns Légion d'honneur award to France

Friday, April 20th 2018, 9:00
related countries: France, United Kingdom, United States
related places: Legion

The Légion d'honneur is handed back after France joined the US and Britain in air strikes on Syria.
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Mohammed Zammar: German jihadist 'detained by Syrian Kurds'

Thursday, April 19th 2018, 11:19
related countries: Germany

Mohammed Zammar, who was linked to the 9/11 attackers, is reportedly being held in northern Syria.
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Syria war: The online activists pushing conspiracy theories

Wednesday, April 18th 2018, 23:52

As the investigation into an alleged chemical attack in Syria continues, one group is spreading its unsubstantiated take.
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Belgium firms prosecuted over exporting Sarin precursor to Syria

Wednesday, April 18th 2018, 15:34

The three firms say they did not know their exports of a Sarin-linked chemical to Syria might be illegal.
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Douma 'attack': How do you test for chemical weapons?

Wednesday, April 18th 2018, 13:22

Experts describe the challenges facing those investigating an alleged chemical attack in Syria.
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Syria: Does Russia always use a veto at the UN Security Council?

Monday, April 16th 2018, 15:33

Russia has been criticised for vetoing UN resolutions related to Syria.
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Russian reporter Borodin dead after mystery fall

Monday, April 16th 2018, 14:39
related countries: Russia
related places: Borodin

Maxim Borodin wrote about the deaths of mercenaries in Syria and was found below his flat.
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Russian-controlled Crimea's Artek youth camp hosted Assad children

Monday, April 16th 2018, 9:58
related countries: Russia

The Syrian president's teenagers stayed at a famous beach camp in Russian-controlled Crimea.
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Syria air strikes: Trump defends claiming 'mission accomplished'

Sunday, April 15th 2018, 19:26
related countries: United States
related places: Trump

The US president accuses "fake news media" of trying to demean US-led strikes on Syria.
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Syria 'chemical attack': Family seen in hospital video speak

Sunday, April 15th 2018, 19:00

This is the story of Masa and her family, who survived the suspected chemical attack in Syria, in her own words.
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Syria air strikes: US still 'locked and loaded' for new chemical attacks

Sunday, April 15th 2018, 11:24
related countries: United States

President Trump vows to repeat Saturday's strikes on Syria if it carries out new chemical attacks.
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Syria air strikes: Why now and will they work?

Saturday, April 14th 2018, 20:46
related countries: France, United States
related places: Why

Experts explain why the US, Britain and France have chosen to launch air strikes in Syria and how effective this will be.
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Syria air strikes: Footage shows before and after

Saturday, April 14th 2018, 14:32
related places: Damascus

Footage shows missiles striking a military research facility in Damascus, and the apparent aftermath.
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Syria air strikes: US and allies attack 'chemical weapons sites'

Saturday, April 14th 2018, 12:25
related countries: France, United Kingdom, United States

They say they hit chemical weapons sites in the biggest military action against President Assad so far.
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Syria air strikes: Eyewitness describes moment missiles struck

Saturday, April 14th 2018, 11:04
related countries: France, United Kingdom, United States

CBS reporter Seth Doane in Damascus, Syria, describes the moment the air strikes started.
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Trump: Syria air strikes to deter chemical weapons use

Saturday, April 14th 2018, 1:51
related countries: France, United Kingdom, United States

US is prepared to "sustain" strikes until Syrian regime stops using chemical agents, Mr Trump says.
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Syria crisis: UN chief says Cold War is back

Friday, April 13th 2018, 22:12

Antonio Guterres warns of the dangers of escalation at a bad-tempered UN meeting in New York.
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UN ambassador: 'How can you say that with a straight face?'

Friday, April 13th 2018, 16:42
related countries: Russia, United States

US ambassador to the UN, Nikki Haley, and her Russian counterpart, Vassily Nebenzia, sparred over actions in Syria.
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Russia says Syrian 'chemical attack' was staged

Friday, April 13th 2018, 16:37
related countries: Russia

Russia, Syria's key military ally, warns the US that air strikes could risk starting a war.
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Fall of Eastern Ghouta pivotal for Assad

Friday, April 13th 2018, 7:48

Rout of rebel enclave near capital puts Syrian leader in most secure position since start of war.
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Syria chemical attack: Survivors recount the 2013 Ghouta assault

Friday, April 13th 2018, 0:09

A Syrian family from Ghouta recounts the horrors of the 2013 chemical attack there.
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Syria 'chemical attack': The view from Moscow

Thursday, April 12th 2018, 17:18
related countries: Russia, United States
related places: Moscow

The BBC's Moscow correspondent Steve Rosenberg gives the view from the Russian capital.
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Syria: What is France's role?

Thursday, April 12th 2018, 16:17
related countries: France, United States

France's Emmanuel Macron is ready to work with the US in acting over Syria - but what could happen?
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Syria war: Trump says missiles 'will be coming'

Wednesday, April 11th 2018, 20:44
related countries: Russia

He tells Russia to prepare for action against its ally Syria over the suspected chemical attack.
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Syria war: WHO demands access to 'chemical attack site'

Wednesday, April 11th 2018, 9:56

The health body says 500 patients showed symptoms after the suspected chemical attack in Syria.
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Syria 'chemical attack': Trump pledges 'forceful' US response

Tuesday, April 10th 2018, 14:03
related countries: United States
related places: Trump

The US leader says a response will come "shortly" to Saturday's alleged chemical attack in Syria.
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How Trump could respond to the Syria 'chemical attack'

Tuesday, April 10th 2018, 0:45
related countries: United States

The US president has said "nothing's off the table" - so what options are on the table?
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Syria 'chemical attack': Russia and US in fierce row at UN

Monday, April 9th 2018, 22:41
related countries: Russia, United States

Moscow accuses opponents of slander over alleged chemical attack, with the US pledging a response.
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Syria conflict: Russia says no evidence of Douma chemical attack

Monday, April 9th 2018, 16:07
related countries: Russia

Foreign Minister Lavrov says claims Syria carried out a deadly chemical attack are a "provocation".
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Syria conflict: Israel blamed for attack on airfield

Monday, April 9th 2018, 10:15

The missile strike caused casualties, Syria and Russia say, with observers saying 14 died.
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Syria war: Trump condemns Syria for 'chemical attack' on Douma

Sunday, April 8th 2018, 21:18
related countries: Russia, United States

The US president blames Russia, Iran and "Animal Assad", saying there will be a "big price to pay".
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Syria war: At least 70 killed in suspected chemical attack in Douma

Sunday, April 8th 2018, 9:53

The government alleges a "fabrication" despite graphic images of bodies in rebel-held Douma.
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The people who want four things before they go home

Thursday, April 5th 2018, 23:54

Syria's refugees fled a devastating war and many have serious doubts about going back.
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