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US Says Syrian Ceasefire Is Closer Than Ever, as Bombs Kill 140 People in One Day
Bombings in two Syria cities claimed by Islamic State killed at least 140 people, as US Secretary State John Kerry and his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov reached a provisional ceasefire deal.
Assad Says He’s Worried About 'Terrorists' and Foreign Meddling If There's a Truce in Syria
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad railed against foreign support for rebel groups, but said he would be willing to agree to a ceasefire on certain conditions.
In Photos: The Grim Aftermath of Twin Car Bomb Blasts in the Syrian City of Homs
At least 57 people have been reported killed and more than 100 wounded in one of the deadliest attacks in the city in five years of civil war.
Istanbul's 'Little Syria' Provides a Home Away from Home for Syrian Refugees
The Fatih neighborhood is one of many Syrian enclaves that have emerged in Turkish cities across the country, offering a familiar community where refugees can share a common culture — but where life still remains difficult.
The Hangover News
This weekend, Terry Wogan died, some far-right Swedes stormed a train station and deadly bombs targeted a holy Shia shrine in Syria.
Islamic State Behind Three Bombings That Killed 60 Near Syria's Holiest Shiite Shrine
A car bomb and two suicide bombers targeted an area of Damascus where Hezbollah and other Shiite militias from Iraq and Iran have a strong presence.
Aid Convoy Finally Enters the Besieged Syrian Town of Madaya
An aid convoy that left this morning from Damascus to deliver food and other supplies to thousands of besieged civilians, some of them at risk of starvation, arrived in Madaya Monday evening.
Aid Trucks Head for Besieged Syrian Town of Madaya
A UN and Red Cross convoy carrying food and supplies departed Damascus to relieve starvation conditions in the besieged town, while other convoys attempted to deliver aid to the towns of Foah and Kefraya near Idlib.
Starvation Deaths Reported in Besieged Syrian City as UN Prepares to Send Aid
Doctors Without Borders reported five starvation deaths in the besieged city of Madaya and said 200 others could require hospitalization if help doesn’t arrive soon.
Top Syrian Rebel Leader Zahran Alloush Reportedly Killed in Aerial Raid
Alloush was the leader of Jaysh al Islam, one of the biggest and most organized rebel groups in Syria. Rebel sources reported his death and Syrian state media later confirmed that he had been targeted by an aerial strike.
Suspected Israeli Airstrike Kills Hezbollah Leader Samir Kuntar in Syria
Hezbollah issued a statement saying Kuntar was killed when the "Zionist enemy's planes" struck a building in the Jaramana district of Damascus late Saturday.
Human Rights Watch Identifies Some of the Thousands of Victims of Syria's Prisons
Most of the victims were arrested by five branches of Syria's intelligence agency between May 2011 and August 2013, and were photographed after their deaths by a defecting member of the military, code-named Caesar, who later fled the country.