Syria’s Promise: Will new masters of Damascus deliver unity and justice?
Can Syria keep its promises? After the fall of Bashar al-Assad last December, the new rulers of Damascus are convening a one-day national dialogue conference.…
At least seven people killed in Damascus blast
A powerful blast caused by a suicide bomber hit a heavily policed district of Damascus, killing at least seven people.…
UN warns of war crime as Damascus water crisis worsens
The UN is warning that the sabotage of water supplies near the Syrian capital amounts to a war crime. The main water source for Damascus has been cut off as fighting rages…
Children among the dead in Damascus air strikes
At least 40 people, including several children, are killed in air strikes targeting rebel-held territory in the suburbs of the Syrian capital, Damascus, including a strike that hit a school.…
Syrian army captures town south of Damascus
Syrian military video shows soldiers, tanks moving through Deir-Khabiyeh, a key town south of the capital.…
How effective has the Syria ceasefire been?
Four days into a ceasefire in Syria, how effective has the truce been and what has been achieved?…
Syria’s War: Daraya rebels accuse government of napalm attack
The Syrian government has been accused of dropping barrel bombs filled with the banned chemical agent napalm on a town near Damascus. Activists say the attacks in the rebel-held city of Daraya…