U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Sunday he and his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov had reached a provisional agreement on terms of a cessation of hostilities in Syria Continue Reading
“These were major attacks in Homs, two car bombs going off in a residential area” Bomb blasts in the Syrian cities of Homs and Damascus have left more than 100 Continue Reading
Turkish artillery fire from the border near Kilis toward northern Syria, in Kilis, Turkey on Monday. (Halit Onur Sandal/AP) BEIRUT — Russia and the United States appeared at odds Friday Continue Reading
A meeting of the international coordinating group charged with implementing a cease-fire in Syria was cancelled Friday, Russia’s foreign ministry said, delaying any reduction of hostilities and raising further questions Continue Reading
The rapid advance of U.S.-backed Kurdish fighters in northern Syria, taking advantage of Russian air strikes to seize territory near the Turkish border, has infuriated Ankara and threatened to drive Continue Reading
Humanitarian aid has reached besieged areas of Syria after trucks filled with supplies left Damascus, as the United Nations said a task force seeking humanitarian access throughout the conflict-torn country Continue Reading
Image caption Muadhamiya, near Damascus, is one of the areas due to receive help The Syrian government has approved humanitarian access to seven besieged areas, the UN has said. Convoys Continue Reading
Turkey amplified the big-power tensions over the increasingly chaotic war in Syria on Tuesday, saying it is in discussions with allies, including the United States, over collaborating on a military Continue Reading
Turkish artillery has returned fire “in kind” into Syria, military sources said on Tuesday, marking its fourth straight day of shelling across the border. Turkey on Monday warned Kurdish militia Continue Reading
Turkish Defence Minister Ismet Yilmaz denied a report that some Turkish soldiers had entered Syria at the weekend and said Ankara was not considering sending troops into its neighbor, the Continue Reading
