U.S., Russia fall short on deal to restore Syria truce

Two nations say they'd resolved a number of issues, but are unable to forge comprehensive agreement on stepping up cooperation to end brutal war

• Aug 26, 2016

Truck bomb kills at least 11 Turkish police

Attack on police checkpoint near border shared by Turkey, Syria and Iraq blamed on Kurdish militants

• Aug 26, 2016

Turkish troops, U.S.-backed rebels go after key ISIS-held town

Tanks and columns of ground forces seen crossing border in operation to retake Jarablus from militants

• Aug 24, 2016

Five years into Syria war, battlefield is at its most chaotic

Syria's civil war appears to be entering a dangerous new phase, as President Bashar al-Assad's regime battles Kurdish troops for control of Hasaka

• Aug 22, 2016

Brother of boy in Syria photo dead days after airstrike

Widely circulated picture of Ali Daqneesh's 4-year-old brother Omran made him new face of country's civil war

• Aug 20, 2016

Syrian children becoming the face of bloody civil war

Little boy has become the face of Syria’s civil war, which has claimed the lives of more than 400,000 people, 41,000 of them children

• Aug 18, 2016

Gripping image of boy in war-torn Syria draws eyes worldwide

Opposition groups released photo of 5-year-old to remind world of civilians' plight in civil war, and it quickly went viral

• Aug 18, 2016

Iran: Russia using air base for Syria missions

The unprecedented move underscores the deepening cooperation between two powerhouses heavily invested in the Syrian civil war

• Aug 17, 2016

America's adversaries ramp-up joint support for Syrian regime

In major boost for Assad, Russian long-range bombers now flying from base in Iran to bomb militants in Syria

• Aug 16, 2016

Will U.S., Russia "start fighting together" for key Syrian city?

With millions trapped in sprawling, under-siege city of Aleppo, Russian defense chief touts apparent progress in push for cooperation

• Aug 15, 2016

Hospital for women and children demolished in Aleppo airstrike

An estimated 400,000 people have died in Syria's civil war; in its largest city, Aleppo, not even hospitals are safe from Syrian government and Russian airstrikes

• Aug 12, 2016

Airstrikes kill 18, including children and hospital staff

Syrian rescue workers and activists say missiles hit an open market and a hospital for women and children in rebel-held territory

• Aug 12, 2016

Claims of chemical attack, millions trapped in city under siege

Activists say Assad regime used chlorine gas on civilians in rebel-held territory in the sprawling city of Aleppo, which has been under siege for weeks

• Aug 11, 2016

Turkey turns to Russia on Syria amid U.S. flap

Ankara has been demanding the U.S. turn over a cleric they blame for the coup, and has been making overtures to Putin while waiting

• Aug 10, 2016

Battle for Syria's Aleppo leaves 2 million without water

"At a minimum, the UN requires a full-fledged ceasefire or weekly 48-hour humanitarian pauses to reach the millions people in need," officials say

• Aug 9, 2016

Fight for Aleppo intensifies as rebels pierce government front lines

Syrian rebels were able to take over the main road into the government-held part of Aleppo, Syria -- but their gains could be short-lived

• Aug 8, 2016

Former CIA deputy director: I want to scare Bashar al-Assad

"I want [Syrian President Assad] to think: 'This is not going to end well for me,'" Morell told Charlie Rose in a discussion about the Syrian civil war

• Aug 8, 2016

Pediatric hospital in Syria destroyed by bombs, aid group says

Doctors Without Borders says series of daylight airstrikes -- including two direct hits -- left 13 people dead in crucial Idlib hospital

• Aug 8, 2016

Rebels make major breakthrough in Syria

Assad's siege of Aleppo had 300,000 people trapped, and a coalition of rebel groups joined forces to break government chokehold

• Aug 7, 2016

Report: Toxic gas dropped where Russian helicopter shot down in Syria

Video purportedly shows men gasping for air; 33 mostly women and children affected, report says

• Aug 2, 2016

Russian helicopter shot down in Syria; 5 killed

Deadliest single incident for the Russian military since involvement in Syrian civil war; no immediate claim of responsibility

• Aug 1, 2016

Syrian child actor who rose to fame amid violence killed in Aleppo

Acted in show that was light-hearted look at life in the war-ravaged city; struck by missile trying to escape

• Aug 1, 2016

Save the Children: Airstrikes hit maternity hospital in Syria

Charity says hospital that opened in 2014 serves hundreds of women per month

• Jul 29, 2016

Al Qaeda branch makes move to put pressure on U.S.

Nusra has been al Qaeda's branch in Syria, one of most powerful armed groups fighting dictatorship

• Jul 28, 2016

Syrian government troops tighten siege on largest city

After taking more ground in the country's largest city, Assad's forces call on rebels to give up and citizens to kick them out

• Jul 26, 2016

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