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Syrians go hungry as conflict soars

Syrians go hungry as conflict soars

11 Jan 2013 13:17 - Guardian Reporters
The UN has warned it is unable to deliver food to up to a million hungry and desperate Syrians because of spiralling violence and a lack of fuel.
Safety first for Syria's teachers and pupils

Safety first for Syria's teachers and pupils

08 Jan 2013 15:09 - Sapa
Teachers are doing what they can to find safe places to ensure children continue to get the education they need in conflict ridden Syria.
Nobel laureate warns of 'somalisation' of Syria

Nobel laureate warns of 'somalisation' of Syria

30 Oct 2012 07:38 - Staff Reporter
Nobel Peace laureate Jose Ramos-Horta has warned Syria risks becoming a new Somalia as he voiced pessimism at any quick solution to the bloodshed.
Fighting ruptures ragged Syrian ceasefire

Fighting ruptures ragged Syrian ceasefire

26 Oct 2012 11:34 - Dominic Evans
Fighting has erupted in a Damascus suburb and around a Syrian army base as a truce marking a Muslim holiday crumbled almost before it had begun.
Egypt's Morsi assumes major role in Middle East

Egypt's Morsi assumes major role in Middle East

27 Sep 2012 09:57 - Steven R Hurst
Egypt's President Mohammed Morsi has assigned himself the heavyweight role in the Middle East, saying civil war in Syria is the "tragedy of the age".
Syria is a regional calamity, says Ban Ki-moon

Syria is a regional calamity, says Ban Ki-moon

26 Sep 2012 09:52 - Guardian Reporter
UN secretary general Ban Ki-moon has issued a strong rebuke over security council inaction, saying world leaders "should not look the other way".
Deep Read: The tortured children of Syria's war

Deep Read: The tortured children of Syria's war

25 Sep 2012 09:23 - Guardian Reporter
In the bleak, windswept landscape of the swelling Za'atari camp in Jordan, child refugees are struggling to cope with the horrors of Syria's war.
Syria: Foreign fighters join the war against Assad

Syria: Foreign fighters join the war against Assad

24 Sep 2012 07:25 - Guardian Reporter
Jihadi veterans of Iraq, Yemen and Afghanistan have joined up with foreign idealists on the frontline of Aleppo against Syria's Bashar al-Assad.
Iran confirms military stationed in Syria

Iran confirms military stationed in Syria

17 Sep 2012 08:39 - Guardian Reporter
Iran has confirmed for the first time that forces from its revolutionary guards corps are in Syria helping Assad's government crush the rebellion.
Syrian town caught up in fierce power struggles

Syrian town caught up in fierce power struggles

09 Sep 2012 13:10 - Sapa-AFP
Syrian troops have bombarded a central area of Aleppo after a day of fierce clashes with rebels who tried to take the regime-controlled district.
Red Cross chief meets Assad over Syrians' plight

Red Cross chief meets Assad over Syrians' plight

04 Sep 2012 14:09 - Sapa-AFP
Red Cross chief Peter Maurer has held a "positive" meeting with Bashar al-Assad in Syria during which he voiced concerns over humanitarian abuses.
Gulf states slam Syria after new regime killings

Gulf states slam Syria after new regime killings

03 Sep 2012 08:39 - Sapa-AFP
The Arab Gulf has slated Syria's regime for deploying heavy weapons against civilians, as more than 100 people were killed in bombings and air raids.
UN Security Council to meet on Syria as fighting rages

UN Security Council to meet on Syria as fighting rages

30 Aug 2012 13:50 - Sapa-AFP
The United Nations Security Council will meet on Thursday to tackle deteriorating humanitarian conditions in Syria.
Syria's Armenians flee to ancestral homeland

Syria's Armenians flee to ancestral homeland

23 Aug 2012 09:24 - Mariam Harutyunyan
As the passengers from battle-ravaged Aleppo disembarked at Yerevan's Zvartnots airport, tearful relatives gripped them tightly in emotional embraces.
Syrian war could engulf neighbours

Syrian war could engulf neighbours

10 Aug 2012 02:00 - Seumas Milne
Fears are growing that foreign funding of Syria's rebels could lead to conflict in Turkey, Lebanon and beyond.
Syrian violence escalates ahead of UN meeting

Syrian violence escalates ahead of UN meeting

02 Aug 2012 13:30 - Sapa-AFP
Syrian rebels have bombarded an air base used by regime forces to pound Aleppo, while dozens have been reported killed in a raid near Damascus.
Syria gunships target rebels amid massacre fears

Syria gunships target rebels amid massacre fears

28 Jul 2012 07:50 - Pierre Torres
Syrian gunships pound rebels and troops clash with insurgents in Aleppo as world powers voice calls for "maximum pressure" to prevent a massacre.
Syrian forces clash in key town

Syrian forces clash in key town

20 Jul 2012 14:03 - Oliver Holmes
A fourth member of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's inner circle has died from a bomb attack this week as rebels converge on the capital.
Syrian rebels step closer to victory

Syrian rebels step closer to victory

20 Jul 2012 08:31 - Martin Chulov
The assassination of the regime's top military strategists has led to mass defections from the Syrian army, writes Martin Chulov.

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