Syrian troops reach outskirts of key rebel-held town
Syrian government forces have reached the outskirts of a key rebel-held town, part of a weeks-long offensive into the country’s last rebel stronghold, state media and opposition activists said.
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Brother of murdered aid worker David Haines launches school poetry competition
A charity set up by the brother of a UK aid worker who was beheaded by terrorists has launched a poetry competition for school children to discuss unity.
US kills Iran’s most senior general in Baghdad airstrike
The United States killed Iran’s top general and the architect of Tehran’s proxy wars in the Middle East in an airstrike at Baghdad’s international airport on Friday, an attack that threatens to dramatically increase tensions in the region.
Iranian-backed militia vows revenge on ‘evil American ravens’
An Iranian-backed militia has vowed to exact revenge for the “aggression of evil American ravens”.
US hits militia blamed for killing American contractor
The US has carried out military strikes in Iraq and Syria targeting a militia blamed for a rocket attack that killed an American contractor, a Defence Department spokesman said on Sunday.
Syrian opposition calls on the world to aid rebel-held Idlib
A Syrian opposition leader has called on the international community to help millions of civilians in the country’s last rebel-held stronghold amid a crushing government offensive, calling it a “disaster area”.
Trump warns of ‘carnage’ in rebel stronghold in Syria
US president Donald Trump has spoken out against the “carnage” involving thousands of civilians in a rebel stronghold in Syria.
18 killed in air strikes on rebel stronghold in Syria
At least 18 people, including women and children, have been killed in air strikes on areas in the last major rebel stronghold in north-west Syria.
Charity praises decision to repatriate UK orphans from Syria
A children’s charity has praised the Government for beginning the repatriation process of British orphans from Syria.
Foreign Secretary confirms British orphans in Syria to return to UK
British orphans whose parents died in Syria are being returned to the UK, the Foreign Secretary has confirmed.
’23 killed’ as Israel strikes Iranian targets in Syria
Israel said it has struck dozens of Iranian targets in Syria in a “wide-scale” operation in response to rocket fire on the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights the day before.
Israel claims strikes against Iranian sites in Syria
The Israeli military on Wednesday said it had struck dozens of Iranian targets in Syria, carrying out a “wide-scale” strike in response to rocket fire on the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights the day before.
At least 18 killed in Syria car bomb attack
A car bomb has killed at least 18 people in a Syrian town controlled by Turkey-backed opposition fighters, activists have said.
British man arrested at Heathrow is IS suspect deported from Turkey
A 26-year-old man arrested on suspicion of Syria-related terror offences as he landed on a flight to Heathrow Airport was deported from Turkey over claims he was a member of so-called Islamic State, the PA news agency understands.
Terror suspect held at Heathrow after Turkey deports British IS suspect
A 26-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of Syria-related terror offences as he arrived in the UK from Turkey hours after authorities in Ankara said a British Islamic State suspect had been deported.
Refugee plucked to safety of Perth from war-ravaged Syria dreams of career in broadcasting
A young Perth woman is looking ahead to what she hopes will be a bright future in broadcasting.
Turkey must consider ‘foul play’ in probe into Briton’s death, says Amnesty
Amnesty International has called for an “exhaustive” investigation into the death of a British civil defence worker who fell from a balcony in Istanbul just days after Russia accused him of being a spy.
UK ‘will look very closely’ at probe into Briton’s death in Turkey
A British diplomat has said the UK will look “very closely” at an investigation into how a former British soldier died in Turkey days after Russia accused him of being a spy.
Briton who helped found White Helmets organisation found dead in Istanbul
A former British army officer who helped found the White Helmets volunteer organisation in Syria has been found dead in Istanbul, Turkish officials said.
Briton who went to fight Islamic State jailed for four years
A British Army reject who went to fight against the so-called Islamic State group to give his life meaning has been jailed for four years.