Battle between Syrian army and jihadi units escalates sharply
Restive state faces prospect of being fractured into fiefdoms ruled by jihadi warlords
Restive state faces prospect of being fractured into fiefdoms ruled by jihadi warlords
Clashes continuing as group of Isis fighters confined to pocket still resisting, says SDF
Russia and Turkey negotiated deal for buffer to avert bloody conflict in civilian-heavy area
Syrian president confident, friendly, with no regrets in meeting with foreign journalists
Opposition-held areas of Aleppo city close to encirclement as Assad forces step up assault
Kurdish-Arab Syrian Democratic Council will be included at a ‘later stage’
Russia urges world powers to join forces with Syrian government to fight Islamic State
Syrian president acknowledges ‘important’ input from Hizbullah
Pentagon is planning to use drones and possibly U2 spy planes
US and Russia meeting brought forward as government, opposition remain deadlocked
United Damascus delegation contrasts with a coalition torn by regional rivalries
In Geneva Brahimi says talks have made modest start that can be built on
UN meetings lay groundwork for further talks with delegations this morning
There was little goodwill amid plain disagreement at yesterday’s talks in the Swiss city
Stark divisions in Montreux over Assad’s role in country’s future
No agreement between two leaders on desired outcome of Syria summit in Montreux
Almost 500 people killed in eight days of fighting between insurgents and jihadis
Syrian says seven of the 19 weapons sites listed by the government are in combat zones
Britain and US on brink of intervention, stressing regime change is not the goal
UN weapons inspectors delay Damascus site visit in response to sniper attack
Syria has agreed to inspections and will halt local hostilities for their duration
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