Al-Qaeda franchises will feel no effects from Hamza bin Laden’s death
Reported death of Osama bin Laden’s son will be a brief PR boost for the US
Restored mosque in devastated Old City gives Syrians cause to celebrate
Chechnya funds mosque project as US, EU give Homs aid for food not rebuilding
Russia and Turkey weigh up options for final Syria battle
UN warns assault on Idlib could trigger ‘worst humanitarian crisis of 21st century’
Hizbullah to stay in Syria as long as it needs military aid
Militant leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah warns Israel of potential ‘unexpected fate’
China rejects UN charges about Xinjiang ‘re-education’ camps
Beijing says UN panel’s report on one million Uighurs in detention ‘without factual basis’
China steps up pressure on Uighurs with re-education camps
State media says security crackdown in Xinjiang prevents ‘tragedy’ from taking place
Jordanian and Israeli armies delivering supplies to displaced Syrians
Some 270,000 Syrians who have fled fighting are stranded on border with Jordan
Turkey the powerbroker in Syrian struggle
Erdogan’s show of force in Afrin means that even his allies do not trust him
Syria: ‘We received money for documentation but not restoration’
Foreign archaeologists no longer come and there are no funds for reconstruction
Russia orders five-hour daily truce in Syria’s eastern Ghouta
Putin to put in place ‘humanitarian corridor’ after pressure from western governments
Eastern Ghouta and Afrin brace as Syrian forces prepare to enter
Families in enclave near Damascus subsist on one meal a day since army tightened siege
Stories from Syria: One family’s defiant stand in al-Waer
‘Tommy’ Toumeh, 91, faced down armed fighters who told him to leave his home in 2014
Rebuilding Homs: Finding hope in shops, the souk and a school
Syria’s rehabilitation is under way, but the pace varies greatly between city, town and village
Al-Qaeda offshoot increasing control over Syria’s Idlib province
Tahrir al-Sham advance may lead to re-establishment of al-Qaeda in Syria and Iraq
US withdrawal of backing for insurgents may bolster links with Moscow
CIA programme to topple Syrian president Bashar al-Assad has been deemed a failure
UN investigates poison gas attack in northern Syria
Syrian regime denies responsibility for strike in Idlib province that killed more than 50
Up to 13,000 secretly hanged in Syrian prison, says Amnesty
Bodies regularly dumped in two mass graves on outskirts of Damascus, says new report
Clashes and air raids undermine Russia and Turkey’s Syria truce
Russian ambassador to UN hopes council will vote on proposed ceasefire resolution
Russo-Turkish ceasefire in Syria could be game-changer
Three powers, including Iran, prioritise end to hostilities and preserving Syria as a state
As fighting in Aleppo ends, all that unites its population is suffering
Attitudes to the government’s victory are very different in the city’s east and west
Factional divisions further delay stop-start Aleppo evacuation
Buses bound for besieged villages torched by jihadis opposed to evacuation deal
Palmyra again in sights for Syrian army after Aleppo engagement
Islamic State recapture of ancient city demonstrates that regime military is overstretched
Trying to survive in the shadow of Islamic State
Civilians pay heavy cost to protect their homes, lands and businesses
Forces in fight against Islamic State may soon be fighting each other
Analysis: Defeat of the terror group could lead to the return of al-Qaeda in Syria and Iraq
Syrian regime ramps up air strikes on rebel-held Aleppo
At least 20 killed in Russian-backed offensive and four hospitals hit, says opposition
Syria: US-backed coalition moves to drive Isis from Raqqa
Analysis: Turkish intervention complicates two-stage offensive by Kurdish-Arab SDF
Syria aims to drive rebels from Aleppo before end of 2016
Damascus and Moscow are concerned about the foreign policy of next US president
Aleppo will eventually fall, but Syrian war will go on
Five-year-old conflict that has killed 300,000 to date may continue for years, experts warn
Victory in Aleppo is key to Syrian regime’s goals
City’s recapture would put 70% of population back under Damascus government control
Assad told to allow aid into Aleppo, Moscow says
Kremlin demands that US press Syrian opposition groups to also abide by ceasefire deal
Turkey turns on Islamic State while blocking Kurds in Syria
Incursion prevents Kurds from uniting and pushes jihadists from border areas
Aleppo ceasefire could see aid reach besieged millions
UN envoy Staffan de Mistura says no convoys have reached certain cities for 110 days
Nusra’s move to cut al-Qaeda ties a tactic to avoid ‘terrorist’ label
Analysis: Fundamentalist faction is less under threat than its rival Islamic State
Syria’s Jabhat al-Nusra says it is ending al-Qaeda ties
Leader of group deemed ‘terrorist’ by Isis appears in video to announce new name
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