Syria

UN extends Syria chemical weapons probe

UN Security Council gives panel investigating chemical weapons use in Syria another month to complete its work.

Syrian army launches new offensive on Aleppo

Syria's army announces an offensive to retake the rebel-held east of Aleppo, days after ceasefire fell apart.

UN deputy says peace talks in Syria could resume in 'weeks'

After the breakdown of the Syrian ceasefire this week, UN envoy said he hopes peace talks could resume in coming weeks.

United States concludes Russia attacked Syrian aid convoy

Officials say the United States has reached the preliminary conclusion that Russian warplanes bombed aid convoy in Aleppo.

Syria: 12 killed as aid convoy attacked

18 trucks in a 31-vehicle convoy delivering aid attacked in Aleppo.

War crimes investigators seek access to refugees in Europe

UN war crimes investigators asked European countries to allow them access to Syrian refugees who could help them document war crimes.

'Israel should be concerned about Turkish incursion in Syria'

Watch: Top Israeli expert Dr. Jonathan Spyer believes that Israel has very good reason to be concerned regarding current situation in Syria.

Experts: Full ceasefire in Syria - highly unlikely

ILTV reports on tensions on the northern border with Syria which remain higher than ever as the Iron Dome missile system has been deployed.

Syria accuses the United States of supporting ISIS

Syria's UN ambassador claims the United States wants ceasefire to fail, after American air strike accidentally hits Syrian soldiers.

U.S. apologizes after air strike hits Syrian army

Pentagon admits coalition fighting ISIS may have struck Syrian military positions in Deir Ezzor.

UN inquiry blames Syrian military for chlorine attacks

UN inquiry identifies two Syrian Air Force helicopter squadrons and two other units in chlorine gas attacks, says Western diplomat.

U.S.: No cooperation with Russia until Syria aid flows

Kerry tells Russian counterpart there will be no military coordination in Syria until regime forces there allow aid into besieged cities.

ISIS information minister killed in Syria

Coalition air strike in Syria kills Wa'il Adil Hasan Salman al-Fayad, considered ISIS's information minister.

Russia says 'only one side' implementing Syria truce deal

Russia says ceasefire deal in Syria is one-sided.

Druze to Eizenkot: Guard our brothers in Syria

Druze leaders met with the IDF Chief of Staff, requesting aid for their brothers on the Syrian border.

Fragile truce in Syria extended by 48 hours

The fragile truce in Syria has been extended for 48 hours under an agreement between Moscow and Washington

UN envoy lauds significant drop in Syria violence

UN's Syria envoy applauds a fall in violence through the first 24 hours of ceasefire, but says aid convoys have not yet deployed.

Death toll in Syrian war passes 300,000

More than 300,000 people have been killed in Syria since March 2011, according to latest toll by the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.

IDF attacks in Syria following latest 'spillover'

Israel Air Force targets artillery positions of the Syrian regime after three projectiles hit Israel.

3 mortar shells explode in the Golan Heights

In what is becoming a repeated occurrence, 3 mortar shells fired from Syria explode in Golan in what appears to be unintentional fire.

IDF denies Syria downed Israeli planes

'Missiles were fired at our aircraft, but never threatened the targets.'

IDF attacks Syrian regime targets in the Golan Heights

Aircraft from the Israel Air Force strike cannons belonging to the Syrian regime after mortar explodes in the Golan Heights.

'Last chance' ceasefire in Syria takes effect

U.S.- and Russia-brokered ceasefire takes effect amid skepticism over how long it will hold.

Pentagon: ISIS spokesman was killed in American airstrike

Pentagon spokesman confirms ISIS spokesman Abu Mohamed al-Adnani was killed by an American airstrike in northern Syria.

Analysis: Ceasefire in Syria means time to reload for next round

Dr. Y. Blanga, historian and expert on Syrian affairs at Bar Ilan University, says the ceasefire won’t last.

'The solution is polygamy'

Polygamy and divorce are on the rise in war-torn Syria.

Hardline Syrian rebel group rejects truce

Islamist Ahrar al-Sham rejects truce in Syria brokered by the U.S. and Russia.

4th mortar shell falls in the Golan Heights

A mortar shell - the fourth in a few days - fell in the Golan Heights in Israeli territory. The explosive hit an open area.

Air strike kills top jihadist rebel commander in Syria

An air strike near Syria's battleground city Aleppo killed the military leader of the largest rebel alliance.

US pushes Russia for 'true' Syria deal ahead of talks

Ahead of peace talks on Syria between the US and Russia, Washington is warning its patience is wearing thin.

Syrian regime denies using chlorine, blames 'terrorists'

Syrian government denies it used chlorine gas in an attack in Aleppo, following which dozens were treated for breathing problems.

CIA chief: ISIS will remain a threat for quite a while

CIA Director John Brennan predicts that that ISIS will remain a threat in Syria and Iraq for quite some time.

Watch: Presidential nominee doesn't know what 'Aleppo' is

Libertarian presidential nominee Gary Johnson doesn't recognize the name of Syria's second largest city during a TV interview.

Top Syrian rebel commander killed in airstrike

Leader of Fateh al-Sham, formerly Al-Nusra Front, killed in an airstrike during a meeting of the group's leaders.

IDF attacks Syrian mortar launchers

Israeli Air Force launches airstrikes against mortar launchers belonging to the Syrian regime in the Golan Heights.

Britain, Syrian opposition lay out plan for post-Assad Syria

British Foreign Minister Boris Johnson to meet Syrian opposition leaders to plan for gradual transition to democracy in Syria, sans Assad.

Syrian regime reportedly uses chlorine gas in Aleppo

Dozens of people treated for breathing problems in Aleppo after regime helicopters drop barrel bombs which may have contained chlorine gas.

Erdogan proposes Syria 'no-fly zone'

Turkish President says he proposed to both the United States and Russia the setting up of a no-fly zone in northern Syria.

IDF attacks in Syria

IDF forces attacked Syrian mortar enclavements in retaliation for mortar bombing in Central Golan Heights

Syria regime advances south of Aleppo, threatens new siege

Syrian government forces advanced on Sunday south of Aleppo as they pushed to once again encircle rebel neighborhoods and reimpose a siege.

US, Russia negotiating Syria deal

The United States indicated Sunday it was close to a deal with Russia to stemp the violence in Syria's brutal civil war.

Erdogan: Syrian Kurd militia didn't move east of Euphrates

Turkish President dismisses claims that the Kurdish People's Protection Units retreated east of the Euphrates River.

American journalist arrested in Turkey after fleeing Syria

State Department says Lindsay Snell has been arrested in Turkey and charged with "violating a military zone" after she returned from Syria.

U.S.: Russia's claim it killed ISIS spokesman is a joke

American officials laugh at Russia's assertion that it was responsible for the air strike that killed ISIS spokesman Abu Mohamed al-Adnani.

Iran to Turkey: Get out of Syria

Iran claims Turkey's offensive "a violation of Syria's sovereignty," as Turkey marches deeper into Kurdish-claimed territory.

Russia rejects UN findings on Syrian chemical weapons

Russia says findings of a UN-led investigation on Syrian chemical attack are not conclusive enough to trigger sanctions.

U.S. confirms ISIS spokesman was targeted in air strike

American official confirms international coalition targeted ISIS spokesman, but won't say whether he was killed.

Senior ISIS official killed in Syria

Abu Mohammad al-Adnani, ISIS leader and spokesperson reportedly killed in Syria.

How the Syrian war impacts the Middle East

Watch: ILTV speaks with Dr. Mordechai Kedar of the Bar Ilan University Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies

UN awarded contracts to Assad associates despite sanctions

Guardian newspaper reveals the UN has awarded contracts to people closely associated with Syrian President as part of an aid program.

Turkey: Kurds must not reach the sea

Turkey excuses recent raids on Kurdish forces by citing the dangers of a split Syria, as Kurds inch toward the Mediterranean.

Pentagon: Stand down, Kurds, Turks

As the US-backed Kurds and the invading Turks continue to scrap to the west of the Euphrates, the Pentagon tries to take tensions down.

France presses UN to condemn Syrian chemical attacks

France pressing Security Council members to condemn the Syrian government over report that Syrian troops used chemical weapons.

Four years later, evacuation from Syria's Daraya begins

Rebels and civilians begin evacuating the Syrian town of Daraya after a four-year army siege.

Barrel bomb attack in Syria's Aleppo kills 11 children

15 civilians, including 11 children, killed in a barrel bomb attack on a rebel-held neighborhood of Syria's Aleppo.

U.S. calls for Assad to be held accountable for chemical attacks

White House says it is "impossible to deny" that Syria launched chemical weapon attacks.

UN report determines both Assad and ISIS used chemical weapons

UN investigation finds Syrian President's forces carried out at least two chemical attacks, and ISIS jihadists used mustard gas as a weapon.

Pentagon warns Syria: Don't fly near coalition troops

United States warns Syrian regime that it is prepared to shoot down planes threatening international coalition forces in northern Syria.

UN official blasts 'sinful' carnage in Aleppo

UN top aid official Stephen O'Brien voices anger at world powers' inability to agree on a truce to allow aid into Syria's second city.

Turkey sides with Syria against Kurdish state

Turkish PM Binali Yildirim: "absolutely unacceptable" for any Kurdish entity to be established in northern Syria, or any other region.