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Syrian army forced to send reinforcements to historic city
After years of war Syria is now a kaleidoscope of fiefdoms
Assad forces backed by Russian jets gain ground in assault on opposition stronghold
Explosions and fire seen at Mezzeh military facility
US secretary of state set for talks as Lavrov warns rebels to leave or be ’destroyed’
Russia says US has proposed a deal for rebels to withdraw from district
Russia is the powerbroker in the Middle East, writes David Gardner
Turkey-facilitated negotiations without US show how Washington could become sidelined
Reports of growing numbers running from fighting and sleeping in bombed-out buildings
While the regime remains in place, it will be a spur to radicalised Sunni insurgents
From Yemen to Syria, Médecins Sans Frontières continues its work — even after attacks
Rebels lose a third of their territory as Syria’s second city verges on collapse
Shia from Lebanon, Iraq, Iran and beyond join sectarian conflict
Prime minister says Ankara will retaliate over attack on troops
‘Goodwill’ initiative falls on deaf ears as local leaders scoff at absurdity
Foreign powers and their proxies are tussling over territory
Some 1.25m Syrians in up to 40 sites are said to be under sieges of varying severity
Syrian exiles in Lebanese camps are offered vocational training — but no jobs
Rebels say a quarter of a million people are trapped without emergency healthcare
Citizens trapped on brink of starvation between Russia-backed air strikes and rebels
Russian-backed Assad regime seeks to recapture last urban rebel stronghold
McCain warns president-elect Kremlin co-operation amounts to ‘complicity in butchery’
The president-elect may strike a deal with Putin that could do real damage
Kremlin resumes air strikes in Syria hours after talks with president-elect
