Middle East

'Deadly US air strike in Syria hit peaceful mosque'

US claims Aleppo air raid targeted al-Qaeda, but rights groups and researchers say civilians were hit in mosque.

Asia Pacific

Syrian envoy slams US airfield attack 'message sending'

Syrian ambassador to North Korea blasts comments that US cruise missile attack was a 'message' delivered to Pyongyang.

Syria's Civil War

Syria's war explained from the beginning

The Syrian civil war is the deadliest conflict the 21st century has witnessed so far.

Opinion

America's addiction to war

War brings supposedly disparate parts of the US together to rally around the flag, yellow ribbons and even Donald Trump.

by Andrew Mitrovica

Opinion

Trump's lack of strategy on Syria is dangerous

Trump's reluctance to level with US allies about his Syria strategy will only lead to further bloodshed.

by Joe Macaron

Middle East

Syria convoy blast 'kills 126, including 68 children'

Monitor says at least 126 people were killed as explosion targets convoy of evacuees from two pro-government villages.

Syria's Civil War

Timeline: Reshaping Syria's demographic structure

A fact sheet about Syria's evacuation deals between the regime and armed opposition groups.

Middle East

Qatar calls for independent probe into chemical attack

Qatari foreign minister, in Russia for talks on Syria war, says 'horrific scenes' after gas attack cannot be replicated.

Middle East

Riyad Hijab: 'Assad has no future in Syria'

Former PM and current opposition leader kicks off Al Jazeera's 11th annual forum addressing the 'new equation' in Syria.

The Listening Post

How the US media reacted to Trump's Syria attack

For the first time since his inauguration, the US media shifts tone of Trump's coverage after strike against Syria base.

Middle East

Thousands of Syrians face eviction from Lebanon camps

Aid workers warn of humanitarian catastrophe as Lebanon's army threatens to begin demolition of camps in Bekaa Valley.

Reporter's Notebook

Investigative journalism vs clickbait: A losing battle?

Thoroughly researched reporting takes time, funding and risk, but often garners less online traffic than cute cat videos.

Syria's Civil War

Russia, Syria and Iran warn US against further strikes

Allied foreign ministers meet in Moscow over Syrian war and warn Washington following cruise missile strike on airbase.

War & Conflict

Evacuation from Syria's Madaya and Zabadani begins

Residents tell of trauma and anxiety as buses transfer civilians and rebels from four towns as part of coordinated swap.

Middle East

US coalition mistakenly kills 18 allied Syrian rebels

US Central Command says air strike was supposed to hit an ISIL fighting position in Syria's northern Raqqa province.