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UN refugee agency chief calls for mass resettlement of Syrians

The new UN refugee agency chief has urged countries to find a fairer formula for sharing the burden of Syria’s crisis – including taking...

Islamic State has massacred 300 people in eastern Syria

Islamic State militants have killed 300 people in an “appalling massacre” in eastern Syria, according to the Syrian government. Most of those killed in day-long...

200 killed in attack on ‘Islamic State’ positions

Turkish artillery have attacked Islamic State positions in Iraq and Syria in retaliation for the suicide bombing in Istanbul which killed 10 tourists, Turkey's...

Australia resists US plea for more help fighting IS

Australia has rebuffed a plea by the United States to increase its military contribution in Iraq and Syria following the Paris terror attacks. The news...

Suicide bomber identified following attack in Istanbul

Details are continuing to emerge about the suicide bomber who killed 10 people in Istanbul yesterday. Nine Germans and a Peruvian man were killed in...

Situation in besieged Syrian town of Madaya ‘pretty horrible’, says UN

Siege and starvation have left the rebel-held Syrian town of Madaya in a nightmarish state not seen elsewhere in the country, a UN official...

‘Ransom demand’ for Japanese journalist missing in Syria

The kidnappers of a Japanese journalist who is missing in Syria have made a ransom demand for him, it has been reported. The France-based group...

Russia accused of killing Syrian civilians with cluster bombs

Russia has been accused of using cluster munitions and unguided bombs on civilian areas in Syria in attacks that have killed hundreds of people...

UN backs Syria peace process with no mention of Syrian leader

United Nations Security Council powers have unanimously approved a resolution endorsing a peace process for Syria including a ceasefire and talks between the Damascus...

John Kerry: US and Russia must find common ground on Syria and Ukraine

The US and Russia must find common ground to end Syria’s civil war and restore stability in eastern Ukraine, Secretary of State John Kerry...

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