Assad says enemies boosting his opponentsSyrian President Bashar al-Assad said his enemies have increased support for rebels fighting his regime as loyalists backed by Russia and Iran push an offensive to regain lost territory.
30 November 2015
French PM Valls calls on Gulf to accept more refugeesFrench Prime Minister Manuel Valls has called on the Gulf states to accept more refugees fleeing Syria, saying that a "humanitarian disaster" could erupt in the Balkans if Europe does not control its borders.
28 November 2015
NATO head urges 'calm, de-escalation' after Russian plane downedNATO chief Jens Stoltenberg said that the military alliance stands by key ally Turkey after it shot down a Russia fighter jet on the Syrian border but urged both sides to try to calm the crisis.
Kerry in Abu Dhabi for talks on Syria peace planUS Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Abu Dhabi to meet his Emirati counterparts on efforts to build a Syrian opposition coalition to lead peace talks with the Damascus regime.
23 November 2015
Syrian war likely to dominate Putin's visit to IranRussian President Vladimir Putin will visit Tehran for talks sure to sharpen attention on his alliance with Iran in Syria after the Islamic State group's deadly attacks in Paris.
23 November 2015
Obama meets refugees as bitter Syria debate ragesUS President Barack Obama said the world must offer haven to refugees, as he visited a Malaysian centre for displaced children amid a bitter and racially tinged US debate over the Syria exodus.
21 November 2015
Hopes for Syria peace dim after Assad, Obama remarksHopes for a quick political transition in war-ravaged Syria dimmed as embattled President Bashar al-Assad threw cold water on an ambitious timetable agreed at international talks in Vienna.
France strikes IS bastion in Syria after Paris attackBlasts shook the Islamic State group's Syrian stronghold Raqa as French air strikes hit weapons depots and a training camp in response to the attacks in Paris.
17 November 2015
Paris attacks heighten pressure at Vienna Syria talksMultiple "terror" attacks in Paris increased the pressure on some 20 countries and organisations meeting in Vienna on Saturday to overcome deep divisions and help end Syria's horrific civil war.
14 November 2015
'Jihadi John': quiet football fan who became the symbol of ISFrom a quiet, football loving child to an Islamic State executioner, the man who became one of the most haunting figures of the jihadist movement remains a mystery even after being the high-profile target of a US air strike.
13 November 2015
Turkey's Erdogan urges Syria safe zone ahead of G20Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called on world leaders to rally behind Turkey's plan for a safe zone inside Syrian territory, days before it hosts the G20 summit.
11 November 2015
Trudeau says Canada ready to settle 25,000 Syrian refugeesCanada's new prime minister vowed to make good on campaign promises to resettle 25,000 Syrian refugees by the beginning of next year and bring home fighter jets battling the Islamic State group in Iraq and Syria.