Syria

Afghanistan named the least peaceful, while Iceland continues to hold top spot as safest country

Moscow deploys nuclear bombers to strengthen Bashar al-Assad’s regime - and boost its own power

Wednesday’s poll is designed to give President Bashar al-Assad ‘a veneer of legitimacy both at home and abroad’

Copenhagen orders refugees back to Damascus claiming security has ‘improved significantly’

Terror group finds new opportunities amid the global pandemic

Two Syrian men are accused of crimes against humanity during civil war

Millions of refugees in failing states in ‘mortal peril’ from Covid-19 spread

Terror group’s head thought to have been behind 2014 genocide of Yazidis in Iraq

Moscow and Ankara agree Idlib ceasefire - but analysts fear truce may prove short-lived

President Erdogan says Turkey can no longer uphold deal with Europe

Turkey retaliates as situation deteriorates in north-western region

Tit-for-tat violence escalating in run-up to fresh Israeli elections

The UN has warned that ‘the biggest humanitarian horror story of the 21st century’ could be about to happen

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Turkish airstrikes ‘neutralise’ 76 Assad fighters as Ankara claims retaliation

Spies confirm identity of new Islamic State leader

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Police in Tehran firing live rounds at anti-government protests over plane deaths, say witnesses

The then prime minister reportedly discussed joint deployment with France after Donald Trump withdrew

Death comes a week after Moscow accused him of spying

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What the death of the Islamic State leader means for the terror group, the region and Donald Trump

Report reveals harrowing details of killing and mistreatment of prisoners

Donald Trump further confuses situation in Middle East by announcing some US troops may stay in Syria to protect oil

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US president says ‘millions of lives will be saved’ - but analysts doubt Kurds will comply

It may look like chaos, but is the situation in northern Syria being carefully manipulated by Moscow?

President’s ‘strategically brilliant’ withdrawal of US troops from Syrian border draws condemnation

Vice-president insists Donald Trump did not give ‘green light’ for Turkish offensive in Syria

US president accused of ‘stabbing Kurds in back’ through troop withdrawal

US accused of ‘betrayal’ after stepping aside for Turkish assault on Kurdish-held territory in northern Syria

US president under fire from his own party for abandonment of Kurdish allies