Syrian war News

In response to an alleged chemical attack in Syria, US, Britain and France launched coordinated missile attacks on the West Asian nation.

The Russian-backed Syrian army has recaptured 16 villages lost to insurgents last week near the city of Hama.

Ronaldo also called Syrian war-affected kids `the true heroes`.

The UN is "extremely concerned" about the estimated 275,000 civilians trapped in "horrific conditions."

Masaken Hanano was the first district the rebels took in the summer of 2012 in a move that divided the city into a rebel-held east and a regime-controlled west.

The capture of Masaken Hanano in northeastern Aleppo is part of a major government offensive now in its 12th day that could isolate that part of the city from rebel-held areas in the south.

Half of the death toll reported in August were Afghan citizens.

Russian President Vladimir Putin could hold a meeting with his American counterpart Barack Obama at Friday`s Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Peru, the Kremlin announced.

Turkey`s army said it clashed with Islamic State over the border in Syria, leaving one soldier and 23 militants dead, as Ankara stepped up an operation to clear fighters from the war-torn zone.

The Syrian Civil Defense has uploaded a video on Facebook, showing two children running through the rubble and smoke following the bombing near Damascus, Syria on Sunday.

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said terrorism is like a cancer which needed to be tackled with a "comprehensive" strategy, involving working with troops on the ground.

French President Francois Hollande wants Syrian President Assad to step down.