Syrian state media denied government forces had launched any chemical attack and said rebels in the eastern Ghouta town of Douma were in a state of collapse and spreading false news

Dozens killed in deadly gas attack reported on Syrian rebel enclave, Damascus denies

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A Russian-brokered deal had been reported on Sunday for fighters with Jaish al-Islam to leave the enclave's main town of Douma

Fighters begin leaving last rebel pocket of Syria's Ghouta

An agreement had been reached to evacuate Jaish al Islam rebel fighters from the last insurgent bastion in the eastern suburbs of Damascus to the city of Jarablus in northern Syria near the border with Turkey, a Hezbollah run-media unit said on Sunday

Deal sealed to evacuate Douma rebels to northern Syria: Hezbollah media unit

After a six-week blitz the only remaining scrap of rebel-held territory centres on the main town of Douma, but Moscow-brokered talks over a possible evacuation have stalled as the group controlling it has pledged to stay put

Syria Army vows to finish off last rebels in Ghouta

The former rebel bastion on the outskirts of Damascus has been drained by a nearly six-week Syrian government assault and a pair of evacuation deals brokered by regime ally Moscow

Syrians quit Ghouta as talks for last pocket stutter

Syrian rebels and their families began leaving Syria's Eastern Ghouta on Thursday under the first evacuation deal in the shrinking opposition enclave outside Damascus

First rebels quit Syria enclave under Russia-brokered deal

At least 57 civilians were killed as the toll for the month-old assault near Damascus continued to mount and world powers remained unable to stop one of the seven-year conflict's worst crises

Death and exodus as two Syria assaults escalate

Live footage broadcast by Syrian state TV from the outskirts of the town of Mesraba showed enormous clouds of smoke rising into the sky. The sounds of explosions and jets could be heard

Damascus intensifies Ghouta assault to try and cut rebel enclave in half

The two leaders noted on Friday that Bashar al-Assad's regime must be held accountable for the humanitarian crisis in the rebel-held enclave

Syrian regime must be held accountable for Ghouta attacks: Merkel, Trump

Over the past week, Syria's army and its allies have subjected the rebel-held enclave near Damascus to one of the heaviest bombardments of the seven-year war, killing hundreds

Syria's Ghouta: Russia orders daily 5-hour truce

A total of 127 children figure among the 510 dead in the bombing campaign that the regime launched last Sunday on the enclave just outside Damascus, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said

Death toll in Syria enclave tops 500 after UN delays truce vote

Rebel groups in eastern Ghouta fired mortars at areas of Damascus held by the government, killing a child and injuring eight other people, Syrian state media said

Syria bombardment kills 44 in rebel enclave as ground assault looms

'We have signed a roadmap, not only in the field of electricity but also oil and gas, covering the restoration of oil fields and the development of new deposits,' Alexander Novak

Russia wants to help Syria relaunch oil production

The UN had called for an immediate ceasefire in Syria on Tuesday as heavy air strikes were reported to have killed scores of people in the last major rebel stronghold near Damascus

Situation in Syria worse since call for ceasefire: UN

Pro-government forces and Kurdish-led forces have fought each other elsewhere in Syria and Damascus opposes the Kurds` demands for autonomy. But in Afrin they have a common enemy and a mutual interest in blocking Turkish advances

Friend or foe? Assad quietly aids Syrian Kurds against Turkey

Renewed government strikes killed 32 civilians on Wednesday in a rebel-held enclave near Damascus, where overwhelmed medics were still treating survivors of the Syrian conflict's bloodiest day in months

Death toll soars as Syria regime pounds rebel enclave

The exact target was not immediately identified

'Israeli airstrikes' near Damascus: Monitor

According to the Syrian Observatory, the attack took place near El-Kiswah, a few miles south of Damascus

Israeli missiles attack Syrian military base near Damascus, destroys arms depot

Syrian state media said evacuations had almost been completed and the district was now securely in army hands.

More than 1,500 rebels, families evacuate devastated Damascus district

Syria's government has reached a deal with rebels in the Qabun neighbourhood of Damascus for the evacuation of opposition fighters

Deal reached to evacuate rebel-held Damascus district: State media

Heavy fighting and air strikes have rocked the districts that stand between Damascus and Eastern Ghouta, severing smuggling routes that provided a lifeline for around 300,000 people in the besieged suburbs.

With tunnel lifeline cut, pressure mounts on Syrian rebel enclave

A first wave of 1,022 people, including 568 fighters, reportedly left Damascus' Barzeh on Monday.

Syria: First evacuations from Damascus rebel district

State media reported that?the attacker targeted the Palace of Justice, a courthouse in central Damascus

Syria courthouse suicide bomb attack: At least 25 dead, police say

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