As rebels continue to take control of more cities in Syria, Bashar al-Assad’s family is reported to have fled to Russia, the Wall Street Journal has reported. This includes his wife, children and two of his brothers-in-law.

Bashar al-Assad's family flees Syria, president's whereabouts unclear: Reports

India has issued an advisory to its citizens, asking them to avoid all travel to Syria until further notice as rebels took control of yet another city in the warn-torn West Asian nation.

Indians advised to leave Syria at the earliest as Bashar al-Assad loses control of another city

Turkey rebuffed international pressure to curb its deadly offensive against Kurdish forces in Syria on Wednesday as US President Donald Trump dispatched his deputy Mike Pence to Ankara to demand a ceasefire.

Turkey defiant on Syria offensive as US demands ceasefire

President Donald Trump on Wednesday defended as "strategically brilliant" his decision to pull US troops out of Syria as the House of Representatives overwhelmingly condemned the move in a rare bipartisan rebuke.

'Strategically brilliant': Trump defends Syria pullout, condemned by House in bipartisan vote

Turkish troops and their Syrian proxies gained ground Thursday in Ras al-Ain, a key border town where Kurdish fighters had been putting up stiff resistance, a war monitor said.

Gunfire, airstrikes as Turkey gains ground in key Syrian border town 

Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed the conflict in Syria in a phone call with Recep Tayyip Erdogan and invited the Turkish leader to soon visit Russia, the Kremlin said.

Vladimir Putin invites Turkish President Erdogan to Russia amid Syria offensive

Germany said Saturday it is halting sales of weapons to Turkey over its widely criticised operation against Kurdish militias in northern Syria. Germany, along with many of its allies, has condemned the offensive that Ankara says is targeting the Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) militia -- a force that has played a key role against the Islamic State group in Syria.

Germany bans weapons sales to Turkey over Syria offensive

'#Russia has the influence to stop these operations (in Ghouta) if it chooses to live up to its obligations under the #UNSC ceasefire,' State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert tweeted

US urges Russia to use 'influence' to stop Syria offensive

Washington said it was sending 200 troops to join the 300 it has already deployed to support the Raqa campaign

US-backed alliance announces 'phase two' of Raqa campaign

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