A Russian-backed Syrian government offensive in the rebel-held northwest has killed dozens of people and forced more than 150,000 to flee, the biggest escalation in the war between President Bashar al-Assad and his enemies since last summer.

Explainer: Why the war in Syria's Idlib escalated again

UNICEF on Sunday warned that 1,106 children died during fighting in Syria in 2018, the deadliest year for children since the war began eight years ago and called on the parties involved in the conflict to prioritize the protection of children.

Over 1,100 children were killed in the Syrian war in 2018, deadliest year

WION Morning News Brief, February 25, 2018

The Israelis have turned war into a fine art, complete with blooming hydrangeas in the kitchen garden and lace doilies on the window sill.

There is an Israel beyond the gunfire

Well over 3,000 people have left Qaboun in two days of evacuations, paving the way for the government to regain control of the area, Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said

Last 1,000 rebels leave Damascus district under evacuation deal

Host countries need to see documentation before granting people asylum, but Assad doesn't just hand out documentation to Syrian refugees

Insight: Syrian refugees must buy travel papers - from Assad

There has been no professional football in Aleppo since it was divided between the army and rebel forces in 2011

Aleppo: Football fans cheer first home game in five years

Certain reports place their number at 200, making the Maldives the largest per capita contributor of foreign fighters to the Syrian jihad

Exclusive: From the white sand beaches to the arid Syrian desert, young Maldivians swell the ranks of Islamist terrorists

He spent 16 years in jail for opposing Assad's father and is part of the secular left wing which organised the 2011 pro-democracy protests

Exclusive: Syrians living a political genocide, says writer and dissident Yassin al-Haj Saleh

The announcement comes as a new agreement was reached for the evacuation of rebels remaining in Aleppo, a senior military source said

Russia, Syria preparing rebels' evacuation from Aleppo: Ministry

At least one civilian was shot dead by gunmen loyal to the Syrian regime while being exiting Syria's second city

Fatal firing blows holes into fragile Aleppo evacuation deal

Thursday's bombardment was one of the heaviest since the government resumed the offensive on eastern Aleppo on November 15

Syrian regime's blitz kills 32 civilians in Aleppo

Observers said at least 65 civilians have been killed in the rebel-held east Aleppo since the offensive resumed on Tuesday

Syrian army steps up bombardment of east Aleppo after Russia declares end to month-long humanitarian pause

Russian and Syrian planes have agreed to extend the halt in Aleppo bombings, that has been in place for the last eight days

Russia extends moratorium on Aleppo air strikes

Rebel fighters took the city of Dabiq after 'Islamic State members withdrew from the area'

Turkey-backed rebels capture Syrian town from Islamic State

The latest bombardment badly damaged east Aleppo's largest medical facility, leaving only six fully-functional hospitals in the area

Aleppo hospital bombed for second time in days as Syrian army presses assault

Russia however has said it will continue its bombing campaign in Syria despite US' threat of walking away from holding further peace talks

Syria: Russian offensive claims 3,800 civilians' lives as country hurtles towards medical doomsday

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