Two priests and a functionary of a prominent Syrian Church in Kerala have formally joined BJP, giving a boost to the saffron party's bid to reach out to minorities in the state ahead of the Lok Sabha polls in 2019.

Kerala: Two prominent Syrian church priests join BJP

The withdrawal may also be the last in a series of agreed evacuations used by the government to defeat besieged insurgents

Syrian rebels pull out of their last besieged area

Zeid Ra'ad al-Hussein, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, said his office had received reports including video footage of possible use of 'toxic agents' on February 4 in the rebel-held town of Saraqeb, Idlib province

230 civilians killed, hospital struck in Syrian, Russian airstrikes in past week: UN

The aerial bombardment took place when warplanes and helicopters struck in Idlib, Hama and Aleppo provinces including towns of Saraqeb and Kafr Nabouda

Syrian army airstrike kills 28 in Northwestern enclave

Although the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces have captured over half of Raqa city since they first entered it in June, the battle remains grinding and fierce

Civilians brave dangers to wait out IS exit from Syria's Raqa

The death of commander Abu Omar Sarakeb, leader of Syria's largest rebel alliance, was announced on Twitter

Top Syrian rebel leader killed in airstrike

The app, developed by Khattab, will translate various German forms into Arabic and English for newcomers facing a pile of paperwork

Bureaucrazy: The smartphone app created by Syrian refugees to cut through German bureaucracy

The Civil Defence spokesman said it was the second time Saraqeb had been hit by toxic gas

Rescuers say toxic gas dropped on Syrian town where Russian helicopter was shot down

UN special envoy has struggled to keep the peace process alive amid a surge in fighting between Syrian forces and rebel groups

UN initiates third round of peace talks with Syria

Nusra Front also captured some aides and scores of fighters

Syrian al Qaeda-linked group abducts Western-backed commander

Several Russian warplanes crashed earlier this year due to technical failures

Syrian warplane crashes after take-off from Hama airport - military source

The U.N. is worried about 8,000 Syrian trapped by fighting north of Aleppo

U.N. worried for Syrians stranded by Islamic State advance

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