Syria

UN says deal reached with Syria to reopen border crossing from Turkey

Islamic State says leader killed by militants in Syria, names successor

UN expert decries ‘mass arbitrary detention’ of children in Syria

Suspected Israeli airstrikes hit Damascus and the surrounding area

Russian fighter jet flies dangerously close to U.S. warplane over Syria

Morning Update: B.C. port strike ends but supply-chain issues linger

In the shadows, and at detention centres, the fight against the Islamic State continues in northeast Syria

Syria revokes BBC’s media accreditation and accuses the British broadcaster of spreading ‘fake news’

U.S. drone strike kills Islamic State group leader in Syria, Defence Department says

Russian fighter jets harass American drones over Syria, U.S. military says

Two Canadian women and three children on way home from detention camps in Syria

UN warns that 90 per cent of Syrians are below the poverty line, while millions face cuts in food aid

Canada considers Quebec woman with six children in Syria a security risk, lawyer says

Russian jets step up strikes on Syrian rebel enclave leaving nine dead, dozens wounded

Civil society team heading to Syria, but Ottawa won’t support repatriation efforts

In Syrian prison camps, families of Islamic State suspects await repatriation from Canada and elsewhere

Saudi surge of diplomacy brings Assad, Zelensky to Arab summit

Arab governments vote for Syria’s return to the Arab League

Efforts resuming to repatriate five missing Canadians from Syria, lawyer says