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A Syrian woman casts her vote in local elections held in the Kurdish-dominated northern city of Qamishli (AFP/Delil souleiman)

September 16th, 2018 - 01:24 GMT

Syrians Start Voting in First Local Elections Since 2011

Syrians have begun voting in the country's first local elections since 2011 in a sign of returning security and normalcy after years of fighting with foreign-backed militants.

A general view shows destruction in Aleppo's rebel-held Bustan al-Basha neighbourhood on October 6, 2016. (AFP/Georges Ourfalian)

October 7th, 2016 - 08:00 GMT

Syrian government forces continue advance, taking two more districts of Aleppo

Under the truce deal, the main route into Aleppo, the Castello Road, would be demilitarised allowing aid convoys to enter from Turkey. (AFP/Karam al-Masri)

September 19th, 2016 - 07:00 GMT

Rockets strike rebel-held areas in Aleppo amid fragile ceasefire

A ceasefire in Syria has been marred by new air strikes and fighting. (AFP/Thaer Mohammed)

September 17th, 2016 - 07:00 GMT

Uncertainty over Syrian aid as US-Russia truce is violated

Syrian children play on swings in Arbin, on the outskirts of the capital Damascus, as they celebrate the Muslim Eid al-Adha holiday on September 13, 2016. (AFP/Amer Almohibany)

September 14th, 2016 - 09:00 GMT

Lull in Syria violence as cease fire endures

An Israel warplane. (AFP/File)

September 13th, 2016 - 07:57 GMT

Syrian army shoots down Israeli jet

A Syrian civil defence member and a volunteer carry a little girl rescued from under the rubble of destroyed buildings following a reported airstrike on the rebel-held Salihin neighbourhood of the northern city of Aleppo, on September 10, 2016. (AFP/Thaer Mohammed)

September 11th, 2016 - 05:00 GMT

Dozens of civilians killed in Syria just after ceasefire agreement

A Syrian regime tank overlooks the Latakia province. (AFP/File)

September 10th, 2016 - 07:00 GMT

Syrian regime forces retake six villages from Daesh

Opposition fighters drive tank in eastern government-besieged neighbourhood of Aleppo. (AFP/File)

August 7th, 2016 - 03:00 GMT

Fighting persists between Syrian forces and rebel groups in Aleppo

Rebel-held neighbourhoods of Aleppo have been effectively besieged by regime forces backed up by Russian air power since July 7. A boy is lifted from the rubble after an air strike. (AFP/File)

July 31st, 2016 - 09:30 GMT

Families escape besieged Aleppo through "corridors" set up by Syrian army

Refugees push each other as they wait for tents as Syrians fleeing the northern embattled city. (AFP/File)

July 31st, 2016 - 05:00 GMT

Syria: State media reports civilians are leaving Aleppo

Syrians look for victims under the rubble of a collapsed building following a reported air strike on the rebel-held neighborhood of Sakhur in the northern city of Aleppo on July 19, 2016. (AFP/Thaer Mohammed)

July 24th, 2016 - 01:00 GMT

Syrian government says it’s ready to resume peace negotiations

Fighters from Syria's Manbij military council sit on June 15, 2016 in the back of a pickup truck on the outskirts of the northern Syrian town of Manbij. (AFP/Souleiman)

June 23rd, 2016 - 01:30 GMT

Syrian rebel forces advance on Daesh-held Manbij