A Palestinian minister has criticized accused terrorists in Syria for blocking aid access to the Palestinian Yarmouk refugee camp in the south of the Syrian capital, Damascus.
Western intelligence agencies have visited Damascus for talks on combating terrorist groups, Syria's deputy foreign minister says.
Syrian opposition sources say al-Qaeda-linked militants from the so-called Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) have recaptured Raqqah, where their main base is located, from other militant forces.
Syrian army has made advancements in Aleppo, in northwestern Syria, retaking an occupied town and several key bases, an army statement has said.
Amnesty International has called on the international community to take action to end the suffering of millions of Syrian people.
The war to control Syria, and actually there is more than one going on simultaneously, has a strong background in an undeclared battle over who will control the region’s gigantic and newly-discovered oil and gas reserves.
Jordan’s security services have recently found an international human smuggling network sexually harassing and exploiting vulnerable Syrian refugee girls.
Moscow and Washington made a joint call Monday for Syria's government and militant groups to agree to ceasefires in parts of their battle-scarred country ahead of peace talks this month.
Syria warned on Monday against preconditions for peace talks in Switzerland next week, a day after an opposition leader claimed President Bashar al-Assad's departure was "inevitable".
The UN, facing its "worst humanitarian crisis" in decades, is seeking a whopping $6.5 billion (4.7 billion euros) to aid Syrians affected by war at a donor's conference in Kuwait City Wednesday.