Ahrar al-Sham

Talks to cover governance, a new constitution, elections and ‘terrorism’

Russian ambassador to UN hopes council will vote on proposed ceasefire resolution

Attitudes to the government’s victory are very different in the city’s east and west

Buses bound for besieged villages torched by jihadis opposed to evacuation deal

UN Security Council agrees resolution for officials to monitor evacuations in Syrian city

Evacuations from rebel-held areas are due to begin ‘within hours’, according to reports

‘You can’t imagine what it’s like living in Aleppo right now. It feels like we are living in hell’

Opposition forces fire hundreds of rockets and artillery shells in opening salvo of battle

Damascus and Moscow are concerned about the foreign policy of next US president

Incursion prevents Kurds from uniting and pushes jihadists from border areas

Loss of manufacturing hub would constitute a significant reversal for government forces

Opposition fighters face ‘high price’ for civilian deaths as violence in city escalates

Leading Irish imam raises concerns with gardaí ahead of Dublin Islamic Conference

Formulation of Syrian peace plan frustrated by task of defining terrorist factions

President’s comments undermine fragile Munich ceasefire agreement

Wresting control of city from various factions key to Assad’s bid for legitimacy