Syria says an Israeli airstrike has destroyed Iran's consulate building in Damascus, killing or wounding all inside

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syria says an Israeli airstrike has destroyed Iran's consulate building in Damascus, killing or wounding all inside.

Violence in Syria is on the rise while aid is flagging as the civil war enters its 14th year

AL-NAYRAB, Syria (AP) — For years, Syria’s civil war has been a largely frozen conflict, the country effectively carved up into areas controlled by the Damascus government of President Bashar Assad, various opposition groups and Syrian Kurdish forces. But as the conflict entered...

Turkish drones kill 3 in an attack on a local Christian militia in northeastern Syria, officials say

BEIRUT (AP) — Turkish drone strikes in northeastern Syria on Wednesday killed at least three members of a local Christian force and wounded others, including civilians, a Kurdish official and a Syrian opposition war monitor said. Also on Wednesday, reported Israeli airstrikes hit...

UN envoy invites Syrian opponents for constitution talks in Geneva despite Russia's opposition

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. special envoy for Syria issued formal invitations to the Syrian government and opposition groups on Tuesday to meet in Geneva in late April to resume negotiations on revising the country’s constitution, despite opposition from Damascus’ key ally Russia. ...

State media say an Israeli strike kills 2 in a Damascus residential area. Another kills 2 in Lebanon

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Israeli strikes hit a neighborhood of the Syrian capital on Wednesday morning, killing two people and causing material damage, Syria's state TV said. There was no confirmation of the strikes from Israel. In neighboring Lebanon, state media and security...