Kofi Annan to step down from Syrian role Former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan is stepping down as the UN-Arab League mediator in the 17-month-old Syria conflict at the end of the month. News • 03 Aug 12
Syria army defectors urged to join battle Syrians hoping for a swift rebel victory in their homeland are growing impatient with top army defectors. News • 02 Aug 12
Forces bomb Aleppo, declare victory in Damascus US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta says attacks on the Syrian city of Aleppo are putting the nail in the coffin of President Bashar al-Assad's government. News • 30 Jul 12
Heavy fighting reported in Syrian city of Aleppo Military helicopters are said to have pounded a rebel-held district of Aleppo and armoured units positioned themselves for an onslaught that could determine the fate … News • 30 Jul 12
Syrian forces target rebels in Aleppo The Syrian army has turned its forces on Aleppo, ordering an armoured column to advance on the country's second biggest city. News • 25 Jul 12
Syria fighting gives neither side decisive edge A Syrian army tank rumbles past the entrance to a narrow city street, wreathed in oily black smoke apparently the result of a rocket-propelled grenade … Special Reports • 25 Jul 12
Syria warns against 'external aggression' Syria's foreign ministry has said it will only use chemical weapons if it faces "external aggression", but would not use them against its civilians. News • 23 Jul 12
Claims Assad could use chemical weapons in Syria The most prominent Syrian politician to defect to the opposition has said President Bashar al-Assad will use chemical weapons against opposition forces and may have … News • 17 Jul 12
UN observers blame Syrian air force for massacre UN observers in Syria have described an attack on a village in the Hama region in which about 220 people were reported killed as part … News • 13 Jul 12
Annan, Assad agree new approach to end conflict UN-Arab League peace envoy Kofi Annan says he has had constructive talks in Damascus with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. News • 09 Jul 12
Assad claims to have support of Syrian people Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has said that he would have been toppled long ago like the shah of Iran if his people did not support … News • 05 Jul 12
Report accuses Syria of systematic torture Former detainees and defectors have described details of 27 detention facilities run by Syrian intelligence agencies, accusing authorities of ill-treatment and torture. News • 03 Jul 12
Wave of military defections from Syria Dozens of Syrian soldiers including top officers have defected to neighbouring Turkey, the Anatolia news agency reported. News • 03 Jul 12
Foreign ministers agree to plan in Geneva on Syria International powers have agreed that a transitional government should be set up in Syria to end the bloodshed. News • 01 Jul 12
Gunmen storm Syrian TV station Gunmen have stormed a pro-government Syrian TV channel headquarters, bombing buildings and shooting dead seven people. News • 28 Jun 12
50 killed in Syria after UN monitors suspend work Opposition activists have claimed the Syrian army has intensified shelling Sunni Muslim regions in central and northern Syria after UN monitors suspended operations. News • 19 Jun 12
Fears over Syria's future as threat of civil war looms As many declare Kofi Annan’s peace plan for Syria a failure, RTÉ News’ Deputy Foreign Editor Anthony Murnane examines the conflict in the country. Special Reports • 07 Jun 12
Assad condemns 'abominable' massacre in Houla Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has condemned the "abominable" massacre of more than 100 people in Houla, saying even monsters could not carry out such acts. News • 03 Jun 12
Seven killed in Lebanese street battles At least seven people have been killed and 30 others have been wounded in clashes in Lebanese city of Tripoli. News • 05 Jun 12
Western governments expel Syrian diplomats Eight Western governments have expelled Syrian diplomats from their capitals in a coordinated action against Bashar al-Assad's government over the killing of more than 100 … News • 29 May 12
At least 55 killed in Damascus bombing State media in Syria is reporting that large explosions have killed 55 people in Damascus. News • 10 May 12
'Last chance' to avoid civil war in Syria: Annan UN-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan has said his peace plan could be the last chance to avoid civil war in Syria. News • 08 May 12
Five killed in bomb attack in Syria At least five people have been killed in a bomb attack in the Syrian city of Aleppo. News • 05 May 12
Lebanon detains 11 after arms found on ship Lebanese authorities have impounded a ship after a large consignment of arms and ammunition were found on board. News • 30 Apr 12
Nine people killed in Syria violence - reports State television in Syria is reporting that at least nine people have been killed and nearly 30 others wounded in an explosion in the capital, … News • 27 Apr 12
