Syrian militant rebel leader ‘killed’
Senior commander of Syrian militant rebel group formerly known as al-Nusra killed near Aleppo, rebel sources say BBC News – Middle East
Senior commander of Syrian militant rebel group formerly known as al-Nusra killed near Aleppo, rebel sources say BBC News – Middle East
The umbrella group representing Syria’s political and armed opposition factions sets out a plan for a political transition to end five years of war. BBC News – Middle East
At least 40 people die in bombings in mainly government-held areas of Syria, state media say, with the IS group saying it was responsible. BBC News – Middle East
A Yazidi girl from northern Iraq who was enslaved by Islamic State militants tells how she was forced to build bombs for them. BBC News – Middle East
Three hundred people are leaving a besieged rebel-held suburb of Syria’s capital, Damascus, as part of what the government has described as an amnesty. BBC News – Middle East
Syrian government warplanes are reported to have bombed several areas in the central province of Hama in response to a major rebel offensive. BBC News – Middle East