More than 2,80,000 people have been uprooted in northwest Syria following the sudden and massive offensive into government-controlled areas led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), which is sanctioned by the Security Council as a terrorist group, the United Nations said on Friday.
Helicopter gunships and tanks of the Syrian government are believed to have killed as many as 200 villagers in the country's Hama province, making it the 'worst massacre' since the uprisings began more than a year ago to oust President Basshar al-Assad.
More than 1,000 people died in two days of clashes between Syrian security forces and allied forces and supporters of ousted President Bashar Assad, DW reported a war monitoring group as stating.
The haunting images of four-year-old Omran, sitting in an ambulance after the attack, have reverberated around the world, becoming a symbol for the suffering of children in Syria.
Rumours of Baghdadi's death have been frequently reported in the past.
Her name is Mayssa Abdo and she has set social media abuzz for her role defending the Syrian border town of Kobane against invading Islamic fighters.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights had said those killed in the town of Khan Sheikhun, in Idlib province, had died from the effects of the gas, adding that dozens more suffered respiratory problems and other symptoms.
Militants hanged signs on the children's neck, which said 'not fasting in Ramadan.
The women, along with their husbands, were executed after being accused of witchcraft and sorcery.
At least 45 people were killed and 110 wounded on Sunday in three bomb blasts near the revered Shiite shrine Sayyida Zeinab south of the Syrian capital Damascus, state media reported.
The elusive leader of the Islamic State "caliphate," Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, is evidently still alive, despite rumours that his low profile for the past few months might have signaled his death or a serious injury.
With their childhood reduced to rubble in the ongoing strife, these kids are easy recruits for rebels and ISIS alike.
The bride and her soldier groom were pictured posing for a remarkable photoshoot following their wedding in the war-torn Syrian city of Homs.
The fate of the UNESCO world heritage site of Palmyra seems to be tragically sealed as the Islamic State militia gained control of the Syrian city.
Here's a glimpse of all that happened around the world last week, in 10 images.
From the political maelstrom in Washington to the humanitarian disaster in Yemen to the deadly unrest along the Israel-Gaza border, photographers captured a world in turbulent transition.
Australian photographer Warren Richardson has won the Photo of the Year 2015 award at the 59th annual World Press Photo Contest, results of which were announced on Thursday.
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