http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-17258397#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa The latest stories from the Syria Conflict section of the BBC News web site. en-gb Fri, 17 May 2013 21:11:27 GMT Copyright: (C) British Broadcasting Corporation, see http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/help/rss/4498287.stm for terms and conditions of reuse. http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/nol/shared/img/bbc_news_120x60.gif http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-17258397#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa 120 60 15 The BBC's Ian Pannell visits Saraqeb in northern Syria to hear local claims that chemical weapons were used there. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-22551892#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-22551892 Thu, 16 May 2013 15:53:11 GMT Middle East editor Jeremy Bowen on how Syria's capital has changed since the conflict began in 2011. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-22200360#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-22200360 Sat, 20 Apr 2013 23:06:49 GMT A video purporting to show a Syrian rebel biting the heart of a dead soldier underlines the problems facing Western decision-makers, writes Jonathan Marcus. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-22521161#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-22521161 Tue, 14 May 2013 10:47:49 GMT Why Syria's conflict seems intractable http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-22456875#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-22456875 Thu, 09 May 2013 07:03:52 GMT Syrian rebels receiving training in Jordan http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-22285555#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-22285555 Fri, 26 Apr 2013 07:18:32 GMT The danger of setting red lines http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-22291805#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-22291805 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 16:27:15 GMT Fear of kidnap haunts Syria's war-torn streets http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-22263331#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-22263331 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 15:04:41 GMT What chemical weapons does Syria have? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-22307705#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-22307705 Fri, 26 Apr 2013 13:42:34 GMT Areas 'controlled' by government and rebels http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-19285076#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-19285076 Tue, 04 Dec 2012 07:40:03 GMT Relatives and Alawite members around Assad http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-13216195#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-13216195 Mon, 30 Jul 2012 11:30:38 GMT The Syrian opposition remains deeply divided http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-15798218#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-15798218 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 09:25:52 GMT How the toll from Syria's conflict is worked out http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-18093967#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-18093967 Tue, 29 May 2012 09:58:25 GMT The origins of the uprising http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-17344858#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-17344858 Fri, 08 Jun 2012 14:14:43 GMT Syria's President Bashar al-Assad is a former eye doctor who became president in 2000, promising greater openness, and delivering mixed results. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10338256#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10338256 Wed, 07 Dec 2011 15:13:00 GMT The moderate cleric is president of the newly-formed National Coalition for Syrian Revolutionary and Opposition Forces. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-20300356#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-20300356 Sun, 24 Mar 2013 13:28:20 GMT Veteran Algerian diplomat Lakhdar Brahimi, the UN and Arab League envoy for Syria, brings decades of peacemaking experience to his new role - a mission he has described as "nearly impossible". http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-19463317#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-19463317 Mon, 03 Sep 2012 12:11:56 GMT Considered by some Muslims a heretic sect, Syria's minority Alawites have survived persecution and the Crusades to rise to the top brass of the country's establishment. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-18084964#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-18084964 Thu, 17 May 2012 10:48:03 GMT During nearly five decades in power, Syria's Baath Party has evolved from an Arab nationalist movement into vast apparatus that has infiltrated every aspect of public life. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-18582755#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-18582755 Mon, 09 Jul 2012 14:30:53 GMT Profile of Aleppo, the country's second largest city and scene of fighting between rebels and Syrian troops. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-18957096#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-18957096 Tue, 24 Jul 2012 15:30:31 GMT The Syrian city of Hama has become synonymous with the ruthless determination of the Assad family to stay in power. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-17868325#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-17868325 Fri, 27 Apr 2012 15:48:15 GMT As Syrian President Bashar al-Assad struggles to put down widespread protests against his government, the BBC's Kim Ghattas examines the family intrigue constraining his actions. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-13247375#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-13247375 Sat, 30 Apr 2011 06:50:16 GMT Mapping the fighting and destinations of refugees http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-19049388#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-19049388 Mon, 30 Jul 2012 16:53:28 GMT Video reports of the deadliest fighting http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-18595884#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-18595884 Mon, 16 Jul 2012 11:21:06 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/arabic/ http://www.bbc.co.uk/arabic/ http://www.sana-syria.com/index_eng.html http://www.sana-syria.com/index_eng.html http://www.syriahr.com/ http://www.syriahr.com/ Two years into the conflict in Syria, many refugees who fled to Turkey are establishing a new life there. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-22520498#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-22520498 Tue, 14 May 2013 05:51:14 GMT Abdullah Dardari, the man in charge of the UN's Syria post-war reconstruction project, has said he sees a 'bright future' for Syria http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-22577371#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-22577371 Fri, 17 May 2013 20:59:33 GMT President Obama is coming under pressure to intervene in Syria by members of Congress http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-22575245#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-22575245 Fri, 17 May 2013 16:15:51 GMT A BBC news team has travelled to a town in northern Syria which eyewitnesses claim has been attacked with poisonous gas. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-22550946#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-22550946 Thu, 16 May 2013 13:05:21 GMT Tensions are rising between locals and Syrian refugees in the Turkish border town of Reyhanli, following deadly car bombs on Saturday. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-22518242#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-22518242 Mon, 13 May 2013 18:55:47 GMT Syrian president Bashar al Assad has accused the country's neighbours of "helping terrorists" and prolonging the conflict, in an interview for Turkish television. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-22049241#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-22049241 Sat, 06 Apr 2013 00:57:48 GMT The BBC's Caroline Hawley meets Isra, 9, who lost the use of her legs after she was hit by a sniper's bullet in Syria. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-22012282#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-22012282 Wed, 03 Apr 2013 15:44:28 GMT As hundreds of thousands of Syrians have been forced by the continuing conflict to flee their homes, many civilians in the country remain trapped in appalling conditions. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-21580922#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-21580922 Mon, 25 Feb 2013 17:58:56 GMT Aid agencies say they are shocked and appalled by the number of children killed in Syria last week. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-21597727#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-21597727 Wed, 27 Feb 2013 06:39:19 GMT The BBC's Ian Pannell reports from al-Safira and Aleppo in the north of Syria where thousands have lost their lives and rebel fighters are battling for control. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-21510722#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-21510722 Tue, 19 Feb 2013 23:05:51 GMT The BBC's correspondent Paul Wood was in Baba Amr during the shelling and has met some of the Syrians whose lives changed dramatically as a result of the fall of Baba Amr. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-21439754#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-21439754 Wed, 13 Feb 2013 16:38:51 GMT Abdul, who supports the Syrian Assad regime, explained that her quality of life has deteriorated significantly since the beginning of the uprising: "We are not free to leave our homes. We hear shooting and explosions every night. I feel in danger when the sun starts to set... we are asking for our freedom to live as we did before." http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-21470192#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-21470192 Fri, 15 Feb 2013 08:42:56 GMT A former US ambassador to Syria and Israel told 5 live that Bashar Al Assad was getting more dangerous and "delusional". http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-21322912#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-21322912 Mon, 04 Feb 2013 12:11:59 GMT A Syrian refugee who claims he was the only survivor of a group that faced a firing squad near the city of Aleppo has been speaking about the incident. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-20966907#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-20966907 Wed, 09 Jan 2013 22:55:09 GMT Story of the conflict that has killed thousands http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-19331551#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-19331551 Fri, 15 Mar 2013 13:39:53 GMT The BBC looks at instances of alleged chemical weapons use in the conflict in Syria. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-22557347#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-22557347 Fri, 17 May 2013 18:33:58 GMT Struggle for power among Syria's opposition factions and neighbours http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-22123660#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-22123660 Fri, 12 Apr 2013 13:36:09 GMT What really happened in the village of Haswiya? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-21291714#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-21291714 Mon, 11 Mar 2013 06:44:59 GMT Issues remain despite US-Russia agreement http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-22454511#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-22454511 Wed, 08 May 2013 16:12:38 GMT Israel enforces 'red line' in Syria, says Jonathan Marcus http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-22419221#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-22419221 Sun, 05 May 2013 11:18:57 GMT Lina Sinjab on daily life during communications blackout http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-20566388#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-20566388 Sat, 01 Dec 2012 15:56:01 GMT Resident of Damascus suburb describes life in rebel-run city http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-20837975#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-20837975 Mon, 24 Dec 2012 19:25:57 GMT Civilians face desperate conditions as winter draws in http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-20692697#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-20692697 Wed, 12 Dec 2012 10:48:23 GMT West scrambles to prepare for Syrian change of power http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-20824292#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-20824292 Sat, 22 Dec 2012 11:34:26 GMT The Kremlin admits an opposition victory cannot be excluded. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-20712856#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-20712856 Thu, 13 Dec 2012 17:20:20 GMT Syrian rebels build momentum with new strategies http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-20493687#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-20493687 Tue, 27 Nov 2012 12:44:47 GMT Jeremy Bowen finds central Damascus feeling under siege http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-20659573#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-20659573 Sun, 09 Dec 2012 15:48:44 GMT Ian Pannell meets rebels in Syria's second city, Aleppo http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-19926668#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-19926668 Sat, 13 Oct 2012 23:54:35 GMT Hopelessness among displaced Syrians http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-20493528#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-20493528 Mon, 26 Nov 2012 15:02:32 GMT Jim Muir on the opposition coalition's chances of survival http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-20302512#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-20302512 Mon, 12 Nov 2012 19:53:51 GMT Fouad Ajami draws parallels with the Spanish Civil War http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-19882416#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-19882416 Tue, 09 Oct 2012 16:30:24 GMT The Syrian doctors working under fire to keep casualties alive http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-19914444#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-19914444 Thu, 11 Oct 2012 21:30:58 GMT Hopes and obstacles for new Syrian opposition bloc http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-20302512#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-20302512 Tue, 13 Nov 2012 09:06:59 GMT A roundup of some of Syria's deadliest incidents http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-18255521#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-18255521 Sat, 04 May 2013 14:02:37 GMT