Activists in the beleaguered Syrian town of Homs have described "the sky raining shells" as attacks by government forces intensified after more than a...

Shells continued to rain down on the Syrian city of Homs today in the latest attacks in a week-long government siege of the city. Tank and rocket ...

Outbreaks of sporadic but intense fighting between government forces and rebel fighters were reported throughout Syria on Friday, after a double-bombi...

Government troops were reportedly preparing to assault the beleaguered Syrian town of Homs on Friday, after the regime blamed two deadly explosions in...

Fresh reports of intense violence by government forces in the Syrian city of Homs have emerged as residents "begged" for international help. The bo...

The failure of the United Nations to take action over the Syrian government's deadly attacks on its own civilians has been "disastrous", the secretary...

Dramatic footage of rocket attacks and tank assaults in the town of Homs in Syria have emerged as activists reported the heaviest bombardment of civil...

Syrian government forces have continued shelling the city of Homs for a fifth day in some of the heaviest bombardment seen so far, prompting the UN to...

Syria has condemned a move by the Arab League to call for the "peaceful departure" of President Bashar al-Assad, describing it as a "conspiracy" which...

Syrian president Bashar al-Assad has blamed an "external conspiracy" for the increasingly violent pro-democracy protests that have spread across the c...

Violence has escalated in Syria despite the presence of Arab League observers, who are assessing the regime's brutal crackdown against pro-democracy p...

Syrian president Bashar al-Assad has denied that his troops have killed civilians and tortured children in a brutal government crackdown against pro-d...

At least 3,500 people have been killed in Syria since protests against President Bashar al-Assad's government began, the UN has said, as activists rep...

The Arab League has called for emergency talks with Syrian president Bashar al-Assad after 13 civilians were killed in the country when government for...

Up to 20 people have died after tanks armed with machine-guns opened fire on protesters in Syria on Thursday, according to activists and human rights ...

A British filmmaker has told how he was arrested and interrogated by the Syrian authorities. Sean McAllister was working for Channel 4 News coverin...

Hundreds of secret hospitals are operating underground in Syria, treating injured protesters and opposition members, as a brutal crackdown against pro...

Proposals mooted for immediate sanctions against President Bashar al-Assad's government have been dropped from a new draft UN resolution on Syria. ...

PRESS ASSOCIATION -- David Cameron has expressed his frustration at the lack of international action against Syria as he said the situation had "many ...

Nine people were killed by government forces in Syria as protests against President Bashar al-Assad's regime drifted towards a bloody stalemate, activ...

PRESS ASSOCIATION -- Thousands of anti-government protesters took to the streets across Syria today after a televised appearance by President Bashar A...

Syrian tanks again opened fire on besieged districts in the northern port city of Latakia, residents said, in the fourth day of a military assault aim...

PRESS ASSOCIATION -- Syrian troops have stormed parts of the eastern city of Deir el-Zour and explosions can be heard throughout the area, according t...

At least 2,000 people have been killed by government forces in Syria, Hillary Clinton has said, amid growing international condemnation of the crackdo...