Sunday, 1 December, 2024 , 16:21 AFP — Government forces lost control of Syria's second city Aleppo on Sunday for the first time since the country's civil conflict began, a war monitor said, after a lightning offensive dealt a severe blow to President Bashar al-Assad.

Sunday, 1 December, 2024 , 16:13 AFP — Turkey's top diplomat discussed the shock rebel offensive in Syria with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Sunday, saying Ankara would support moves "to reduce tension" in the war-torn country.

Sunday, 1 December, 2024 , 13:32 AFP — A flare-up of fighting in Syria that has seen the government lose control of Aleppo poses a grave threat to regional and international security, the UN envoy for Syria said Sunday.

Sunday, 1 December, 2024 , 12:38 AFP — Syria's second-largest city Aleppo has fallen from government control for the first time since the country's conflict began more than a decade ago, a war monitor said Sunday, after a surprise advance by rebels.

Sunday, 1 December, 2024 , 09:40 AFP — Syria's second city of Aleppo is no longer under the control of President Bashar al-Assad's government, for the first time since the country's conflict began, a war monitor said Sunday.

Thursday, 28 November, 2024 , 15:58 AFP — The UK government said Thursday it had struck a "world-first security agreement" and other cooperation deals with Iraq to target people-smuggling gangs and strengthen its border security.

Thursday, 28 November, 2024 , 15:12 AFP — The UK government said Thursday it had struck a "world-first security agreement" and other cooperation deals with Iraq to target people-smuggling gangs and strengthen border security.

Wednesday, 27 November, 2024 , 20:45 AFP — Seven people have been arrested in London for "suspected activity" linked to the banned Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) as part of a "significant" counter-terrorism policing operation, police said Wednesday.

Wednesday, 27 November, 2024 , 10:59 AFP — Six people have been arrested in London for "suspected activity" linked to the proscribed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) as part of a "significant" counter-terrorism policing operation, police said on Wednesday.

Wednesday, 27 November, 2024 , 10:20 AFP — Turkish authorities arrested more than 230 people, including 12 journalists, poets and writers, in a 24 hour crackdown against Kurdish activists, the interior ministry said Wednesday.