Syria News

Violent protests flare across Syria

In response to the violence President Obama orders new sanctions against the country.

30 Apr 2011

Syria: troops fire at protesters

Syrian troops opened fire on protesters trying to break an army blockade as tens of thousands rallied in towns and cities across the country in defiance of President Bashar al-Assad’s brutal crackdown for the sixth week running.

29 Apr 2011

Royal wedding: Syrian ambassador embarrassed at being disinvited

Syria’s ambassador to London has said he is “embarrassed” about the last-minute withdrawal of his invitation to the royal wedding.

29 Apr 2011

Syria: 1,500 flee across border

Some 1,500 people, many of them women and children, have fled across the Syrian border to Lebanon escaping gunfire from President Bashar al-Assad's forces

28 Apr 2011

Syrian ambassador's royal invitation withdrawn

Syria's ambassador to London has had his invitation to the royal wedding withdrawn in the wake of controversy over his presence on the guest list.

28 Apr 2011

Syria: 200 Ba'ath officials quit in protest against regime

More than 200 members of Syria's ruling Ba'ath party have resigned over President Bashar al-Assad's violent repression of pro-democracy protests, the first public sign of serious dissent within the governing ranks.

28 Apr 2011

Syrian ambassador's royal wedding invite angers MPs

Labour MPs say invitation “borders on the grotesque” when Tony Blair and Gordon Brown have been excluded.

28 Apr 2011

Syria: the hardliners responsible for state brutality

27 Apr 2011

Syrian president's reforms blocked by family, says Hague

Bashar al-Assad, Syria’s president, is unable to act and make reforms because of pressure from hardliners within his family, according to William Hague.

27 Apr 2011

Syrian tank convoy heads to Deraa

Footage posted online purports to show Syrian tanks being moved from Damascus toward the southern city of Deraa.

27 Apr 2011

Syria sends more tanks into Daraa

The Syrian army has sent more tanks and reinforcements into Daraa as part of a widening crackdown against opponents of President Bashar Assad's authoritarian regime.

27 Apr 2011

Syrians stand alone

Telegraph View: Just as in Bahrain, this is a part of the Arab spring that the West will be content to leave to its own devices.

26 Apr 2011

Syria: Britain to push for sanctions

William Hague warns sanctions will be used in violence continues.

26 Apr 2011

William Hague condemns violent crackdown

William Hague has condemned the bloody crackdown on protests in Syria and called for an end to violent repression.

26 Apr 2011

US urges Americans to leave Syria

The US State Department has told American citizens to leave Syria as soon as they can and ordered some personnel at the US Embassy in Damascus to depart the country as the Syrian government steps up a brutal crackdown against pro-reform demonstrators.

26 Apr 2011

Syria: tanks used to fire on people

President Bashar al-Assad resorts to overwhelming force in an attempt to crush unrest against his rule.

25 Apr 2011

Syrian president faces charges

President Bashar al-Assad faces indictment by the International Criminal Court as Western leaders were told on Sunday that the Syrian leader could be held to account for the deaths of 120 anti-government protesters.

24 Apr 2011

William Hague warns Britons to leave Syria

Foreign Secretary William Hague updates the travel advice for Syria as the situation in the country dramatically deteriorates.

24 Apr 2011

Mourners come under fire in Syria

Crowds gathered at the funerals of protesters killed on Syria's 'Bloody Good Friday' come under fresh attack from security forces in Barza, Damascus.

24 Apr 2011

Foreign Office urges Britons in Syria to leave

Foreign Office issues travel advice following "rapid deterioration" of security in Syria, saying Britons should get out while commercial flights are still available.

24 Apr 2011