File photo of members of Syria's armed opposition and soldiers loyal to Syria's President Assad in Babila town, southeast Damascus after a local ceasefire agreement was reached
Members of Syria's armed opposition and soldiers loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad are seen in Babila town, southeast Damascus in this February 17, 2014 file photo, after a local ceasefire agreement was reached. Picture taken during a guided tour by the Syrian Army. Overwhelmed by hunger and outgunned by their enemy, Syrian rebels in the Damascus suburb of Barzeh finally bowed to the inevitable two months ago and agreed a ceasefire with Assad's forces besieging them. Similar ceasefires have been reached around Damascus including the western suburb of Mouadamiya, Qudsaya to the north, and Yalda, Beit Sahm, Yarmouk and Babilla to the south. To match Insight SYRIA-CRISIS/TRUCE REUTERS/Khaled al-Hariri/Files (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CONFLICT CIVIL UNREST)
File photo of a damaged building in Babila town, southeast Damascus, after a local ceasefire agreement was reached between the opposition and regime forces
A damaged building is pictured in Babila town, southeast Damascus in this February 17, 2014 file photo, after a local ceasefire agreement was reached between the opposition and regime forces. Picture taken during a guided tour by the Syrian Army. Overwhelmed by hunger and outgunned by their enemy, Syrian rebels in the Damascus suburb of Barzeh finally bowed to the inevitable two months ago and agreed a ceasefire with President Bashar al-Assad's forces besieging them. Similar ceasefires have been reached around Damascus including the western suburb of Mouadamiya, Qudsaya to the north, and Yalda, Beit Sahm, Yarmouk and Babilla to the south. REUTERS/Khaled al-Hariri/Files (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CONFLICT CIVIL UNREST)
Chemical weapons to be destroyed outside Syria could be gone by April 13-Russia's RIA
RUSSIA-SYRIA/ (UPDATE 1):UPDATE 1-Chemical weapons to be destroyed outside Syria could be gone by April 13-Russia's RIA
Syria tops world list for forcibly displaced after three years of conflict
More than 2.56 million Syrians have registered or are waiting to register as refugees in neighbouring countries as the number of displaced inside Syria passes 6.5 million.
Chemical weapons to be destroyed outside Syria could be removed by April 13-RIA
RUSSIA-SYRIA/ (URGENT):Chemical weapons to be destroyed outside Syria could be removed by April 13-RIA
Military Law Changes; Syria's Sex Violence Extreme
A defense to sexual assault in the military is now history; sexual violence against Syrian women may continue after conflict ends.
Russia vows to veto U.S. draft at U.N. declaring Crimea vote illegal
UKRAINE-CRISIS/UN:Russia vows to veto U.S. draft at U.N. declaring Crimea vote illegal
Syrian death toll exceeds 146,000 as fourth year begins -group
The last U.N. figures, released in July 2013, put the death toll at at least 100,000 but the United Nations said in January it would stop updating the toll as conditions on the ground made it impossible to make accurate estimates
Civilians walk at the Karaj al-Hajez crossing, a passageway separating Aleppo's Bustan al-Qasr, which is under the rebels' control and Al-Masharqa neighbourhood, an area controlled by the regime
Civilians walk at the Karaj al-Hajez crossing, a passageway separating Aleppo's Bustan al-Qasr, which is under the rebels' control and Al-Masharqa neighbourhood, an area controlled by the regime March 13, 2014. REUTERS/Sultan Ketaz (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT)
Smoke rises as civilians walk at the Karaj al-Hajez crossing, a passageway separating Aleppo's Bustan al-Qasr, which is under the rebels' control and Al-Masharqa neighbourhood, an area controlled by the regime
Smoke rises as civilians walk at the Karaj al-Hajez crossing, a passageway separating Aleppo's Bustan al-Qasr, which is under the rebels' control and Al-Masharqa neighbourhood, an area controlled by the regime March 13, 2014. REUTERS/Sultan Ketaz (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT)