FEATURE-Syrian child refugees taught to release stress and resist recruitment
Charity offers children "peace education" classes with painting, drama and storytelling, in hope they will be less vulnerable to recruitment by militants
Syrian warplanes strike near Damascus during fragile truce
Rebels have warned they will abandon the truce if the government side continues to violate it
UN Security Council welcomes Syria truce, rebels warn they could abandon it
The deal has reduced the level of violence, but firefights, air strikes and shelling continue in some areas
UN council welcomes Syria ceasefire brokered by Russia and Turkey
The ceasefire - the third truce this year - seeks to end nearly six years of war in Syria.
Children carry balloons before releasing them towards Damascus city, on the first day of the truce, marking the end of the year
Children carry balloons before releasing them towards damascus city, on the first day of the truce, marking the end of the year and also to send a message that civil activity will continue in the rebel held Jobar, a suburb of Damascus, Syria December 30, 2016. Picture taken December 30, 2016. REUTERS/Bassam Khabieh
Syria rebels: ceasefire "void" if government violations persist
Clashes and air strikes have persisted in some areas since the ceasefire began but monitoring group says it's largely holding
Yazidi woman escapes Islamic State in Mosul as Iraqi forces advance
Iraqi forces say the woman, who had been held captive by Islamic State for two years, had provided information that helped their operations
Russia asks U.N. Security Council to endorse Syria ceasefire
U.N. Security Council considering a proposed resolution endorsing the Syria ceasefire that Russia and Turkey announced on Thursday
Clashes, air raids tarnish Russia and Turkey's Syria truce
Peace talks, not involving US, set for Kazakhstan "soon"
After a perilous journey to Europe, a young migrant learns his fate
Would the slow slog of Girmay Mehari's asylum application grind to a halt the day he becomes an adult?