Over 60,000 people, mostly civilians, have fled last IS Syria enclave-SDF
Former residents say hundreds of civilians have been killed in months of heavy aerial bombing by the coalition that have razed many of the hamlets in the area along the Iraqi border
France repatriates five young children from camps in Syria
France has repeated its position that adult citizens who had joined Islamic State abroad should stay where they were and face justice
FACTBOX-Nine facts about Syria as fresh violence marks ninth year of war
Syria's war grew out of popular protests against President Bashar al-Assad and has laid waste to swathes of Syria, creating the world's largest refugee crisis
Hundreds surrender in last Islamic State enclave as SDF advance
The militants surrendered during a pause in the U.S.-backed assault to seize the final patch of populated Islamic State territory - a self-declared "caliphate" that once spanned a third of Iraq and Syria
U.N. Palestinian aid faces funding battle without U.S. help - agency
UNRWA had to turn to countries as poor as Afghanistan last year for help after Washington withdrew its funding in August
Hundreds surrender at Islamic State enclave as SDF advance
The surrender took place during a pause in the U.S.-backed offensive that began on Sunday to seize the final patch of populated Islamic State territory - which once spanned a third of Iraq and Syria
Islamic State loses ground in final Syria enclave, hundreds surrender
IS insurgents have been mounting a desperate last-stand defence of the enclave at Baghouz, the final patch of Islamic State territory that once spanned a third of Iraq and Syria
Asylum applications in EU fall to pre-crisis levels
In 2018, however, the number of first-time asylum seekers fell to around 580,000, marking an 11 percent fall from 2017 and a return to 2014 pre-crisis levels
U.N. to seek multi-billion dollar aid pledges for Syria
Syria has become the world's largest refugee crisis, with more than 5.6 million Syrians fleeing to Jordan, Lebanon, Iraq and Egypt
Islamic State counter-attacks out of final Syria enclave fall short -U.S.-backed SDF
The jihadists dispatched suicide bombers in an attack on U.S.-backed forces besieging their territory