/tags/assad assad en-US Copyright Fri, 03 Mar 2017 16:14:00 GMT /news-partners/2017-03-03/u-n-report-says-syrian-forces-and-rebel-factions-committed-aleppo-war-crimes A U.N. commission accuses Russian-backed Syrian forces and rebel factions of war crimes in Aleppo. Civilians "were increasingly left vulnerable to repeated violations by all sides," the report says. Fri, 03 Mar 2017 16:14:00 GMT /news-partners/2017-03-03/u-n-report-says-syrian-forces-and-rebel-factions-committed-aleppo-war-crimes Alison Meuse /2016-12-07/as-syrian-government-forces-advance-the-war-could-be-at-a-turning-point After more than five years of fighting, President Bashar Assad's military is making significant advances against rebels in Aleppo and is subduing the restive suburbs of Damascus. Wed, 07 Dec 2016 08:25:00 GMT /2016-12-07/as-syrian-government-forces-advance-the-war-could-be-at-a-turning-point Alice Fordham