World powers are racing against time to prevent all-out civil war in Syria, UN leader Ban Ki-moon warned, as a watchdog on Tuesday reported more killings of civilians by Syrian security forces. Speaking ahead of a key United Nations Security Council meeting on Syria on Tuesday, Ban again condemned the “brutality” of President Bashar al-Assad’s [...]

The UN admitted a shaky three-week-old truce in Syria is not holding but said the number of observers would be doubled within days, as violence erupted Thursday near Damascus and the northern city of Aleppo. The latest unrest, in which at least four students were killed and dozens injured according to a monitoring group, followed [...]

UN military observers acknowledged on Tuesday that they face a “difficult” job firming up a shaky ceasefire in Syria as five civilians were killed in fresh violence as it entered its sixth day. Colonel Ahmed Himmiche, a Moroccan officer who heads a six-strong advance team preparing for the deployment of a 30-strong mission, said the [...]

Fierce clashes broke out Tuesday between Syrian troops and rebels as the regime sent reinforcements into some hot spots, despite a pledge by President Bashar al-Assad to implement a peace plan. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said fighting was taking place in various parts of the country including in the southern province of Daraa, [...]