The Latest Breaking News from Syria

Kurdish militant group responds to call from its jailed leader Abdullah Öcalan to lay down arms

The imprisoned leader of the Kurdistan Workers Party, the PKK, Abdullah Ocalan, has called for an end to the fight against the Turkish state. This may open the door to ending four decades of conflict that has claimed over 40,000 lives. RFI's correspondent in Istanbul looks at the implications for…

Abdullah Ocalan’s message follows four decades of guerrilla warfare

Abdullah Öcalan’s declaration paves way for end to 40-year conflict between militant Kurdish groups and Turkish state

Abdullah Öcalan’s message, which follows four decades of guerrilla warfare, will have far-reaching implications

The city can finally mourn the tens of thousands of victims of Hafez al-Assad and the massacre he ordered 43 years ago.

Hamas to return Israeli hostages, Arab League condemns Israeli airstrikes in Syria, Israelis mourn family killed in Gaza. Ongoing tensions in the region.

The Israeli military conducts air raids on what it described as military bases and command centres.

Syria’s National Dialogue paves the way for a constitution – but few details emerge after a day of workshops.