In 1984 he was forced into exile for trying to overthrow his older brother, the late Syrian dictator Hafez al-Assad
It accused the rebels and their regional and international backers of carrying out gas attacks against Syria
Erdogan told Putin ovet the phone that it was essential to agree to a ceasefire in Aleppo "as soon as possible
Former Al-Nusra Front, renamed Fateh al-Sham Front, announced on Twitter death of commander Abu Omar Sarakeb
Rebel gunfire killed five people in Azamiyeh, a government-controlled area in Aleppo
The Islamic State claimed responsibility for the Hasakah bombing
The military forces recaptured all the military bases near the al-Ramuseh area south of Aleppo
Military college had fallen to the rebels last month as part of a wide-scale rebel offensive
Russian and American officials are holding negotiations in Geneva aimed at reestablishing a ceasefire in Syria
Russia has repeatedly denied using cluster bombs, which spray bomblets indiscriminately
Push for sanctions against Syria is expected to face resistance from Russia, Syria's ally
Syrian Ambassador Bashar Jaafari rejected the findings, saying the panel lacked physical evidence to support its conclusions
The city has been roughly divided between rebel control in the east and government control in the west since mid-2012
Turkish troops are supporting an even larger force of hundreds of Syrian rebels
Details of the meeting have not been described as yet
Statement said the two leaders emphasised need to fight "all terror groups" in Syria, including Islamic State jihadists
The Security Council could decide to impose sanctions on Syria or ask the International Criminal Court to take up the matter as a war crime
Ali, 10, was out playing with friends out in the street when the bomb fell; died from his injuries in hospital
Since the image's release, the photo has reverberated around the globe, much like that of three-year-old Aylan Kurdi
5-year-old Omran Daqneesh suffered head wounds following an airstrike on the rebel-held neighborhood of Qaterji