Aleppo
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Until a ceasefire covers all rebel groups, war will rage on in SyriaThis fragile pact could work. But unless the Assad regime and its backers reconcile with the groups it still calls ‘terrorists’, further conflict is more likely
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So long, 2016: the year of the political earthquakeFarewell Barack Obama, David Cameron and Europe: how will this year go down in history?
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'I couldn't take anything except dignity': stories of the leaving of AleppoEvacuees from the Syrian city tell how life continued through years of bombing – until it was impossible to stay
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The battle for eastern Aleppo in maps: how rebel territory shrankForces loyal to the Assad regime captured all of rebel-held Aleppo in less than a month after launching a major ground offensive on 27 November. Amid harrowing reports of atrocities committed by pro-regime forces, rebel territory rapidly shrank to a small pocket. Civilians were finally evacuated after a ceasefire left the regime in control of the rebels’ last major urban stronghold
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Final evacuees leave eastern Aleppo as Assad regime takes controlLast few thousand fighters and civilians transported from city held by rebels for more than four years in Syrian civil war
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Bana on why she took to Twitter: 'for Aleppo children's voices to reach the world' – videoSeven-year-old Bana al-Abed, who drew global attention with her Twitter updates from besieged Aleppo, explains in an interview in Turkey on Thursday how she started tweeting
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Concern for safety of evacuees as UN warns Idlib could be the next Aleppo – videoThe United Nations says it is concerned about evacuees’ safety as the last rebel convoys and civilians leave eastern Aleppo on Thursday
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Evacuations out of Aleppo resume following intermittent delaysThousands were left stranded in freezing temperatures for nearly 24 hours, with reports of four babies dying in the extreme weather
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Common ground on Syria unites Russia and Turkey against the westDespite the killing of Moscow’s ambassador to Ankara, the two nations stand together in their joint peace plan for Syria
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Aleppo tweeter Bana al-Abed, seven, meets Turkish presidentErdoğan hosts family of girl whose tweets gained global attention, as mother says she hopes Bana can live normal life after fleeing
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Aleppo tweeter Bana al-Abed meets Turkish president Erdogan – videoBana al-Abed, the Syrian girl whose Tweets from eastern Aleppo captured the world’s attention, meets with Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan at his palace in Ankara
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Destruction of Aleppo: then and now – in picturesAleppo was Syria’s most populous city when the civil war arrived in July 2012, but the conflict has taken a huge toll, with Russian airstrikes since September 2015 causing intense devastation, as these before and after images show
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Where is Bana? Girl who tweeted from Aleppo is safely evacuatedTurkish NGO tweets picture of seven-year-old with aid worker and says family have been rescued from besieged city
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'I left my soul in Aleppo’: mother of tweeter Bana speaks out – videoSeven-year-old girl Bana al-Abed, whose Twitter account offered a glimpse into Aleppo life, has been evacuated safely
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Aleppo evacuation: 5,000 flee besieged east as operation resumesCivilian evacuations ramped up after four days when it looked like deal between Assad forces and rebels might unravel
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Aleppo evacuations resume after buses attacked and burnedHundreds leave rebel-held areas after vehicles set on fire on their way to collect villagers from Kefraya and Fua
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Buses said to be en route to evacuate Syrians on fire – videoVideo shared on social media shows buses, said to be enroute to carry out evacuations in Idlib province, on fire.
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Thousands of Aleppo residents in limbo as transport fails to arrivePeople trapped in city face another night under siege despite government assurances that vehicles were on their way
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Aleppo: Elegy for a doomed city whose history spans centuriesHassan Hassan recalls a visit before the outbreak of the Syrian civil war and reflects on the destruction of the city
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2016 Eyewitness: our summary of the defining images of the yearFrom Bowie to Brexit, and street protests to sporting glory, it has been a year of unforgettable events. Those closest to the action recall these memorable moments
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The Observer view on the Middle East and Vladimir PutinThe west seems impotent in the face of Russia’s cynical exploitation of the catastrophe that is Syria
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2016 – the mother of all awful yearsMaternal fear may be colouring 2016 a darker shade of black but festive frivolity eludes me
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Russia’s influence has risen but Iran is the real winner in AleppoTehran’s help in securing Syria’s second city is much less to do with re-establishing state sovereignty than about asserting its own agenda
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Obama reflects on Syria at farewell press conference: 'I always feel responsible'President becomes emotional speaking of personal burden he feels when children are killed and accuses the Syrian regime of having ‘blood on their hands’
The global student Studying at Aleppo University: 'You get used to seeing blood on the floor'