A country in the Middle East, with capital Damascus.
1France, for example, has said it will continue to fight in Syria.
2In Syria great truths overturn history; they are products of the impossible.
3We are prepared to help bring democracy to Syria, Yemen, he said.
4In Qatar, the main opposition group outside Syria elected a new leader.
5Its stable yet economically under-developed neighbour Syria proves a good test case.
6While in Europe Kerry said he would also hold meetings on Syria.
7Russia has agreed with Western powers that Syria needs a transitional government.
8Now they were talking about Hungary and Syria and Radio Free Europe.
9More than one million people fled Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan last year.
10Two years into the Syria uprising, a new level of violence unfolded.
11Islamic State militants have taken over large parts of Iraq and Syria.
12UN weapons inspectors have left Syria after gathering evidence for four days.
13Iran has said Syria's problems must be solved by dialogue and elections.
14The Syria- and Iraq-based Islamic State claimed responsibility, but offered no proof.
15Russia said this week it would support sending humanitarian aid to Syria.
16Many of the migrants currently flooding into Europe are refugees from Syria.