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Syria fighting: Children treated after suspected chemical attack

A suspected chemical attack against rebel-held Douma in Syria's Eastern Ghouta has killed dozens of people.

Children were among those killed and injured in the attack, which has been denied by the Syrian government.

8 April 2018

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Feras Killani, in glasses and a t-shirt and jeans, with dust on his arm, poiints down a damaged street towards a group of people

Watch: BBC reporter returns to childhood home destroyed in Syria civil war

Men sat in a line in a Syrian prison cell

BBC goes inside Syrian prison holding IS detainees

Ahmed al-Sharaa, wearing a black suit, walking with the BBC's Jeremy Bowen

Watch: BBC speaks to Syrian rebel leader Ahmed al-Sharaa

Dancing crowds in Aleppo celebrate end of Assad regime

Watch: Dancing crowds in Aleppo celebrate end of Assad regime

Lina Sinjab wearing a pink cardigan at a rally in Damascus

Songs and celebrations at Damascus rally

Bowen looks at the camera against a backdrop of lush furnishings

Jeremy Bowen: Assad's palace, once a symbol of power, now an empty shell

Jeremy Bowen walking with a crowd of people in Damascus heading towards what they believe is a public execution

BBC sees crowd surge over rumoured execution of Assad henchman

Five male Syrian rebels hold two Syrian flags with their arms raised in celebration standing over the burned gravesite of Hafez al-Assad.

Syria rebels burn tomb of Bashar al-Assad's father

A woman in the passenger seat of a car welcomes the news that Assad has been overthrown

Relatives of those killed and imprisoned react after Assad's fall

Blue road sign which has 'welcome to Syria' written on it

Celebratory gunfire as Syrians cross border from Lebanon

The BBC's Lina Sinjab reporting from Damascus, Syria

'People are seizing the moment to enjoy victory'

A woman is filmed in a prison in Syria as rebels free inmates

Women prisoners told 'you can go out now' by Syrian rebels

Lina Sinjab speaks to camera, as a fire burns behind her, in the night sky

BBC reporter: 'First time I've come to Syria without fear of arrest'

The BBC's Lina Sinjab pointing towards the house belonging to Bashar al-Assad with people walking in front of it

Watch: BBC sees looting at Bashar al-Assad's residence

Lina Sinjab in Damascus

BBC in Umayyad Square amid deafening gunfire

The interior of Assad residence

Watch: Assad residence stormed in Damascus

Woman celebrates in Damascus

Watch: The final hours of the Assad regime

Barbara Plett-Usher in Damascus

Watch: BBC reports from inside Damascus

People on top of a tank, some with their arms in the air and some with their phones to hand

Crowds gather in Damascus after rebels declare city 'free'

Statue being torn down

Statue of Bashar al-Assad's father toppled in Damascus suburb

Four of the men were kidnapped on 7 October 2023, while the two have been held for a decade.

Watch: Six Israeli hostages released in Gaza

Four of the men were kidnapped on 7 October 2023, while the two have been held for a decade.

Daniel Lifschitz, grandson of Oded Lifschitz

Hostage's grandson: 'That's not the way anyone should die'

The grandson of Oded Lifschitz, whose body was returned to Israel this week, speaks to the BBC.

Eleven-year-old Zakaria

Video removed: Boy, 11, living alone in Gaza hospital, has 'witnessed scenes no child should see'

Zakaria, 11, volunteered at a busy Gaza hospital during the war - one of three children in a new BBC documentary.

Freed Palestinian prisoner on person's shoulders leaning for hug

Watch: Crowds gather to welcome freed Palestinian prisoners

Israel released 369 people on Saturday as Hamas freed three more hostages

Family member cheer and clap while sat in living room seeing hostages released

Watch: Celebrations in Israel as three more hostages freed

Alexander Troufanov, Yair Horn and Sagui Dekel-Chen were handed over to the Red Cross on Saturday morning.

A woman cries as Palestinian prisoners are greeted after being released from an Israeli jail, as part of a hostages-prisoners swap and a ceasefire deal in Gaza between Hamas and Israel, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, February 8, 2025

Released Palestinian prisoners greeted in Ramallah

Some 180 prisoners are being freed in exchange for three Israeli hostages.

Celebrations as hostages freed

Watch: How triple Israeli hostage release unfolded

Or Levy, Ohad Ben Ami and Eli Sharabi are returning home after being released in Gaza on Saturday.

Masked gunmen holding weapons stand on stage with three men with white certificates

Watch: Hamas hands over Israeli hostages to Red Cross

The men were all taken captive during the 7 October attacks and have been held in Gaza for 16 months.

Keir Starmer answers questions in PMQs

People of Gaza must be allowed home, says Starmer

Lib Dem leader Ed Davey called on the PM to reiterate to the White House that the UK is committed to two-state solution.

Justice Cheema-Grubb, wearing a periwig and robes, delivers her sentencing remarks to Daniel Khalife at Woolwich Crown Court

Watch: 'Dangerous fool' Khalife sentenced to jail

The former solider collected information and passed it to Tehran, before escaping from HMP Wandsworth.

Romi Gonen hugs her mother, Meirav, on a sofa after her release

Hugs and tears: How Israeli hostage return unfolded

Three freed hostages are returned to Israel after a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas came into force.

The moment three Israeli freed hostages arrived back on Israeli soil

Watch: Three freed Israeli hostages arrive in Israel

Doron Steinbrecher, 31, Emily Damari, 28, and Romi Gonen, 24, were seen getting out of a Red Cross vehicle, in footage released by the Israeli Defense Forces.

Map of Syria with red circles showing areas rebels have captured

Tracking Syrian rebels' lightning offensive as they approach key city

BBC Verify has been tracking the territory captured by Syrian rebels as they move towards Homs.

Hafez al-Assad statue falling at an angle in the dark surrounded by crowds

Moment former Syrian president's statue toppled in Hama

Rebels say they have taken full control of a second major city, after the military withdrew its troops.

Annotated BBC Verify map showing the location of a verified Syria video.

BBC Verify tracks week of rebel advances in Syria

It’s been one week since rebel forces launched their largest offensive against the Syrian government in years. BBC Verify has been tracking their advances.

Statue being toppled in Aleppo, Syria

Statue of Syrian president's brother is torn down in Aleppo

The footage, which has muted sound, was filmed by Turkish journalist Ibrahim Bozan on 30 November 2024.

A young woman stands in front of rubble

Beirut resident returning home: 'Everything was gone'

25 year-old Rayane Salman describes how she and her parents lost their home and possessions in an Israeli air strike.

Destroyed buildings following Israeli strike

BBC sees destruction in southern Beirut suburb

BBC Arabic’s Rami Ruhayem went to Dahieh, in southern Beirut, to see the damage caused by Israel's attacks.

A highway packed with cars towards south Lebanon

BBC on the ground as people return to southern Lebanon

The BBC's Middle East correspondent, Hugo Bachega, is at the main highway between Beirut and the south as people start to return to their homes.

Split screen of man in Tel Aviv and woman in Beirut

Watch: People in Israel and Lebanon react to ceasefire deal

People in Tel Aviv and Beirut shared feelings of relief and doubt as they reacted to the news.