For the first time, ITV News can reveal how David Haines’ daughter, Bethany, went to extraordinary lengths to verify clues in search of her father's remains.

Woman searching for remains of father beheaded by Isis receives unexpected lead

Mohammad Hamadah's mother, father, two brothers and three sisters were killed in a US airstrike in 2017. 

Seven family members killed in Syria identified using DNA in historic first

 Assad and his brother Maher fled to Russia after insurgents marched into Damascus in December 2014.

Former Syrian president Bashar al-Assad sentenced to death in absentia

The explosion left 20 others wounded, as reported by Syria's state-run network.

Explosive device in cafe kills nine in Syria's capital

He covered military conflicts in the Middle East and Ukraine and was wounded in the same attack which killed colleague Marie Colvin in Syria.

Tributes paid to ‘selfless and fearless’ war photographer Paul Conroy

The latest fighting gives the Syrian government near total control of the country after seizing territory from Kurdish-led forces in the northeast.

Syrian government announces a ceasefire with the Kurdish-led SDF

Over a million Syrian refugees have now returned since the fall of Assad, but the country's education system is struggling with a third of schools unusable.

Returning after a deadly war: Can Syria rebuild for a new generation?

The US Central Command said the operation was launched "in direct response to the deadly ISIS attack on US and Syrian forces in Palmyra, Syria" last month.

US carries out large-scale strikes against ISIS targets in Syria

The European Court of Human Rights has demanded answers over Begum's case in relation to state responsibilities for victims of trafficking.

European court questions decision to remove Shamima Begum's citizenship

A man holds an imaginary depiction of Ali ibn Abi Talib, the cousin and son-in-law of the Prophet Muhammad who is revered by Syria's Alawite community, during the funeral of victims of an attack a day earlier at the Imam Ali bin Abi Talib Mosque in the predominantly Alawite Wadi al-Dhahab neighborhood of Homs, Syria, Saturday, Dec. 27, 2025.

A little-known group calling itself Saraya Ansar al-Sunna claimed responsibility for the attack in the Syrian city of Homs.

Hundreds mourn in streets after eight killed in Syria mosque bombing

The US and Jordan have carried out strikes on Syria to "eliminate ISIS fighters", according to US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.

US and Jordan carry out strikes on Syria to 'eliminate ISIS fighters'

FILE - The al-Tanf military outpost in southern Syria is seen on Oct. 22, 2018. The Pentagon says the U.S. military launched airstrikes early Oct. 27, 2023, on two locations in eastern Syria linked to Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps. The strikes come in retaliation for a slew of drone and missile attacks against U.S. bases and personnel in the region. (AP Photo/Lolita Baldor, File)

US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said the US will 'hunt down' and 'ruthlessly kill' anyone who targets Americans, 'anywhere in the world'.

Two US soldiers and civilian interpreter killed by Isis gunman in Syria

Over the 13 years of Syria’s civil war, more than 12 million people were displaced, seven million within the country, five million beyond its borders.

One year after Assad fall Syria's displaced children dream of going home

A year on from the fall of the Assad regime, ITV News Senior Correspondent John Ray reflects on what's changed for the Middle Eastern country.

One year since Assad's fall: Syria celebrates freedom, but uncertainty remains  

Bedouin fighters stand in front a burned shop at Mazraa village on the outskirts of Sweida city. AP

Hundreds have been killed following sectarian fighting which broke out last Sunday in the southern city of Sweida.

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