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More COVID-19 cases in Syria’s overcrowded rebel enclave
Middle East
July 11, 2020
More COVID-19 cases in Syria’s overcrowded rebel enclave
BEIRUT (AP) — At least two doctors in Syria’s opposition-held northwest have been infected with the coronavirus, according to a…
Hospitals in Syria’s rebel area reduce services amid virus
Middle East
July 10, 2020
Hospitals in Syria’s rebel area reduce services amid virus
BEIRUT (AP) — Hospitals in Syria’s overcrowded opposition-held enclave are suspending non-emergency procedures and outpatient services following the detection of…
UN official: 700 people died in Syrian camps for IS families
Middle East
July 10, 2020
UN official: 700 people died in Syrian camps for IS families
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The UN counterterrorism chief said his office received information that 700 people died recently in two…
Syrian, Russian airstrikes in Idlib amount to war crimes, as do jihadist attacks: UN
Middle East
July 7, 2020
Syrian, Russian airstrikes in Idlib amount to war crimes, as do jihadist attacks: UN
GENEVA (Reuters) — Syrian and Russian planes have carried out deadly aerial strikes amounting to war crimes on schools, hospitals…
Russia’s Putin urges Turkey, Iran to help promote dialogue in Syria
Middle East
July 1, 2020
Russia’s Putin urges Turkey, Iran to help promote dialogue in Syria
MOSCOW/ISTANBUL (Reuters) — Russian President Vladimir Putin told his counterparts from Turkey and Iran on Wednesday that there was a…
Nine years of war. Nine portraits of kids who dream of home
Middle East
June 20, 2020
Nine years of war. Nine portraits of kids who dream of home
ATMEH CAMP, Syria (Reuters) – Four-month-old Abdul Rahman, propped up on pillows on a blue blanket in his family’s tent.…
For Syrian family with 16 children, life at Turkish border only gets harder
Middle East
June 16, 2020
For Syrian family with 16 children, life at Turkish border only gets harder
IDLIB, Syria (Reuters) — Providing for 16 children including four sets of twins is only getting harder for Ahmad Yassin…
Drone strike kills 2 al-Qaida commanders in NW Syria
Middle East
June 15, 2020
Drone strike kills 2 al-Qaida commanders in NW Syria
BEIRUT (AP) — A drone strike in northwestern Syria on Sunday killed two senior commanders with an al-Qaida-linked group, opposition…
Airstrikes again hit Syria’s rebel area, displace thousands
Middle East
June 9, 2020
Airstrikes again hit Syria’s rebel area, displace thousands
BEIRUT (AP) — Suspected Russian airstrikes pounded villages on the edge of the last rebel enclave in northwestern Syria, sending…
Syrian activists report Russian airstrikes on Idlib province
Middle East
June 3, 2020
Syrian activists report Russian airstrikes on Idlib province
BEIRUT (AP) — Russian warplanes carried out early Wednesday the first airstrikes in three months on the last remaining rebel…