syria
In Syria’s Ghouta, shelters are tombs for the living
Middle East
March 4, 2018
In Syria’s Ghouta, shelters are tombs for the living
There have been many goodbyes in eastern Ghouta — more than 600 in the past two weeks. That is the…
Regime forces advance in Syria’s battered Ghouta
Middle East
March 4, 2018
Regime forces advance in Syria’s battered Ghouta
Government forces seized territory inside Syria’s rebel enclave Eastern Ghouta Saturday, intensifying fighting as tens of thousands of civilians in…
Turkish warplanes hit pro-Syrian government forces in Afrin, kill 36: monitor
Middle East
March 3, 2018
Turkish warplanes hit pro-Syrian government forces in Afrin, kill 36: monitor
Turkish warplanes struck pro-Syrian government forces in the northwestern Afrin region of Syria on Saturday, killing at least 36 of…
UN points to likely war crimes in Syria’s Ghouta
Middle East
March 3, 2018
UN points to likely war crimes in Syria’s Ghouta
Syrian government air strikes on the besieged Syrian enclave of eastern Ghouta and shelling from the rebel-held zone into Damascus…
Syrian govt. seizes ground in Ghouta advance: commander, monitor
Middle East
March 3, 2018
Syrian govt. seizes ground in Ghouta advance: commander, monitor
Syrian government forces aim to advance into the eastern Ghouta region one“bite” at a time, a pro-government commander said on…
UNICEF says aid convoy for 180,000 Syrians could go on Sunday
Middle East
March 2, 2018
UNICEF says aid convoy for 180,000 Syrians could go on Sunday
Syria’s government may allow an aid convoy with supplies for 180,000 people to go to the town of Douma in…
UN official: Pauses in Syria suburb unilateral, ‘not enough’
Middle East
March 2, 2018
UN official: Pauses in Syria suburb unilateral, ‘not enough’
The five-hour daily pauses in fighting in Syria’s embattled eastern suburbs of the capital Damascus — laid out under a…
Russia and Syria clash with US and West on Syria cease-fire
Middle East
March 1, 2018
Russia and Syria clash with US and West on Syria cease-fire
Russia and Syria clashed with the US and its Western allies Wednesday over responsibility for the failure of a cease-fire…
Russia violating duty to halt Syria’s use of chemical weapons: US
Middle East
February 28, 2018
Russia violating duty to halt Syria’s use of chemical weapons: US
Russia has violated its duty to guarantee the destruction of Syria’s chemical weapons and prevent the Assad government from using…
No civilians exit Syria rebel-held region on day 2 of pause
Middle East
February 28, 2018
No civilians exit Syria rebel-held region on day 2 of pause
No civilians exited the rebel-held Syria region near the capital Damascus on Wednesday, the second day of a Russia-ordered brief…