syria
Widespread rape of Syrian boys and men: UNHCR
Middle East
December 6, 2017
Widespread rape of Syrian boys and men: UNHCR
The study was based on information mainly gathered in late 2016 and provided by several dozen informants and through discussions…
France says Syrian government obstructing peace talks
Middle East
December 6, 2017
France says Syrian government obstructing peace talks
France accused the Syrian government on Wednesday of obstructing UN-led peace talks with its refusal to return to Geneva and…
Turkish President says US moved IS militants from Raqqa to Egyptian desert
Egypt
December 6, 2017
Turkish President says US moved IS militants from Raqqa to Egyptian desert
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said that militants of the Islamic State (IS) group who were based in its Syrian ‘capital’, Raqqa,…
Bus bomb kills eight in Syria’s Homs city: state media
Middle East
December 6, 2017
Bus bomb kills eight in Syria’s Homs city: state media
A bomb blast killed eight people and injured 16 others on a bus in Syria’s Homs on Tuesday, state media…
Syrian groups report Israeli airstrikes near Damascus
Middle East
December 5, 2017
Syrian groups report Israeli airstrikes near Damascus
Israeli fighter jets bombed areas west of Damascus late Monday, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) reports. Fighting alongside the…
LafargeHolcim chairman says ‘unacceptable errors’ made in Syria
Middle East
December 4, 2017
LafargeHolcim chairman says ‘unacceptable errors’ made in Syria
The chairman of Swiss-French cement maker LafargeHolcim (LHN.S) said the company had made unacceptable errors in Syria and that it…
Syrian, Russian jets bomb residential areas in eastern Ghouta: witnesses, monitor
Middle East
December 4, 2017
Syrian, Russian jets bomb residential areas in eastern Ghouta: witnesses, monitor
Jets believed to be Syrian and Russian struck heavily crowded residential areas in a besieged rebel enclave near Damascus, killing…
Israeli missiles hit military post near Damascus: Syrian state TV
Middle East
December 2, 2017
Israeli missiles hit military post near Damascus: Syrian state TV
Israeli missiles struck a military position near Damascus and Syria’s air defence system responded on Saturday, destroying two of them,…
Syria’s White Helmets blame Assad regime for hunger crisis
Middle East
December 2, 2017
Syria’s White Helmets blame Assad regime for hunger crisis
“Hundreds of thousands of civilians are trapped and crowded areas, as well as medical centers, are being shelled daily,” Raed…
Mattis eyes moving away from arming Syrian Kurdish fighters
Middle East
December 2, 2017
Mattis eyes moving away from arming Syrian Kurdish fighters
US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said on Friday that as offensive operations against Islamic State in Syria entered their final…