syria
Syrian opposition rejects Russia-sponsored congress
Middle East
November 1, 2017
Syrian opposition rejects Russia-sponsored congress
The Syrian opposition to President Bashar al-Assad rejected a Russian-sponsored congress of Syrian groups scheduled for Nov. 18 in Sochi…
Syria activists say 7 children killed in government shelling
Middle East
October 31, 2017
Syria activists say 7 children killed in government shelling
At least seven Syrian children were killed in government shelling of a rebel-held area outside Damascus on Tuesday, most as…
Russia invites Kurds to Syrian people’s congress: Kurdish official
Middle East
October 31, 2017
Russia invites Kurds to Syrian people’s congress: Kurdish official
Russia has invited the Kurdish-led authorities in northern Syria to its proposed congress of Syria’s rival parties, a senior Kurdish…
UN official: Over 13 million people inside Syria need aid
Middle East
October 31, 2017
UN official: Over 13 million people inside Syria need aid
More than 13 million people inside Syria still need humanitarian assistance and nearly half are in “acute need” as a…
US fights ACLU quest to represent American captured in Syria
Middle East
October 31, 2017
US fights ACLU quest to represent American captured in Syria
US attorneys on Monday fought a civil rights group’s quest to get a lawyer for a US citizen picked up…
Syrian hostages who escaped Islamic State receive rapturous homecoming
Middle East
October 30, 2017
Syrian hostages who escaped Islamic State receive rapturous homecoming
Twenty six Syrian hostages who escaped from their Islamic State captors received an emotional homecoming on Sunday in the central…
Their caliphate in ruins, IS militants melt into the desert
Middle East
October 29, 2017
Their caliphate in ruins, IS militants melt into the desert
Islamic State militants, routed from one urban stronghold after another in Syria, have recently been moving deeper into Syria’s remote…
‘At the doors of starvation:’ siege strangles Damascus suburbs
Middle East
October 27, 2017
‘At the doors of starvation:’ siege strangles Damascus suburbs
A tightening siege has pushed people to the verge of famine in the eastern suburbs of Damascus, residents and aid…
Syrian government to blame for April sarin attack: U.N. report
Middle East
October 27, 2017
Syrian government to blame for April sarin attack: U.N. report
The Syrian government of Bashar al-Assad is to blame for a chemical attack on the opposition-held town of Khan Sheikhoun…
Iraq, Syria converge on Islamic State’s last strongholds
Middle East
October 26, 2017
Iraq, Syria converge on Islamic State’s last strongholds
Iraqi forces launched an attack to drive Islamic State from the last territory it holds in Iraq on Thursday and…