syria
16 more starve to death in Syria’s besieged Madaya: MSF
Middle East
January 30, 2016
16 more starve to death in Syria’s besieged Madaya: MSF
Sixteen more people have died of starvation in the besieged Syrian town of Madaya since an aid convoy entered earlier…
UN Syria envoy to start talks in Geneva without opposition
Middle East
January 29, 2016
UN Syria envoy to start talks in Geneva without opposition
A UN official said Syrian peace talks will begin in Geneva as planned Friday, despite an ongoing boycott by the…
Iran coerces Afghans to fight in Syria: HRW
Middle East
January 29, 2016
Iran coerces Afghans to fight in Syria: HRW
Iran's Revolutionary Guards has recruited thousands of Afghans, some by coercion, to fight in Syria's war alongside forces loyal to…
Syria peace talks derailed as opposition stays away
Egypt
January 29, 2016
Syria peace talks derailed as opposition stays away
The Syrian opposition said it will not attend peace talks due to begin in Geneva on Friday, derailing the first…
Suspected Russian raids kill 54 Syrian civilians: monitor
Middle East
January 28, 2016
Suspected Russian raids kill 54 Syrian civilians: monitor
Suspected Russian air strikes killed at least 54 civilians in rebel- and jihadist-held areas of Syria in the past 24…
Syrian opposition yet to decide on talks, awaits answers from UN’s Ban: source
Middle East
January 28, 2016
Syrian opposition yet to decide on talks, awaits answers from UN’s Ban: source
Syria's opposition is waiting for a response from UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon over its demands including an end to…
UN says Syria ignored most of its requests to deliver aid
Middle East
January 28, 2016
UN says Syria ignored most of its requests to deliver aid
The Syrian government in 2015 ignored most United Nations requests to deliver humanitarian aid to some of the 4.6 million…
UN invites warring parties to Syria talks this week
Middle East
January 27, 2016
UN invites warring parties to Syria talks this week
The United Nations invited Syria's government and opposition to peace talks in Geneva on Friday, but Saudi-backed opponents of President…
Bombs kill 22 at army checkpoint in Syria’s Homs: state TV
Middle East
January 26, 2016
Bombs kill 22 at army checkpoint in Syria’s Homs: state TV
At least 22 people were killed in a double suicide bomb attack at an army checkpoint in the central Syrian…
UN seeks Syrian peace talks this week, opposition threatens boycott
Middle East
January 26, 2016
UN seeks Syrian peace talks this week, opposition threatens boycott
The United Nations said on Monday it would issue invitations for marathon Syrian peace talks to begin this week, but…