syria
IS abducts more than 400 civilians in east Syria: monitor
Middle East
January 17, 2016
IS abducts more than 400 civilians in east Syria: monitor
The Islamic State group abducted at least 400 civilians including women and children after capturing new territory in an assault…
Syria says IS group killed 300 in attacks in country’s east
Middle East
January 17, 2016
Syria says IS group killed 300 in attacks in country’s east
Syria's government said Sunday that Islamic State militants slaughtered 300 people in an "appalling massacre" committed in the eastern city…
IS attack on Syria’s Deir Ezzor kills 35 regime fighters: monitor
Middle East
January 16, 2016
IS attack on Syria’s Deir Ezzor kills 35 regime fighters: monitor
At least 35 Syrian soldiers and pro-regime militiamen were killed on Saturday in a multi-front attack by the Islamic State…
600 British jihadists stopped from entering Syria: Hammond
Middle East
January 16, 2016
600 British jihadists stopped from entering Syria: Hammond
Some 600 Britons have been stopped from going to Syria to try to join Islamic State and other jihadist groups,…
UNICEF confirms severe malnutrition in Syria’s besieged Madaya
Middle East
January 15, 2016
UNICEF confirms severe malnutrition in Syria’s besieged Madaya
UN children's fund UNICEF on Friday confirmed cases of severe malnutrition among children in the besieged Syrian town of Madaya,…
Syrian refugee bus heads across Germany to Merkel’s office
World
January 14, 2016
Syrian refugee bus heads across Germany to Merkel’s office
German local officials on Thursday sent a bus with 51 Syrian refugees on board to Chancellor Angela Merkel's office in…
PM says Turkish artillery hit IS positions in Iraq, Syria
Middle East
January 14, 2016
PM says Turkish artillery hit IS positions in Iraq, Syria
Turkish tanks and artillery have attacked Islamic State group positions in Iraq and in Syria in retaliation for the suicide…
Syrian troops seize territory from rebels in northwest
Middle East
January 13, 2016
Syrian troops seize territory from rebels in northwest
Syrian troops and allied militiamen are expanding their area of control around a rebel stronghold in the northwestern province of…
Egypt defends Russian airstrikes on Syria’s Islamic State
Egypt
January 13, 2016
Egypt defends Russian airstrikes on Syria’s Islamic State
Egypt has rejected criticism about Russia's airstrikes on the Islamic State in Syria, saying it trusts Moscow's anti-terrorism strategy. “We have…
Mobile clinics, medical teams needed in Madaya: WHO official tell Reuters
Middle East
January 12, 2016
Mobile clinics, medical teams needed in Madaya: WHO official tell Reuters
The World Health Organization has asked the Syrian government for permission to send mobile clinics and medical teams to the…