Afrin
Syrian Observatory says war has killed more than half a million
Middle East
March 12, 2018
Syrian Observatory says war has killed more than half a million
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a British-based war monitor, said on Monday about 511,000 people had been killed in…
More civilians leave Syrian rebel enclave as army advances
Middle East
March 12, 2018
More civilians leave Syrian rebel enclave as army advances
A small group of Syrian civilians on Monday left the rebel-held enclave of eastern Ghouta just outside of Damascus, using…
Turkish forces reach outskirts of Afrin town: monitor
Egypt
March 11, 2018
Turkish forces reach outskirts of Afrin town: monitor
Turkish forces have reached the outskirts of the town of Afrin after a weeks-long campaign against a Kurdish militia in…
Russian plane crash in Syria kills 39 servicemen
Middle East
March 7, 2018
Russian plane crash in Syria kills 39 servicemen
A Russian military cargo plane crashed near an air base in Syria on Tuesday, killing all 39 Russian servicemen on…
US-backed Syria force to redeploy 1,700 from IS fight to Afrin
Middle East
March 6, 2018
US-backed Syria force to redeploy 1,700 from IS fight to Afrin
A US-backed alliance of Syrian forces announced on Tuesday it would redeploy around 1,700 fighters from front lines against the…
Aid convoy quits Syria enclave as regime presses onslaught
Middle East
March 6, 2018
Aid convoy quits Syria enclave as regime presses onslaught
An international convoy has cut short its mission to Syria’s rebel enclave of Eastern Ghouta after delivering desperately needed aid…
UN rights body orders probe of Eastern Ghouta siege in Syria
Middle East
March 5, 2018
UN rights body orders probe of Eastern Ghouta siege in Syria
The UN Human Rights Council on Monday ordered an immediate probe into the situation in Syria’s besieged rebel enclave of…
Aid convoy headed to besieged rebel-held Damascus suburbs
Middle East
March 5, 2018
Aid convoy headed to besieged rebel-held Damascus suburbs
Desperate for food and basic medicines, many of the besieged and bombarded Syrian civilians in Damascus’ eastern suburbs of Ghouta…
Syria’s Assad says Ghouta campaign must go on
Middle East
March 5, 2018
Syria’s Assad says Ghouta campaign must go on
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said Sunday his forces must push on with their campaign to retake the besieged enclave of…
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…