Baba Amr
Syria’s Baba Amr is deserted, Red Cross says
World
March 8, 2012
Syria’s Baba Amr is deserted, Red Cross says
BEIRUT — The UN humanitarian chief toured the shattered Syrian district of Baba Amr on Wednesday but found most residents…
Syria’s displaced blocked at Lebanon border
World
March 6, 2012
Syria’s displaced blocked at Lebanon border
Abu Ali says he has only God to thank today for sparing his life and that of his wife and…
Q&A: A primer on Syria’s nearly year-old uprising and crackdown
World
March 3, 2012
Q&A: A primer on Syria’s nearly year-old uprising and crackdown
After weeks of bloody siege, Syrian troops have moved into one of the most restive neighborhoods of Homs, one of…
Syrian rebels quit besieged Homs stronghold
World
March 1, 2012
Syrian rebels quit besieged Homs stronghold
BEIRUT — Defeated Syrian rebels left their shattered stronghold in Homs on Thursday after a bloody 26-day army siege aimed…
Syria civilian death toll ‘well over 7,500’
World
February 28, 2012
Syria civilian death toll ‘well over 7,500’
AMMAN — Syrian forces have killed more than 7,500 civilians since a revolt against President Bashar al-Assad began, a UN…
Syria approves new constitution amid bloodshed
World
February 27, 2012
Syria approves new constitution amid bloodshed
AMMAN — Syrian artillery pounded rebel-held areas of Homs Monday as President Bashar al-Assad's government announced that voters had overwhelmingly…
Syrian security forces kill 50 civilians, activists say
Egypt
February 25, 2012
Syrian security forces kill 50 civilians, activists say
On Saturday regime forces killed 50 civilians in Syria, shelling a rebel stronghold for the 22nd consecutive day and opening fire…
Homs crisis deepens, Syrian army keeps up shelling
World
February 23, 2012
Homs crisis deepens, Syrian army keeps up shelling
BEIRUT — Warnings from Syrian activists of a humanitarian catastrophe in Homs grew more desperate Thursday as government forces resumed…
Two Western journalists among 74 killed in Syria
World
February 22, 2012
Two Western journalists among 74 killed in Syria
BEIRUT — Syrian gunners pounded an opposition stronghold Wednesday where the last dispatches from a veteran American war correspondent chronicled…