Bashar al-Assad
Syrians facing forced removal from Istanbul given temporary reprieve
Middle East
August 21, 2019
Syrians facing forced removal from Istanbul given temporary reprieve
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey has extended to Oct. 30 its deadline for Syrian migrants not registered in Istanbul to leave…
Syrian rebels shoot down government warplane in northwest
Middle East
August 15, 2019
Syrian rebels shoot down government warplane in northwest
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Rebels shot down a Syrian warplane in the opposition stronghold of Idlib province on Wednesday as Russian-backed…
Syrian government closes in on town that was bombed with sarin
Middle East
August 14, 2019
Syrian government closes in on town that was bombed with sarin
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian government forces on Wednesday closed in on a rebel-held town in Idlib that was bombed with…
Syria’s Aleppo symbol of Assad’s wins and of enduring war
Middle East
August 13, 2019
Syria’s Aleppo symbol of Assad’s wins and of enduring war
ALEPPO, Syria (AP) — Members of the al-Ali family were walking home from shopping when several shells slammed into the…
Western sanctions push war-weary Syrians deeper into poverty
Middle East
August 2, 2019
Western sanctions push war-weary Syrians deeper into poverty
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Mohammed Haji Abed drives his yellow taxi through the busy streets of the Syrian capital for…
Syria regime agrees to Idlib truce if buffer zone implemented
Middle East
August 2, 2019
Syria regime agrees to Idlib truce if buffer zone implemented
The Syrian government has agreed to a truce in the war-torn northwestern region of Idlib on condition a Turkish-Russian buffer-zone…
Two-thirds of U.N. Security Council ask U.N. chief for Syria hospital attacks inquiry
Middle East
July 31, 2019
Two-thirds of U.N. Security Council ask U.N. chief for Syria hospital attacks inquiry
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Two-thirds of the United Nations Security Council – including the United States, Britain and France –…
UN reports 400,000 Syrians displaced since Idlib offensive started in April
Middle East
July 30, 2019
UN reports 400,000 Syrians displaced since Idlib offensive started in April
More than 400,000 people have been displaced in northwestern Syria since the start of a government offensive to retake the…
U.N. says Syria air strikes killed at least 100 civilians in past 10 days
Middle East
July 26, 2019
U.N. says Syria air strikes killed at least 100 civilians in past 10 days
GENEVA/BEIRUT (Reuters) – Air strikes by the Syrian government and its allies on schools, hospitals, markets and bakeries have killed…
Pope Francis’s envoy tells Syria’s Assad of concern for Idlib’s civilians
Middle East
July 22, 2019
Pope Francis’s envoy tells Syria’s Assad of concern for Idlib’s civilians
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis’s envoy told Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in a meeting on Monday of the Pope’s…