Bashar al-Assad
Merkel calls for European response to Syria, takes flak from opposition
Middle East
February 23, 2018
Merkel calls for European response to Syria, takes flak from opposition
Angela Merkel has called on the EU to play a more active role in Syria, but German opposition politicians have…
Russia would back 30-day Syria ceasefire but not for militants: Lavrov
Middle East
February 22, 2018
Russia would back 30-day Syria ceasefire but not for militants: Lavrov
Russia is ready to consider a 30-day ceasefire in Syria but only if it does not cover Islamic State, Nusra…
UN pleads for truce to avert ‘massacre’ as strikes hit Syria’s Ghouta for fifth day
Middle East
February 22, 2018
UN pleads for truce to avert ‘massacre’ as strikes hit Syria’s Ghouta for fifth day
Warplanes pounded the last rebel enclave near the Syrian capital for a fifth straight day on Thursday, as the United…
Hospitals overwhelmed by bombing blitz of Damascus suburbs
Middle East
February 22, 2018
Hospitals overwhelmed by bombing blitz of Damascus suburbs
Doctors in Syria’s rebel-controlled suburbs of Damascus said Wednesday they were unable to keep up with the staggering number of…
As IS shrinks, end game for US in Syria gets murky
Middle East
February 9, 2018
As IS shrinks, end game for US in Syria gets murky
The closer the US gets to its original goal in Syria of defeating the Islamic State group, the murkier its…
More than 100 pro-Assad forces killed in thwarted attack: US official
Middle East
February 8, 2018
More than 100 pro-Assad forces killed in thwarted attack: US official
More than 100 fighters aligned with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad were killed overnight when US coalition and coalition-backed local forces…
US-led coalition bombs Syrian pro-government forces in eastern province
Middle East
February 8, 2018
US-led coalition bombs Syrian pro-government forces in eastern province
Syrian state television said on Thursday the US-led coalition against Islamic State had bombed pro-Syrian government forces east of the…
Still a trickle, but refugees sick of exile return to Syria
Middle East
February 2, 2018
Still a trickle, but refugees sick of exile return to Syria
Desperate to escape Syria’s terrors, Ammar Maarawi bolted. In early 2016, he paid smugglers and endured a dangerous sea crossing…
Syrian army presses offensive in last rebel stronghold of Idlib
Middle East
January 7, 2018
Syrian army presses offensive in last rebel stronghold of Idlib
Syria’s army and its allies pressed further into the country’s largest remaining rebel stronghold on Sunday, capturing a town and…
Syria’s Assad calls US-backed militias ‘traitors’
Middle East
December 19, 2017
Syria’s Assad calls US-backed militias ‘traitors’
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Monday described US-backed militias in eastern Syria as “traitors”, his office said in an online…