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More bombs hit Syria’s Ghouta, death toll highest since 2013
Middle East
February 21, 2018
More bombs hit Syria’s Ghouta, death toll highest since 2013
Pro-government forces pounded the rebel-held district of eastern Ghouta outside the Syrian capital Damascus on Tuesday, in a surge of…
New raids on Syria rebel enclave kill 45 civilians: monitor
Middle East
February 20, 2018
New raids on Syria rebel enclave kill 45 civilians: monitor
Fresh air strikes hit the Syrian rebel enclave of Eastern Ghouta on Tuesday killing 45 civilians as a ferocious regime…
Bombardment kills 35 in Syria’s Ghouta: monitor
Middle East
February 19, 2018
Bombardment kills 35 in Syria’s Ghouta: monitor
Accelerating bombardment by the government and its allies killed at least 35 people in the rebel-held eastern Ghouta region near…
Syrian army to help Kurdish forces repel Turkish offensive in Afrin: reports
Middle East
February 19, 2018
Syrian army to help Kurdish forces repel Turkish offensive in Afrin: reports
The Syrian army could enter the Kurdish-held enclave in Afrin within the next two days after the Kurds agreed to…
Israeli warplane crashes amid cross-border escalation with Syria
Middle East
February 10, 2018
Israeli warplane crashes amid cross-border escalation with Syria
Israel planes on Saturday carried out attacks on “Iranian targets” in Syria after intercepting a drone, with one F16 fighter downed…
More deadly regime strikes as Syria toll mounts
Middle East
February 6, 2018
More deadly regime strikes as Syria toll mounts
Fresh regime strikes on a besieged rebel-held enclave near Damascus killed 35 civilians on Tuesday despite mounting Western pressure on…
Air strikes kill more than 20 in Syria’s Ghouta
Middle East
February 5, 2018
Air strikes kill more than 20 in Syria’s Ghouta
Air strikes killed 23 people in Syria’s rebel-held eastern Ghouta district, just outside Damascus, a war monitor reported, and a…
New US-backed ‘border force’ in Syria infuriates Ankara, Damascus
Middle East
January 15, 2018
New US-backed ‘border force’ in Syria infuriates Ankara, Damascus
Syria, Turkey and Russia responded vehemently on Monday to new US-backed plans to set up a 30,000-strong “border force” inside…
UN says Syrian forces killed 85 civilians in besieged zone
Middle East
January 11, 2018
UN says Syrian forces killed 85 civilians in besieged zone
Syrian government forces and their allies have killed at least 85 civilians since Dec. 31 in stepped-up attacks against the…
Medical evacuation comes too late for trapped Syrians
Middle East
December 28, 2017
Medical evacuation comes too late for trapped Syrians
Aid groups are rushing to rescue Syrians in critical condition in Eastern Ghouta. But some have already died, while others…