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US threatens retaliation against chemical weapons attacks in Syria
Middle East
March 13, 2018
US threatens retaliation against chemical weapons attacks in Syria
The US warned at the UN on Monday that it would react to any chemical weapon attacks in Syria as…
7 years of war have taken a high toll on Syria’s children
Middle East
March 13, 2018
7 years of war have taken a high toll on Syria’s children
After seven years of war in Syria, the United Nations has one thing to say: Stop the war on children.…
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…
Any gas attack in Syria would be ‘very unwise’: Mattis
Middle East
March 12, 2018
Any gas attack in Syria would be ‘very unwise’: Mattis
US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis said Sunday it would be “very unwise” for the Syrian regime to use gas as…
Syrian army splinters rebel enclave in Ghouta onslaught
Middle East
March 12, 2018
Syrian army splinters rebel enclave in Ghouta onslaught
The Syrian army broke apart the rebel enclave in eastern Ghouta on Sunday, cutting off two major towns from the…
Syria army bombs splintered Ghouta enclave as bodies pile up
Middle East
March 11, 2018
Syria army bombs splintered Ghouta enclave as bodies pile up
New air strikes and barrel bombs pounded Syria’s Eastern Ghouta on Sunday as government forces pressed a three-week advance that…
Fierce fighting in Syria’s Ghouta as Assad presses assault
Middle East
March 11, 2018
Fierce fighting in Syria’s Ghouta as Assad presses assault
The Syrian army and rebel groups engaged in fierce battles early on Sunday on a critical front in eastern Ghouta…
Syria army cuts off main town in Ghouta rebel enclave
Middle East
March 10, 2018
Syria army cuts off main town in Ghouta rebel enclave
Syrian regime forces on Saturday cut off the largest town in Eastern Ghouta from the rest of the opposition enclave…
Syria regime sends hundreds of reinforcements to Ghouta: monitor
Middle East
March 7, 2018
Syria regime sends hundreds of reinforcements to Ghouta: monitor
Hundreds more pro-regime fighters have been deployed to front lines in Syria’s Eastern Ghouta, a monitor said on Wednesday, tightening…