Idlib
Russian jets bomb rebel-held Idlib in Syria, witnesses say
Middle East
January 3, 2022
Russian jets bomb rebel-held Idlib in Syria, witnesses say
AMMAN, Jan 2 (Reuters) – Russian jets bombed areas near the northwestern Syrian city of Idlib on Sunday, witnesses and…
Turkish lira slump hits displaced families in Syria’s northwest
Middle East
December 9, 2021
Turkish lira slump hits displaced families in Syria’s northwest
IDLIB, Syria, Dec 9 (Reuters) – Amer Ezzeldin was already struggling to make ends meet in the northwestern Syrian province…
Analysis: As US focus wanes, Mideast turns inward for talks
Middle East
December 9, 2021
Analysis: As US focus wanes, Mideast turns inward for talks
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — After years of looking abroad for answers, countries in the Middle East now appear…
Damascus bomb kills 14, then army shells fall on rebel area killing 12
Middle East
October 21, 2021
Damascus bomb kills 14, then army shells fall on rebel area killing 12
DAMASCUS/AMMAN, Oct 20 (Reuters) – A blast on an army bus in Damascus on Wednesday killed 14 people, state media…
Syrian shelling of rebel-held areas close to Turkey kills 4
Middle East
October 17, 2021
Syrian shelling of rebel-held areas close to Turkey kills 4
BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian government shelling of a rebel-held town near the border with Turkey on Saturday killed four people…
Ravaged by war, Syrian rebel area struggles with virus surge
Middle East
September 22, 2021
Ravaged by war, Syrian rebel area struggles with virus surge
BEIRUT (AP) — Coronavirus cases are surging to the worst levels of the pandemic in a rebel stronghold in Syria…
Government shelling of north Syria kills 5, mostly children
Middle East
August 21, 2021
Government shelling of north Syria kills 5, mostly children
BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian government forces shelled a village in the country’s rebel-held northwest on Thursday, killing five people, most…
8 killed in renewed strikes on Syria’s last rebel enclave
Middle East
July 15, 2021
8 killed in renewed strikes on Syria’s last rebel enclave
BEIRUT (AP) — At least eight civilians were killed, including three children, when Syrian government rockets hit two villages in…
Syria government shelling kills 8, mostly children, in Idlib
Middle East
July 3, 2021
Syria government shelling kills 8, mostly children, in Idlib
BEIRUT (AP) — Artillery fire from government-controlled territory and airstrikes Saturday killed at least eight civilians in Syria’s last rebel…
Syrian air force may have dropped chlorine bomb on town in rebel area in 2018 – chemical arms watchdog
Middle East
April 12, 2021
Syrian air force may have dropped chlorine bomb on town in rebel area in 2018 – chemical arms watchdog
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – The global chemical weapons watchdog has “reasonable grounds to believe” that Syria’s air force dropped a chlorine…