Syria war
Syrian state media report new missile attack in Homs region
Middle East
April 17, 2018
Syrian state media report new missile attack in Homs region
Syrian state-run media reported that the country’s air defenses confronted a new “aggression,” shooting down missiles over the central region…
US-led strikes on Syria: A move with unpredictable consequences
Middle East
April 16, 2018
US-led strikes on Syria: A move with unpredictable consequences
The United States and its European allies launched airstrikes early Saturday on Syrian research, development and military facilities in response…
Russia may have tampered with chemical attack site: US envoy
Middle East
April 16, 2018
Russia may have tampered with chemical attack site: US envoy
Russia may have tampered with the site of an alleged chemical weapons attack in Syria’s Douma, the US envoy to…
US to hit Russia with new sanctions for aiding Syria’s Assad
Middle East
April 16, 2018
US to hit Russia with new sanctions for aiding Syria’s Assad
US Ambassador Nikki Haley has indicated new economic sanctions will be announced Monday against Russia for enabling the government of…
UN calls for $150M for urgent relief in Syria
Middle East
March 28, 2018
UN calls for $150M for urgent relief in Syria
A UN official in Syria says aid groups need US$150 million to provide urgent relief to a quarter-million people recently displaced…
Syrian troops mass around town as rebels refuse to leave
Middle East
March 28, 2018
Syrian troops mass around town as rebels refuse to leave
Syrian troops massed around the town of Douma on Tuesday after a powerful rebel faction refused to evacuate, threatening the…
For exhausted Ghouta evacuees, a long bus ride out of ‘hell’
Middle East
March 27, 2018
For exhausted Ghouta evacuees, a long bus ride out of ‘hell’
As the bus sets off, a young Syrian girl glues her face to the window to watch the ruined buildings…
Biggest convoy yet leaves rebel pocket of Syria’s Ghouta: state media
Middle East
March 27, 2018
Biggest convoy yet leaves rebel pocket of Syria’s Ghouta: state media
The largest convoy yet of evacuated Syrian rebel fighters and civilians began leaving a devastated pocket of Eastern Ghouta overnight,…
Rebel fighters in Syria’s Douma ready to lay down arms: Russia
Middle East
March 26, 2018
Rebel fighters in Syria’s Douma ready to lay down arms: Russia
Rebel fighters with the Jaish al-Islam group in the Syrian town of Douma, near the capital Damascus, have expressed readiness…
Syrian rebels Jaish al-Islam refuse to leave Ghouta: spokesman
Middle East
March 26, 2018
Syrian rebels Jaish al-Islam refuse to leave Ghouta: spokesman
Jaish al-Islam, the last rebel faction in control of territory in eastern Ghouta, said on Sunday it would not withdraw…