Syrian Observatory for Human Rights
US slaps sanctions on Turkey as Syrian regime returns to north
Middle East
October 15, 2019
US slaps sanctions on Turkey as Syrian regime returns to north
The United States slapped sanctions on Turkey Monday as it demanded an end to the deadly incursion against Syrian Kurdish…
Kurds announce deal with Damascus as Turkey pushes deep into Syria
Middle East
October 14, 2019
Kurds announce deal with Damascus as Turkey pushes deep into Syria
Syria’s Kurds have announced a groundbreaking deal with Damascus on a Syrian troop deployment near the border with Turkey, as…
Syria activists: Strikes kill 4, including woman, her child
Middle East
August 27, 2019
Syria activists: Strikes kill 4, including woman, her child
BEIRUT (AP) — Airstrikes targeted Syria’s last major rebel stronghold in the northwestern province of Idlib on Monday, killing at…
Damascus forces surround Turkish army post: monitor
Middle East
August 23, 2019
Damascus forces surround Turkish army post: monitor
Syrian government forces surrounded a Turkish military observation post in the northwest on Friday after overrunning neighbouring towns, upping the…
Damascus to let civilians flee rebel-held Idlib
Middle East
August 22, 2019
Damascus to let civilians flee rebel-held Idlib
Damascus said Thursday it is opening a corridor for civilians to leave the opposition-held northwestern region of Idlib, where government…
Syrian government closes in on town that was bombed with sarin
Middle East
August 14, 2019
Syrian government closes in on town that was bombed with sarin
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian government forces on Wednesday closed in on a rebel-held town in Idlib that was bombed with…
Syrian troops take village, push toward key rebel-held town
Middle East
August 7, 2019
Syrian troops take village, push toward key rebel-held town
BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian state-run media say government forces have captured a northwestern village and are getting closer to the…
UN reports 400,000 Syrians displaced since Idlib offensive started in April
Middle East
July 30, 2019
UN reports 400,000 Syrians displaced since Idlib offensive started in April
More than 400,000 people have been displaced in northwestern Syria since the start of a government offensive to retake the…
Second Israeli strikes hit Syria as Trump calls for bombs to stop
Middle East
June 3, 2019
Second Israeli strikes hit Syria as Trump calls for bombs to stop
Israel launched a second round of strikes against Syria in 24 hours on Sunday, state media reported, as US President…
Exodus grows from northwest Syria in intensified fighting
Middle East
May 24, 2019
Exodus grows from northwest Syria in intensified fighting
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Thousands more people have fled violence in northwest Syria, the United Nations and a medical agency said…