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The Syrian Red Crescent and the United Nations deliver an aid convoy to Al-Nishabieh in Rural Damascus, Syria. The convoy carried relief items of food parcels, flour, nutrition, medicines and medical materials for 1,440 families there. Picture: Twitter/ @SYRedCrescent

Bashar alassads government

End Syria hospital attacks, Russia told at UN

By AFP

The outcome led to a rare statement following the meeting by the UN's humanitarian chief, Mark Lowcock.

  • Turkish forces are seen in a convoy on a main highway between Damascus and Aleppo, near the town of Saraqib in Syria's northern Idlib province, on 29 August 2018. Picture: AFP.

    Attacks against Syrians in Turkey raise fears of escalation

    The most recent violence against Syrians in Kucukcekmece 10 days ago has raised fears of an escalation in an already volatile climate.

    1126 days ago
  • FILE: Syrians flee their homes with their belongings in the town of Beit Sawa in Syria's besieged eastern Ghouta region on 4 March 2018, following reported air strikes. Picture: AFP.

    Israel confirms attacked Syria over rockets fired at Mount Hermon

    Two rockets were fired at Mount Hermon late Saturday, with the army saying on Sunday that one of them was "located within Israeli territory."

    1164 days ago
  • Meet the key players in Syria's civil war.  Picture: CNN

    Caught in Syria, foreign jihadist suspects may face trial in Iraq

    The American military - which spearheads an international coalition fighting IS - has in the past shown itself willing to hand those captured in Syria to the authorities in Iraq.

    1276 days ago
  • A displaced Syrian girl who fled from regime raids stands outside her tent in a camp in Kafr Lusin near the border with Turkey in the northern part of Syria's rebel-held Idlib province on 9 September 2018. Picture: AFP.

    Displaced Syrian children sift through trash to buy bread

    Using a hooked metal rod, he stabbed at acrid household waste in the village of Kafr Lusin, looking for plastic to trade for a few dollars to feed his 11-member family.

    1286 days ago
  • Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Picture: AFP

    Syria and Iran sign 'strategic' economic agreement

    The agreements covered a range of fields including economy, culture, education, infrastructure, investment and housing, the official Sana news agency reported.

    1288 days ago
  • A screengrab of the Syrian army's battle against Islamic State. Picture: CNN

    Bomb blast in a bus kills 3 civilians in Syria's Afrin: monitor

    Nine other people, including fighters, were wounded in the explosion, the head of the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, Rami Abdel Rahman, told AFP.

    1297 days ago
  • Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan. Picture: AFP.

    Turkey, Russia have common aim to clear Syria of terror organisations

    Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu also said Turkey would continue to be in close cooperation with Iran and Russia on Syria and regional issues, according to Anadolu.

    1318 days ago
  • A bombed house in Harem, Syria. Picture: Rahima Essop/EWN.

    Trump declares victory over IS in Syria, orders US troops home

    The momentous decision to withdraw, which runs counter to long-established US policy for Syria and the region, blindsided lawmakers, the Pentagon and international allies alike.

    1328 days ago
  • Iraqi forces hold a position in west Mosul on 13 July 2017, a few days after the government's announcement of the "liberation" of the embattled city from Islamic State (IS) group fighters. Picture: AFP.

    After shedding IS, Mosul embraces makeovers

    In Mosul, the average hair implant procedure costs around $800, including the follow-up after the operation.

    1329 days ago
  • A Syrian army tank patrols an area in the district of Al-Waar in the flashpoint city of Homs. Picture: AFP

    Car bomb kills 8 people in Syria's Afrin: monitor

    The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said it was not clear who was behind the blast in the city, which was seized from Kurdish forces earlier this year.

    1331 days ago
  • United States humanitarian aid worker Peter Kassig. Picture: Facebook.com

    Syria coalition targets IS leader linked to execution of American

    Damascus had earlier Sunday accused the coalition of launching missiles against Syrian army positions, according to the official Sana news agency.

    1345 days ago
  • A Syrian army tank patrols an area in the district of Al-Waar in the flashpoint city of Homs. Picture: AFP

    Clashes between pro-Turkish rebels kill 25 in Syria's Afrin

    Turkish troops and allied rebel groups seized the Afrin region from Kurdish forces in March after a two-month air and ground offensive.

    1359 days ago
  • Turkish forces are seen in a convoy on a main highway between Damascus and Aleppo, near the town of Saraqib in Syria's northern Idlib province, on 29 August 2018. Picture: AFP.

    Syria regime attack kills 22 rebels in truce zone

    The attack on a position held by the Jaish al-Izza rebel group took place on the edge of the northwestern province of Idlib, in an area due to be de-militarised.

    1369 days ago
  • Turkish forces are seen in a convoy on a main highway between Damascus and Aleppo, near the town of Saraqib in Syria's northern Idlib province, on 29 August 2018. Picture: AFP.

    As Idlib offensive looms, Syrians flee to border villages

    More than 30,000 people have fled their homes in northwest Syria since the army and allied forces resumed bombardment last week, the UN humanitarian affairs office said on Monday.

    1427 days ago
  • File: A picture taken on 29 May 2015 from the top of a hill shows a general view of the town of Ariha, in the northwestern province of Idlib, a day after the city was seized by a rebel coalition led by al-Qaedas Syria franchise. Picture: AFP.

    Russia says US dropped phosphorus bombs over Syria, which Pentagon denies

    The air strikes targeted the village of Hajin, the last major stronghold of Islamic State in Syria, and resulted in fires, but there was no information about casualties, the Russian military said.

    1429 days ago
  • Turkish forces are seen in a convoy on a main highway between Damascus and Aleppo, near the town of Saraqib in Syria's northern Idlib province, on 29 August 2018. Picture: AFP.

    Shells hit Syria's Idlib as rebels brace for assault

    The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights war monitor said they had killed 13 civilians, including children, but no fighters.

    1433 days ago
  • In this file photo taken on 20 June 2018 eight-year-old Maya Mohammad Ali Merhi walks using prosthetic legs made by her father from tin cans in a camp for displaced people, in the northern Syrian province of Idlib. Picture: AFP.

    Trump warns Syria not to 'recklessly attack' Idlib province

    Trump has sought better relations with Russia since taking office in 2017 but the United States has been unable to rein in Moscow’s military and diplomatic support for Assad.

    1435 days ago
  • File: A picture taken on 29 May 2015 from the top of a hill shows a general view of the town of Ariha, in the northwestern province of Idlib, a day after the city was seized by a rebel coalition led by al-Qaedas Syria franchise. Picture: AFP.

    Syrian army preparing phased Idlib assault: source

    The offensive would initially target southern and western parts of the insurgent territory, but not yet Idlib city, said the source, an official in the regional alliance backing Assad.

    1440 days ago
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