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FILE: Karen Abuzayd, a member of the Commission of Inquiry on Syria. Picture: United Nations Photo.

No end to syria war

Thousands of women, men, children raped in Syria’s war - UN

By Reuters

In a gruesome report, UN investigators found that Islamic State militants had executed women and girls by stoning for alleged adultery, forced girls into...

  • 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.

    Bombardment of Syria’s Ghouta endangers aid convoy - UN

    For eastern Ghouta’s civilians, trapped in underground shelters but deprived of food and water, there is a constant dilemma - whether to seek supplies or stay inside.

    1613 days ago
  • FILE: A Syrian boy looks at the damage following reported air strikes on the rebel-held besieged town of Douma in the eastern Ghouta region, on the outskirts of the capital Damascus, on 6 February 2018. Picture: AFP.

    Syrians flee government advances in eastern Ghouta

    Government forces are thrusting into the besieged rebel enclave from its eastern edge in an apparent bid to split it in two.

    1618 days ago
  • FILE: A Syrian boy looks at the damage following reported air strikes on the rebel-held besieged town of Douma in the eastern Ghouta region, on the outskirts of the capital Damascus, on 6 February 2018. Picture: AFP.

    More bombs fall on Syria’s Ghouta

    The United Nations called for an immediate ceasefire in the area on Monday, saying the situation was ‘spiralling out of control’.

    1630 days ago
  • FILE: A Syrian child receives treatment following a suspected toxic gas attack in Khan Sheikhoun on 4 April 2017. Picture: AFP.

    Russia denies Assad to blame for chemical attack

    Russia suggested on Wednesday it would publicly stand by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad despite outrage over a chemical weapons attack.

    1951 days ago
  • FILE: Syrians walk past a destroyed building in the rebel-held town of Douma, on the eastern outskirts of Damascus, on December 30, 2016. Picture: AFP.

    UN: 300,000 civilians at risk in Damascus battle

    Fighting around Syria’s capital Damascus has cut 300,000 people off from humanitarian aid, says a UN humanitarian advisor on Syria.

    1964 days ago
  • FILE: Syrians walk past a destroyed building in the rebel-held town of Douma, on the eastern outskirts of Damascus, on December 30, 2016. Picture: AFP.

    UN: Syria deliberately bombed Damascus water supply

    Syria’s air force committed a war crime by cutting off water for 5.5 million people in and around the capital Damascus, the UN says.

    1973 days ago
  • FILE: Top UN human rights official Zeid Ra'ad al-Hussein. Picture: AFP.

    Syria a ‘torture-chamber’, says UN in call to free detainees

    The top UN human rights official called for tens of thousands of detainees to be released from Syria’s prisons.

    1973 days ago
  • A grief-striken Syrian man is comforted by people as rescuers pull the body of his daughter from the rubble of a building. Picture: AFP.

    US close to suspending Syria talks with Russia as Aleppo battle rages

    Moscow and Damascus launched a campaign to recapture the rebel-held sector of Syria’s biggest city.

    2138 days ago
  • US Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov shake hands at the conclusion of their press conference following their meeting in Geneva where they discussed the crisis in Syria. Picture: Pool/AFP.

    Syria truce largely holds as aid preparations begin

    The ceasefire marks the biggest bet yet by Washington that it can work with Moscow to end the war.

    2154 days ago
  • A handout image released by the official Syrian Arab News Agency on 5 May, 2016 shows a car burning at the site of a bomb attack in Mukharram al-Fawqani in Homs province. Picture: AFP.

    Turkish army thrusts deeper into Syria monitor, says 35 villagers killed

    Turkey sent tanks and troops into Syria on Wednesday to support its Syrian rebel allies.

    2170 days ago
  • A protester holds a banner as he takes part in a demonstration in front of United Nations offices in Beirut in solidarity with the civilians of the northern Syrian city of Aleppo and against the regime of the Syrian president, on 1 May, 2016. Picture: AFP.

    Scores of families leave besieged Aleppo under Russia - Damascus plan

    Syrian state television showed scores of mostly women gathered in a government-controlled area of the city.

    2199 days ago
  • A handout image released by the official Syrian Arab News Agency on 5 May, 2016 shows Syrian security members gather at the site of a bomb attack in Mukharram al-Fawqani in Homs province. Picture: AFP.

    Attempt at US-Russia cooperation in Syria suffers major setbacks

    One of the US goals in Syria have been ending the violence that already has claimed some 400,000 lives.

    2201 days ago
  • FILE: Iraqi Shiite fighters from a Popular Mobilisation unit use mobile artillery near the city of Fallujah on 23 May, 2016, as part of a major assault to retake the city from Islamic State group. Picture: AFP.

    Isis launches counter-attacks on US-backed forces, Syrian army

    It's understood the militants won back three villages south of the besieged city in a surprise assault.

    2239 days ago
  • FILE: Syrian security forces evacuate medical staff after rockets reportedly fired by rebels hit Al-Dabbeet hospital the in government-controlled neighbourhood of Muhafaza in the northern city of Aleppo on 3 May, 2016. Picture: AFP.

    Syrian & Russian aircraft step up bombing of Aleppo city

    A civil defence worker said 32 people were killed in rebel-held parts of the city during the strikes.

    2254 days ago
  • FILE: Smoke rises during armed clashes between Syrian Kurdish fighters and militants from the Islamic State (IS) in and around the town of Kobani, Syria, as seen from the Turkish side of the border. Picture: EPA.

    No direct combat for Iraqi Kurds in Kobani

    The British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights has confirmed 815 people have been killed.

    2842 days ago
  • FILE: Reports say fighting erupted on the Golan Heights on Monday between government forces and rebels. Picture: AFP.

    Fighting erupts between Syrian army & rebels

    Reports say fighting erupted on the Golan Heights on Monday between government forces and rebels.

    2898 days ago
  • FILE:Rebels stand on the back of a pick-up truck driving through the eastern Syrian town of Deir Ezzor on 10 March, 2014. Picture: AFP.

    Islamic State seizes more territory in Syria

    The group's advance in Syria has accelerated since it seized control of Mosul in June.

    2917 days ago
  • FILE: The bombs were placed in two tunnels running under the city. Picture: AFP.

    Syria: Bombs kill 13 pro-Assad fighters

    The bombs were placed in two tunnels running under the city.

    2931 days ago
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