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A member of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham group, led by Syria's former Al-Qaeda affiliate, watches as a convoy of buses gets ready to enter the towns of al-Foua and Kefraya to evacuate their residents on 18 July 2018. Picture: AFP.

Syria unrest

Buses arrive to evacuate two besieged pro-Assad Syrian villages

By Reuters

Rebels and Iran-backed forces agreed on a deal to evacuate the two mostly Shi'ite villages in return for the release of hundreds of detainees in state prisons,...

  • FILE: A Syrian child receives treatment following a suspected toxic gas attack in Khan Sheikhoun, a rebel-held town in the north-western Syrian Idlib province on 4 April 2017. Picture: AFP

    Deadly gas attack reported on Syrian rebel enclave

    The US State Department said it was monitoring the situation and that Russia should be blamed if chemicals were used.

    1502 days ago
  • FILE: Syrian refugees cross the Syria-Turkey border on June 22, 2015, as they return to the northern Syrian town of Tal Abyad, in Syria's Raqqa governorate. Picture: AFP

    Civilians flee as two big Syria battles enter decisive phases

    The Syrian war entered its eighth year this week, having killed half a million people and driven more than 11 million from their homes.

    1525 days ago
  • FILE: Karen Abuzayd, a member of the Commission of Inquiry on Syria. Picture: United Nations Photo.

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

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

    1525 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.

    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.

    1532 days ago
  • FILE: A Syrian army tank patrols an area in the district of Al-Waar in the flashpoint city of Homs. Picture: AFP.

    Several dozen killed or wounded in Syria – Russia

    The ministry said none of those hurt were members of the Russian armed forces and that the injured were being treated at hospitals in Russia.

    1548 days ago
  • FILE: Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Picture: AFP

    US dismisses fears of wider war after deadly Syria clashes

    Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, who is supported by Russia and by Shi‘ite militias backed by Iran, has said he wants to take back every inch of Syria.

    1560 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.

    UN demands Syria ceasefire as air strikes pound rebel areas

    The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said Tuesday’s bombardment of Eastern Ghouta had killed 63 people.

    1562 days ago
  • International Committee of the Red Cross team evacuating critically injured people from the Syrian rebel-held enclave of Eastern Ghouta. Picture: @ICRC_sy/Twitter.

    ICRC: Medical evacuations begin from Syria’s Eastern Ghouta

    Almost 400,000 people in Eastern Ghouta are besieged by forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad.

    1604 days ago
  • FILE: Syrian civilians and rescuers gather at the site of government air strikes in the rebel-held area of Al-Shaar in Aleppo. Picture: AFP.

    Russia says resumption of Syria peace talks delayed indefinitely

    Russia has accused rebels backed by Western governments of attacking civilians in Aleppo.

    2025 days ago
  • Syrians walk over rubble following air strikes on the rebel-held Fardous neighbourhood of the northern embattled Syrian city of Aleppo on 12 October 2016. Picture: AFP.

    Moscow: Russian, Syrian planes have not bombed Aleppo for a week

    Six humanitarian corridors in eastern Aleppo have been opened to allow civilians to flee the city.

    2032 days ago
  • FILE: Syrian president Bashar al-Assad delivering a speech in the capital Damascus. Picture: AFP

    Britain, US consider more sanctions against Assad, supporters

    The threat of more sanctions on Syria came before a European Union summit on Thursday.

    2040 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.

    US broadens Syria talks after failure of truce deal with Russia

    John Kerry, US Secretary of State, will return to Syria talks today.

    2042 days ago
  • Seven-year-old Bana Alabed. Picture: Twitter @AlabedBana.

    Little girl in Aleppo documents war in tweets

    Bana Alabed (7) and her mother Fatemah are using Twitter to tell horror stories about the war in Syria.

    2054 days ago
  • Picture: Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation.

    Rebels and aid workers: Russian, Syrian missiles pound Aleppo, destroy hospital

    Russian warplanes and their Syrian government allies battered rebel-held areas in and around Aleppo.

    2055 days ago
  • Syrian civilians & rescuers gather at the site of government air strikes in the rebel-held area of Al-Shaar in Aleppo. Picture: AFP.

    Syrian rescue worker breaks down while cradling baby girl pulled from rubble

    One emotional rescuer says the little girl, who is bloodied and covered in dust, is about one month old.

    2056 days ago
  • Syrian civilians & rescuers gather at the site of government air strikes in the rebel-held area of Al-Shaar in Aleppo. Picture: AFP.

    WHO: 338 killed in eastern Aleppo in past week

    Russia and Syrian government forces launched a campaign to recapture the rebel-held sector of Aleppo.

    2057 days ago
  • Syrian civilians & rescuers gather at the site of government air strikes in the rebel-held area of Al-Shaar in Aleppo. Picture: AFP

    Warplanes knock out Aleppo hospital as Russian-backed assault intensifies

    The week-old assault, which could herald a turning point in the war, has already killed hundreds of people

    2058 days ago
  • Syrian civilians from the town of Daraya are evacuated from the rebel-held town of Moadamiyet al-Sham on 8 September, 2016 to be taken to a shelter in the government-controlled town of Harjala. Picture: AFP.

    Syrian Observatory: 25 killed in Aleppo attacks on Saturday

    The Syrian military announced the major new offensive against the area on Thursday night.

    2062 days ago
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