World Jul 22 Over 1,400, mostly civilians, were killed in sectarian violence in coastal Syria in March, government says The violence was the first major incident to emerge after the ouster of longtime President Bashar Assad in December.
World Mar 07 Clashes in Syria’s coastal region between Assad loyalists and government forces kill more than 70 A war monitor says that clashes between Syrian security forces and gunmen loyal to former President Bashar Assad in the country's coastal region have left more than 70 people dead and the area outside government control.
World Dec 11 Syrians search morgues for signs of loved ones who died in Assad’s prisons Many bodies have been found in Syrian detention centers and prisons since President Bashar al-Assad's government fell.
World Feb 04 A year after deadly earthquake, conflicts and shrinking aid compound misery for Syrians In the year since a devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake rocked Turkey and Syria, killing more than 59,000 people, the situation in Syria has only become more grim for those who survived. An initial outpouring of assistance from the outside world…
Politics Oct 12 Intense shelling has displaced 70,000 people in northwest Syria, UN agencies says United Nations humanitarian officials have sounded an alarm over a humanitarian crisis in rebel-held northwestern Syria. They warned on Thursday that intense shelling by government forces displaced almost 70,000 people in recent weeks.