World Feb 28 No civilians exit Syria rebel-held region on day 2 of pause BEIRUT — No civilians exited the rebel-held Syria region near the capital Damascus on Wednesday, the second day of a Russia-ordered brief daily humanitarian pause amid reports of ground battles as government troops attempted to push their way into the…
World Nov 28 ISIS could spread if 'Americans turn their back' on Kurdish allies in Syria, official says The comments by Ilham Ahmed, a member of the political arm of the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces, were in response to the U.S. administration’s suggestion that military aid to the Kurdish-led forces may be halted.
World Feb 25 Twin attacks on Syrian security kill at least 32 In synchronized attacks, insurgents stormed into heavily guarded security offices in Syria's central Homs city, killing a senior officer and at least 31 others.
World Feb 07 Amnesty: Up to 13,000 hanged in Syria's 'slaughterhouse' The prison north of Damascus was known to detainees as "the slaughterhouse" and in it, as many of 13,000 people were hanged in only four years after a series of sham trials, according to a new report issued by Amnesty…