A barbed wire-topped fence encircles a section of this bleak U.N.-run camp, isolating thousands of Syrian refugees recent arrivals — whom Jordan considers a potential security risk — from other Syrian refugees. This camp-within-a-camp, called “Village [ More … ]
Plans to air drop supplies to besieged towns in Syria inched ahead on Thursday amid concern from Russia and others about the safety of aid workers and uncertainty whether Damascus will approve, a U.N. official [ More … ]
International medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres on Thursday urged Turkey to open its border to some 100,000 displaced Syrians trapped by heavy clashes including a recent Islamic State advance. Fighting near the Turkish border in [ More … ]
The Arabic version of the BBC in its coverage of Idlib massacre perpetrated by Russian warplanes Monday night said the raids killed more than 50 civilians and injured about 100. As usual, it did not mention which party [ More … ]
Assad regime’s and Russian warplanes conducted on the last two days a new round of airstrikes on residential areas in the city of Idlib. The attacks hit Idlib National Hospital and many popular marketplaces, according [ More … ]
A two-day ceasefire has been agreed in the Syrian town of Darayya near, Damascus, starting from Wednesday to allow the delivery of humanitarian aid to the residents. The five-year Syrian crisis, which Assad regime is [ More … ]
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