Syria's War

Burning trash to stay warm, displaced Syrians struggle to survive winter
People displaced by Syria’s war struggle with poor wages, an economic crisis and falling aid as rain and cold set in.
Published On 28 Nov 2023
Assad arrest warrant: ‘Hope and pain’ for Syrian chemical attack survivors
Lawyers say French arrest warrant sets ‘historic precedent’ as survivors of chemical massacre long for justice in Syria.
Published On 17 Nov 2023
Middle East Roundup: Is Shifa Hospital really a Hamas ops hub?
Raiding Gaza’s largest hospital, another communications blackout, Israel’s goals in Gaza – the Middle East this week.
Published On 16 Nov 2023
France issues arrest warrant for Syria’s al-Assad
The warrant charges Syria’s president with complicity in ‘crimes against humanity and complicity in war crimes’.
Published On 15 Nov 2023

Russia, Syria accused of using world’s focus on Gaza to escalate attacks in Idlib; US targets Iran-backed groups.

Activists say the Syrian leader’s denunciation of Israel’s actions is hypocritical — and those actions mirror his own.

More than 65 civilians have been killed in Idlib and nearby cities by government forces and Russia so far this month.

An elderly man and a woman were killed, two others wounded in a rocket attack on the outskirts of the city of Sarmin.

Bashar al-Assad visit to China part of a bid to end more than a decade of diplomatic isolation under Western sanctions.

Criticism of al-Assad has been growing in Sweida since demonstrations began in mid-August over end of fuel subsidies.

Thousands of Syrian refugees have crossed into Lebanon in recent months through porous border points.

Arab tribesmen claimed to have Aleppo villages under their control but have withdrawn after shelling and air attacks.

Protests in Syria, a Palestinian woman’s fight, secret Libya-Israel meeting — here’s the Middle East this week.

The clashes that took place between Arab clans and SDF in Deir Az Zor countryside are among the worst in recent years.

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