Etiket: Syria
Nearly 90 dead in three days of fighting between Kurdish forces and IS in Syria
Fighting raged Saturday for the third day in a row between the jihadist group Islamic State (IS) and Kurdish forces in northeastern Syria, where violence has left nearly 90 dead…
Syria: nearly 90 dead in three days of fighting between Kurdish forces and IS
Fighting continues Saturday for the third day in a row between the Islamic State (IS) group and Kurdish forces in northeastern Syria, following a major jihadist attack that left nearly…
Syria: 11 ISIS jihadists killed in Russian raids (OSDH)
Beirut | Eleven jihadists from the Islamic State (IS) group perished in a series of night strikes carried out by the Russian air force in the east of the province…
Suspected jihadist detained in Syria | “I want my son to come back”
The plight of Canadians considered to be sympathizers of the Islamic State armed group and imprisoned in Syria for years is resurfacing. The father of an alleged 26-year-old jihadist is…
Syria: four people killed in Israeli strikes
Beirut | Four people, including at least two civilians, were killed in Israeli bombing raids that targeted early morning areas in central Syria, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (OSDH)…
In scrap metal and refineries, the terrible child labor in Syria
At 15, Mohammad Makhzoum forgot his childhood. This orphan from the war in Syria has dropped out of school and works 12 hours a day as a junkyard to feed…
Syria | Kurdish ritual returns to help in times of drought
Sorry, your browser does not support videos (Qamichli) Faced with drought threatening their agricultural crops and livelihoods, the Kurds in Syria revived a centuries-old ritual on Friday to bring down…
France | Repatriation of families of jihadists detained in Syria demanded
Sorry, your browser does not support videos (Paris) Lawyers and a parliamentarian again called on the French authorities on Thursday to repatriate the French women and children of jihadists held…
Syria | The US military considers a strike that killed civilians “legitimate”
(Washington) The US military invoked “self-defense” for a 2019 airstrike in Syria that killed civilians, after the publication of an investigation by the New York Times accusing the Pentagon of…
Syria | The US army considers “legitimate” a strike causing civilian casualties
(Washington) The US military invoked “self-defense” for a 2019 airstrike in Syria that killed civilians, after the publication of an investigation by the New York Times accusing the Pentagon of…
Syria | At least 13 loyalist fighters killed in IS ambush
(Beirut) At least 13 pro-regime fighters were killed on Saturday in an ambush by the Islamic State (IS) group in eastern Syria, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (OSDH) said.…
Press freedom in Mexico and Syria at the heart of Reporters Without Borders peoples’ tribunal
This Tuesday, November 2 marks the international day for the fight against impunity for crimes committed against journalists. Since 1992, more than 2,000 have died and 9 times out of…
Syria | Israeli strikes kill five pro-Iran fighters
(Beirut) Five pro-Iranian fighters in Syria were killed in an Israeli strike on Saturday against targets near Damascus, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (OSDH). Posted on October…
US military killed al-Qaeda leader in Syria
(Washington) The US military said on Friday it had killed an al-Qaeda leader in a drone strike in Syria, two days after the attack on a southern Syrian base used…
Washington announces killing of al-Qaeda leader in Syria
The US military announced on Friday that it had killed an al-Qaeda leader in a drone strike in Syria, two days after the attack on a southern Syrian base used…