Most young Syrian refugees don’t plan to return home
Most young Syrians do not plan to return to their home permanently even when the war ends, according to a survey of refugees in Jordan…
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Iran arrested 4 Saudis
On June 19, just around the time it emerged that Israel had been secretly funding Syrian rebel groups and was explicitly aligned with Saudi Arabia in the…
UN official blames warring parties in Syria for using sexual abuse as warfare tactic
United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres has accused the Syrian troops, intelligence officers, as well as terror groups, of using sexual violence as s tactic…
Islamic State leader killed and arrested 10
A local Islamic State leader was killed on Saturday during a dawn raid by the Lebanese army in which troops arrested 10 suspected militants who…
Syria: Six years on
Is it five or six or seven years now? As the years roll on in the Syrian conflict, dates and anniversaries grow vaguer. We’re losing…
Safe zones. Soon in Syria
Fially! Two full years after President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan announced plans to create a safe zone in Syria, and an extra million people. including women,…
Syrian rebels consent to attend peace talks in Kazakhstan
Syrian rebel groups have decided to attend peace talks backed by Russia and Turkey in Kazakhstan to press for implementation of a widely violated ceasefire,…
UN chief: Syrian war is a ‘cancer on a global scale’
The Syrian conflict “has become a cancer on a global scale”, incoming UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has said, while hoping Washington and Moscow overcome…
Fears for civilians in Aleppo as Syria regime advances
Syrian government forces advanced quickly inside rebel-held east Aleppo on Monday, as the UN raised the alarm for nearly one million people living under siege…
Germany: We need Turkey’s support for Syria
Europe needs Turkey’s support to reach a cease-fire in Syria and address the crises of the region, Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said Wednesday. Speaking at…