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Desperate thousands await evacuation from Aleppo

Desperate thousands await evacuation from Aleppo

Trapped Syrian civilians and fighters waited desperately Saturday for evacuations to resume from a rebel-held enclave in Aleppo as the Red Cross pleaded for a deal to “save thousands of lives”. A rebel representative told an agreement had been reached to allow more people to leave the city, which has been ravaged by some of […]

December 17, 2016 | By | Reply More
Turkey kills 160 to 200 Syrian Kurdish militants in airstrikes

Turkey kills 160 to 200 Syrian Kurdish militants in airstrikes

Oct 20, –  The army said its jets late on Wednesday pounded areas recently captured by the YPG forces, and destroyed nine buildings, one armored vehicle and four other vehicles that belonged to the Kurdish YPG militia. Turkish jets carried out 26 airstrikes on 18 Syrian Kurdish YPG militant targets in northern Syria and killed […]

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Syrian military calls on Aleppo rebels to surrender, promises safe passage

Syrian military calls on Aleppo rebels to surrender, promises safe passage

Oct 03, – In a statement published by the official SANA news agency, the Syrian army promised “a safe exit and access to the necessary assistance” for rebels, guaranteed by the commands of both the Syrian and Russian armies, if rebels left the besieged city of Aleppo. The Syrian government has demanded that rebels lay down their […]

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Russia dismisses Syria campaign death toll allegation

Russia dismisses Syria campaign death toll allegation

Sep 30, – The British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said Friday that more than 9,300 people — including some 3,800 civilians — had been killed in the year of Russian air strikes in Syria in support of President Bashar Al-Assad. Russia on Friday dismissed an accusation its bombing campaign in Syria has killed thousands […]

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Barrel bomb attack kills 11 children in Syria’s Aleppo

Barrel bomb attack kills 11 children in Syria’s Aleppo

Aug  25, – “Fifteen civilians, among them 11 children, were killed in a barrel bomb attack on the Bab al-Nayrab neighbourhood” in the south of Aleppo city, the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitor said. Eleven children were killed on Thursday in a barrel bomb attack carried out by government forces on a rebel-held […]

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At least 70 killed in north of Syria’s Aleppo

At least 70 killed in north of Syria’s Aleppo

Jun 30, – The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said 30 regime soldiers and 39 rebel fighters had been killed in battles around Al-Maleh, north of Aleppo, since Wednesday afternoon. At least 70 regime and rebel fighters have been killed in 24 hours in a government assault and a jihadist-led counterattack in northern Syria, a […]

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Raids on Syria market kill 21, hundreds flee IS bastion

Raids on Syria market kill 21, hundreds flee IS bastion

Jun 12, – Five children were among those killed in the air raids on Idlib, which is held by Al-Qaeda affiliate Al-Nusra Front and its allies, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. Air strikes on a market in Syria’s Al-Qaeda-held city of Idlib killed at least 21 civilians Sunday, as hundreds fled a besieged […]

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Death toll from Russian air strikes in Idlib climbs to 23- monitor

Death toll from Russian air strikes in Idlib climbs to 23- monitor

May 31, – The Observatory said the air strikes targeted a number of positions in the city, one of them next to a hospital. Seven children were among the dead, Observatory Director Rami Abdulrahman said. The toll was likely to rise with scores of injured, mostly civilians, in a critical condition. At least 23 people […]

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IS blasts in Syria regime heartland kill more than 148

IS blasts in Syria regime heartland kill more than 148

May 23, – Seven near-simultaneous explosions targeted bus stations, hospitals and other civilian sites in the seaside cities of Jableh and Tartus, which until now had been relatively insulated from Syria’s five-year civil war. More than 148 people were killed Monday in bombings claimed by the Islamic State group in northwestern Syria, the deadliest attacks […]

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More than ‘270,000 killed’ in Syria conflict

More than ‘270,000 killed’ in Syria conflict

Feb 23, – The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said a total of 271,138 people have lost their lives in the war which broke out on March 2011. More than 270,000 people have been killed in Syria’s nearly five-year conflict, a monitor said Tuesday in a new toll released just a day after a […]

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