Captives Inside Their Own Country
The Syrian Arab Red Crescent estimates 2.5 million people have been displaced within Syria, doubling the previous figure used by aid agencies, and this still a conservative number
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Thousands Flee Syria in 24 Hours
The United Nations has said that if the conflict in Syria continues at its current pace the number of people requiring humanitarian assistance within the country would rise by 1.5 million by early next year
Interview with the Dictator
In an exclusive interview with RT, Syrian President Bashar Assad said he will not leave Syria. Assad also spoke on the calls for armed foreign intervention in Syria, and the possible fallout on the country’s internal conflict and across the region
Red Cross Can Barely Handle Syrian Atrocities
The humanitarian situation is getting worse despite the scope of the operation increasing said Peter Maurer, president of the International Committee of the Red Cross
Syrian Artists Flee Their Country
He noticed that some of his fellow artists began to incorporate the conflict into their work, capturing the chaos and bloodshed that became routine. Shaabi, 26, tried to paint the opposite, using bright colors and abstract shapes to convey a sense of hope
Car Bomb Kills Assad’s Troops
The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says the attack in the village of Ziyara in the central province of Hama was carried out by Jabhat al-Nusra, an al-Qaida-inspired Islamic militant group
Syrian Christians Face Persecution and Death
The red Mitsubishi Lancer GT with go faster stripes was a source of great pride to Hamlig Bedrosian. It was the only one of its kind in the city, pointed out on the streets as he roared along, an object of admiration and envy among his friends in Aleppo
Syrian Child Thought Dead Reunites with Family
A two-year-old Syrian boy who was believed dead after his family inadvertently left him behind as they fled shelling in Damascus last summer has been reunited with his parents in Cyprus, a lawyer said Friday
Horror Inside Syrian Hospitals
Dr. Qusayr points at a young girl lying on a stretcher in his field hospital. Her intestines hang out of her tiny belly. The sound of gunfire and explosions resonate through the small room
Protesters Attempt to Storm Government Headquarters in Lebanon
Lebanese security forces unleashed a barrage of gunfire and tear gas in central Beirut on Sunday to disperse hundreds of protesters trying to storm the government headquarters after the funeral of a top Lebanese intelligence official killed by a car bomb
Mali Islamists Bulldoze Tombs in Timbuktu
Heavily armed Islamists bulldozed the tombs of three local Sufi saints near Mali’s desert city of Timbuktu on Thursday, residents said, the latest in a series of attacks in the rebel-held north that critics say threaten its cultural heritage.
Thousands ‘Disappear’ in Syria
Up to 28,000 Syrians have disappeared over the past 19 months, with civilians snatched from the streets or forcibly abducted by government troops or security forces
Over 100,000 Syrian Refugees Seek Shelter in Turkey
The number of Syrian refugees housed in camps in southern Turkey has risen to 101, 834, the Turkish Disaster Management Agency AFAD said on Wednesday
Syrian Rebels Capture Dictator’s Soldiers
Syrian opposition fighters have said they have captured more than 250 members of the government’s armed forces in the province of Idlib
Syrian Regime Used Red Cross Vehicles to Commit Crimes Against Humanity
The Syrian regime has been committed numerous crimes against humanity using the Red Cross vehicles, secret documents obtained by Al Arabiya revealed
Syrian Passenger Plane Carried Weapons From Russia
A Syrian-bound passenger plane intercepted by Turkey was carrying Russian-made munitions destined for Syria’s defence ministry, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said
Syria Death Toll: 32,000
Violence across Syria has killed more than 32,000 people, most of them civilians, since the outbreak of an anti-regime revolt in March last year, a monitoring group said, as the Syrian army pressed an offensive against rebel-held areas of the central province of Homs
Hospitals Under Siege in Syria
In a hospital located in Aleppo’s crowded Tariq al Bab neighborhood, there’s a gruesome routine. First comes the sound of an explosion of heavy artillery landing nearby, followed five minutes later by the screech of an ambulance arriving with the blast’s victims
