Syrian rights activists say the death toll from a suicide car bombing in the central province of Hama late Monday has risen to at least 42 people. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the attack targeted a building used by pro-government militiamen in the town of Salamiyah. It said civilians were among the […]
Syria Activists: Car Bomb Toll at Least 42
Posted January 22nd, 2013 at 11:40 am (UTC-5)
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Russia Sends Aircraft to Evacuate its Citizens from Syria
Posted January 21st, 2013 at 8:35 pm (UTC-5)
Russia says it is sending two planes to Lebanon to evacuate its citizens who wish to flee the conflict in Syria. A spokeswoman for Russia’s Emergencies Ministry (Irina Rossius) said more than 100 Russians were expected to board the planes after traveling overland from Syria. She said Russia is sending the planes so that all […]
Syrian Opposition Delays Forming Government
Posted January 21st, 2013 at 4:40 am (UTC-5)
The Syrian opposition has postponed forming a transitional government. After a meeting in Istanbul, opposition leaders said Monday they have created a five-person committee to consult with opposition forces, the Free Syrian Army and what the opposition called “friendly” countries before making proposals on an interim body. The Syrian National Coalition was formed in November […]
Activists: Syrian Air Strike Kills 7 Near Damascus
Posted January 20th, 2013 at 10:45 am (UTC-5)
Syrian rights activists say government warplanes have bombed a rebel-held area on the southern outskirts of Damascus, killing seven people, including five members of one family. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the air strike targeted the village of al-Barika on Sunday. It said a couple and three of their children were among […]
UN Rights Chief Renews Call for Syrian War Crimes Probe
Posted January 18th, 2013 at 5:15 pm (UTC-5)
A top United Nations official says she believes both sides in the Syrian civil war have committed war crimes, and is urging the U.N. Security Council to order an official investigation by the International Criminal Court at The Hague. U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay spoke Friday after briefing the Security Council. Her […]
Rocket Hits Syria’s Northern City of Aleppo
Posted January 18th, 2013 at 9:40 am (UTC-5)
Syrian state media say a rocket slammed into a building in the country’s northern city of Aleppo on Friday, causing casualties. Video broadcast on state television showed large parts of the building collapsed, with medics pulling bodies out of the wreckage. The number of dead and wounded is not immediately known. State media have blamed […]
Activists: Pro-Syrian Forces Kill 106 in Homs
Posted January 17th, 2013 at 5:30 am (UTC-5)
Syrian activists say forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad have killed more than 100 people in an attack on the central city of Homs. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said Thursday the attack happened Tuesday, with pro-government forces burning homes and shooting victims. It said the 106 dead included women and children, and […]
Syrian Refugees Killed in Heater Accident in Jordan
Posted January 16th, 2013 at 5:50 pm (UTC-5)
At least seven Syrian refugees were killed Wednesday in Jordan when a kerosene heater caused a fire in a refugee camp. Civil defense officials say four other refugees were injured in the accident in a caravan in the King Hussein area in the northern city of Ramtha. Jordan houses more than 200,000 refugees who fled […]
Switerland Leads Effort to Refer Syria to ICC
Posted January 13th, 2013 at 10:25 pm (UTC-5)
More than 50 countries, led by Switzerland, will ask the United Nations Security Council Monday to refer Syria to the International Criminal Court, a move that would pave the way for war crimes prosecutions. A letter obtained by the Associated Press cites the findings of a U.N. expert panel documenting torture, sexual violence and summary […]
Switerland Leads Effort to Refer Syria to ICC
Posted January 13th, 2013 at 9:15 pm (UTC-5)
More than 50 countries, led by Switzerland, will ask the United Nations Security Council Monday to refer Syria to the International Criminal Court, a move that would pave the way for war crimes prosecutions. A letter obtained by the Associated Press cites the findings of a U.N. expert panel documenting summary executions, torture and sexual […]
