The United Nations says the number of refugees who have fled Syria has reached more than 250,000, calling the humanitarian problems sparked by the conflict “our biggest crisis.” The U.N. refugee agency said Tuesday there are more than 85,000 Syrians registered in Jordan, nearly 78,500 in Turkey, 67,000 in Lebanon and 22,500 in Iraq. Agency […]
UN: More than 250,000 Have Fled Syria
Posted September 11th, 2012 at 7:25 am (UTC-5)
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Syrian Rebel Video Appears to Show 20 Executed Soldiers
Posted September 10th, 2012 at 6:50 pm (UTC-5)
Syrian rebels have posted an Internet video that appears to show the bodies of 20 soldiers whom they executed in the northern city of Aleppo. In the video published Monday, the bodies of men dressed in military fatigues can be seen lined up on a pavement with their heads bloodied. The men were blindfolded and […]
UN Chief Slams Syrian Government, Rebels
Posted September 10th, 2012 at 9:40 am (UTC-5)
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has condemned the Syrian government and rebel groups for choosing violence and force rather than dialogue. In an opening speech Monday to a three-week session of the U.N. Human Rights Council in Geneva, Mr. Ban also rebuked the U.N. Security Council for failing to take a unified stance to end the […]
Brahimi Begins Syria Mission With Cario Talks
Posted September 10th, 2012 at 5:55 am (UTC-5)
The new international envoy for Syria, Lakhdar Brahimi, is in Cairo for talks with Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi and Arab League officials before he is expected to head to Damascus on his first official trip to the region. Brahimi will meet Arab League Secretary-General Nabil al-Arabi Monday before separate talks with Mr. Morsi. A spokesman […]
Syria’s Aleppo Hit by Deadly Car Bomb, Government Air Strike
Posted September 9th, 2012 at 4:40 pm (UTC-5)
Syrian state media say a car bomb in Aleppo has killed at least 17 people, while opposition activists say a government air strike in the northern city also has killed and wounded civilians. The official SANA news agency said the car bomb went off near a hospital and a school in Aleppo late Sunday. It […]
Syria Activists: Aleppo Hit with More Violence, Water Shortages
Posted September 9th, 2012 at 11:35 am (UTC-5)
Syrian activists say government forces bombarded Aleppo Sunday, reportedly killing dozens of people and helping exacerbate an ongoing water shortage in the country’s biggest city. Opposition activists say the attacks targeted residential areas in the northern city of Aleppo. Earlier, rebel forces had been trying to seize the areas from the government. The exact number […]
Clinton: No Progress with Russia in Syria Talks
Posted September 9th, 2012 at 2:50 am (UTC-5)
The top U.S. diplomat says discussions with Russian leaders about Syria have not been productive. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, in Russia at a summit of Pacific Rim countries, said Sunday her talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov have made little progress on how to deal with the Syrian […]
Damascus Explosion Kills At Least 5
Posted September 7th, 2012 at 2:15 pm (UTC-5)
An explosion outside a mosque in Syria’s capital killed five security personnel and wounded several others Friday, as fighting raged in other areas of Damascus and dozens of bodies were reported found in two neighborhoods. Syrian state television said the blast was caused by an explosives-rigged motorcycle at the Rukniyeh mosque in central Damascus. The […]
Damascus Explosion Kills At Least 5
Posted September 7th, 2012 at 8:10 am (UTC-5)
An explosion outside a mosque in Syria’s capital killed five security personnel and wounded several others Friday, as fighting raged in other areas of Damascus and dozens of bodies were reported found in two neighborhoods. Syrian state television said the blast was caused by an explosives-rigged motorcycle at the Rukniyeh mosque in central Damascus. The […]
Syria: 45 Bodies Found Near Damascus
Posted September 7th, 2012 at 5:40 am (UTC-5)
Activists said Friday that Syrian residents have recovered 45 unidentified bodies in two areas near the capital, Damascus, the latest such finds of suspected mass executions in the 18-month-long conflict. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said at least 23 bodies were discovered Thursday in the eastern suburb of Zamalka, while another 22 were […]
