Witnesses report heavy fighting Saturday in Syria’s largest city, Aleppo, along with more clashes and shelling in the capital, Damascus. Government troops continue to try and claw back territory lost to rebel fighters in recent days, shelling other major towns and cities, but with limited success. Edward Yeranian reports for VOA from Cairo. The sounds […]
Heavy Fighting in Aleppo, Syria’s Largest City
Posted July 21st, 2012 at 12:35 pm (UTC-5)
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Syrian Troops, Rebels Clash in Aleppo
Posted July 21st, 2012 at 12:05 pm (UTC-5)
Syrian government troops clashed with rebels for a second straight day in the northern city of Aleppo, as the intensifying conflict sent thousands of civilians from across the war-torn nation pouring into neighboring Lebanon and Iraq. Activists described the fighting in Aleppo as some of the fiercest to date in Syria’s commercial hub and largest […]
Syrian Troops, Rebels Clash in Northern City
Posted July 21st, 2012 at 5:40 am (UTC-5)
Syrian government troops and rebels have clashed for a second straight day in the northern city of Aleppo. Activists say the overnight fighting is some of the fiercest to date in Syria’s northern commercial hub. An activist network – the Local Coordination Committees – says the clashes have caused many residents to flee the area. […]
UN Extends Observer Mission in Syria
Posted July 20th, 2012 at 10:35 pm (UTC-5)
The U.N. Security Council on Friday unanimously approved a 30-day extension of the monitoring mission in Syria, but remains divided on how to resolve the increasingly bloody conflict. The 300 unarmed military observers were deployed as part of U.N. envoy Kofi Annan’s plan to end the conflict that has killed thousands in the past 16 […]
UN Security Council Extends Observer Mission in Syria
Posted July 20th, 2012 at 3:45 pm (UTC-5)
The U.N. Security Council has unanimously approved a 30-day extension of the monitoring mission in Syria, but it remains divided on how to resolve the increasingly bloody conflict. The extension will allow the mission to shut down in an orderly fashion. The 300 unarmed military observers were deployed as part of U.N. envoy Kofi Annan’s […]
UN Security Council Extends Observer Mission in Syria
Posted July 20th, 2012 at 11:50 am (UTC-5)
As fighting intensified in Syria, and with international diplomacy at a near standstill, the U.N. Security Council unanimously approved a 30-day extension to a monitoring mission on Friday. The vote allows the 300 unarmed military observers to began a transition to a mission shutdown. They have been been deployed as part of U.N. envoy Kofi […]
UN Security Council Discusses Observer Mission in Syria
Posted July 20th, 2012 at 9:55 am (UTC-5)
Members of the United Nations Security Council are meeting Friday to consider a resolution on the future of the U.N. observer mission in Syria. The meeting in New York follows Thursday’s Russian and Chinese veto of a resolution that would have extended the mission’s mandate past its expiration Friday at midnight. It is the third […]
Syrian Activists: More Than 300 Killed on Thursday
Posted July 20th, 2012 at 6:15 am (UTC-5)
Syrian state televison says the country’s national security chief has died from wounds suffered in a rebel blast in Damascus on Wednesday General Hisham Ikhtiyar is the fourth high-level Syrian official to die in the bombing. Damascus has been the scene of fierce clashes this week between government troops and rebel forces. Syrian state media […]
Syrian Activists: More Than 300 Killed on Thursday
Posted July 20th, 2012 at 5:10 am (UTC-5)
Syrian activists say more than 300 people were killed across Syria on Thursday, in what is believed to be the deadliest day in the 16-month uprising against President Bashar al-Assad. The London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said Friday that nearly 100 of the people killed in the violence were government troops. Many civilians were […]
Rights Group Says 250 Killed In Syria Thursday
Posted July 19th, 2012 at 11:45 pm (UTC-5)
Syrian activists say more than 250 people, including a large number of civilians, were killed in fighting across Syria Thursday. The London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says it was the bloodiest single day in the 16-month uprising against President Bashar al-Assad. Rebels seized control of major border posts with Iraq and Turkey Thursday, leading […]
