Protests erupt in Syria over Christmas tree burning
Protests have broken out in Syria over the burning of a Christmas tree near the city of Hama. A video posted on social media showed masked gunmen setting fire to the tree on display in the main square of the Suqaylabiyah, a Christian-majority town in central Syria. The main Islamist faction which led the uprising […]
Syria: 7 dead after car bomb tears through market in Azaz
At least seven people have been killed in a car bombing which targeted a busy market in northern Syria. Several more were injured in the attack in the town of Azaz in Aleppo province, near the Turkish border. It is unclear who carried out the attack in the town which is run by pro-Turkish militias […]
At least 31 killed in Turkish strikes in north Syria, claims war monitor
Turkish air strikes overnight killed at least 31 people in northern Syria, primarily in positions held by Syrian Kurdish forces, a Britain-based war monitoring group said Sunday. Nearly 25 strikes hit Raqa, Hassakeh and Aleppo provinces, killing 18 members of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces, 12 members of Syria’s military and one journalist, said the […]
At least 40 killed in truck bomb attack at Syria market
Turkey’s defence ministry blamed a Kurdish militia group, the YPG, which they see as linked to Kurdish militant groups inside Turkey.
Islamic State head Baghdadi believed dead after US strike in Syria
US media cite multiple govt sources as saying Baghdadi may have killed himself with a suicide vest as US special operations forces descended.
WHO: Mental Illness Widespread in Conflict Areas
VOA The World Health Organization said this week that one in five people living in conflict areas suffers from a mental illness, compared with one in 14 people in the general population globally. Findings from a new study indicate that the extent of the problem has been grossly underestimated. The United Nations has estimated that nearly […]