A total of 5,233 civilians have been killed in Syria since Russia began airstrikes against opponents of the Syrian regime in 2015, according to a Syrian NGO. The fatalities included 1,417 children and 886 women, the London-based Syrian Network for… Read More ›
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Soldiers of the Revolution
A Brief History of Iran’s IRGC By Afshon Ostovar In August, news emerged that Russia had begun to use Iran’s Shahid Nojeh Air Base to stage bombing raids on northern Syria. For those familiar with the region, this was a shocking… Read More ›
Syria: Aleppo has become a ‘new Srebrenica’
Inhabitants right to see indifference to their destruction as a betrayal By Una Mullally ‘In the 1990s, we said never again,” a UN official recalls. “Aleppo is the new Srebrenica.” After four years of bombardment by government forces, the siege… Read More ›
US-backed Syrian alliance, Assad regime make gains against ‘Islamic State’
US-supported Syrian fighters as well as Russian-backed Syrian regime forces are homing in on the power center of “Islamic State.” The aim is to seize supply lines from Turkey and pave the way for the capture of Raqqa. A coalition… Read More ›
Russia’s New Missile Means the Nuclear Arms Race Is Back On
Team Putin is talking up fearsome new hardware that could accelerate a nuclear contest not seen since the Cold War. Russia has a new nuclear missile — one that Zvezda, a Russian government-owned T.V. network, claimed can wipe out an… Read More ›
War Crimes: Russian and Syrian Forces Target Hospitals in Syria
From As Bombs Hit Syrian Hospitals, Medical Workers Fear They Are the Target – The New York Times By Anne Barnard BEIRUT, Lebanon — The hospital in the northern Syrian town of Maarat al-Noaman was not just grazed, or damaged,… Read More ›
Syrian Coalition: Russia Practices State Terrorism in Syria
The Syrian Coalition strongly condemned the Assad regime’s and Russia’s barbaric onslaught on northern Rural Aleppo, holding the international community, Moscow and the Friends of Syria Group responsible for the death of innocent civilians. In a statement released today, the… Read More ›
120 International Organizations Appeal for Lifting Siege on Syrian Communities
More than 120 humanitarian organizations and United Nations agencies issued a joint appeal today urging the world to raise their voices and call for an end to the Syria crisis and to the suffering endured by millions of civilians. The… Read More ›
Syrian Coalition and Rebel Factions Vow To Address the Russian Aggression
The Syrian Coalition’s political committee met with representatives of rebel factions on Tuesday to discuss Russia’s airstrikes on Syria. They condemn the Russian aggression, calling on all military and revolutionary forces to address it as a bold aggression against the… Read More ›
We’re missing the point about Syrian refugees
The solution is not opening up Europe’s borders; it’s defeating ISIL and removing Assad from power. By Hamish de Bretton-Gordon Europe and the Middle East are looking at a million refugees needing help today. This figure could easily escalate to… Read More ›
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