Syria
Syrian Antiquities Officials Scramble to Save Aleppo's UNESCO Heritage Sites
| mwaniki wanjiku | | Jan 14, 2017 12:07 AM EST |
Syrian antiquities officials are asking for urgent action to protect damaged buildings in the city of Aleppo, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
At Least 4 Children Killed in Syrian Airstrike
| mwaniki wanjiku | | Jan 13, 2017 11:58 PM EST |
Activists said a Thursday air strike in a rebel-held village near the Syrian city of Aleppo left at least nine people, including four children, dead. All the victims were reportedly members of one family whose house in Babka was hit.
Activists Urge UN to Cite Russia and Iran for War Crimes in Syria
| mwaniki wanjiku | | Jan 12, 2017 10:19 PM EST |
Activists in Syria said they have given the United Nations evidence of alleged war crimes committed by Russian and Iranian-backed militias in the battle for Aleppo, Syria's second city.
Russia Sends More Warplanes to Syria
| mwaniki wanjiku | | Jan 11, 2017 10:31 PM EST |
Days after President Vladimir Putin announced that Moscow was scaling back its military deployment, Russia has sent more than a dozen jets to war-torn Syria.
Syrian Government Ready to Negotiate with Opposition Groups: Bashar Assad
| mwaniki wanjiku | | Jan 09, 2017 09:08 PM EST |
Assad's government uses the term "terrorists" for all the country's rebels.
Damascus, Syria Water Crisis Threatens 5.5 Million People
| Frances Diana Roullo | | Jan 07, 2017 03:19 AM EST |
Five and a half million people in Damascus have little to no access to water from rebel-held Wadi Barada after the springs have been disrupted due to ongoing fighting between Syrian regime troops and rebel groups.
Russia, Turkey to Spearhead Syria Ceasefire
| mwaniki wanjiku | | Dec 29, 2016 02:42 AM EST |
Turkish foreign minister said on Wednesday that Turkey and Russia have prepared a ceasefire agreement for the war-ravaged Syria, adding that Ankara will not relent on its insistence that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad should step down.
Russia Says US 'Lost its Grip on Reality' After New Syria Sanctions
| mwaniki wanjiku | | Dec 26, 2016 07:54 AM EST |
The Russian foreign ministry accused the United States of losing its grip on reality after Washington slapped sanctions on Syrian ministers and a Russian bank.
Russia's Ambassador to Turkey Assassinated in Ankara
| Frances Diana Roullo | | Dec 20, 2016 01:27 AM EST |
Russia's ambassador to Turkey, Andrei Karlov, was assassinated at a gallery opening in the Turkish capital of Ankara.
Aleppo: Ceasefire Announced in the Besieged Syrian City to Evacuate Civilians
| mwaniki wanjiku | | Dec 13, 2016 10:50 PM EST |
Syrian rebels have confirmed that a ceasefire has been agreed in the country to allow civilians and remaining rebel fighters trapped in the besieged city of Aleppo to evacuate.
Russian Aircraft Carrier Admiral Kuznetsov no Longer Launching Air Strikes after Complete Failure of Landing System
| Arthur Dominic Villasanta | | Dec 03, 2016 11:01 PM EST |
Western reconnaissance photos show the carrier's Sukhoi and MiG jets parked alongside other jets belonging to the Russian Air Force.
France Accuses President Assad of Declaring 'Total War' in Syria
| mwaniki wanjiku | | Nov 25, 2016 03:32 PM EST |
France has accused the Syrian government of taking advantage of the political upheavals in the United States to declare "total war" on the opposition in the country.
Sooo Embarrassing: Russian Jet Crashes after Take-off from Admiral Kuznetsov Aircraft Carrier
| Arthur Dominic Villasanta | | Nov 15, 2016 06:40 AM EST |
Shortly after take-off, one of the MiGs appeared to have mechanical difficulties and turned back towards the carrier.
Russian Navy Carrier Admiral Kuznetsov to Launch First Airstrikes on Aleppo within Three Days
| Arthur Dominic Villasanta | | Nov 09, 2016 09:32 PM EST |
Russian state-owned media said the coming naval attack on Aleppo is aimed at preventing more U.S.-allied militants from entering the city.
Iranian ‘Foreign Legion’ Fighting US-backed Rebels in Syria now Numbers 25,000 Men
| Arthur Dominic Villasanta | | Nov 09, 2016 04:49 PM EST |
Hezbollah, which was declared a terrorist group by the Sunni-dominated Arab League in March 2016, has extensive combat experience in Syria.
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