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Speaking to journalists in Geneva, the UN Special Envoy for Syria offered to personally escort residents of Idlib to safety ahead of any attack on the last main opposition-held area in the country, echoing an offer to do the same Read more
According to a statement issued by his Spokesperson, Mr. Guterres said that “any use of chemical weapons is totally unacceptable,” adding that he “urgently appeals to the Government of Syria and all parties to exercise restraint and to prioritize the Read more
President Emmanuel Macron of France Monday opposed Syrian leader staying in power, arguing that a return to normalcy following the ouster of the Islamic State group (ISIS) will be a “grotesque error”. “We can see those who would like to Read more
The Russian Defense Ministry Thursday said over 43,000 troops have fought in Syria since Moscow in September 2015 joined Syrian forces aligned with President Bashar al Assad in the civil war. The defense ministry, showing a video describing its involvement Read more
Washington has welcomed Saudi Arabia’s pledged $100 million investment in Syria to reconstruct parts of the civil war-hit country freed from the Islamic State group (ISIS). “This significant contribution is critical to stabilization and early recovery efforts and comes at Read more
Attacks against children caught in the conflicts in Syria and Yemen must stop, the UN children’s agency, UNICEF, appealed on Monday. In a tightly worded statement, UNICEF pointed out that since Sunday, 28 children were reported killed in Idlib and Read more
After close to three years of siege, 6,900 women, children and men were finally able to leave the Syrian towns of Foah and Kafraya over the past few days, following a local agreement between parties to the conflict, the United Read more
A top US lawmaker and former Republican presidential candidate has sent warning to Israel against moves by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to notch a deal with Russia to remove Iranian forces out of Syria. Russia has been since 2015 Syria’s Read more
“More than 320,000 people are now displaced and most are living in dire and insecure conditions, including some 60,000 people camped at the Nasib/Jaber border crossing with Jordan,” UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi said, in a statement Thursday. Read more
One of the sons of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, leader of the Islamic State group (ISIS), has been reported dead in the city of Homs, the group’s media mouthpiece reported on Tuesday. The son identified as Hudayfah al-Badri died in Read more