Jan 31, 2014, Press TV Witnesses say al-Qaeda-affiliated militants operating in Syria have massacred people of different religions as well as medical workers in a southern city last month. Residents in Syria’s southern industrial city of Adra said Takfiri militants belonging to the al-Qaeda-affiliated al-Nursa Front and the so-called Jaysh al-Islam committed the…
Jan 29, 2014, Orontes Russia is interested in preventing the extinction of the Christian church in Syria, the Federation Council Speaker Valentina Matviyenko said Tuesday at a meeting with the Patriarch of Antioch and All The East John X. “The prospect of a complete exodus of Christians from Syria if such a thing is…
Jan 27, 2014, RT.com [watch video here] As the Syrian government and opposition in Geneva have taken a step towards resolving the humanitarian crisis in besieged Homs, RT visited another major battleground, Aleppo, to see people returning to devastated homes in areas liberated by the army. The slowly-progressing talks between the Syrian government and the…
Rebels were accused of a massacre in the town last month, forcing survivors to flee or hide. Patrick Cockburn finds that neither side has the strength for a victory Jan 28, 2014, The Independent “They came through the main sewer at 4.30am and caught us by surprise,” says a Syrian soldier, who gave his name…
Jan 27, 2014, Haaretz The Israel Air Force bombed a Syrian base in the Latakia airport in the north of the country on Sunday, Lebanese media reported Monday morning. There are currently no other confirmations of this report. Israeli security sources refused to confirm or deny the claims and there are serious doubts as to…
Jan 24, 2014, Mint Press News A report released exclusively this week to CNN and The Guardian has been touted as evidence possibly proving widespread torture, starvation and the cause of thousands of prisoner deaths by the Syrian regime. However, the allegations are drawn from documentation acquired by a legal firm hired by the Qatari…
Jan 28, RT.com Congressional lawmakers have quietly authorized sending small arms, an assorted variety of rockets, and financial backing to so-called “moderate” rebels fighting in Syria’s civil war, according to a new report. American and European security officials told Reuters that the US will provide anti-tank rockets, but nothing as deadly as shoulder-launched surface-to-air missiles…
Jan 27, 2014, Reuters Light arms supplied by the United States are flowing to “moderate” Syrian rebel factions in the south of the country and U.S. funding for months of further deliveries has been approved by Congress, according U.S. and European security officials. The weapons, most of which are moving to non-Islamist Syrian rebels via…
Jan 21, 2014, Monteaux, Switzerland Dear friends, The people of Syria are crying out for peace and they have a right to peace, and all other rights. As the human family we have developed many individual and collective rights. As a prerequisite for many of these rights, is the right to peace. In article…
Jan 26, 2026 Over five hundred displaced Syrians marched near Barzeh in Damascus to enter the war-torn district. Reconciliation between warring sides brought back stability to the area and a chance to return for those who were forced out after foreign-backed militants got fortified inside their homes. Before civilians were asked to get back, the…