A U.S. airstrike in Syria in May 2023 that was targeting an al-Qaida leader killed an innocent civilian instead, U.S. Central Command said Thursday, confirming early reports from residents and family …
Syria’s Kurds Deny Accusations Of Torture, Abuse
US-backed Kurdish authorities in Syria Thursday denied claims by Amnesty International which accused them of torturing suspected jihadists and their dependents detained in the country’s northeast.
US mistakenly killed civilian in airstrike targeting Al-Qaeda leader in Syria
in a rural Syrian town called Qorqanya. His movements were being tracked by a predator drone when U.S. forces fired a Hellfire missile at his property, killing him. Their target, the U.S. military …
‘The Old Oak’: a fable of forgiveness that rings hollow
Ken Loach’s film features Syrian refugees and angry English townspeople coming together in a village dive bar.
Kurds backed by US deny accusations of torture, abuse in Syria camps
US-backed Kurdish authorities in Syria Thursday denied claims by Amnesty International which accused them of torturing suspected jihadists and their dependents detained in the country’s northeast.
Kurds backed by US deny accusations of torture, abuse in Syria camps
US-backed Kurdish authorities in Syria Thursday denied claims by Amnesty International which accused them of torturing suspected jihadists and their dependents detained in the country’s northeast.
Pentagon acknowledges US mistakenly killed civilian in 2023 Syria strike, Washington Post reports
The Pentagon has acknowledged in an internal investigation that the United States mistakenly killed a civilian in Syria in a 2023 drone strike, the Washington Post reported on Thursday. The U.S.
Syria/Dabbagh case : First trial in France of the crimes of the Syrian authorities
as well as for the confiscation of the property, qualified as war crimes, of Patrick and Mazzen Dabbagh, French-Syrian nationals arrested and then detained at Mezzeh airport in Damascus in November …
Harrop: Protests, privilege and hypocrisy
There is an element of white privilege in cries of resentment at being hauled away from private property. Consider the response of … have died since (Bashar al-)Assad turned his guns on Syria’s 2011 …
EU funnels aid to Lebanon amid Syria migrant surge to Cyprus
The EU’s Ursula von der Leyen unveiled a €1 billion economic aid package for Lebanon in exchange for the country slowing migration to the EU. The move comes amid a sharp rise in Syrian refugees headed …