One year since the devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake that struck southern Türkiye and northern Syria, affected communities continue to grapple with profound trauma and destruction brought about by …
Iran Condemns Strikes on Iraq, Syria, Yemen
Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations condemned the military attacks by the US and the UK against Iraq, Syria and Yemen as blatant violations of international law and the UN Charter.
One year on from Turkey’s devastating earthquakes, thousands still live in containers and tents
The latest death toll stands at 53,537, with 107,213 injured. Almost 6,000 people were also killed in northern parts of Syria, which shares a border with Turkey. As many as three million people were …
Syria quake survivors – living in its shadow, one year on
On 6 February last year a devastating earthquake in southern Turkey and northern Syria killed tens of thousands of people. Umm Abdo, her husband Ahmed and their family fled their house as the quake struck their village of Al-Hamziyah,
At UN, Russia brings US election into Mideast attacks and US vows to respond to Iran-aligned groups
Russia accused the United States of “aggression” against Iraq and Syria aimed at preserving its global dominance and salvaging the Biden administration’s “image” ahead of U.S. elections.
Iran-backed group kills U.S. allies in Syria amid high-stakes tit-for-tat
An Iran-backed militia says it hit a base in Syria, killing U.S.-allied Kurdish fighters amid a high-stakes exchange of fire being fueled by the Israel-Hamas war.
With the US looking elsewhere, Uzbekistan and China quietly cement a regional alliance
While the U.S., Russia and Europe are trying to quell (or aggravate) crises simultaneously in Ukraine, Iraq, Syria, Israel/Gaza, the Persian Gulf, and the Red Sea/Yemen, Uzbekistan and China …
Iraq says 16 killed in US strikes, calls security risk grave
Dozens of US strikes late Friday targeted Iranian forces and militias in Iraq and Syria and were taken in retaliation for a drone attack a week ago in northeast Jordan by an Iran-linked militant group …
A year after Syria’s deadly earthquake, orphaned children adjust to the loss bit by bit
On Feb. 6, 2023, a massive earthquake hit Syria and Turkey and the baby girl was pulled alive from the rubble of her family’s house in the town of Jinderis in northern Syria. She was still attached by …
Six US-backed Kurdish fighters killed in drone attack on US base in Syria
U.S.-backed Kurdish-led forces said on Monday that six of their fighters had been killed in an explosive drone attack by Iran-backed armed groups that came from areas of Syria’s Deir al Zor under the …