AL-NAYRAB, Syria (AP) — For years, Syria’s civil war has been a largely frozen conflict, the country effectively carved up into areas controlled by the Damascus government of President Bashar Assad, …
Switzerland charges Rifaat Assad with war crimes in Syria’s Hama massacre
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s brother, Rifaat al-Assad, has also been convicted of financial crimes in France. Switzerland charged the uncle of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad with war crimes on …
Former Syria vice president Rifaat Al Assad to stand trial in Switzerland for war crimes
Syria’s former vice president Rifaat Al Assad is to stand trial in Switzerland accused of war crimes committed in 1982. It is alleged he ordered the deaths of about 60,000 civilians in Hama.
Switzerland to try Assad’s uncle for crimes against humanity
Switzerland’s Attorney General’s Office said on Tuesday that it would put on trial Rifaat al-Assad, an uncle of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, for war crimes and crimes against humanity dating back …
Understanding the Definition of a Foreign Principal: A Legal Perspective
One of the most controversial laws that restrict property ownership by foreign nationals took effect … the Venezuelan regime of Nicolas Maduro and the Syrian Arab Republic. This also extends to any …
Why U.S. Troops Should Remain in Syria | Opinion
The answer might surprise you. After the defeat of Nazi Germany, instead of facing retribution, Brunner found asylum in Syria, living as Dr. Georg Fischer. Syrian Presidents Hafez al-Assad and …
Almost 30,000 children abused in Syria: commission
Thousands of children of Islamic State militants face abuse in Syrian camps, as advocates urge for repatriation …
We must stand up for Syria rather than continue to fail its people
Enormous numbers have had to flee violence in Syria; people of all political persuasion, ages, religious belief and background. Their views are diverse and strongly held. One which is commonly …
UN-backed commission says 30,000 children are suffering rights abuses in northeastern Syria
Citizens from other nationalities live in a part of the camp known as the Annex, considered the home of the most die-hard IS supporters, many of whom came to Syria and Iraq starting in 2014.
Terrorist group YPG/PKK kidnaps teenage girl in northern Syria
The terrorist group YPG/PKK kidnapped a 14-year-old girl from Syria’s northern Aleppo province to forcibly recruit her into its armed ranks.