BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syria’s government has been using a little-known anti-terrorism law to seize property from dissidents and their families as it takes back control of areas that were held by rebel …
Syria extends time for post-war property claims under disputed law
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has amended a disputed land law that alarmed refugees and the countries hosting them, giving owners more time to register land claims. Law 10, …
Erdogan says Turkey will not allow Syria’s fragmentation
President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday Turkey will not allow Syria’s fragmentation or harm to its territorial integrity if diplomacy to implement an integration deal between the Kurdish-led Syrian …
Turkey supports Syria’s territorial integrity, opposes attempts to ‘divide’ it: Erdogan
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Wednesday that they were ‘strongly’ supporting Syria’s territorial integrity, while warning they would not accept any attempt to …
The missing piece in Syria’s reconstruction: Community engagement
For Syria’s reconstruction to be sustainable, officials and investors must adopt a new approach, one that places Syrians at the centre of the rebuilding process …
Houses destroyed, church burnt: New wave of violence against Syrian Christians
The Greek Melkite Church of St. Michael in the Sweida village of Al-Sura, in Syria, was attacked and set ablaze by unknown assailants, according to witness accounts made to the pontifical charity Aid …
Identity-Based Killings During Syria’s Transition
The 51-page report, “‘Are you Alawi?’ Identity-Based Killings During Syria’s Transition,” documents widespread abuses by government forces, government-aligned armed groups, and armed volunteers, …
How Syrian forces emptied Alawite suburb: X means stay, O means go
AL-SOMARIA, Syria (Reuters) -Syrian security forces stormed the rundown Damascus suburb in late August, toting guns, swords and eviction orders. In their wake, they left the district’s homes …
Houses destroyed, church burnt: New wave of violence against Syrian …
As alarming sectarian violence swept through Syria in the third week of July, Christian communities in the region experienced a new wave of persecution. Attacks on the country’s Christian, Druze …
Militants accused of extorting money from residents in Syria’s Kurdish town of Afrin
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region – Militia groups have been accused of extorting money from the residents of the Kurdish town of Afrin in northwest Syria despite promises from the interim government to replace …