A U.N.-backed commission has found widespread and systematic violence against civilians in Syria’s coastal region.
Damascus authorities must protect all regardless of religion, ethnicity: UN spox
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region – The spokesperson for United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday described the findings of the Syria Commission of Inquiry’s report on the March violence in …
Russia’s navy looks to be stretched thin after getting battered by Ukraine and losing a key port, Western officials say
Ukraine’s punishing attacks on the Black Sea Fleet and the sudden loss of a key port in Syria have dealt major blows to Moscow.
Turkey to help Syria with weapon systems, equipment under new accord, source says
A Turkish Defence Ministry source said that Ankara would also train the Syrian army in using such equipment if needed.
Turkey to provide weapons and support to Syria under new defense agreement
Turkey will provide weapons, military equipment, and logistical support to Syria under a newly signed defense cooperation agreement, Turkish Defense Ministry officials said Thursday. The announcement …
Syrian factions committed ‘widespread and systematic’ attacks on civilians: UN
A U.N.-backed commission has found widespread and systematic violence against civilians in Syria’s coastal region …
Syria: Violence in Alawite areas may be war crimes, say rights investigators
Top UN human rights investigators said on Thursday that war crimes may have been committed in predominantly Alawite areas of Syria in a wave of deadly violence earlier this year.
Syria Alawite violence ‘systematic’, may constitute ‘war crimes’: UN
A United Nations commission investigating deadly March violence in Syria’s Alawite-majority coastal areas said the attacks, which left over 1,400 dead, were “systematic” and likely amounted to “war …
Syria factions committed ‘widespread, systematic’ attacks on civilians in coastal region: UN
Government-aligned factions were found to have committed violent acts against Alawite civilians during Syria’s coastal massacres in March.
Syrian Kurdish YPG should stop delaying Syria integration, Turkey says
The Kurdish YPG militia, which spearheads the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), should stop “playing for time” and abide by its integration agreement with the Syrian government, Turkey’s Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Wednesday.