Pope Francis on Thursday defended the benefits of the “Christian presence” in Syria and Iraq, calling on the international community to encourage the return of communities dispersed by war. “My …
Tajikistan Prepares To Repatriate IS Families From Camps In Syria
Tajikistan is preparing to repatriate hundreds of Tajik citizens who are family members of Islamic State fighters and are stranded at refugee camps in Syria. The first group of women and children is …
Uzbekistan repatriates women and children linked to Islamic State in Syria
The 98 people were in camps for Islamic State fighters and their families in Kurdish-run northeast Syria. Some other countries have also brought their citizens home from IS camps there, while others …
Syria’s soldiers of fortune
The young Syrians who find themselves fighting in the war in Nagorno Karabakh …
State Department says more Syria sanctions possible before presidential transition
Syrians could soon be sanctioned under the Caesar Act. A State Department official told Congress today that the US government could add further Syria-related sanctions before US President Donald Trump …
Outgoing Syria envoy reflects on Turkey, the Kurds and what everyone got wrong
Monitor, James Jeffrey looks back on his efforts to incorporate fragments of Obama-era initiatives into a cohesive Middle East policy.
Syria War Deaths Reach 387,000 In Slowest Annual Increase: Monitor
The overall death toll for Syria’s civil war has crept up to 387,000 following the least deadly of 10 years of conflict, a monitor said Wednesday. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, which relies …
Northwestern Syria: Millions of displaced people brace for another harsh winter
English News and Press Release on Syrian Arab Republic about Health, Protection and Human Rights, Epidemic and more; published on 08 Dec 2020 by MSF …
Halifax businessman found not guilty of breaching economic sanctions on Syria
A Halifax businessman accused of violating Canada’s economic sanctions against Syria was acquitted Tuesday after the Crown called no evidence at his trial. The federal government imposed the sanctions …
Uzbekistan repatriates 98 people from Syrian camps
Uzbekistan brought home 25 women and 73 children on Tuesday from Syria where they had been staying at camps with other families of Islamic State fighters, the Tashkent government said.