Syria War

Syrian Dad Teaches Girl To Laugh At Explosions In Heart-Breaking Video

World News | Edited By Ria Saini | Tuesday February 18, 2020

To help her cope with the trauma of living in a conflict zone, a three-year-old Syrian girl's father has taught her to laugh each time she hears an explosion or warplane. A deeply-distressing video of the child and her father playing their 'game' as an explosion is heard outside has evoked an emotional response from social media users, who called f...

9 ISIS Terrorists Killed In Air Strike Likely By US In Syria: War Monitor

World News | Agence France-Presse | Sunday October 27, 2019

Helicopter gunfire early Sunday killed nine people near a northwestern Syrian village where "groups linked to the ISIS group" were present, said a Britain-based war monitor with sources inside Syria.

From Syria, A Haunting Photo Of Children Trying To Save Baby Sister

World News | Agence France-Presse | Saturday July 27, 2019

The picture went viral on social media networks: two dust-covered Syrian girls, trapped in rubble, grab their baby sister from her shirt as she dangles from a bombed-out building.

"World Is Watching This Butchery, Stop!" Trump Tweets On Syria War

World News | Agence France-Presse | Monday June 3, 2019

US President Donald Trump on Sunday told Syria and Russia to stop "bombing the hell" out of Syria's last jihadist stronghold Idlib.

Top US General Says Trump Didn't Consult Him On Syria Pull-Out Decision

World News | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday February 6, 2019

The top general overseeing US military actions in the Middle East said Tuesday that President Donald Trump did not consult him ahead of the decision to pull US troops from Syria.

Donald Trump Pushes Withdrawal From "Endless" Afghanistan, Syria Wars

World News | Agence France-Presse | Monday February 4, 2019

Pushing back against Republican opposition, US President Donald Trump reaffirmed his determination to pull US troops out of "endless wars" in Syria and Afghanistan, in an interview that aired Sunday. But he said they would stay in Iraq to watch Iran.

Qatar Rejects Normalising Relations With Syria's "Criminal" Assad

World News | Agence France-Presse | Monday January 14, 2019

Qatar's foreign minister ruled out the possibility of re-opening an embassy in Damascus, in line with some other Gulf countries, calling Syrian President Bashar al-Assad a war criminal

Man Who Returned From Syria To Attack Europe Faces Trial This Week

World News | Agence France-Presse | Monday January 7, 2019

Mehdi Nemmouche stands accused of carrying out Europe's first attack by a terrorist returning from the war in Syria. But his journey from a French foster home to a Brussels court began not in a Middle Eastern desert but in a run-down industrial town.

Nearly 20,000 Killed In Syria War In 2018, Lowest In 8 Years: Human Rights Group

World News | Agence France-Presse | Monday December 31, 2018

Syria's nearly eight-year-old conflict saw its lowest annual death toll in 2018 as the regime reasserted its authority over swathes of territory, a war monitor said on Monday.

Iran, Russia, Turkey To Hold Syria Summit Next Week: Reports

World News | Agence France-Presse | Monday August 27, 2018

The presidents of Iran, Russia, and Turkey will meet on September 7 in Iran for their third tripartite summit on seeking to end the conflict in Syria, Turkish state television said Monday.

Cost Of Syria War Destruction At $388 Billion, Says UN

World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday August 9, 2018

Seven years of relentless conflict in Syria have wreaked destruction that the United Nations said Wednesday had cost the country close to a whopping $400 billion.

In War-Torn Syria's Aleppo, "Cat Man" Starts Rare Animal Clinic

World News | Agence France-Presse | Monday June 4, 2018

At an unlikely cat shelter in rebel-held northern Syria, Mohammed Alaa al-Jaleel gently holds a feline patient on her back as an ultrasound probe is rolled across her pregnant belly.

Russia, Iran Urged By European Union To Bring Syria To Peace Talks To End Civil War

World News | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday April 25, 2018

The EU on Wednesday urged Russia and Iran to pressure Damascus to engage in talks to end Syria's bloody civil war, as international donors pledged billions of dollars to help civilians caught up in the conflict.

China Donates $1 Million Towards Food Aid For War-Stricken Syrians

World News | Indo-Asian News Service | Friday April 6, 2018

China has donated $1 million in aid to the World Food Programme (WFP) in Syria to purchase food for the war-stricken Syrians, the Chinese Embassy in Syria has said.

What Does Turkey's Seizure Of Afrin Mean For Syria War?

World News | Agence France-Presse | Monday March 19, 2018

The capture of Afrin from the Kurds by Turkish-led fighters on Sunday could have major repercussions for Syria's protracted war.