Syrian rebels shot down another regime helicopter near a military airbase in the northern province of Aleppo on Monday, as warplanes pounded towns across the country, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. “A helicopter was seen falling from the sky as it burst into flames after it was hit near Minnigh military
Syrians Trade Blame for Aleppo Souk Fire
BEIRUT, Lebanon – Syria’s regime and rebels traded blame for a massive fire that continued Sunday to devour parts of Aleppo’s vast ancient market—a treasured commercial, historical and cultural hub—as angry residents tried to assess the damage. The fire’s origin was unclear,
Aleppo’s Silk Road souk burns to ashes
Large parts of Aleppo’s covered market, the largest of its kind in the world and a Unesco world heritage site that traces its history back to the 14th century, have been reduced to ashes as government forces and rebels fight
IRAN SEEKS SOLUTION TO SYRIA CONFLICT
Iran’s foreign minister has met embattled Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and called for a solution to the ongoing civil war, as a rights group accused Damascus of waging “relentless, indiscriminate” attacks against its own people. Speaking in Damascus on Wednesday, Ali Akbar Salehi said the solution to the 18-month conflict lies “only in Syria and […]
Strained Syrian army calls up reserves; some flee
Syria is calling up former soldiers from the reserves to active army service in growing numbers, a sign of the strain of efforts to crush the 17-month-old revolt against President Bashar al-Assad. Several fleeing reservists and a serving army officer told Reuters that thousands of men had been called up
Syrian Army Accused of Vicious, Systematic Rape
She speaks haltingly. Telling the story isn’t easy for the 38-year-old Syrian Sunni Muslim, and she won’t be explicit about the physical details that suggest her friend had been raped before dying. Coaxed by her husband, and with her 4-year-old daughter fidgeting by her side, Saima talks quietly of the slaughter of her husband’s first […]
Syria’s envoy rules out army’s role in shooting Shaaban
The Syrian Ambassador to Lebanon Ali Abdul Karim Ali said on Friday the Syrian army could not have been behind the shooting of the New ( Al Jadeed) TV crew. Despite ruling out Syrian army’s role in the incident he said that Damascus is serious in its investigation
Syrian defectors regroup in Turkey, plot Assad’s end
Ayham Kurdi refused to open fire on unarmed protesters and is now an enemy of the Syrian state. A captain in President Bashar al-Assad’s army, Kurdi, 30, a soft-spoken man with a trimmed black moustache, deserted his post in June and fled to neighboring Turkey with his family.
Cracks may be emerging in Syria’s military, report
Cracks may be emerging in Syria’s military as more soldiers appear to be taking a stand against firing on protesters six weeks into the popular uprising against President Bashar al-Assad.