Syrian regime

Syrian regime forces kill 19 civilians in Damascus

Damascus - Noura Khowam

At least 19 civilians were killed on Saturday in shelling by forces allied to the Syrian regime against the Damascus suburb of eastern Ghouta. Syrian activists and a first responder group say shelling and rocket fire targeted the suburb a day after medical evacuations were completed to save the lives of 29 others. The victims were six children and 13Read more

Syria regime bombing kills 19 civilians near Damascus

Beirut - Muslimchronicle

Syrian regime air strikes and artillery fire killed 19 civilians on Sunday across the rebel-held Eastern Ghouta region outside the capital Damascus, a monitor said. The deaths come despite the area falling within a so-called 'de-escalation zone' put in place under a deal between government allies Russia and Iran and rebel backer Turkey. Eastern Ghouta is already in the gripRead more

Syrian regime guilty of crimes against humanity

London - Muslimchronicle

The Syrian regime's sieges of its population ahead of reaching "reconciliation" agreements with the opposition amount to crimes and against humanity and war crimes, Amnesty International said Monday. In a report titled "We leave or we die", Amnesty analysed four local accords which the rights body said were preceded by unlawful sieges and bombardment aimed at forcing civilians to leaveRead more

Syria regime shelling kills 4 schoolchildren in besieged town

Beirut - Muslimchronicle

Syrian regime shelling killed four schoolchildren and a man on Tuesday in the rebel-held besieged town of Jisreen east of the capital Damascus, a Britain-based monitor said. "A shell fired by regime troops hit the entrance of a school in Jisreen just as children were leaving it, killing five people including four schoolchildren," the head of the Syrian Observatory forRead more

Astana 7 Sets Issue of Detainees as its Priority

Astana - Adel Salama

Delegations of the Syrian armed opposition factions in addition to the Syrian regime, headed by Bashar Jaafari, have gradually arrived in the Kazakh capital on Sunday to participate in the intra-Syrian Astana 7 talks, expected to kick off on Monday, according to the Kazakh Foreign Ministry. During the talks, the delegation of the Syrian opposition factions hopes to get clearRead more

Raqa campaign cements rising profile of Syria's Kurds

Beirut - Muslimchronicle

Syria's Kurds were once a marginalised minority, but now they are leading the charge for the Islamic State group's Raqa bastion and hoping to cement their gains in the war. The surprise turnaround in their fortunes is the result of several factors, including the Syrian regime's decision to focus attention elsewhere and a key alliance with Washington against IS. TheyRead more

Pentagon chief says 'no doubt' Syria

Washington - Arab Today

Pentagon chief Jim Mattis said Monday there is "no doubt" the Syrian regime was behind last week's deadly chemical strike, while US officials accused Moscow of waging a misinformation campaign around the attack. The charge that Russia is obfuscating who is responsible for the horrific events of April 4 when at least 87 civilians were killed in a rebel-held townRead more

Russia trying to cover up Syria chemical attack

Washington - Arab Today

A senior US administration official on Tuesday accused Russia of embarking on a misinformation campaign designed to "confuse the world" about what Washington says is the Syrian regime's use of sarin against its own people. Speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive intelligence matters, the official said that Moscow was systematically trying to deflect blame away from the regimeRead more

Pentagon suspects chemical weapons still at Syrian air base

Washington - Arab Today

The Pentagon believes the Syrian regime likely has additional chemical weapons stocks at the airfield struck by US missiles last week, but these were deliberately left untouched, an official said Monday. US intelligence experts assess Syrian President Bashar Assad’s military is probably hoarding the weapons in munitions depots at Shayrat airfield near Homs in central Syria, the US military’s CentralRead more

Trump defends attack on Syria airbase, demands end to ‘slaughter’

Palm Beach - Arab Today

President Donald Trump cast the US assault on a Syrian airbase as vital to deter future use of poison gas and called on other nations to join in seeking “to end the slaughter and bloodshed in Syria.” The US blasted the airbase Thursday night with a barrage of cruise missiles in fiery retaliation for this week’s gruesome chemical weapons attackRead more