Wadi Barada

UN, Red Cross deliver aid to nearly 25,000 people in rural Damascus

Damascus - ArabToday

A UN-International Committee of the Red Cross-Syrian Arab Red Crescent inter-agency convoy is delivering multi-sectoral assistance to the Wadi Barada area in rural Damascus for 24,500 people in need. "This is the first ever inter-agency convoy to reach the area, and follows several attempts to reach the area over the last few months that were unsuccessful, due to administrative andRead more

Syrian Army forces continue targeting DeirEzzor

Damascus - Noor Khoam

A loud explosion was heard west of Aleppo after a fall of a shell on an area controlled by government forces in Jami'at Al-Zahra district, no human casualties reported. While the sound of explosions was heard in northern countryside of Aleppo because of mutual targets between militant factions and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), sources told Arab Todays. On the otherRead more

Syria army enters key water plant near capital: state TV

DAMASCUS - Arab Today

Syria’s army on Saturday entered a key water pumping station outside the capital for the first time in four years after a deal with rebels, state television said. “The Syrian army hoisted the Syrian flag above the installation” at Ain Al-Fijeh, which rebels first seized in 2012, it said. The move comes after more than a month of fighting inRead more

Syrian army seizes Damascus water source as rebels withdraw

Beirut - Arab Today

Syrian government forces took back control of an area near Damascus that provides most of the capital's water supplies after reaching a deal for rebel fighters to withdraw, pro-government media and a monitoring group said. The Syrian army and its allies launched an offensive last month to drive insurgents from the Wadi Barada valley, which they have controlled since 2012,Read more

Syrian Army, rebels implement new agreement on Wadi Barada

Damascus - Noor Khoam

The final settlement, reached earlier between the Syrian government and opposition fighters who control Wadi Barada, west of the capital, was implemented on Saturday as the ambulances were allowed inside Wadi Barada, to reach Ain al-Fijah to transfer the wounded there. On other hand, the rebels in Ain al-Fijah started to withdraw from the area to other places in WadiRead more

Regime shelling near Damascus kills 7 civilians

Damascus - ArabToday

Regime bombardment of a flashpoint region near Syria’s capital on Sunday killed seven civilians, a monitor said, in the deadliest attack there since a nationwide truce came into force. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said government forces shelled Deir Qanun, a village in the Wadi Barada region, which is the main source of water for Damascus. “This is theRead more

Syria fighting threatens deal to fix damaged Damascus water station

Beirut - Arab Today

The Syrian army and allied militia clashed with rebels in Wadi Barada near Damascus on Sunday, threatening to disrupt planned repair works to a pumping station that supplies most of the capital's water, a war monitor said. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the army and the allied Lebanese militia Hezbollah had made some gains against rebels in theRead more

UN welcomes reports of agreements on water supply in Wadi Barada, Syria

United Nations - ArabToday

The United Nations said Friday that it welcomes the reports that an agreement regarding water supply has been reached in Wadi Barada, Syria. Eri Kaneko, associate spokesperson for UN Secretary-Gereral Antonio Guterres, cited the latest information received as saying, that Syrian Government and Syria Arab Red Crescent (SARC) technical teams entered the area Friday to carry out a damage assessmentRead more

Syria truce largely holding despite ongoing water

Geneva - ArabToday

The United Nations Special Envoy for Syria said Thursday a cessation of hostilities in place in Syria since Dec. 30 last year is "largely holding." "The main area of concern is Wadi Barada and the water issue which is affecting five million people in Damascus," Staffan de Mistura told press after a weekly humanitarian briefing here. "The information we haveRead more