Posts Tagged: Syrian civilians
After Russia, China Veto, UN Says Medical Aid for Syria Stuck in Iraq
Truckloads of medical aid for civilians in Syria's northeast is stuck in Iraq, the United Nations aid chief said on Wednesday, after Russia and China...
Thousands Flee Northwest Syria as Assad Pushes Closer to Idlib City
A renewed drive by President Bashar al-Assad to recapture rebel-held territory in Syria's northwest sparked a fresh exodus of many thousands of civilians toward Turkey's...
Russia Says Civilians Can Flee Syria’s Idlib Via Three New Checkpoints
Russia's Defense Ministry said in a statement late on Sunday that civilians could leave what it calls a de-escalation zone in Syria's Idlib Province via...
UK, France, Germany, Turkey Say Attacks on Civilians in Syria Must End
All attacks against Syrian civilians, including in the rebel-held area of Idlib, must end, the leaders of Britain, France, Germany and Turkey agreed on Tuesday...
UN Says Syria Airstrikes Killed at Least 100 Civilians in Past 10 Days
Airstrikes by the Syrian government and its allies on schools, hospitals, markets and bakeries have killed at least 103 civilians in the past 10 days,...
After Fleeing Bombs, Syrian Families Shelter in Olive Groves
Families who fled Syrian government and Russian strikes in northwestern Syria are sleeping in an olive grove near the Turkish border without enough food and...
62,000 Uprooted in Islamic State Battle Crowd Syria Displacement Camp: UN
More than 62,000 people uprooted by fighting around Islamic State's last pocket in Syria have flooded al-Hol displacement camp in Syria, with 5,200 arriving between...
Syria Fighters Say ISIS Still Holds Civilians, Slowing Attack
US-backed fighters have slowed an offensive to take Islamic State's last enclave in eastern Syria because a small number of civilians remain there, though fierce...
Syria Kurds Evacuate Civilians From Islamic State Redoubt, Hail Trump Troop Reversal
Kurdish-led forces in Syria said they would complete the evacuation of thousands of civilians from Islamic State's last redoubt in the area on Friday, and...
Islamic State Pinned in Tiny Eastern Syria Enclave With Families, US-Backed Force Says
Islamic State fighters in eastern Syria are pinned down in a final tiny pocket with their wives and children, forcing a US-backed militia to slow...
After Caring for Thousands of Wounded Syrians, IDF Closes Aid Unit
JNS.org - With the Syrian regime again in control of its side of the Golan Heights border, the IDF on Thursday said it would shut down its Good...
Pope Calls for All Parties to Safeguard Syrian Civilians in Idlib
Pope Francis on Sunday appealed to all parties who have influence in Syria to defend human rights and safeguard the civilian population in the rebel-held...
UN Fears Chemical Weapons in Syria Battle With ‘10,000 Terrorists’
The United Nations called on Russia, Iran and Turkey on Thursday to forestall a battle in Syria's Idlib province which would affect millions of civilians...
Observatory: Airstrike on ISIS-Held Area Kills Dozens in Syria
An airstrike, probably carried out by US-led international forces or Iraq, struck an Islamic State-held area of eastern Syria, killing 54 people including 28 civilians...
