Posts Tagged: syrian observatory for human rights
Syrians Leave Rebel-Held Ghouta for Second Day; Turkey Attacks Afrin Town
Air strikes killed dozens of people in eastern Ghouta on Friday and Syrians fled rebel territory toward government positions for a second day, a war...
Thousands Stream Out of Syrian Rebel Enclave as Army Advances
Thousands of Syrians fled a rebel-held town in eastern Ghouta on Thursday and crossed by foot to government territory, a Reuters witness and a war...
UN: Bombardment of Syria’s Ghouta Endangers Aid Convoy
An emergency aid delivery crossed front lines into the besieged rebel enclave of eastern Ghouta on Friday but ran quickly into danger from shelling, the...
Syrian Government Forces Said to Be Poised to Slice Eastern Ghouta in Two
Syria's army is poised to slice rebel-held eastern Ghouta in two as forces advancing from the east link up with troops at its western edge,...
Syria’s Ghouta Residents ‘Wait to Die’ as Bombs Fall
Residents of Syria's eastern Ghouta district said they were waiting their "turn to die" on Wednesday, amid one of the most intense bombardments of the...
More Bombs Fall on Syria’s Ghouta After Heaviest Toll in Years
Pro-government forces bombarded Syria's eastern Ghouta on Tuesday, killing at least 49 people, after the heaviest one-day death toll there in three years on Monday,...
Syrian Rebel-Held Area Suffers Bloodiest Week Since 2015: Monitor
The Syrian rebel-held area Eastern Ghouta of Damascus has suffered its bloodiest week since 2015 as a result of government bombardment, with 229 people killed...
Heavy Fighting Resumes in Syria’s Eastern Ghouta After Short-Lived Ceasefire
Heavy fighting resumed in Syria's eastern Ghouta on Sunday after a short period of relative calm following reports that a ceasefire had been agreed there...
Syrian Rebels Set to Depart Enclave in South, as Army Gains in North
Syrian rebels prepared to evacuate an enclave in southwestern Syria on Friday in a surrender deal with the government, state media said, as the army...
Russian Airstrikes Kill at Least 53 Civilians in Syria, Monitor Group Says
At least 53 civilians have been killed in Russian air strikes in the east Syrian village of Al-Shafah, a monitoring group says. The UK-based Syrian Observatory...
Israel Reportedly Strikes Syrian Missile Factory
JNS.org - The Israeli Air Force (IAF) reportedly attacked a Syrian munitions factory on Wednesday night, prompting the Syrian military to retaliate by firing a surface-to-air...
Report: Israeli Air Strikes Kill 10 Members of ISIS-Linked Group in Syria
At least 10 members of a small jihadist faction linked to the militant Islamic State group were killed on Monday by suspected Israeli air strikes...
ISIS Kills at Least 128 People in Central Syrian Town
ISIS has killed at least 128 people in a Syrian town deep inside regime-held territory, a human rights monitor has said. Government forces managed to retake al-Qaratayn over...
Syrian Watchdog: Military Base in Syria ‘Almost Completely Destroyed’ by US Airstrikes
The Syrian airfield targeted by United States airstrikes early Friday was “almost completely destroyed,” a human rights group in the country said. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory...
