Posts Tagged: syrian observatory for human rights
Suspected Chemical Attack in Syria Kills at Least 68, Including 11 Children
JNS.org - A suspected gas attack, believed to have been carried out by either Syria’s government or Russian jets, killed at least 68 people -- including...
Anti-Israel Double Standards Enable Assad’s Brutality
Syria's civil war has claimed 470,000 lives since it started in March 2011, the Syrian Centre for Policy Research announced in February. That's an average of about...
Syria: Death Toll From Assad Forces Airstrikes Rises to More Than 30 Mostly Women and Children, Despite Ceasefire Agreement
The death toll from air strikes in the Deir al-Asafir district southeast of Damascus has risen to more than 30, mostly women and children, according...
Israel Bombed Scud Missiles Meant for Hezbollah, Syrian Group Says
JNS.org - Israeli fighter jets carried out an airstrike against targets inside Syria late Wednesday night, the London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights claimed Thursday. The alleged...
Russia Bombards Syria With Dozen Air Strikes Against Rebel Stronghold
Russian forces launched a heavy bombardment against insurgent-held areas in Syria's Latakia province on Wednesday, near where a Russian warplane had been shot down by...
Over 90 People Executed by ISIS in Syria in Past Month, Activist Group Says
ISIS has executed more than 90 people, a third of them civilians, over the past month in areas of war-torn Syria under its control, an...
ISIS Forces Palmyra Civilians to Watch Executions in Historical Amphitheater
The Islamic State rounded up civilians trapped in Palmyra and forced them to watch 20 people be executed in the historic city's ancient amphitheater, a Syrian...
Syria’s Assad Makes Rare Appearance to Dine With Frontline Soldiers on New Year’s Eve
The Telegraph - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad visited a district on the outskirts of Damascus and thanked soldiers fighting "in the face of terrorism", his...
Islamic State Attack on Kurds Intensifies in Embattled Syrian Border Town Kobani
The Globe and Mail - The fiercest fighting in days shook the Syrian border town of Kobani overnight when Islamic State fighters attacked Kurdish forces...
NGO Claims Four Killed in Israeli Strikes on Syrian Military Targets
Yahoo/AFP - Israeli warplanes struck three administrative and military targets in Syria's Golan at dawn on Tuesday, killing two security guards and two women, said...
Three Years Into Syrian Civil War, Neighboring Israel Faces Familiar and Emerging Threats
JNS.org - March 15 marked the third anniversary of the beginning of unrest that led to the ongoing Syrian civil war. As the conflict drags...
Report: Obama Plans to Move Forward With Arming of Syrian Rebels
President Barack Obama plans to move forward with a plan to arm Syrian rebels, after concerns over the move raised by Congress were...
Russia Affirms Commitment to Delivering S-300 Missile System to Syria
Russia is still committed to delivering the S-300 advanced anti-aircraft missile system to Syria, despite Western objections, and is also considering extending a loan to...
Activist Group: 100,000 Dead in Syria So Far
Washington Post - More than 100,000 people have been killed since the start of Syria's conflict over two years ago, an activist group said...
