Russia ‘sends modern arms to Syria’
Russia has sent sophisticated anti-ship missiles to Syria, US media report. Russia signed the deal to supply Syria with Yakhont missiles in 2007 The New York Times quotes unnamed US officials as saying the missiles More...
US has seen Syria chemical weapons evidence, says Obama
President Barack Obama has said the US has seen evidence of chemical weapons being used in Syria. Barack Obama says all diplomatic and military options are still available However, speaking after meeting Turkish More...
Red Cross celebrates 150 years
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is now 150 years old. Minister Seraphine Mukantabana. In all countries where the Committee operates, various events were organised in recognition of what the humanitarian More...
Syrians flee coastal town after ‘massacre’
Hundreds of Syrians have fled coastal areas where activists accuse government forces of carrying out massacres in a campaign of sectarian cleansing. Syrian troops (in background) with bodies in a street in the Sunni More...
Israeli warplanes strike Syrian weapons facility
US media reports suggest that Israeli warplanes have launched an air strike inside Syria. Reports suggest the Israeli warplanes went into Lebanese air space The reports, quoting unnamed US officials, say the likely More...
Cameron says ‘growing evidence’ of chemical weapons in Syria
There is “limited but growing” evidence that Syrian government troops have used chemical weapons, UK Prime Minister David Cameron says. The footage of an alleged chemical weapon attack was posted on More...
Ancient Aleppo minaret falls amid battles in Syria
The minaret of one of Syria’s most famous mosques has been destroyed during clashes in the northern city of Aleppo. Pictures show the once famous landmark reduced to a pile of rubble The state news agency More...
Syrian opposition leader Ahmed Moaz al-Khatib resigns
The leader of the opposition Syrian National Coalition (SNC), Ahmed Moaz al-Khatib, has resigned. Ahmed Moaz al-Khatib’s resignation may intensify concerns about opposition divisions Mr Khatib wrote on Facebook More...
Damascus Mosque Bomb Kills Pro-Government Cleric
A leading Syrian pro-government Sunni cleric has been been killed in a blast at a mosque in the centre of the capital, Damascus, say state media. The cleric had been a vocal critic of the uprising against the Syrian More...
Child soldiers increasingly recruited in Syria
Increasing numbers of children in Syria are being recruited by armed groups on both sides of the conflict, Save the Children says in a report. Save the Children says the only way to stop young people’s suffering More...
