Tag: Bashar al-Assad
Chemical attack shows war crimes continue in Syria, says UN
A suspected chemical weapons attack which left more than 70 dead in a rebel-held town shows war crimes continue in Syria, UN chief Antonio Guterres said on Wednesday. “The horrific events of yesterday demonstrate unfortunately that war crimes are going on in Syria (and that) international humanitarian law is being[Read More…]
Suicide bomber kills 25 at Damascus courthouse
Battle of Aleppo ends as Syrian rebels secure deal to withdraw
The battle of Aleppo, one of the worst blood-shed civil war, ended on Tuesday as the Syrian rebels agreed to withdraw in a ceasefire. The Military action has ended in eastern Aleppo, Vitaly Churkin, Russia’s ambassador to the UN has said. ““According to the latest information that we received in the[Read More…]
Syrian army retakes 60% of east Aleppo
Syrian army advanced overnight deeper into rebel-held east Aleppo where it now controls more than half of the former rebel stronghold after a fierce assault that has sparked an international outcry. Tens of thousands of civilians have fled eastern neighbourhoods of the city since the assault in mid-November. The government[Read More…]