BBC News | Swap Frees Lebanese Held by Syrian Rebels in Exchange for Turks New York Times BEIRUT, Lebanon — A flurry of back-room Middle East diplomacy led to an ambitious international prisoner swap on Saturday that freed Lebanese citizens held by Syrian rebels and Turkish pilots kidnapped by Lebanese gunmen. Freed Lebanese Shia hostages return from Syria Turk, Lebanese Hostages Free After Syrian War Deal Kidnapped Turks, Shia pilgrims released in Syria hostage deal |
A Top Syrian Intelligence Officer Is Killed in Fighting New York Times BEIRUT, Lebanon — One of the Syrian government's most prominent intelligence officers, Maj. Gen. Jamea Jamea, was killed during fighting in the eastern provincial capital of Deir al-Zour, Syrian rebels and the state news media said on Friday as ... |
Aljazeera.com | UN official makes plea for Syria aid delivery Aljazeera.com The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a London-based activists group, said the fighting which began in April had prevented doctors from bringing in food or medicine to save children. The army has laid siege to the area for months, and bombed it ... Syria: UN aid chief calls for urgent ceasefire in Moadamiyah Syria: dozens killed in clashes after suicide attack in Damascus Activists: Bomb Near Syrian Capital Kills 16 |
Ottawa Citizen | Polio cases suspected in Syria CNN (CNN) -- The World Health Organization said Saturday it is investigating a possible outbreak of polio in Syria, where an ongoing civil war has decimated the public health infrastructure. The organization said it received reports Thursday of "a cluster ... Suspected polio cases found in Syria for first time in 14 years Polio suspected in war-torn Syria; WHO says potential exists for large outbreak |
Car bomb, clashes kill over 30 near Syrian capital Reuters More than 100,000 people have been killed in Syria's 2-1/2-year-old conflict, which began with popular protests against President Bashar al-Assad before degenerating into civil war. The war has pitched most of the country into violence along sectarian ... |
BBC News | Syria crisis: Damascus blast 'kills 16 soldiers' BBC News At least 16 Syrian soldiers have been killed in a suicide bombing and fighting that followed in a Damascus suburb, activists say. The blast triggered clashes at a checkpoint near the mainly-Christian area of Jaramana, the Syrian Observatory for Human ... |
Syria's Civil War Plays out on Social Media ABC News Amid all the bloodshed, confusion and deadlock of Syria's civil war, one fact is emerging after 2½ years — no conflict ever has been covered this way. Amateur videographers — anyone with a smartphone, Internet access and an eagerness to get a message ... |
Aljazeera.com | Hamas denies involvement in Egypt and Syria Aljazeera.com The Gaza Strip's Hamas prime minister Ismail Haniyeh has denied reports that his group was involved in fighting in the neighbouring Egyptian Sinai or in Syria. "We did not interfere in the affairs of any country and are not involved in the events or ... Hamas denies participation in fighting in Egypt and Syria Hamas denies taking part in Egypt, Syria, fighting Gaza Salafists Killed in Syria |
Pilgrims held in Syria returning to Lebanon USA TODAY BEIRUT (AP) — Nine Lebanese pilgrims held by Syrian rebels were returning Saturday to Beirut as part of a negotiated three-way hostage deal, the Lebanese interior minister said. Their release ends a year-and-a-half ordeal for the Shiite men, kidnapped ... |
BBC News | Syria snipers 'shoot at pregnant women,' UK doctor claims BBC News A British doctor who has volunteered in hospitals in Syria for five weeks, says snipers are shooting pregnant women for a game. Dr David Nott said snipers were shooting women and children deliberately. "It's more horrific than any other war zone I've ... 'Hell beyond hell' Syria snipers use unborn babies as target practice Syria civil war: British doctor claims snipers 'shoot at pregnant women' British doctor accuses Syrian snipers of targeting pregnant women |