BBC News | Will Iran pact help Syria? USA TODAY BEIRUT — The cutting of a deal with Iran over its nuclear program after years of acrimony has raised hopes among some that the agreement will prompt movement in stalled talks to end the Syrian civil war. Iran is a major ally and backer of Syrian ... Syria peace talks 'will not stop FSA rebels' Syria Opposition: Conditional Yes to Peace Talks Syria Peace Talks Are Finally On, But Here's Why You Shouldn't Get Your Hopes ... |
Exclusive: UN says Syria combatants stymie aid effort Reuters GENEVA (Reuters) - The United Nations says its aid convoys cannot reach around 250,000 people in areas besieged by Syrian government forces or rebels, despite "growing needs and intensifying conflict". The detailed assessment was included in a ... |
BBC News | Syria war victims finding care in Israel BBC News In an effort to start the postponed Syria peace talks, officials from the UN, Russia, and the United States will meet in Geneva on Monday. With the fighting continuing inside Syria, there is growing strain on neighbouring countries. Wounded people have ... |
Voice of America | Syria polio cases spread to Damascus and Aleppo: WHO NBCNews.com BEIRUT - The World Health Organization said Tuesday that additional polio cases had been confirmed in two new areas of Syria, including near Damascus and in the northern city of Aleppo near Turkey. "In addition to 15 polio cases in Deir al-Zor province ... More polio cases confirmed in Syria, WHO says Clashes intensify in Syria as peace talks date announced WHO Confirms 2 New Polio Cases in Syria |
New York Times | Talks on Ending Syria's Civil War to Begin in January New York Times GENEVA — After months of delay, the United Nations said Monday that Syria's government and the opposition would hold their first negotiations aimed at ending that country's civil war in Geneva on Jan. 22. But the precise agenda for the negotiations ... |
Free Syrian Army says no ceasefire for Geneva talks Reuters Opposition figures in Istanbul said some coalition members were in talks in Geneva with the U.N. envoy for Syria, Lakhdar Brahimi, as well with officials from the United States and Russia, the main architects of the planned peace conference. The ... |
Syria: Video Of Children Fleeing Shelling Sky News The footage emerged soon after the independent think-tank Oxford Research Group (ORG) issued a report which concluded that 70% of 11,420 child deaths in Syria since March 2011 were caused by explosives. UK-base ORG's report, Stolen Futures: The ... Video: Children escape shelling in Damascus, Syria |
BBC News | Syria conflict: Women 'targets of abuse and torture' BBC News Violence against Women, a Bleeding Wound in the Syrian Conflict is based on interviews with victims and medical staff in the first half of 2013. The report describes how hundreds of Syrian women have been subjected to arbitrary arrests and enforced ... Syria has become a terrible place to be a woman Rape used as weapon of war against Syria women: Report |
BBC News | The victims of Syria's war finding care in Israel BBC News She had to be taken to a point inside Syria from where she could be seen by Israeli soldiers patrolling the fence that marks the old ceasefire line between the two countries that dates back decades. A military ambulance then took her to hospital - she ... |
BBC News | Al-Qaeda's brutal tactics in Syria forces out moderates BBC News "We were mostly accused of setting up 'Sahwa' - Awakening Councils - against the state." Mohammed's horrific tale of torture from Syria might not sound that unusual if the "state" his captors' were referring to was the government of President Bashar al ... |