February 6, 2019

Children and babies die as temperatures plummet in Syria

“At least 29 children and newborns are reported to have died over the past eight weeks, mainly from hypothermia, while travelling to the camp or shortly after arrival,” the WHO said in a statement

February 5, 2019

What Awaits the Syrian Arab Army?

Russia’s plans for the Tiger Forces in the postwar era remain to be seen. One could argue that Russian military advisors could transform General Suheil al-Hassan’s formation into a rapid reaction force

February 1, 2019

US court finds Assad regime liable for Marie Colvin’s death in Syria

Syria ordered to pay $300m over death of Sunday Times journalist in ‘targeted’ shelling in 2012

January 30, 2019

Spending despots’ riches on refugees: a good proposal?

Last week, the World Refugee Council took its recommendations to the African Union, which has agreed to implement some of them regionally

January 30, 2019

“We know that Bashar al-Assad, and his Russian and Iranian backers, have committed countless war crimes

“We know about these crimes because of brave individuals like Caesar, a Syrian defector from the Assad regime

January 26, 2019

Refugee group: Use frozen billions to aid world’s displaced

Axworthy said the World Bank has estimated that there are between $15 billion and $20 billion “in purloined assets that various political leaders have stolen from their people

January 24, 2019

A Living Hell for Detainees in Adra

I went back to my cell and closed my ear so that I could not hear the scream of the child. Afterwards, my sister woke me up to tell me about the death of the child

January 22, 2019

Family Of American Jailed In Syria Goes Public In An Appeal To Trump

In 2012, the Syrian conflict and the swelling number of refugees became his urgent concern. He opened two mental health clinics in Lebanon, and another in Jordan. He taught traumatized refugees a stress management technique known as HeartMath

January 16, 2019

15 Syrian children die of freezing weather

Cappelaere pointed out that since December around 10,000 Syrians have fled Hajin area in Syria’s northern Deir Ez-Zor province due to fierce clashes between Daesh and PYD/PKK terrorist groups