‘A TORTURE CHAMBER’
On sixth war anniversary, Syria headed towards ‘perverted version’ of what has been happening in Iraq or Afghanistan. According to UNICEF, 2016 was the worst year yet for Syrian children [Reuters] Six years to the day since protesters poured into the streets of Daraa, Damascus and Aleppo in a “day of rage” against the rule of President Bashar al-Assad, Syria’s uprising turned global war is far fro
Syria civil war: New beginnings in Kobane
Syria civil war: New beginnings in KobaneThousands of people who fled from Kobane into neighbouring Turkey have since returned home. Kobane, a city in northern Syria with a Kurdish majority, was devastated during heavy fighting between Kurdish fighters and ISIL, combined with coalition air strikes. [Mauricio Morales/Al Jazeera] For Syrian Kurds, the battle for Kobane has been a pivotal part of the
Iraqi civilians ‘dying of hunger’ in besieged Fallujah
Thousands of Iraqi civilians in Fallujah city are “dying of hunger”, according to residents and local officials. The city’s population, estimated between 80.000 to 100.000 people, is suffering from a shortage of food, medicine and fuel. “We are feeding our newborn babies animal [cow] milk,” said Um Hussein, 59, a resident of Fallujah.” We are under siege. No food and no medicine is being brought i
Here is what school is like in Syria’s Aleppo
Amid Russian air raids and the advance of pro-Assad forces, some students persist in going to class. Despite the risk, students and teachers continue to go to school in dangerous Aleppo [Al Jazeera] Aleppo – The recent advance on Aleppo by forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al Assad has spurred thousands of residents to flee for the Turkish border. Pro-Assad forces, backed by Russian air raid
‘Almost quarter of a million people’ dead in Syria war
Almost a quarter of a million people, including nearly 12,000 children, have been killed in Syria’s conflict since it broke out in March 2011, a UK-based activist group has said. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) said on Friday that it had documented the deaths of 240,381 people, up from its tally of 230,618 announced on June 9. The latest death toll shows that 11,964 children were am
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