Conflict

US calls for nationwide ceasefire in Syria, condemns terror attack - State Department

Washington/Sputnik/UNI: The United States condemns the recent terror attack in Syria and calls for a countrywide cessation in hostilities, State Department spokesperson Morgan Ortagus said in a statement. more

Nusra terrorists shell town in Syria’s Idlib

Damascus/Sputnik: Militants of the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham terrorist group (formerly known as Jabhat al-Nusra, banned in Russia) attacked the town of Karsaa in Syria’s Idlib prov ...

Twelve IS inmates escape prison in NE Syria

Damascus/Xinhua: A total of 12 inmates of the Islamic State (IS) militant group escaped a prison run by Kurdish militia in Syria's northeastern province of Hasakah on Sunday, state TV ...

UN Population Fund sounds alarm over dire situation facing women and girls in Syria after 10 years of war

New York : The UN sexual and reproductive health agency UNFPA, is expressing increasing concern about the women and girls trapped in Syria’s dire and escalating humanitarian crisis, ...

As Syrian conflict enters 10th year, ‘brutal truth’ is, there is little protection for families

New York/IBNS: Although a fragile ceasefire agreed in northwest Syria is still holding, UN humanitarians on Friday warned of dire conditions for hundreds of thousands of civilians displac ...

War in Syria: 'Carnage', flouting of rights and international law, must stop: Guterres

New York : UN agencies have underscored their commitment to continue supporting civilians affected by the war in Syria, which this month enters its tenth year. The Secretary-General issue ...

Senior Iranian commander killed in Syria's capital

Damascus/Xinhua/UNI: A senior Iranian revolutionary guard member was gunned down in the capital Damascus on Friday, a war monitor reported on Saturday.

Syria: UN food relief agency ‘doing everything we can’ to reach Idlib civilians

New York : Difficult winter weather conditions, road congestion and military manoeuvres are restricting humanitarian aid delivery to desperate civilians in the Syrian province of Idlib, w ...

UN ‘determined to stand by the people of Syria’ says Lowcock, as grave humanitarian crisis intensifies around Idlib

New York : The United Nations is “determined to stand by” civilians across Syria’s war-torn northwest, as “a grave humanitarian crisis” continues, the UN eme ...

‘Mayhem’ in Syria’s Idlib amid ongoing violence, as Guterres urges immediate ceasefire

New York/IBNS: Rapidly escalating conflict in northwest Syria has created healthcare “mayhem”, amid reports of displaced people moving closer to the Turkish border in search o ...