Jabhat Al Nusra
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UN war crimes examiners say they are investigating a suspected poison gas attack that killed more than 50 people in a rebel-held area of northern Syri(...)

Up to 13,000 secretly hanged in Syrian prison, says Amnesty
- Middle East
- February 7, 2017
As many as 13,000 opponents of Bashar al-Assad were secretly hanged in one of Syria’s most infamous prisons in the first five years of the country’s c(...)

Syrian regime ramps up air strikes on rebel-held Aleppo
- Middle East
- November 16, 2016, 16:20
The Syrian regime intensified air strikes on Aleppo and the surrounding area on Wednesday as a Russian-backed offensive to recapture the last urban re(...)

The 2003 US-British invasion of Iraq was a war the world did not want. Millions of people protested around the world in the run-up to the war. Among (...)

Syrian terrorist list produces 163 names and no agreement
- Middle East
- February 18, 2016, 20:47
Major powers trying to forge a Syrian peace plan have made almost no progress in overcoming one of the main obstacles to ending the war: deciding who (...)
And yet again, the flow of migrants from Syria resumes
- Editorial
- February 8, 2016, 00:00
UN resolution 2254, mandating last week’s Syria peace talks in Geneva, required an end to airstrikes and humanitarian relief for suffering civilians. (...)

Syria peace talks suspended as army pounds rebels near Aleppo
- Middle East
- February 3, 2016, 17:45
UN-mediated talks to end the war in Syria are on pause until February 25th, UN envoy Staffan de Mistura said on Wednesday, saying the talks had not fa(...)

Rebels leave last district of Homs in truce with Assad
- Middle East
- December 10, 2015
Rebels are leaving their last stronghold in the Syrian city of Homs in a truce that gives president Bashar al-Assad control of what was known as the (...)

Syrian affiliate of al-Qaeda urges terror attacks in Russia
- Middle East
- October 13, 2015, 20:18
The largest al-Qaeda group in Syria, Jabhat al-Nusra, has called for terror attacks in Russia, while also urging strikes on Alawite villages and placi(...)

Assad welcomes shift in West’s stance on Syrian conflict
- Middle East
- July 27, 2015, 01:00
Syrian president Bashar al- Assad yesterday welcomed “positive” changes in western attitudes to the conflict in the country – suggesting the United St(...)