Syrians seeking passage to the EU gather at Bab al-Hawa border crossing before being cleared by HTS Syrians gather in front of the Bab al-Hawa border crossing with Turkey on 12 September, before being dispersed by members of the Ha'yat Tahrir al-Sham (AFP) By Harun al-Aswad, Yusuf Selman Inanc | Published date: 12 September 2022 Syrians marching towards the Turkish border … Continue reading Militants attack Syrian protest convoy en route to Europe via Turkey
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Syria: Murder stalks Druze in north and suspicion falls on Uyghur militants
An elderly Druze couple were found murdered in the village of Kaftin following increasing harassment. People suspect TIP fighters, sectarianism and property disputes are to blame Rebels and militants have held northern Syria's Qalb Loze since 2012 (AFP) By Harun al-Aswad | Published date: 24 August 2022 As the morning sun stretched across Jabal al-Summaq’s slopes at … Continue reading Syria: Murder stalks Druze in north and suspicion falls on Uyghur militants
Syria: Government shelling at market kills 15 civilians in Turkish-controlled area
The rocket attacks come amid growing tensions between Turkish forces and Kurdish armed groups Six missiles hit a busy market and other buildings in Al-Bab city ahead of Friday prayers, on 19 August 2022 (MEE/Walid al-Idilbi) By Harun al-Aswad | Published date: 19 August 2022 At least 15 civilians have been killed, including five children, and 30 … Continue reading Syria: Government shelling at market kills 15 civilians in Turkish-controlled area
Syrians react furiously to Turkey’s call for reconciliation with Assad
Protesters accuse Ankara of seeking to preserve its interests at expense of their struggle against Damascus government A protest by Syrians in the al-Mastumah area of north Syria's Idlib Province, near a Turkish base, on 11 August 2022 (MEE/Bilal Hammoud) By Harun al-Aswad | Published date: 13 August 2022 Mass demonstrations erupted in northwestern Syria on Thursday … Continue reading Syrians react furiously to Turkey’s call for reconciliation with Assad
Syria: Four children among seven civilians killed in Russian air strikes on farm
The bombing wounded 12 others including eight children, after Russian warplanes targeted civilian homes and a poultry farm in Idlib Members of the Syrian Civil Defence carry the body of a child killed in the Russian air strike on 22 July 2022 (@SyriaCivilDef/Twitter) By Harun al-Aswad | Published date: 22 July 2022 Russian air strikes killed seven civilians, including … Continue reading Syria: Four children among seven civilians killed in Russian air strikes on farm