60,000 civilians have fled Maaret al-Numan over the past four days as the government presses on with its offensive against the last rebel-held enclave. (photo source: AFP) By Harun al-Aswad Published date: 21 August 2019 16:00 UTC An ongoing pro-government offensive in northwest Syria has forced tens of thousands to flee the last rebel-held enclave in the … Continue reading Tens of thousands flee as air strikes pound northwest Syria
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Syrian government forces overrun key rebel town Khan Sheikhoun
Activists and Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham militant group claim fierce battles are ongoing in the onetime opposition stronghold Syrian government forces gather near the town of Khan Sheikhoun in the southern countryside of the rebel-held Idlib province (AFP) By Harun al-Aswad, Heba Nasser via Middle East Eye Published date: 20 August 2019 07:11 UTC Syrian government forces overran Khan … Continue reading Syrian government forces overrun key rebel town Khan Sheikhoun
Tensions soar as Syrian government strikes Turkish military convoy in Idlib
Turkey says three civilians and 12 others wounded by raids on road as vehicles travel towards the rebel-held town of Khan Sheikhoun A convoy of Turkish military vehicles is pictured near the town of Maar Hitat in northern Syria's Idlib province on 19 August 2019 (AFP) By Harun al-Aswad via Middle East EyePublished date: 19 August 2019 … Continue reading Tensions soar as Syrian government strikes Turkish military convoy in Idlib
Civilians flee as Syrian government closes in on key rebel town
Advance on Khan Sheikhoun, held by the opposition since 2014, comes after collapse of a ceasefire in Idlib earlier this month Syrian families, with trucks loaded with their belongings, drive past a flock of sheep as they flee Idlib and Hama provinces (AFP) By Harun al-Aswad via Middle East EyePublished date: 14 August 2019 11:57 UTC Fighting raged in … Continue reading Civilians flee as Syrian government closes in on key rebel town
AIR STRIKES ON NORTHWEST SYRIA KILL DOZENS, ACTIVISTS SAY
Majority of victims civilians struck by raid on a market in the Idlib province town of Maaret al-Numan This strike comes days after air raids by Russian and Syrian warplanes killed 18 people, including a young citizen journalist (AFP) By Harun al-Aswad, Areeb Ullah via Middle East Eye Published date: 22 July 2019 10:12 UTC More than 100 … Continue reading AIR STRIKES ON NORTHWEST SYRIA KILL DOZENS, ACTIVISTS SAY