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Four children were among the victims of the attack in Jabal al-Zawiya, a day after another attack killed three in Afrin A Syrian man carries the body of a victim of an attack in Syria's rebel-held Idlib province on 19 August 2021 (MEE/Ali Haj Suleiman) By Harun al-Aswad, Ali Haj Suleiman  Five civilians were killed in an … Continue reading Syria war: Shelling kills several children in southern Idlib →

10,000 families in the neighbourhood are living in miserable conditions after government forces sealed the city on 24 June  A man walks past destroyed buildings in an opposition-held neighbourhood of the southern city of Daraa, on 2 October 2018 (AFP) By Harun al-Aswad Published date: 11 August 2021 14:22 UTC  In Suad al-Hariri's home in Syria's Daraa al-Balad … Continue reading Syria: Residents of Daraa al-Balad struggle to survive under siege →

Rebel fighters attack government military posts in Daraa, including State Security Branch and Military Security branch checkpoints Smoke rises above rebel-held areas of the city of Daraa during reported airstrikes by Syrian regime forces on 5 July 2018 (AFP) By Harun al-Aswad Rebel fighters launched sporadic attacks on government positions in Syria's southern province of Daraa … Continue reading Syria: Sporadic fighting in Daraa as negotiations falter →

US-Russia agreement preserves mandate for the long-running aid operation via Turkey, which was set to expire on Saturday The Bab al-Hawa crossing is currently the sole lifeline for millions of people in Syria's northwest who live in areas outside government control (Reuters) By Harun al-Aswad, Yusuf Selman Inanc The UN Security Council agreed on Friday to extend a cross-border aid … Continue reading UN approves extension of cross-border aid to Syria for 12 months →