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180,000 children displaced in southern Syria: UNICEF

180,000 children have been forced to flee their homes with little means of protection, shelter or assistance, UNICEF said Friday.   In a statement, the agency said it had received “horrific reports” from southern Syria, including the death of an entire family in the city of...

Interim report finds chlorine used in Douma

Preliminary analysis by the world’s chemical weapons watchdog found chlorine was used in an attack in Douma, Syria, in April that killed dozens of civilians and prompted air strikes by Britain, France and the United States, it said Friday.  The Organization for the Prohibition of...

Daesh-suspected blast kills 4 civilians in Deir Ezzor

(Zaman Al Wasl)- At least 11 people, including 7 SDF fighters, were killed on Friday in a car bomb attack targeted Kurdish-led forces in eastern Deir Ezzor province, local activist told Zaman al-Wasl. The Daesh-suspected attack took place in the town of al-Bseera east of Deir Ezzor...

South Syrian rebels lay down arms as Assad seizes crossing

Syrian regime forces on Friday reached a vital border crossing with Jordan and raised the national flag for the first time in years, state media reported, reinstating sovereignty over a key region that potentially reopens the way for Syrian exports to Arab countries. State news agency...