Syria's government said it evacuated 5,000 residents of the town of Adra near the capital Damascus over the weekend, Syrian state news agency SANA reported. "Thanks to the efforts of the Syrian army, the ministry of social affairs evacuated more than 5,000 residents of the town...

In front of me now, as I am writing this piece, are the names of fifteen person who died due to starvation exacerbated by dehydration. Regime forces have, on top of the food blockade, also cut off all water supplies to Yarmouk. The starved were all inhabitants of...
Syria is committed to its main regional ally Iran attending a planned peace conference next month to which it has yet to be invited, Foreign Minister Walid Muallem said Sunday. "Syria is committed to Iran joining the peace conference and it is illogical to exclude it," the official...