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Close aide of Assad dies after car crash: office

Beirut (Lebanon) (AFP) –  Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's media adviser Luna al-Shibl died on Friday three days after being injured in a car crash, Assad's office announced. "The presidency of the Syrian Arab Republic mourns the death of the adviser Luna al-Shibl, who...

ISIS extremists kill eight in Badia desert: Monitor

ISIS extremists killed eight people, including two civilians, in an ambush on pro-government militiamen in Syria’s Badia desert, a war monitor reported Thursday. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the attack occurred on Wednesday evening as the militiamen were en route to search...

The Delusion, Once Again, of a ‘Safe Zone’ in Syria

Here we go again. Since shortly after the beginning of Syria’s civil war, countries faced with the prospect of hosting Syrian refugees  have touted the idea  of “safe areas” within Syria to which refugees could be returned, despite the fact that such zones historically  have...

1,236 arbitrary detentions recorded since January: SNHR

(SNHR)- The Hague – The Syrian Network for Human Rights (SNHR) revealed in its latest monthly report released Wednesday that no fewer than 1,236 cases of arbitrary arrests were documented in the first half of 2024, with those detained including 56 children and 30 women. Meanwhile, 217 of the...