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Oil refinery attacks raise fears of ‘grave escalation’

Attacks on rural Aleppo that caused severe damage to oil facilities have been described as “state terrorism” by the Syrian opposition, in what is a possible message to Turkish-backed forces in the region. The deadly attacks last Friday, reportedly launched by Russia from warships...

Activists in race to save digital trace of Syria war

From videos of deadly air strikes to jihadist takeovers, Al-Mutez Billah's YouTube page served as a digital archive of the Syrian war until automated takedown software in 2017 erased it permanently. The page exhibiting footage that violated YouTube's community standards could not be...

Satellite photos show aftermath of strike in northern Syria

A suspected missile strike on an oil-loading facility used by Turkey-backed opposition forces in northern Syria appears to have sparked a massive fire across a large area where oil tankers are normally parked, satellite images show. Syrian opposition groups and at least one war monitor...

Palestinian Human Rights Centre welcomes ICC probe

The Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR) in Gaza welcomed the decision by the International Criminal Court (ICC) to launch an investigation into alleged Israeli crimes in the Palestinian territories. "This is a remarkable and historic decision and we have waited for a long time"...