Syria

Syria’s decimated healthcare system is facing a catastrophic crisis, with nearly half of the country’s medical workforce having fled amidst 13 years of civil war, crippling sanctions, and natural disasters, a top WHO official has warned. Hanan Balkhy, the WHO’s…

At least seven people were killed and 20 injured, mostly children, when a school bus plunged into a river in northwestern Syria on Thursday, the Associated Press reported. The accident happened near the town of Darkush, west of Idlib, when…

The World Bank has reported that more than a quarter of Syrians are living in extreme poverty, after 13 years of conflict in the country, which has led to successive economic crises and left millions of people unable to secure…

The government of Iraq has asked all sixty countries whose citizens are living in the camp of the families of the radical Sunni group of ISIS to repatriate them as soon as possible. This camp, which lies in northern Syria,…

ISIS terrorists on Thursday shot dead 20 Syrian soldiers and affiliated pro-government forces in two separate raids in Damascus-controlled areas of Syria, ALARABIYA News reported. The attacks took place in the eastern countryside of Homs province and in the Albukamal…

The Islamic State terror group is making a comeback in Syria, launching numerous attacks against forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad, VOA reported in an article yesterday. Recent data from U.S. Central Command shows that there are about 2,500 Islamic…

A bomb exploded in a market in Azaz, a north Syrian city held by pro-Turkish forces, early Sunday, killing eight people and wounding more than 20 others, VOA reported. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, the blast caused…

The UN reported that 16.7 million people in Syria require humanitarian assistance, the highest number in the 13-year conflict, according to an article by Anadolu Agency. During a virtual briefing of member states, the UN Special Envoy for Syria, Geir…

At least 16 people, including nine women, have been killed in northern Syria while hunting for truffles, according to a UK-based monitor. The civilians were killed when their vehicle hit a mine in a former stronghold of the Islamic State…

Islamic State militants attacked truffle hunters in eastern Syria, killing at least 18 people and leaving many injured and missing, the Associated Press reported. The attack, near the town of Kobajeb in Deir el-Zour province, was one of the deadliest…