08/08/2015

BEIRUT — Hundreds of Christian families have fled a central Syrian town as Islamic State fighters advance toward it, activists said Saturday, the anniversary of the U.S. beginning airstrikes against the extremists in Iraq. A U.S.-led…

Scores of Christian families have fled a Syrian town amid fears that Islamic State militants are advancing toward it and plan a major offensive, activists said Saturday. Osama Edward, director of the Christian Assyrian Network for Human…

More than one thousand people carried out a sit-in at the roundabout of al- Ziraa today night protesting on the murdering of the colonel Hassan al- Sheikh who were killed by Sulaiman al- Assad – the son of Bashar al- Assad’s cousin, where…

Early 2014 wasn’t so long ago, but it is increasingly difficult to remember a time when the name Isis was not in daily use. Barely a day goes by now without mention of its strategic brilliance or imagination-defying brutality. Yet Daesh, as…

Rif Dimashq Province: Violent clashes are still taking place in al-Zabadani town near the Syrian – Lebanese border between local fighters from the city and Islamic factions against Hezbollah, the regime forces, NDF and the Palestinian…

Al- Hasakah Province: Clashes took place between YPG and IS in the area located between the southern outskirts of the city of al- Hasakah and the village of al- Sakra in the south of the city, where IS attacked a YPG checkpoint near al-…

Damascus Province: Several rocket shells landed on areas near Bab Tuma at the center of the capital which damaged proprieties, no information about casualties, while 5 citizens at least were killed and about 40 were injured when rocket…

Al-Raqqah Province: Warplanes believed to be for coalition carried out raids on areas in the outskirts and vicinity of Al-Raqqah city, no information about casualties, while yesterday killed 2 ISIL members after warplanes believed to be…

Tartous Province: A woman killed by a gunshot in the village of Aamoudi located in the countryside of Tartous with no information about the reasons of her shooting. A regime forces member from al- Qadmous area killed in clashes with IS…

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights received a copy of a video showing hundreds of children, men and women, sources said that they are located in the town of Serrin at the southern countryside of Ayn al-Arab (Kobani) in the northeastern…