المرصد السوري لحقوق الانسان
The Syrian Observatory For Human Rights
Daily Archives

20/09/2015

Russia, US discuss Syria conflict for first time this year

There is no let-up in airstrikes by the Syrian government against rebel-held areas, with at least 80 civilian and rebel deaths in the last 48 hours in Aleppo and Palmyra. But as the killing continues a new chapter may be about to…

US, UK: Assad must go, but not yet

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad must go but the timetable for his departure can be negotiated, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said Saturday. In a sign of increased willingness to find a negotiated solution to the Syrian…

Is Russia Bashar Assad’s new bodyguard?

Although the precise nature of Russia’s recent upgrading of its military presence in Syria remains largely opaque to Western eyes, one thing seems clear: Moscow has doubled-down in its support of Bashar Assad and the family-based Assad…

U.S. and Russian armies launch talks on Syria

The United States and Russian militaries renewed high-level contacts on Friday to discuss their roles in the conflict in Syria, Pentagon spokesman Peter Cook said as Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Britain to discuss the Syrian…

Slovenia border police fire tear gas at migrants

Slovenian police used tear gas late on Friday to disperse a group of migrants on its border as the country’s government said it was considering opening safe corridors for refugees to pass through the tiny Alpine country. The incident…

U.S. says Assad must go, will deal on timing

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Saturday Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad has to go but the timing of his departure had to be decided through negotiation. Speaking after talks with British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond he…

Russia sends jets to Syria, resumes U.S. military talks

Russia has sent fighter jets to Syria, U.S. officials said, raising the stakes in a military buildup that has put Washington on edge and led Friday to the first talks between U.S. and Russian defense chiefs in over a year. U.S. Defense…

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