December 2015

Reef Dimashq province: A man from Madaya died due to poor life conditions in the area. Russian warplanes went in 4 airstrikes on Hosh al-Dawahra, no reports of losses. Regime forces bombarded areas of Daraya.  Dar'a province: Regime forces…

Dar'a province: Rose to 9 the number of people who were killed by regime's bombardment and aerial bombardment on Shekh Meskin rebels take majority of the dead. Areas of Shekh Meskin town are witnessing violent clashes between regime forces…

Dar'a province: Regime forces were able to advance in Shekh Meskin and took control on the brigade 82 near the town after violent clashes against rebels and Jabhat al-Nusra leading to the death of 40 fighters from both sides, amid 17…

Aleppo province: Rose to 11 the number of civilians who were killed by rebel shells in al-Ashrafia, al-Mokambo, and al-Neil street, and other areas of Shekh Maqsoud neighborhood. Russian warplanes raided al-Malkia, Menegh airport, and Tal…

Lattakia province: Russian warplanes raided Nahia Rabiaa and its surroundings in the Turkman mount, no reports of losses. Clashes taking place between regime forces and Islamic battalions around al-Qasab town in the northern countryside,…

The uncle and cousins of the three-year-old whose drowning brought worldwide attention to the refugee crisis have arrived in Vancouver   Mohammed Kurdi and his wife, right, arrive with their family at…

World review of the year: His pride at ‘returning’ Crimea to Russia still costing the country Russia secured its return to the top table of world diplomacy this year, but it cost the country another powerful friend and increased…

BY ADITYA KONDALAMAHANTY German parliament member Sahra Wagenknecht blamed Western policy for the emergence of the Islamic State group. Pictured: Wagenknecht delivers her speech at the German parliament on the next EU summit at the…

Less than 24 hours after a lacklustre meeting between the Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov and his Qatari counterpart over the classification of extremist groups in Syria, Russian fighter jets carried out an air strike that killed…

FRANCE has demanded the EU increases security checks on Syrian passports after it was revealed that two of the Paris attackers were carrying false documents. By LIZZIE STROMME Bernard Cazeneuve, the French interior minister,…