May 2016

It rose to 253 the number of civilian casualties whose death was documented by the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights in the escalated bombing on the city of Aleppo for the sixth day in-a-row, and in the successive massacres carried out by…

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights documented death of 3116 people, during the month of April 2016, and were casualties distributed as following: Civilians casualties: 859, including 143 persons under…

Aleppo Province: Several shells launched yesterday after midnight by Islamic factions and landed on regime forces' controlled areas in the neighborhoods of Hamdania, Jam’eyyat al-Zahra’a, Bostan al-Kallab, Al-Masharqa, Baron Street and…

Rif Dimashq Province: violent clashes took place after midnight yesterday between the regime forces and militiamen loyal to them against the rebel and Islamic Factions in the vicinity of al-Rakkabiyyeh village in al-Marj in the Eastern…

Hama Province: Islamic factions opened fire of heavy machineguns after midnight yesterday on positions for the regime forces in al-Serru checkpoint south of M'aarkbeh village in the northern countryside of Hama, and information about…

Idlib Province: Helicopters dropped after midnight yesterday barrel bombs on areas in Skaik village in the southern countryside of Idlib, no information about casualties. Homs Province: Clashes took place after midnight…

Nearly 30 air strikes hit rebel-held areas of Aleppo on Saturday as a temporary "calm" declared by Syria’s military took effect around Damascus and in the northwest. It was the ninth day of deadly bombardments in Aleppo, which has…

OMAR ARAB/ANADOLU AGENCY/GETTY IMAGES People carry an injured boy after airstrikes on Aleppo on Thursday. Nearly 250 civilians have died in nine straight days of bombardments on the city. BEIRUT (Reuters) - Nearly 30…

US Secretary of State John Kerry is travelling to Geneva in a show of support for the ceasefire between the Syrian Government and rebel forces.  Mr Kerry will meet with the foreign ministers of Jordan and Saudi Arabia and UN envoy for…

Syrian airstrikes on rebel-held areas of Aleppo have killed ten more civilians, lifting the city's nine-day death toll to nearly 250. US Secretary of State John Kerry is heading back to Geneva in a fresh ceasefire bid. Russia has…