December 2017

Western powers are reluctant to help rebuild Syria after its civil war, because they think the wrong side won. Russia and Iran played a major part in that outcome — but they can't afford a bill estimated at a quarter-trillion dollars.…

Major powerbrokers agreed today to hold a peace congress for Syria in Russia’s Black Sea resort of Sochi in late January in a bid to speed up a political settlement for the war-torn country. Sochi will host a “congress of national…

Russia, Turkey and Iran agreed Friday to hold Syria peace talks in Russia’s Black Sea resort of Sochi next month, a move that the U.N. special envoy for Syria said should be assessed based on its contribution to the mandated political…

Major powerbrokers agreed Friday to hold a peace congress for Syria in Russia's Black Sea resort of Sochi in late January after previous attempts to hold the conference collapsed. Sochi will host the "Congress of National Dialogue" on…

Key powerbrokers were scrambling Friday over plans to speed up a political settlement in Syria, with UN envoy Staffan de Mistura joining a second day of talks after negotiations in Moscow. A new round of peace talks backed by Russia, Iran…

Karim Abdel Rahman -- a Syrian infant who lost his left eye two months ago in an artillery attack -- has become a symbol of the carnage and the humanitarian crisis in the Damascus suburb of Eastern Ghouta. Karim's injury, a…

Rif Dimashq Province - The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights: the regime forces renewed their targeting to the Eastern Ghouta, in which the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitored that they targeted areas in the outskirts of Ein…

Daraa Province - The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights: areas in Daraa Al-Balad in Daraa city were shelled by the regime forces by missiles believed to be ground-to-ground, fell on areas in the city, which caused more damage to the…

Aleppo Province - The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights: renewed airstrikes targeted areas in the southern countryside of Aleppo, where they targeted areas in Ramla and Burj Sabna villages and other areas in the vicinity of Abaysan hours…

The southwestern Rif Dimashq is witnessing continuation of the clashes between the regime forces backed by armed militiamen loyal to them against Hayyaat Tahrir al-Sham and the rebel and Islamic factions, in areas there, in which the…