September 2020

The government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has criticized the Netherlands' decision to invoke an anti-torture convention against Damascus. (CNN)The Syrian government accused the Dutch government of supporting…

Where are the Troops? The US still has troops in Syria, Iraq, Cuba, and Afghanistan. He has not ended any wars or completely removed US troops from any country in the Mideast. Stars and Stripes had these statements by US central command,…

On 9 and 10 September, a former cemetery worker testified to gruesome details of the Syrian regime's torture programme in the so-called al-Khatib trial, which is taking place in Koblenz, Germany. It was the world's first trial of torture…

Russia’s navy conducts live-fire exercises. Greek and Turkish ships collide while staking claims to undersea resources. Civil war rages in Libya and smolders in Syria, drawing in outside powers with competing agendas and little love for…

Residents of the Libyan capital, Tripoli, and eastern city of Benghazi have called for peaceful protests on Monday against “all forms of corruption” and the “toppling of all political bodies.” Activists in eastern Libya have been…

Having presided over the recognition of Israel by the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain, President Donald Trump has been nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize amid talk of peace breaking out across the region. Assuredly, this is a major…

The US has strengthened its military presence in Syria to ensure the safety of its troops in the country amid increasing tensions with Russia. An M2 Bradley Fighting Vehicle. Credit: Sgt Eric Garland.…

SOHR sources have reported regime artillery fire on Kafr Oweid in Jabal Al-Zawiyah. Meanwhile, opposition factions shelled regime positions in the western countryside of Aleppo. However, no casualties have been reported.   Observatory…

Deir Ezzor Province - Syrian Observatory for Human Rights: SOHR sources say that an SDF fighter survived an assassination attempt, after two masked gunmen on a motorcycle opened fire on him in Al-Shuhayl town in the eastern countryside of…

Daraa Province - Syrian Observatory for Human Rights: Engineering teams detonated an IED in Al-Taybah village in Daraa countryside. It is worth noting that ED the Ihad been planted by unknown individuals in the car of a judge working in…