المرصد السوري لحقوق الانسان
The Syrian Observatory For Human Rights

Split within the GCC adds to Arab League summit challenges

The UAE, Saudi Arabia and Bahrain withdrew their ambassadors from fellow Gulf Cooperation Council member Qatar in the weeks leading up to the summit over Doha’s support for the Muslim Brotherhood. The diplomatic fallout, unprecedented for…

Violent clashes in Damascus and Homs

Damascus province: violent clashes took place after yesterday's midnight between regime forces and rebels around Teshrin neighborhood, reports of human losses in both sides. regime forces bombarded areas in Jobar neighborhood…

Syria army seizes famed Crusader fort

Syrian regime forces have seized famed Crusader fort Krak des Chevaliers, killing dozens of rebels in the surrounding area and sending scores fleeing across the nearby Lebanese border. 'The Syrian Arab Army raises the flag of the nation…

Syrian troops kill 11 fleeing rebels

DAMASCUS: Syrian troops killed 11 rebels as they fled the village of Al-Hosn, home to famed Crusader castle Krak des Chevaliers, for the nearby Lebanese border Thursday, a military source said. “During the operations in the Al-Hosn…

Syria closes Lebanon border crossing amid fighting

Syrian troops closed a border crossing with Lebanon on Thursday amid heavy clashes with rebels in the area that activists said killed 12 people.   The fighting forced dozens of wounded to pour across the volatile boundary to seek help…

Syrian military captures Crusader castle from rebels

BEIRUT — The Syrian military on Thursday captured a historic Crusader castle that had long been a highly symbolic rebel bastion, the latest victory in an ongoing offensive along the Lebanese border, according to government and opposition…

Hundreds of Kurds in Syria flee after jihadist threat

Some 600 Kurdish residents of villages in Syria's Raqa province have fled after an ultimatum from the jihadist Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, an NGO said Thursday. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said at least 600 Kurds…

Syrian troops capture Crusader-era citadel

BEIRUT: Syrian troops captured a famous Crusader castle on Thursday near the border with Lebanon after days of intense clashes with opposition fighters, the latest in a series of battlefield gains by government forces along the frontier,…

Syria army retakes famed Crusader castle in border push

Damascus: Syrian troops recaptured a famed Crusader castle from rebels Thursday, marking a significant advance in their drive to seal off the Lebanese border and sever enemy supply lines. The army “raises the flag of the nation over…

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