المرصد السوري لحقوق الانسان
The Syrian Observatory For Human Rights

Russia must press the Syrian regime on peace talks: US

Geneva — Russia must push Damascus to seriously engage in peace talks in Geneva, a US official said Friday as a second negotiation round appeared to be fizzling out with no sign of progress. "We think that Russia has a responsibility to…

Syria’s deputy FM: ‘No progress’ in peace talks

A new round of U.N.-brokered peace talks between Syria’s government and the opposition has made no progress, Faisal Mokdad, the country’s deputy foreign minister said Friday, according to Agence France-Presse. “We deeply regret that this…

At least 18 killed in Syria car bomb near mosque

A car bomb killed at least 18 people a town in southern Syria on Friday, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported. The bomb went off near a mosque in the town of al-Yadouda near the border with Jordan, Rami Abdulrahman, director of…

Syria peace talks to go into third round

International mediator Lakhdar Brahimi plans to take Syrian peace talks into a third round, an opposition official said on Friday, as negotiations neared the end of a second week with no sign of progress. "Brahimi just told us the talks…

Al-Qaeda splinter group executes 13 in Syria: report

BEIRUT: An Al-Qaeda splinter group in Syria executed at least 13 people including relatives of fighters from rival rebel groups before withdrawing from a town near Aleppo, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Friday. The…

Companies chosen to destroy weapons

The global chemical arms watchdog said Friday it has chosen two US and Finnish companies to help destroy Syria's chemical arsenal as part of an ambitious plan that has suffered a string of setbacks. The Organisation for the Prohibition…

Al-Qaida issues warning to Hezbollah

BEIRUT, Lebanon, Feb. 13 (UPI) -- A message from the al-Qaida cell that took credit for a November attack on the Iranian Embassy in Beirut warns Hezbollah of more attacks to come. Abdallah Azzam Brigades, an al-Qaida-affiliated group,…

51 killed in regime air strikes on Aleppo

Geneva: At least 51 people, including 13 rebels, died in a single day of Syrian government air strikes and shelling of opposition-controlled districts of Aleppo, activists said on Thursday as international mediators were trying to salvage…

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