THE Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Syria, Geir Pedersen, has called for increased humanitarian aid in Syria amid “immense” changes that offer hope to a nation emerging from a 13-year-long war. Pedersen arrived in Damascus over the weekend and held meetings on Sunday with key figures in the region. Among those he met was Ahmed … Read more
A dramatic video has surfaced showing Syrian Prime Minister Mohammad Ghazi Al-Jalali being escorted by armed rebel forces in Damascus on Sunday. He was reportedly taken to the Four Seasons Hotel to formally transfer government authority. In the footage, Al-Jalali is seen surrounded by armed men as he walks down steps and enters a black … Read more
FOR four years, it seemed as if President Bashar al-Assad’s army had largely won the civil war in Syria. Regional and international actors were re-establishing ties with the Syrian government, believing the conflict to have generally wrapped up, with Syrian and Russian forces occasionally targeting rebel-held pockets in the northwest. Travel vloggers were regularly invited to trips to … Read more
ACTIVISTS in Idlib said that Syrian and Russian warplanes launched a series of airstrikes on Monday on areas taken over by rebels in north-west Syria during a surprise offensive. According to the White Helmets, a Syrian civil defence organization which works in rebel-held areas, there were civilian casualties and numerous residential buildings were destroyed. … Read more