The only family remaining in the desolate village of Kfar Lata
Syria
Forget Chemical Weapons. Assad Regime Uses Starvation as Tactic Against Rebels
Updated Oct. 10, 2013
With the threat of using chemical weapons now off the table, the Syrian regime has apparently turned to even more punitive actions to force rebellious citizens into submission: blockade-induced starvation.
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Inspectors Start Destroying Syria’s Chemical Weapons
The U.N. hopes to destroy Assad’s chemical weapons and the machinery used to create them by Nov. 1
Syria’s Assad Mulls ‘Re-Election’, Ignores Reality
Syrian President Bashar Assad says it’s too early to say whether he’ll run for reelection for a third term next year.
In an interview with the Turkish Halk TV, Assad did not mention his government’s role in the deaths of …
Secret Clinics Struggle to Aid War-Ravaged Syria
After nearly three years of intense fighting, Syria’s medical infrastructure has been decimated. Secret hospitals have been operating across the country, like the clinic featured in this video that offers intensive care for …
Report: Syria Holding Tens of Thousands of Political Prisoners
Human Rights Watch says many of the jailed regime opponents, including businessmen, medics, and software developers, are being tortured
Syrian Town That Was Gassed Now Reportedly Being Starved
12,000 residents, faced with severe food shortages, have resorted to foraging for olives and leaves
An Ancient Refuge for Those Fleeing Syria’s War
Many refugees from Aleppo and neighboring Idlib province have fled to the countryside. Some have taken shelter in an ancient Roman ruins near Kafer Rouma.
Group Says Syria Death Toll at 115,000
More than 41,000 civilians have been killed in the two-and-a-half year civil war
Chemical Weapons Officials Prepare To Dismantle Syria’s Stockpile
A 20-strong international team of engineers, chemists and paramedics is due to arrive in Syria today to embark on one of the most hazardous missions in the history of disarmament: to dismantle one of the world’s biggest …
Facing Calls for Diplomacy, Many Syrian Rebels Reject Talks With Assad Regime
Just back from the front, where he watched his rebel-commander father die in a rocket attack launched by the Syrian army, Berri al-Hamad stalks the worn carpet of his family’s temporary refuge in Lebanon, swearing vengeance. …
At Least 10 Killed as Syrian Airstrike Hits School
Mostly students among the dead
U.S. and Russia Say Majority of Syrian Chemical Arsenal Is “Unweaponized”
Confidential assessments of Assad’s toxic cache bodes well for its quick neutralization