West Aleppo Faces Unending Assault
Al-Monitor Website
April 22, 2014
West Aleppo is suffering intense, continuous bombardment as Islamist rebels sustain their largest offensive yet on regime-held areas
West Aleppo is suffering intense, continuous bombardment as Islamist rebels sustain their largest offensive yet on regime-held areas
President Assad inspected the destruction to theMonastery of Saints Sergius and Bacchus
Hollande said the four were in “good health, in spite of the very grueling conditions of their captivity.” They will be taken to France in the coming hours, he said in a statement
Even Syrians who have escaped their war-torn country into Turkey continue to have their lives dominated by the Syrian regime’s far-reaching bureaucracy
Putin wished President Assad health and success and the Syrian people peace and wellbeing
The evacuation of some of the civilians from the besieged area of Homs, which took place in February this year, received exceptional attention from the whole world and the media
The aid was offered through the Imperial Orthodox Palestine Society
The source said the missiles have so far been used in the regions of Edlib, Aleppo and Latakia
Lavrov stresses that the Security Council resolution stipulates keeping chemical weapons and components away from “non-governmental” sides
The Assad regime is clawing its way back to a position of dominance in the Syrian conflict. But it can only maintain that position as long as the armed conflict endures
The Union of Syrian Democrats has concluded three days of meetings of its Executive Office, its General Secretariat and its Regulatory Commission
Israeli website Walla quoted a high ranking officer as saying that 1,600 “Syrian injured” were treated by Israel so far
Despite the difficulty of his job and the heavy responsibility he carries, Mahmoud feels proud to help his family
Former commander of the Military Council in Aleppo says the battle for Latakia is the primary battle in Syria
There are fears the camp has been infiltrated by agents working for the Syrian regime
After receiving the insult, Zoubi tried to submit his resignation
Assad talks about need to bolster relations between party leaderships and bases
The motives for the attack were not known and no one immediately claimed responsibility for the killing
Maarouf was responding to an article published in The Independent
Bassam Saab delivered a speech at a meeting of the branch, criticizing the media discourse of the regime, the practices of security forces and the inheritance of power
