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Syria's Assad slams Turkey offensive as 'support for terrorism'

Damascus - Emiratesvoice

President Bashar al-Assad on Sunday condemned Turkey's offensive against Kurdish militia in the northern Syrian region of Afrin, saying it was part of Ankara's support for extremist groups. "The brutal Turkish aggression on the Syrian town of Afrin cannot be separated from the Turkish regime's policy from the first day of Syria's crisis, which was essentially built on supporting terrorismRead more

Air strikes kill at least 17 civilians in Syria rebel enclave

Dubai - Emirates Voice

Regime and Russian air strikes on a rebel-held enclave near the Syrian capital killed at least 17 civilians on Saturday, a war monitor said. Eastern Ghouta, one of the last remaining opposition strongholds in the country, is the target of near-daily air raids. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said Saturday's deadliest strikes had hit the Hammuriyeh district, killing 12Read more

23 civilians killed near Damascus, mainly from Russian air strikes

Beirut - Emiratesvoice

At least 23 civilians were killed Wednesday in the Syrian opposition redoubt of East Ghouta, near Damascus, with the majority of victims perishing in Russian air raids, a monitor said. The Britain-based Syrian observatory for Human Rights told AFP that 18 people were killed by Russia strikes in the town of Misraba, while the remainder died in shelling from governmentRead more

Syria's Assad replaces defence minister

Damascus - Emiratesvoice

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad replaced his defence minister for the first time since 2012 as part of a government reshuffle announced by the state news agency SANA on Monday. "President Assad issued a decree, the first of 2018, naming General Ali Abdullah Ayoub minister of defence," the agency said, without providing any explanation for the surprise announcement.The 65-year-old was untilRead more

Medical evacuations begin from besieged

Douma - Emiratesvoice

Aid workers have evacuated the first few ill patients from Syrian rebel bastion Eastern Ghouta under a deal struck after the UN said hundreds are in critical condition following a four-year government seige. Three children and a man were loaded overnight into ambulances bound for hospitals in Damascus before being transported out past government lines that have held the region's estimated 400,000Read more

Syrian regime forces bombarded Hama killing dozens

Damascus - Noura Khowam

Two men were killed in a mine explosion in Al-Raqqah city today the 21stof December 2017, raising the number of people who died due to landmine explosions inside the city during traveling in it or while they were trying to return to their homes; to 50 citizens including 12 children and citizen women at least, since about a month inRead more