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Assyrian new year canceled in Syria amid fear of coronavirus outbreak
Al Monitor - 2020-04-06 00:53Turkish army shells a village in Til Rifat
The Turkish state’s genocidal campaign seeking to invade North and East Syria in violation of international law has continued since October 9 enjoying a worldwide silence. ...
Oleksandr Bogomolov: Syria's dire situation as coronavirus spreads | KyivPost - Ukraine's Global Voice
Kyivpost - 2020-04-05 16:41Measures against Corona pandemic in the Washokani camp
Even before the Corona pandemic, it was difficult to provide food for displaced people who had fled the Turkish occupation zone in northern Syria. In the Washokani camp new measures against the virus have been taken. ...
Ilham Ehmed: Turkey must be pressured to comply with ceasefire
The Turkish state has not ended attacks against North and East Syria despite the call from the UN to declare ceasefire in war zones to allow a better fight against the coronavirus outbreak. ...
IS Executes Eight Civilians in East of Syria
BAS News - 2020-04-05 06:40ERBIL - The Islamic State (IS) insurgents on Saturday executed eight civilians in Deir ez-Zor province, east of Syria, a report said. Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) reported that the incident took place in the region of Ma'dan, northwestern Deir ez-Zor w ...
Syria war: Brutal endgame in Idlib risks spilling over - BBC News
BBC - 2020-04-05 06:34Syria prison riot highlights Kurdish forces' struggle with IS combatants - Egypt Independent
Egyptindependent - 2020-04-04 23:46
Syria war: Idlib ceasefire between Russia and Turkey begins - BBC News
BBC - 2020-04-04 20:52
Persecution What is Turkey Doing in Syria? | Persecution
Persecution - 2020-04-04 20:52
Clashes between Turkish army, Kurdish-led forces intensify in northern Syria
Gulan Media - 2020-04-04 18:22
Syria prison riot highlights Kurdish forces′ struggle with IS combatants | Middle East| News and analysis of events in the Arab world | DW | 04.04.2020
DW - 2020-04-04 11:33Coronavirus: What a crisis would look like in Syria, Yemen and Libya | The Independent
Independent - 2020-04-04 11:25Syria Fast Facts – CNN | Armenian American Reporter
Reporter - 2020-04-04 10:39
Turkey is continuing its attacks in northeast Syria despite the coronavirus crisis | The Canary
Thecanary - 2020-04-04 06:48
COVID-19 crisis ‘unlike any we have dealt with’, as new tragedy looms for Syria | UN News
UN - 2020-04-04 06:48
American troops at Syria base say they’ll keep pressure on ISIS
Militarytimes - 2020-04-04 01:19Turkish bombardment kills two Syrian soldiers in Gire Spi
ANF - 2020-04-03 21:56Turkey has increased its attacks against northern Syria as part of its genocidal campaign seeking to invade the region, which has been ongoing since October 9 in violation of international law but enjoying an international silence. ...
Putin sees opportunity in Syria's COVID-19 crisis
Al Monitor - 2020-04-03 21:05
Six Months Ago, ABC News Mistook Knob Creek for Syria :: Guns.com
GUNS - 2020-04-03 21:05
What it means for American bases in Syria to be occupied by Syrian and Russian forces
Militarytimes - 2020-04-03 18:42
Pentagon chief says American troops leaving Syria will conduct anti-ISIS operations from Iraq
Militarytimes - 2020-04-03 18:42Self-produced ventilators in Rojava
There are only 27 ventilators in the whole of northern and eastern Syria. Three people have therefore decided to develop their own ventilator for possible Covid-19 cases. ...
Trump warns Russia, Iran against killing innocent civilians in Syria - Gruntstuff
Gruntstuff - 2020-04-03 15:29New waterworks opened in Hesekê
After Turkey interrupted the water supply in the Hesekê region of Northern Syria, the autonomous administration is doing everything possible to ensure the water supply. In Erîş a small waterworks has been built to supply 46 villages. ...
Turkish president threatens to allow Syria refugees to leave unless ‘safe zone’ created with US
Militarytimes - 2020-04-03 07:25
Russians may hit US-backed forces in Syria ′if provoked′ | News | DW | 22.09.2017
DW - 2020-04-03 06:08
By protecting Syria's Idlib, the US created a safe haven for Baghdadi and ISIS | The Grayzone
Thegrayzone - 2020-04-03 06:08Turkish Bombardments Kill, Wound Nearly Ten Syrian Regime Soldiers
BAS News - 2020-04-03 03:22ERBIL - Turkish bombardments in Syria resulted in the killing and wounding of nearly ten Syrian regime soldiers, a monitor revealed on Thursday. Syrian Observatory for Human Rights cited its sources as saying that rockets fired by the Turkish forces and ...
Turkish socialists condemn invasion of Syria and attacks on refugees
Socialistworker - 2020-04-02 23:05Wedding hall in Qamishlo converted into a treatment centre
In North and East Syria, preparations are being made for the expected outbreak of the corona pandemic. In Qamishlo a wedding hall is being converted into a treatment centre with 250 beds. ...
Ongoing Turkish aggression injures a civilian in Til Temir
ANF - 2020-04-02 18:39Turkey has increased its attacks against northern Syria as part of its genocidal campaign seeking to invade the region, which has been ongoing since October 9 in violation of international law but enjoying an international silence. ...
Turkey bombs waterworks, interrupting supply to Northern Syria
Turkey continues its genocidal attacks against northern Syria as part of its never-ending efforts to invade the region together with jihadist proxies in violation of international law and amid a global fight against Coronavirus pandemic. ...
Call from North-East Syria to all human rights organisations
As the humanity is undergoing this catastrophic tribulation, urgent efforts need to be done here to prevent the situation going from bad to worst, said the Human Rights Organisations in north and northeastern Syria. ...
Turkish-backed groups shell Kurdish-held areas in northern Syria, casualties reported
Gulan Media - 2020-04-02 16:15Turkish attack kills two Syrian soldiers near Til Temir
In an attack by Turkish and Jihadist occupying forces on a checkpoint near Til Temir in northern Syria, two members of the Syrian army were killed and five soldiers were injured. ...
Turkey/Syria: Weaponizing Water in Global Pandemic? [EN/RU] - Syrian Arab Republic | ReliefWeb
Reliefweb - 2020-04-02 10:54
Senator calls for US to establish no-fly zone over Syria after 33 Turkish troops killed in airstrike
Militarytimes - 2020-04-02 09:19
Turkey appears to want more than Syria’s oil
Al Monitor - 2020-04-02 08:57Shop owners in north eastern Syria are rebuilding their businesses
The Global Coalition - 2020-04-02 01:04A year after the territorial defeat of Daesh, shop owners in north eastern Syria are rebuilding their businesses away from Daesh’s harassment and restrictions." Article Shop owners in north eastern Syria are rebuilding their businesses Appeared first on ...
Kurdish forces end riots by Islamic State prisoners in Syria | The Japan Times
Japantimes - 2020-04-01 23:36Calm restored at Syrian Kurdistan jail after Islamic State riot
QAMISHLO, Syrian Kurdistan,— Kurdish-led security forces said they restored calm Monday at a prison in Syrian Kurdistan (Rojava), northeast Syria, after a riot by Islamic State group inmates. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said four detainees bel ...
Turkish attack injures four civilians in Zirgan
ANF - 2020-04-01 22:04The Turkish state’s genocidal campaign seeking to invade North and East Syria in violation of international law has continued since October 9. ...
Kurdistan 24 – Turkish-backed groups in Syria ‘weaponizing water in global pandemic’: HRW
QAMISHLI, Syria (Kurdistan 24) – Dozens of human rights organizations have warned that the recent decision by Turkish-backed armed groups to repeatedly cut off the water supply to Kurdish-held areas of northern Syria puts hundreds of thousands of civilian ...
Coronavirus: Kurdish area in northeast Syria lacks support - General news - ANSAMed.it
Ansamed - 2020-04-01 18:13Kurdish forces end riots by Islamic State prisoners in Syria - SFChronicle.com
Sfchronicle - 2020-04-01 14:25
Syria: Kurds ‘tossed aside’ by Trump – Middle East Monitor
Middleeastmonitor - 2020-04-01 13:24La commandante kurde Nesrin Abdullah: une femme qui a aidé à faire tomber L’Etat islamique @WomenintheWorld
It has been more than two years since the barbaric reign of ISIS in northern Syria came to an end. And as Turkey, Russia, and Syria now battle for control there, one group can do little but wait for… ...
Turkey-Russia Patrols Start in Syria
Dtnpf - 2020-04-01 06:21
Kurdish Officials, Rights Groups Concerned Coronavirus Will Spread Among IS Prisoners in Syria | Voice of America - English
Voanews - 2020-04-01 06:20
Turkey: US must extradite Syria Kurdish commander – Middle East Monitor
Middleeastmonitor - 2020-04-01 03:05
The Kurdish areas in Syria: Kurds beat down IS-mutiny | The Global Domain News
Globaldomainsnews - 2020-04-01 00:26
Foreign ISIS fighters pending domestic trials in north-eastern Syria – Enab Baladi
Enabbaladi - 2020-04-01 00:19
Syria’s Kurdish-led SDF says worked with US on successful anti-Daesh operation – Middle East Monitor
Middleeastmonitor - 2020-03-31 23:05
Kurdish forces end riots by IS prisoners in Syria | Borneo Bulletin Online
Borneobulletin - 2020-03-31 22:41Turkey is ‘weaponizing water’ in Syrian Kurdistan: HRW
HRW calls on Turkey to resume supplying water to Syrian Kurds fighting coronavirus BEIRUT,— Turkish authorities’ failure to ensure adequate water supplies to Syrian Kurdistan (Rojava), the Kurdish areas in Northeast Syria, is compromising humanitarian age ...
Disinfection works continue in Deir ez-Zor
No Coronavirus case has been detected in North-East Syria yet while the Syrian government has announced 10 cases and 2 deaths so far. ...
Turkish Troops Neutralized 9 Kurdish Fighters In Northern Syria - Defense Ministry - UrduPoint
Urdupoint - 2020-03-31 21:00Syrian Kurds Do Not Know How Many Covid-19 Cases In North, East Syria Due To Lack Of Tests - UrduPoint
Urdupoint - 2020-03-31 21:00
Erdogan Threatens to Send Millions of Refugees to Europe if Syria Invasion Is Criticized
Thedailybeast - 2020-03-31 18:49
“A Stab in the Back”: How Trump and Turkey Blew Up Syria’s Most Stable Region – Mother Jones
Motherjones - 2020-03-31 18:48HRW urges Turkey to resume water supply to NE Syria
“Not only is the Turkish authorities’ water shut-off to communities in Northeast Syria harmful to civilians, but it could also blowback on Turkey itself,” said HRW's Michael Page. ...
Turkish-backed mercenaries attack Manbij, injuring civilians
The Turkish state and allied mercenaries continue their attacks against North and East Syria since October 9 in an attempt to invade the region in violation of international law. ...
Commander: Kurdish forces end riots by IS prisoners in Syria
Washington Post - 2020-03-31 14:11The top commander of Kurdish-led forces in northeastern Syria says they have put down riots by Islamic State militants held in a prison there ...
US-backed Syria forces say ISIS detainees caught at prison perimeter following uprising - Middle East - Stripes
Stripes - 2020-03-31 13:59Commander: Kurdish forces end riots by IS prisoners in Syria
BEIRUT (AP) - Kurdish-led forces have successfully put down riots by Islamic State militants in a prison in northeast Syria with none of the prisoners escaping the facility, the top commander of the U.S.-backed forces said. Mazloum Abdi of the Syrian Demo ...
Will nationalism in Syria create an unmanageable crisis? - Policy Forum
Policyforum - 2020-03-31 11:17Autonomous Administration faces coronavirus emergency alone
The coronavirus emergency has put almost the entire world on its knee. However, it has not yet been seen in the Autonomous Administration areas of North and East Syria. If the virus appears in these areas, there is a real fear that it could lead to a huma ...
As children freeze to death in Syria, aid officials call for major cross-border delivery boost | UN News
UN - 2020-03-31 10:47Turkey/Syria: Weaponizing Water in Global Pandemic? | Human Rights Watch
HRW - 2020-03-31 10:47
The Impossibility of Creating a Safe Zone in Northern Syria - Legal Reader
Legalreader - 2020-03-31 00:55Kurds quell ISIS prison riot and round up runaways in north-east Syria The escape of 12 inmates follows a riot in the prison, which is run by Kurdish militia March 30, 2020
The National AE - 2020-03-30 23:51U.S.-backed Kurdish-led group says militants riot in jail in northeast Syria | News | 1450 99.7 WHTC
WHTC - 2020-03-30 23:44
The Memo That Helped Kill a Half Million People in Syria – Consortiumnews
Consortiumnews - 2020-03-30 21:50Kurds and White Helmets Spar Over Coronavirus Sanctions Relief in Syria | The National Interest
Nationalinterest - 2020-03-30 21:2517-year-old Yazidi girl freed from ISIS captivity
A 17-year-old Yazidi girl, who was abducted from Shengal in 2014, has been freed from ISIS imprisonment in northeast Syria. ...
Turkey’s Intervention in Syria Could Bring Down Erdogan and Iran | Jewish & Israel News Algemeiner.com
Algemeiner - 2020-03-30 20:13US-backed Syria forces say ISIS detainees caught at prison perimeter following uprising - Stripes
Stripes - 2020-03-30 20:01Islamic State detainees mutiny at prison in Syria
Washington Post - 2020-03-30 18:35U.S.-backed Kurdish forces said the prison was brought under control after militants seized parts of the facility. ...
Two mercenaries killed, one vehicle destroyed in Ain Issa
The Turkish state continues its genocidal attacks against northern Syria in an effort to invade the region in violation of international law since October 9. ...
Kurds quell ISIS prison riot and round up runaways in north-east Syria
Alkhaleejtoday - 2020-03-30 15:28Syrian Kurds say Islamic State militants riot in jail in northeast Syria
QAMISHLO, Syrian Kurdistan,— Islamic State prisoners on Sunday seized control of the ground floor of a major prison in Syrian Kurdistan (Rojava), northeastern Syria, run by the U.S.-backed Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), with some of the milit ...
U.S.-backed Syria forces say no ISIS prisoners escaped after uprising, reversing earlier statement - Middle East - Stripes
Stripes - 2020-03-30 14:58
Suspected ISIS prisoners escape north-east Syria jail The escape of 12 inmates follows a riot in the prison, which is run by Kurdish militia March 30, 2020
The National AE - 2020-03-30 14:31Spokesman: Kurdish forces end riots by IS prisoners in Syria - Washington Times
Washingtontimes - 2020-03-30 14:06IS militants riot in eastern Syria prison, some escape | Your Valley
Yourvalley - 2020-03-30 12:19
Russian-Turkish patrols on Syria’s M4 highway off to bumpy start | Ahval
Ahvalnews - 2020-03-30 11:35Assad’s forces re-enter NW Syria | World | thenews.com.pk | Karachi
Thenews - 2020-03-30 09:12
Some Islamic State militants escape during riot at prison in northeastern Syria - Middle East - Stripes
Stripes - 2020-03-30 09:12IS militants riot in eastern Syria prison, some escape - Washington Times
Washingtontimes - 2020-03-30 07:50The mediaLine: ISIS Keeps Up Attacks in Iraq and Syria as Virus Spreads
Justice for Kurds - 2020-03-30 06:37Terrorists aim to drive wedge between forces that beat them and local population Attacks by ISIS and other armed groups are continuing in Iraq and Syria as some US-led coalition forces withdraw and the novel coronavirus sweeps the region. In Iraq, attacks ...
Iraqi Shi'ites test positive for coronavirus after pilgrimage to Syria, officials say
Gulan Media - 2020-03-30 06:28U.S.-backed Kurdish-led group says militants riot in jail in northeast Syria - Reuters
Reuters - 2020-03-30 01:50
ISIS members break out of Kurd-run prison in northeast Syria
Thedefensepost - 2020-03-30 00:23
Trump envoys try to contain the damage from his Syria withdrawal - Los Angeles Times
Latimes - 2020-03-29 23:09
Regime, Russia kill 387 civilians in Idlib, Syria – Middle East Monitor
Middleeastmonitor - 2020-03-29 21:41Dozens of buildings in Urfa under quarantine
In the province of Urfa, which borders on Syria, more and more residential buildings and roads are being quarantined due to increasing corona infections. Meanwhile, the number of deaths caused by Covid-19 has risen to 131 nationwide. ...
Lawyers in solidarity with needy families in northern Syria
People and institutions stand together in solidarity in the fight against Coronavirus in North and East Syria. While a curfew remains in effect, those earning their lives on day wage work cannot earn a living. ...
First death from coronavirus in Syria
The coronavirus which first erupted in China in December, continues killing people worldwide. ...
