SYRIA NEWS
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UN rapporteur to meet Syria regime officials, assess sanctions impact
The United Nations‘ Human Rights Council is sending a rapporteur to Syria on Sunday to assess the impact of sanctions on the country. Alena…
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Turkish troops deploy in Syrian town to halt inter-faction fighting
Turkish tanks and armored vehicles took up positions around Kafr Jana, a rugged area which the main faction Hayat Tahrir…
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Syria records 39 deaths from cholera
A total of 594 cases have been recorded across 11 of its 14 provinces since late last month, the health…
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US steps in to help bridge Syrian refugee food funding gap in Jordan
The US is providing $22 million to help the UN give cash handouts to Syrian refugees to buy food, but…
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Boat carrying migrants from Lebanon sinks off Syria, 15 dead
The incident is the latest this year as Lebanon’s multiple crises are pushing people to flee its three-year-old economic meltdown.…
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Growing cholera outbreak in Syria infects hundreds, 39 dead
The U.N. and Syria’s Health Ministry have said the source of the outbreak is believed to be linked to people…
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Turkey strikes Syria regime outpost, kills three: War monitor
The raids near the Kurdish-held border town of Kobane targeted positions of the Syrian army and the Syrian Democratic Forces,…
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US-backed Syrian forces free women in 3-week raid of IS camp
Dozens of extremists were detained and weapons were confiscated in the operation at al-Hol camp, which began on Aug. 25,…
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Cholera outbreak in Syria poses serious threat – UN
The outbreak is believed to be linked to irrigation of crops using contaminated water and people drinking unsafe water from…
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Syria reports 2 dozen cases, 3 deaths of cholera
The main cause of the spread appears to be people drinking polluted water as well as watering plants in some…
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