Turkey strikes targets in Syria in retaliation for shelling deaths
Turkey fired on Syrian government targets in response to the shelling of a Turkish border town in which five civilians were killed Wednesday.
Turkey fired on Syrian government targets in response to the shelling of a Turkish border town in which five civilians were killed Wednesday.
Rena was playing on her lounge floor, in her mother’s lap, when the shot tore through her cheek.
U.S. journalist Austin Tice, who went missing while working in Syria two weeks ago, has been captured.
Conflicting reports emerged Saturday about whether Syria’s vice president has defected.
The battle for Syria’s most populous city raged and intensified Sunday, with heavy shelling in Aleppo, according to opposition activists.
After 16 months of bloodshed, the Syrian cities of Aleppo and Damascus bore the brunt of conflict Sunday between rebels and President Bashar al-Assad’s regime.
Diplomats said that if the violence doesn’t recede enough for the observers to do their work, the U.N. Supervision Mission in Syria will be withdrawn.
At least 15 people are killed across Syria on Wednesday, opposition activists say
The United Nations suspended their patrols in Syria due to the escalating violence, but they will stay in Damascus until it’s safe for unarmed observers to resume working.
A week after a ghastly massacre left 108 people dead in one town, a dozen factory workers were hauled off a bus and executed by pro-regime militias, opposition activists said Friday.
International envoy Kofi Annan arrived in Syria on Monday, even though rebel leaders say Annan’s peace plan is already “dead” following a gruesome massacre that killed 108 people in one town.
Fresh violence in Syria left at least 13 people dead, opposition activists said Saturday, further crumbling a shaky cease-fire meant to end 13 months of unrest.