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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 343

Syria violence

Smoke rises from buildings following an airstrike on the rebel-held besieged town of Arbin, in the eastern Ghouta region on the outskirts of the capital Damascus on January 2, 2018. (AFP / ABDULMONAM EASSA)
November 14, 2021, 5:36 am
US military hushed up Syria strike that killed dozens of civilians — NY Times
Investigation indicates army personnel actively suppressed probe of 2019 bombing that hit women and children in country’s east
By ToI Staff
In this file photo taken on January 5, 2013, a dummy dressed up in army fatigue and a mask depicting Syrian President Bashar Assad is erected in the Salaheddine neighborhood of Aleppo, the scene of heavy fighting. (Photo by MAURICIO MORALES / AFP)
March 12, 2020, 4:26 pm
Syria war enters tenth year with no hope in sight
Fighting and displacement still at its height, 9 years after demonstrators demanded the ouster of President Assad and precipitated 21st century’s biggest war so far
By Rouba El Husseini
A Syrian woman and children run for cover amid the rubble of buildings following government bombing in the rebel-held town of Hamouria, in the besieged Eastern Ghouta region on the outskirts of the capital Damascus, on February 19, 2018. (AFP/Abdulmonam Eassa)
February 23, 2018, 9:29 pm
Strikes pound Syria’s Eastern Ghouta for 6th day as world fumbles for response
Assad regime kills 32 civilians in renewed attacks on rebel-held enclave while UN Security Council struggles to reach a truce
By Hasan Mohamed
Aliza Raz-Melzer
October 24, 2017, 3:03 pm
Aliza Raz-Melzer
We can help Syrian refugees survive winter
When there is just one terrible newscast too many, it’s time to act
Syrian mourners attend a funeral ceremony in the Sayyida Zeinab mosque on the outskirts of Damascus on April 26, 2017, for the victims of a bombing that targeted buses carrying evacuees from the besieged government-held towns of Fuaa and Kafraya. (Louai Beshara / AFP)
April 26, 2017, 8:49 pm
Mass funeral held for victims of Syrian convoy bombing
More than 50 of at least 150 victims from Fuaa and Kafraya buried at Shiite shrine south of Damascus
By Maher Al Mounes
Shivi Froman
March 30, 2017, 12:26 pm
Shivi Froman
We refuse to fall into the abyss
Israelis’ readiness to aid children in Syria, an enemy state, shows they are walking a very narrow bridge
Syrian girls walk past destroyed buildings during a sandstorm in the once rebel-held Bab al-Nasr neighborhood in the old part of Aleppo on March 10, 2017. (AFP/Joseph Eid)
March 13, 2017, 3:49 pm
Monitor tallies over 320,000 dead after six years of war in Syria
Toll includes over 96,000 civilians, among them over 17,400 children, says Syrian human rights group
By AFP
This satellite images released by the United Nations, shows road damage and craters, in the Sha'ar district of Aleppo, Syria, Sept. 25, 2016. (US Department of State, Humanitarian Information Unit, UNITAR-UNOSAT via AP)
October 5, 2016, 6:00 pm
New satellite images reveal extent of Aleppo devastation
Pictures document damage since breakdown of Syria ceasefire, as Assad forces step up anti-rebel offensive in besieged city
By Jamey Keaten
Yosef Gotlieb
September 26, 2016, 9:31 am
Yosef Gotlieb
Tunisia’s drought is Israel’s concern
Bloodshed triggered by water scarcity throughout the Mideast highlights the need for regional cooperation
Syrian poet Adonis in 2015 (CC-BY SA Harald Krichel/Wikimedia Commons)
September 26, 2016, 12:49 am
Syrian poet Adonis says poetry ‘can save Arab world’
Artist claims neither Americans nor Russians are interested in finding real solutions for the region
By Gaël BRANCHEREAU
Illustrative photo of a US Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle flying over northern Iraq on September 23, 2014, after conducting airstrikes in Syria. (AFP/US Air Force/Senior Airman Matthew Bruch)
September 17, 2016, 10:43 pm
Over 60 Syrian soldiers killed in coalition strike as truce teeters
US says forces believed they were attacking Islamic State target; Russia warns Washington could be responsible for ceasefire collapse
By AFP and AP
Syrian pro-regime reporter Kinana Allouche (YouTube screenshot)
July 11, 2016, 8:02 pm
Pro-Assad reporter smiles for camera with bodies in background
Syrian journalist Kinana Allouch has become infamous for her callous attitude during civil war
By ToI Staff
File: An undated photo of fighters from al-Qaeda's branch in Syria, the al-Nusra Front, marching toward the northern village of al-Ais in Aleppo province. (Al-Nusra Front via AP)
July 5, 2016, 6:03 am
Amnesty documents ‘chilling’ abuses by armed groups in Syria
Watchdog says some rebels have adopted regime practices of torture, abductions, killings
By AP
Image posted on a militant website on January 14, 2014, shows Islamic State fighters marching in Raqqa, Syria. (AP/Militant Website)
March 15, 2016, 9:06 am
Congress terms Islamic State atrocities ‘genocide’
Representatives urge Security Council to set up regional war-crimes tribunal in Syria to prosecute IS for ‘war crimes against humanity’
By AFP
A man drives his motorbike past damaged apartment buildings on February 10, 2016 in Harasta, east of the Syrian capital Damascus (AFP / ABDULMONAM EASSA)
February 11, 2016, 1:59 am
Russia offers March 1 ceasefire in Syria, US wants it now
Washington concerned Moscow seeking more time to help Assad hit moderate rebels hard
By Matthew Lee and Bradley Klapper
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