Syria: Car bomb blast kills 43
Azaz, Jan 7 (IBNS): Car bomb blast in the rebel-held Syrian town of Azaz has left at least 43 people dead on Saturday, media reports said.
New York, Jan 1 (Just Earth News): The United Nations Security Council on Sunday unanimously adopted a resolution welcoming and supporting the efforts by Russia and Turkey to end violence in Syria and jumpstart a political process for the war-torn Middle Eastern country.
Syria: IS cuts off main source of water for Aleppo
Aleppo, Dec 30 (IBNS): Creating trouble, militant group ISIS on Friday cut off water for Aleppo city in Syria from its main source, media reports said.
Syria: UN envoy welcomes new ceasefire between Government and opposition groups
New York, Dec 30 (Just Earth News): The United Nations envoy for Syria has welcomed the announcement of a nationwide ceasefire between the Government and armed opposition groups that would come into effect at midnight tonight.
Palmyra, Dec 26 (IBNS): Security officials have killed at least 25 IS militants to the east of the 4th Station west of Palmyra area in Syria, media reports said on Monday.
Thousands leave war-ravaged Aleppo as ‘dangerous, complex’ evacuation nears end – UN envoy
New York, Dec 23 (Just Earth News): A “very large, dangerous, difficult and complex evacuation†entered its final phase on Friday–mainly from eastern Aleppo and from the two villages Foah and Kefraya – a senior United Nations humanitarian envoy announced, adding that it is “now a race against the clock and the winter to provide safety for the desperate people that have been trapped in the besieged city.
Syria: UN approves mechanism to lay groundwork for investigations into possible war crimes
New York, Dec 23 (Just Earth News):The United Nations General Assembly has voted to establish an independent panel to assist in the investigation and prosecution of those responsible for war crimes or crimes against humanity in Syria.
Civilians brave freezing temperatures as Aleppo evacuations resume – UN
New York, Dec 22 (Just Earth News): With civilians in war-battered eastern Aleppo braving sub-zero temperatures, evacuations escorted by the Syrian Arab Red Crescent and International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) resumed on Wednesday, as the agency estimates that more than 25,000 people have been evacuated from besieged neighbourhoods over the past five days, the United Nations said.
Syria: Militants attack evacuation buses
Idlib, Dec 18 (IBNS): Terrorists attacked several buses that were going to towns of Kefraya and al-Fouaa to evacuate sick and wounded people from the area in Syria, media reports said.
UN invited to monitor and assist fresh evacuation efforts under way in war-ravaged Aleppo
New York, Dec 16 (Just Earth News): The United Nations was on Thursday invited to monitor and assist in the renewed effort to evacuate sick and wounded civilians and opposition fighters from the remaining rebel-held areas of Syria’s war-ravaged city of Aleppo, a senior UN humanitarian envoy announced on Thursday.
New York, Dec 14 (Just Earth News): Aleppo should represent the end of the quest for military victory, not the start of a broader military campaign in a country already ravaged beyond all recognition by five years of war, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told an emergency meeting of the Security Council today, calling on the 15-member body to “do all we can to stop the carnage†and ensure that all the parties in the “wretched†conflict seek an inclusive political resolution.
Syria: UN refugee agency spotlights growing shelter needs as thousands flee Aleppo violence
New York, Dec 2 (Just Earth News): While reiterating its extreme concern about the civilian population in Syria’s war-battered Aleppo, the United Nations refugee agency on Friday said it is also focusing on the rapidly growing shelter needs for thousands of people fleeing the city’s eastern neighbourhoods.
Turkish soldiers killed in Syria
Damascus, Nov 24 (IBNS): At least three Turkish soldiers were killed and 10 others injured in Syria, reports said.
Senior al-Qaeda leader killed in airstrike: USDoD
Washington, Nov 23 (IBNS): A senior al-Qaeda leader was killed in an airstrike conducted by the US in Syria, the US Department of Defense reported.
New York, Nov 21 (Just Earth News): Expressing shock and deep sadness at the recent escalation of fighting in several parts of Syria and its resulting impact on Syrians, senior United Nations humanitarian officials have called on all parties to cease indiscriminate attacks targeting civilians and civilian infrastructure, as well as to ensure sustained, unconditional and unimpeded access to the millions people in urgent need.