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Landmines in Syria kill hundreds of civilians returning home after fall of Assad
Children particularly vulnerable to unexploded war remnants scattered throughout country as more than a million people return. More than 200 people, including women and children, have been killed ...The Guardian - 8h -
Hundreds of civilians have been killed in Syria. Here's what we know.
Hundreds of civilians have been killed in Syria in the last 48 hours, marking the deadliest eruption of violence since the fall of the Assad regime in December.NBC News - Mar. 9 -
Hundreds of civilians killed in Syria as clashes erupt in former Assad strongholds
The violence that has killed hundreds across Syria reached Damascus and Aleppo on Monday, after Ahmed al-Sharaa vowed to bring those responsible to justice.NBC News - Mar. 10 -
Hundreds of civilians reported killed in massacres as violence in Syria spirals
International alarm is growing over fighting in western Syria, where hundreds of civilians have been reportedly killed amid intense clashes.ABC News - Mar. 8 -
After al-Assad’s Ouster, Many Syrians Struggle With Returning Home
Syria’s interim president has said that millions would return after President Bashar al-Assad’s ouster, but many houses and other buildings were destroyed in 13 years of civil war.The New York Times - 4d -
US condemns Syria violence after hundreds killed in sectarian clashes
President Ahmed al-Sharaa calls for calm after attempted pro-Assad uprising triggers revenge killings by pro-government forcesFinancial Times - Mar. 9 -
Hundreds of Civilians Killed by Government Forces in Syria, War Monitors Say
More than 1,000 people have been killed in fighting between forces of the new government and remnants of the ousted regime, according to a war monitor, which said about 700 were civilians.The New York Times - Mar. 9 -
Syria says operation against Assad loyalists over after deadly violence
A monitoring group says 973 civilians have been killed in revenge attacks against the Alawite sect since Thursday.BBC News - 6d -
How did deadly Syria clashes start and who is responsible for civilian killings?
More than 1,000 people are believed to have died so far in fighting between security services and Assad loyalists. Clashes between Syrian security services and fighters loyal to the ousted Assad ...The Guardian - 6d -
Drone attacks killing hundreds of civilians across Africa, says report
Calls grow to control military use of unmanned aerial vehicles which, despite claims of precise targeting, are claiming civilian lives. Almost 1,000 civilians have been killed and hundreds more ...The Guardian - Mar. 10 -
Turkey and Israel face mounting tensions over future of post-Assad Syria
The fall of Syrian President Bashar Assad's government has aggravated the already tense relations between Turkey and Israel, with their conflicting interests in Syria pushing the relationship ...ABC News - 2d -
Hundreds of Civilians in Syria Take Shelter at Russian Air Base
Footage and satellite images reviewed by The Times show civilians in the compound. Thousands have fled violent unrest in the country’s coastal region.The New York Times - 6d -
More than 1,000 people killed in two days of clashes in Syria, war monitor says
About 745 civilians among those killed in fighting in Latakia province between security forces and fighters loyal to former president Assad. More than 1,000 people, including 745 civilians, were ...The Guardian - Mar. 9 -
Several civilians reportedly killed in Syrian clashes, U.S. and Russia call for U.N. meeting
U.S. and Russian diplomats have called for the United Nations Security Council to meet Monday amid escalating violence in Syria. Clashes between Syrian forces and loyalists of ousted President ...CBS News - Mar. 10 -
Violence Sweeps Coastal Syria, Sowing Chaos: ‘We Have to Get Out of Here’
Residents described shootings outside their homes and bodies in the streets in Syria’s worst unrest since Bashar al-Assad’s ouster. More than 1,000 people have been killed since Thursday, a war ...The New York Times - Mar. 9 -
More than 1,000 dead after 2 days of clashes and revenge killings in Syria
A war monitoring group said more than 1,000 were killed in revenge attacks and clashes between Syrian security forces and loyalists of ousted President Bashar Assad.CBS News - Mar. 9 -
‘The streets are empty, no one dares go outside’: Syria’s Alawites terrorised by revenge killings
Hundreds of civilians murdered by militant groups, throwing doubt over new government’s ability to control the country - and US willingness to lift sanctions. When armed men entered Hayan’s house ...The Guardian - 1d -
Activists demand an end to clashes between Syrian forces and Assad loyalists
Activists gathered in central Damascus to condemn the killing of Syrian public security personnel and civilians in ongoing violence on the Syrian coast. Syrian forces have been clashing with ...NBC News - Mar. 10 -
‘They killed him in cold blood’: the cycle of revenge in north-west Syria
Over 1,000 people – including 745 civilians – were killed in attacks last week that mostly targeted Alawite minority. Sipping tea on an unusually warm February afternoon on his veranda that ...The Guardian - 2d -
Fighting erupts along Lebanon-Syria border after 3 Syrian soldiers killed
Syrian state media say fighting erupted along the border between Lebanon and Syria overnight into Monday after three Syrian soldiers were killed in earlier clashesABC News - 6h -
Syria’s leader proclaims ‘new history’ after signing constitutional declaration
Five-year transition period declared along with rights for women, freedom of expression and justice for Assad victims. Syria’s leader, Ahmed al-Sharaa, has hailed the start of a “new history” for ...The Guardian - 3d -
What We Know About the Clashes in Syria
Scores have been killed in fierce clashes between government forces and gunmen loyal to the Assad regime, in a serious challenge to the country’s new rulers.The New York Times - Mar. 8 -
Violence in Syria Shows Difficulty in Unifying Armed Forces
Sectarian-driven killings of civilians this month displayed the government’s weak control over both its own forces and affiliated fighters, experts said.The New York Times - 6h -
Violence in Syria Shows Difficulty in Unifying Armed Forces
Sectarian-driven killings of civilians this month displayed the government’s weak control over both its own forces and affiliated fighters, experts said.The New York Times - 6h -
Syria leader vows to hunt down those responsible for bloodshed
The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) said 830 civilians had been killed.BBC News - Mar. 9 -
Whole families dead in recent Syria violence, says UN
The UN human rights office has verified the killing of 111 civilians in the coastal region, but says the actual figure is far higher.BBC News - 5d -
Beatings, bribery, boredom: one man’s struggle to survive Syria’s brutal civil war
At 18, Mustafa was told his only way out of prison was to join the regime forces. After 14 years, his past as one of Assad’s fighters could get him killed. Mustafa was 16 when he was detained and ...The Guardian - 4d -
Syria says military operation against Assad-linked gunmen in coastal region ends
Syria’s interim government has announced the end of a days-long military operation against insurgents loyal to ousted president Bashar Assad and his family in the worst fighting since the end of ...ABC News - Mar. 10 -
Syria's worst violence in months reopens wounds of the civil war
An ambush on a Syrian security patrol by gunmen loyal to ousted leader Bashar Assad escalated into clashes that a war monitor estimates have killed more than 1,000 people over four daysABC News - Mar. 9 -
Syrian defence ministry says military operation over and forces ‘paving way for life to return to normal’ – Middle East crisis live
Syria’s defence ministry spokesperson warns of further retribution against forces loyal to Assad. Syria ’s defence ministry has announced it has completed military operations to fight remnants of ...The Guardian - Mar. 10 -
What we know about recent violence in Syria
Violence erupted in Syria among the security forces in power and Bashar al-Assad's loyalists. CBS News' Elizabeth Palmer reports.CBS News - 6d -
Warner joins London Spirit in men’s Hundred but Anderson unsold in draft
Warner reunited with former Australia coach Langer Anderson and Roy both ignored in latest draft David Warner will call Lord’s home this summer. The former Australia batter is in line to make ...The Guardian - 4d -
Entire families reportedly killed in fighting in north-west Syria, UN says
Human rights commissioner calls for investigation into ‘extremely disturbing’ attacks in Latakia province. The UN has condemned what it called “extremely disturbing” reports of entire families ...The Guardian - Mar. 9 -
WATCH: Sea turtle released back into ocean after flipper amputation
JP Saul finally returned home!ABC News - 5d -
Duterte Appears in Court in The Hague via Video After Arrest
The former leader of the Philippines has been charged with crimes against humanity after thousands of civilians were killed during his time in office.The New York Times - 2d -
Syria is joining a donor conference for the first time in a crucial step for its new leaders
The European Union is hosting a donor conference to garner support for a peaceful transition in Syria following the ouster of President Bashar Assad in DecemberABC News - 9h -
Leader of ISIS in Iraq and Syria killed, Pentagon says
On his Truth Social platform Friday night, President Trump wrote that "the fugitive leader of ISIS in Iraq was killed."CBS News - 2d -
Ordnance from Syria's 13-year conflict explodes in port city, killing at least 16
The Syrian Civil Defense says Ordnance from Syria’s 13-year conflict exploded in the coastal city of Lattakia, collapsing a building and killing more than a dozen peopleABC News - 1d -
Syria’s Interim President Calls for Unity Amid Fresh Fighting
More than 1,000 people have been killed in clashes in the coastal provinces of Syria, according to one war monitoring group.The New York Times - Mar. 9 -
Death toll in violence on Syrian coast rises to more than 1,000, war monitor says
A war monitoring group says the death toll from two days of clashes between security forces and loyalists of ousted Syrian President Bashar Assad and revenge killings that followed has risen to ...ABC News - Mar. 8