Photo courtesy: Associated Press. The US has claimed to have killed the leader of ISIS in the northern region of Syria. According to the US Central Command, ISIS leader Osama al-Muhajir was killed in a drone strike in Syria. The US drone strike in Syria was carried out on July 7. US Central Command did…
The “relief chief” was speaking to journalists at UN Headquarters in New York just as these two separate lifesaving initiatives are set to expire in the coming days. He also voiced concern over gender-based violence in countries such as the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and noted lack of hope over the crisis in…
Damascus: The Syrian government has said that it has destroyed the salvo missile launched by Israel in the air with the help of an anti-aircraft missile. Israel has stepped up its attacks on Syrian airports and air bases in recent months, which the Israeli government has justified as cutting off airstrikes for weapons from Iran…
The UN was asking for $11.1 billion dollars – its largest appeal worldwide – to support Syrians inside the country and those displaced in the broader region, Mr. Guterres said. Severe underfunding Only about a tenth of the necessary funding for 2023 has been secured so far and needs are sky-high, after a devastating earthquake…
File photo The US military’s Central Command (CENTCOM) has confirmed that one of its helicopters crashed in Syria, injuring 22 personnel. 10 injured in the accident have been shifted to major hospitals for treatment. The accident occurred on June 11, according to Centcom, an investigation is underway to determine the cause of the accident. It…
The announcement comes as the European Union gears up to host the seventh Conference on Supporting the Future of Syria and the Region, beginning on Wednesday in Brussels. WFP took the decision, after exhausting all other options, to prioritize the three million Syrians who are unable to make it from one week to the next without…
“It is vital that the recent diplomatic moves are matched with real action,” said Geir Pedersen, the UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Syria, briefing the Security Council on recent political and humanitarian developments. A range of diplomatic initiatives have quickened the pace towards finding solutions on, among other things, continuing a direct dialogue with the…
Washington: In Syria, the US killed an innocent person by calling it the commander of al-Qaeda in an airstrike. According to international media reports, US Central Command (CENTCOM) spokesman Major John Moore said that a civilian may have been killed in a US strike targeting a senior al-Qaeda leader in Syria, but further investigations are…
The foreign ministers of Russia, Syria, Turkey and Iran have met in Moscow for high-level talks on restoring relations between Ankara and Damascus after years of hostilities during the Syrian war. Syria’s state news agency SANA quoted Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal Moqdad as saying that despite all the bitterness of the past years, there is…
The Syria Earthquake Recovery Needs Assessment (SERNA) puts the total damages and losses at almost $9 billion, said El-Mostafa Benlamlih, UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Syria, who led the effort alongside the UN Country Team. “The UN has been working tirelessly to respond to the series of powerful earthquakes that hit Türkiye and Syria…
