Lina Sinjab BBC Middle East correspondent Reporting fromDamascus, Syria Getty Images The attack on a church in the suburbs of Damascus left at least 25 people dead Warning: This article contains distressing details “Your brother is a hero.” This is what Emad was told after finding out his brother had been killed in a suicide...
BBC Hundreds of thousands of Syrians were killed during 13 years of civil war “These,” says Dr Anas al-Hourani, “are from a mixed mass grave.” The head of the newly-opened Syrian Identification Centre is standing next to two tables, covered in femurs. There are 32 of the human thigh bones on each laminated white tablecloth....
AFP The spiritual leader of Syria’s Druze community condemned the violence as an “unjustifiable genocidal campaign” Deadly clashes between Islamist armed factions, security forces and fighters from the Druze religious minority near Damascus are another sign of the continuing fragility of the security situation in Syria after the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad. Outside players have...
When violence broke out in Syria’s coastal area recently, including mass killings of civilians allegedly carried out as revenge for attacks on Syrian security forces, volunteer rescuers quickly came to help. They were part of the Syrian civil defence group known as the White Helmets, which had operated in rebel-held areas during the civil war....