Western forces target Syria in airstrike
U.S., British and French forces launched a joint airstrike campaign in Syria the morning of April 14, hitting three suspected chemical weapons facilities, according to The Guardian. […]
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Bombings in Syrian suburb kill over 600
Hundreds of Syrian citizens were killed after a series of military bombardments, beginning on Feb. 18 and occurring sporadically over the following weeks, devastated the rebel-held capital city Damascus, according to The New York Times. […]
Syrian chemical attack leads to U.S. airstrike
Bashar Al-Assad, the dictator of Syria, used a chemical poison on April 4 to kill at least 69 individuals, including women and children, in the rebel-based town of Khan Sheikhoun. […]
Israel threatens to destroy Syrian air defenses
Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman threatened to destroy Syria’s air defense systems on Sunday, March 19. […]
Suicide attack in Homs, Syria, kills 32 people
Syrian armed forces were attacked by suicide bombers on Feb. 25 in Homs, Syria. […]
Syrian government and rebels meet in Astana to discuss ceasefire
Talks between Syrian government representatives and 15 rebel factions began at a hotel in Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan, on Monday, Jan. 23.
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Syrian airstrike in city of Aleppo
An airstrikes that targeted the Syrian city of Aleppo on Sunday, Sept. 25, claimed 85 lives and left more than 300 people wounded. […]
Peace in Syria: temporary ceasefire to begin
After more than five years of conflict between the forces of President Bashar al-Assad of Syria and opposition rebels, fighting in one of the most war-torn nations over the past half decade has come to a halt. […]
Syria still unchanged after calls for development
Has the 2015 death of the son of a Syrian refugee family acted as a catalyst for change and aid toward the Syrian crisis? […]
Russia launches attacks in Syrian civil war
Russia carried out new airstrikes in Syria on Thursday, Oct. 1. […]