Special to WorldTribune.com More than 5,000 refugees have fled to the Turkish border after Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) jihadists on April 14 attacked 10 camps for internally displaced people in Syria. Reports from the scene of the attacks said some of the terrified refugees attempted to cross the Turkish border but were […]
Special to WorldTribune.com After several deadly attacks on medical facilities, the humanitarian aid group Doctors Without Borders (MSF) will no longer share GPS coordinates on hospital locations with Russian and Syrian officials. “Healthcare in Syria is in the crosshair of bombs and missiles. It has collapsed,” Joanne Liu, MSF International president, told reporters in Geneva. […]
Special to WorldTribune.com An entire district of the Syrian city of Aleppo was destroyed by Russian cluster bombs in attacks the UN said were “blatant violations of international law.” Video of the Feb. 15 attack was recorded and shows Russian warplanes dropping the cluster bombs on the city. Reports from the scene say the attacks […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Syrian forces, in a major offensive supported by Russian air power and Iran-backed militias, advanced toward the Turkish border on Feb. 8. The Syrian advance and relentless Russian air strikes in recent days have led to one of the biggest shifts in momentum of the five-year war. The offensive by President Bashar […]
Special to WorldTribune.com ANKARA — Turkey, under Western pressure to stop aiding Al Qaida-aligned militias in Syria, has attacked the Islamic State of Iraq and Levant. The statement on Oct. 16 marked the first time Turkey reported an attack on ISIL, said to be the fastest growing and most powerful militia in northern Syria. Western […]