Top Stories Violence in Syria crosses redlines: The UN is investigating the possible use of chemical weapons in an attack in Aleppo and Damascus. This act, which represents a dramatic escalation in the two-year old conflict, was followed by the assassination of a top pro-regime cleric in Damascus. Syrian opposition sees major ups and downs: The Syrian opposition will attend the Arab […]
Syrian Weekly Brief: 11 – 17 March 2013
March 19, 2013 By
Top Stories Syrian uprising enters its 3rd year: The uprising against Bashar al-Assad entered its third year, growing increasingly violent and becoming an ever bigger concern for Syria’s neighbours and the world. High-profile defections renewed: A brigadier general and dozens of soldiers defected from the Syrian army this week, this came as the head of the Syrian consulate in Cuba defected on Saturday and reports confirmed […]
Jabhat al-Nusra is a threat to us, says Israeli Army Chief
March 19, 2013 By
Israel Army Chief: Syria ‘Terrorist’ Groups Getting Stronger (Naharnet) – By Naharnet Newsdesk Israel’s military chief Benny Gantz said on Monday that “terrorist” groups fighting the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad alongside other insurgents were becoming stronger. “The situation in Syria has become exceptionally dangerous. The terrorist organisations are becoming stronger on the ground. Now […]
Syrian Revolution Daily News Round-up Day 732: Friday 15-Mar-13
March 16, 2013 By
160 Syrians killed today as they commemorated the revolution’s second anniversary Today’s Top Stories Mass demonstrations broke out across the country commemorating the revolution’s second anniversary. Regime forces killed 160 Syrians, the majority of whom died in Damascus, Daraa and Homs. Heavy clashes erupted in Damascus as rebels stormed more army positions near Aleppo Today’s […]
A pinch of salt and a dash of lemon; the FSA’s homemade weapons
March 16, 2013 By
- By Katherine Jane O’Neill, Al Arabiya The Free Syrian Army (FSA) has marked its second year of combating the regime. During the escalation of the conflict, the government has been accused of committing war crimes by executing artillery attacks, using cluster bombs, tanks and other heavy arms against opposition fighters and the population at […]
Syrian Revolution Daily News Round-up Day 731: Thursday 14-Mar-13
March 15, 2013 By
Dozens of Syrians killed and injured in Hasaka, Homs and Damascus Today’s Top Stories Regime airstrike killed more than 35 people in the Hasaka suburb of Tal Barak. Hezbollah renewed attacks on Syrian villages killing at least 11 rebel fighters. Rebel fighters made new gains in Homs and Aleppo, killed high-ranking officers in Damascus. Today’s […]
Syrian Revolution Daily News Round-up Day 730: Wednesday 13-Mar-13
March 14, 2013 By
Rebels storm army positions near Damascus Today’s Top Stories Rebel fighters made new gains in Damascus, Homs and Hasaka. Regime forces perpetrated mass slaughter near Hama. Syria’s economy struggles as gold and foreign currency prices continue to spiral out of control. Today’s Top Videos Damascus: Dozens of mortar shells hit several areas in the heart of […]
Syrian Revolution Daily News Round-up Day 729: Tuesday 12-Mar-13
March 13, 2013 By
Fighting rages in Damascus as regime calls up reserve personnel Today’s Top Stories Tensions spiked in Damascus as heavy clashes broke out between pro and anti-regime militiamen. The Syrian army declared ”state of general alert”, more Russian citizens evacuated. Rebels bombed a checkpoint in Idlib city and made new gains in Deir Azzour. Today’s Top […]
Syria: the story behind one of the most shocking images of the war
March 13, 2013 By
Why did the bodies of 110 men suddenly wash up in the river running through Aleppo city six weeks ago? A Guardian investigation found out – By Martin Chulov with photographs and video by Ben Solomon and Noah Payne-Frank, The Guardian Discovery It is already one of the defining images of the Syrian civil war: a line of bodies at neatly […]
Syria: Two years on
March 12, 2013 By
- By Adnan Khan, Revolution Observer Exactly two years ago in March 2011 a number of young boys under the age of 15, were arrested in Dar’aa, Syria, for writing on the walls of the city: “the people want to overthrow the regime.”[1] Dar’aa erupted along with the rest of the country, many took to the streets after […]
