The Syrian government and its Iran and Russian backers continue to rebuff staunchly any responsibility for chemical attacks in the war-ravaged country — of which there allegedly have been more than 50 since the war began — including last weekend in the city of Douma.
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{FD} Strikes against Syrian regime bolster locals’ hopes that U.S. will stay for long haul
A convoy of tanks rolled down a rubbled road outside the northern Syrian city of Manjib Saturday afternoon, just hours after news that the U.S and allied forces had struck a number of Syrian regime facilities in and around the capital of Damascus.
{FD} Inside Syria, reactions to US strikes range from excitement to fear
Obada Alsatof, a 21-year-old opposition activist from the northern countryside of Homs, was woken up with a loud jolt and tremor in the early hours of Saturday morning. It came as a welcome surprise.
{FD} Jailed American pastor in Turkey finally getting his day in court
ANKARA, Turkey – A pastor from North Carolina imprisoned in Turkey on what many view as trumped-up terrorism charges finally gets his day in court on Monday, in the most high-profile of several cases involving American citizens swept up by Turkish police since a failed 2016 coup attempt.
{FD} Syrians circulate “we love you” Trump memes, hope for U.S. intervention
As President Donald Trump tweets his intentions to strike in Syria following Saturday’s suspected chemical weapons attacks, supporters of the Syrian opposition are waiting with baited breath, enthusiastically circulating pro-Trump memes in a bid to whip up support for U.S. action.
{FD} Syrian chemical attacks spark horrific memories for Iraqi Kurds, gassed by Saddam
Images of tiny bodies foaming at the mouth and gasping for air following the suspected chemical attack in Douma, Syria, has brought back haunting memories for many across the border in Iraqi-Kurdistan.
{FD} Syrian medical student recounts horror of treating chemical attack victims
Mohammed Samer last week was like any other third-year medical student at Aleppo University, struggling to complete his studies as his country was ripped apart by war.
{FD} Survivors of Syria chemical attack ‘forced to leave or die’
Those in the rebel-held Syrian enclave of Douma say they immediately knew their region had again been assaulted by chemical weapons — and something stronger than just chlorine.
{FD} Pakistani program offers rehab for radicals
Deep in the mountainous terrain of Pakistan’s Federally Administered Tribal Areas just miles from the Afghan border, around a dozen men – from their early 20s to their late 50s – salute and stamp to their national anthem.
{FD} Debate over Bernie Sanders’ bid to end U.S. role in Yemen, already the world’s worst humanitarian crisis
While much of the international community’s attention has been focused in recent years on the civil war that has torn Syria apart, global leaders are desperately drawing attention to the ongoing Yemen conflict – positioning it as now the worst humanitarian plight on the planet.