Tag: Syria
A Syrian Committee for Civil Peace Angers Those Demanding Justice
It was established by Syria’s fledgling government to restore calm in a country fractured by roughly 14 years of civil war. Instead, the...
Syria government says women must wear burkinis at public beaches
Syria's Islamist-led interim government has decreed that women must wear burkinis - a swimsuit that covers the body except for the face, hands...
Syria former prison guard – ‘I showed them no mercy’
Dozens of former officials have spoken to the BBC about their role enforcing the brutality of the Assad regime – including a man...
BBC team detained by Israeli forces in southern Syria
Feras KilaniBBC Arabic special correspondentBBCMoments later, another officer entered and told me to take off all my clothes except my underwear. I initially...
Swedish man charged over 2015 killing of Jordanian pilot in Syria
This article contains distressing descriptions of deathSwedish authorities have charged a convicted terrorist over the 2015 killing of a Jordanian pilot who was...
Rubio warns Syria could be weeks away from ‘full-scale civil war’
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has called for Syria's transitional authorities to be supported, warning that the country could be only weeks...
Israel Recovers Troves of Documents Belonging to Its Most Famous Spy
For decades, Israel has been trying to recover the remains of Eli Cohen, one of its most famous spies, who was executed in...
