Syria: UN-backed watchdog says chemical weapon ‘likely used’ in February attack

May 17, 2018, at 02:01 pm

New York, May 17 (IBNS): Deadly chlorine gas was likely used in an attack that took place in a Syrian town in rebel-held Idlib last February, said the United Nations-backed chemical weapons watchdog on Wednesday.

Seven years of war in Syria has left ‘colossal human tragedy’ in its wake – UN refugee chief

Mar 10, 2018, at 02:35 pm

New York, Mar 10 (JEN): After seven years of brutal conflict in Syria, there are no clear winners, “but the losers are plain to see,” the United Nations refugee agency chief said Friday, describing the “colossal human tragedy” that has cost hundreds of thousands of lives, driven 6.1 million people from their homes and forced 5.6 million others to seek safety in neighbouring countries.