No 'worse place on earth' than Syria's Raqqa, says senior UN adviser urging pause in fighting
Aug 25, 2017, at 09:51 am
New York, Aug 25(Just Earth News): A senior United Nations aid official On Thursday urged the international community to do whatever is needed to allow citizens to flee from Raqqa, describing the de facto capital of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL/Da'esh), the “worse place on earth.â€
Syria: UN relief officials condemn targeting of civilians, infrastructure as airstrikes hit Raqqa
Aug 23, 2017, at 09:42 am
New York, Aug 23(Just Earth News): Senior United Nations humanitarian officials for Syria on Tuesday expressed deep concern over many civilians reportedly killed in airstrikes and other attacks in the last few days in Raqqa city, where coalition forces are fighting Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) terrorists.
Syria: UN relief wing voices concern about civilians caught in crossfire in Raqqa city
Aug 10, 2017, at 09:46 am
New York, Aug 10(Just Earth News): The United Nations humanitarian wing is deeply concerned about the safety and protection of the thousands of civilians inside Raqqa city, many of them women and children, who are caught in the crossfire of the ongoing conflict, a UN spokesperson said on Wednesday.
Syria rocket attack: 2 civilians killed
Jul 03, 2017, at 02:19 am
Deir Ezzor, July 2 (IBNS): At least two civilians were killed in rocket attack by terrorirts in Syria's Deir Ezzor city, media reports said.
US says Syria preparing for chemical attack, hands out warning
Jun 27, 2017, at 06:36 pm
Washington, Jun 27 (IBNS): The USA has handed out a severe warning to Syria, who they say is preparing for another chemical attack.
Jun 24, 2017, at 10:37 pm
Damascus, June 24 (IBNS): At least eight people has been killed in bombing against militant group Islamic Statein Syria's al-Raqqa province, a UK based war monitor reported on Saturday.
Mexico second deadliest country in the world, says Trump
Jun 23, 2017, at 03:45 pm
Washington, Jun 23 (IBNS): Mexico is the second deadliest country in the world according to US President Donald Trump, who wants to put up a fence along the US-Mexico border.
US coalition shoots down Syrian military plane in Raqqa: Reports
Jun 19, 2017, at 09:14 pm
Washington, Jun 19 (IBNS): A US-led coalition fighter jet has shot down a Syrian army plane in Raqqa province, reports said.
Sydney: Man heading for Syria arrested at airport
Jun 15, 2017, at 04:29 pm
Sydney, June 15 (IBNS): A person has been arrested by Australian authorities at Sydney Airport as he was allegedly attempting to travel to the Syrian war zone, media reports said.
US, coalition continue strikes to defeat ISIS in Syria, Iraq
Jun 11, 2017, at 01:16 am
Washington, June 10 (IBNS): U.S. and coalition military forces continued to attack the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria on Friday, conducting 27 strikes consisting of 70 engagements], Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported on Saturday.
Syria: UNICEF warns 40,000 children in the line of fire in Raqqa
Jun 10, 2017, at 01:33 pm
New York, June 10(Just Earth News): An estimated 40,000 children are trapped in extremely dangerous conditions in Raqqa as fighting intensifies in and around the Syrian city, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) reported on Friday, warning that “many are caught in the crossfire.â€
Syria: As airstrikes hit Raqqa, UN sounds alarm over plight of civilians
Jun 07, 2017, at 05:48 am
New York, June 6(Just Earth News): The United Nations humanitarian wing on Tuesday said it is deeply concerned for the safety and protection of more than 400,000 civilians in Syria's war-torn Raqqa Governorate, “who continue to be exposed to daily fighting and airstrikes.â€
Syria: As airstrikes hit Raqqa, UN sounds alarm over plight of civilians
Jun 07, 2017, at 05:47 am
New York, June 6(Just Earth News): The United Nations humanitarian wing on Tuesday said it is deeply concerned for the safety and protection of more than 400,000 civilians in Syria's war-torn Raqqa Governorate, “who continue to be exposed to daily fighting and airstrikes.â€
Syria: Amid ‘promising’ diplomatic steps, UN envoy says hostilities continue on the ground
May 23, 2017, at 03:57 pm
New York, May 23(Just Earth News): Despite the “promising†steps in Syria that followed diplomatic talks in the Kazak capital, Astana – a nationwide ceasefire announced last December, and the de-escalation zones created inside Syria to deepen that effort – a United Nations envoy on Monday warned of ongoing hostilities between the Government and armed opposition groups in several areas, such as Hama, Homs, and Damascus.
Syria: Agreement on ‘de-escalation zones’ could lift UN-facilitated political talks
May 12, 2017, at 02:11 pm
New York, May 12(Just Earth News): The United Nations Special Envoy for Syria, Staffan de Mistura, said on Thursday that next week’s UN-facilitated talks in Geneva will benefit from the dynamics of the negotiations which began in Astana, Kazakhstan, earlier this month, which saw an agreement between Russia, Iran and Turkey on ‘de-escalation zones’ in war-torn Syria.
Syria: Air strikes kills 11 civilians
May 11, 2017, at 01:21 am
Aleppo, May 10 (IBNS): At least 11 civilians were killed in a village north of the Syrian city of Raqqa due to airstrikes, a war monitoring group claimed on Wednesday.
UN envoy commends plan to setup de-escalation zones in Syria as ‘promising positive step’
May 05, 2017, at 09:43 pm
New York, May 5 (Just Earth News): Following on Thursday’s signing of a deal to setup so-called ‘de-escalation zones’ in Syria, the United Nations envoy for the war-torn country praised the agreement and said its success could bolster the path towards peace talks.
UN envoy urges Syrian parties to ‘press ahead’ after Astana talks suspended
May 04, 2017, at 02:13 pm
New York, May 4 (Just Earth News): A senior United Nations mediator on Wednesday urged the continuation of talks on a Syrian ceasefire being held in the Kazak capital of Astana.
In Lebanon and Syria, UN emergency food chief appeals for humanitarian access
May 04, 2017, at 02:10 pm
New York, May 4 (Just Earth News):I The head of the United Nations emergency food relief agency on Wednesday appealed for “regular, unimpeded and sustained†humanitarian access during meetings with senior government officials and partners in Lebanon and Syria – his first official visit since assuming office.
Syria: IS attack on camp, kills 30
May 03, 2017, at 01:21 am
Shaddadi, May 2 (IBNS): ISIS terrorists attacked near Syria's north-eastern border with Iraq on Tuesday, killing at least 30 civilians and injuring 34 others, media reports said.
Syria: UN concerned over worsening security, humanitarian situation in Damascus suburbs
May 02, 2017, at 02:58 pm
Washington, May 2 (Just Earth News): The United Nations on Monday said that it remains deeply concerned by the deteriorating security and humanitarian situation in the eastern part of Syria’s Ghouta, where some 400,000 people are trapped.
Young Syrian refugees don't want pity; respect their rights and empower them – UNICEF Advocate
Apr 29, 2017, at 10:21 pm
New York, Apr 29 (Just Earth News): Concluding a visit to Syrian refugee camps in Jordan where he met with young people displaced from their homes, an advocate for the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) underlined the need to respect their rights and empower them so that they can grow to their full potential.
Apr 27, 2017, at 05:34 pm
The incident was reported by UK based watch-group Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. "The blast was huge and could be heard in Damascus," Rami Abdel Rahman, head of SOHR was quoted as saying in the media. The cause of the explosion is not clear as of yet. Further details awaited.
Syria: UN aid officials urge end to airstrikes on hospitals
Apr 27, 2017, at 12:55 pm
New York, Apr 27(Just Earth News): Following reports of airstrikes that damaged hospitals in northern Syria, two senior United Nations humanitarian officials on Wednesday called for an end to such attacks.
Syria: Terrorists bombing kills several people
Apr 16, 2017, at 02:29 am
Aleppo, Apr 15 (IBNS): In a terrorist car bomb attack in al-Rashideen area west of Aleppo city of Syria on Saturday left several people killed, media reports said.
Syria: UN chief ‘deeply disturbed’ by reports of alleged chemical attack; OPCW investigating
Apr 05, 2017, at 12:53 pm
New York, Apr 5(Just Earth News): United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Tuesday said that he is “deeply disturbed†by reports of alleged use of chemical weapons in an airstrike in the Khan Shaykhun area of southern Idlib, Syria.
Suspected gas attack in Syria kills nine children among 35 dead
Apr 04, 2017, at 08:42 pm
Damascus, Apr 4 (IBNS) : Suspected gas attack by Syrian Government or Russian jets has killed at least 35 people, including nine children, The Telegraph reported quoting a British-based war monitoring group.
Syria: Child injured in terrorist shell attack
Mar 28, 2017, at 01:59 am
Daraa, Mar 27 (IBNS): Terrorist groups affiliated to Jabhat al-Nusra fired shells al-Sahare neighborhood and the Panorama area in Daraa city of Syria, injuring a child, medioa reports said on Monday.
Syria 'worst man-made disaster since World War II' – UN rights chief
Mar 15, 2017, at 04:15 am
New York, Mar 14 (Just Earth News): The conflict in Syria is the “worst man-made disaster the world has seen since World War II,†the United Nations human rights chief today said, calling for an end to all tortures, executions and unfair trials, and at the very least, for the names and localities of people held in detention or information about where they are buried.
Syrian Army recaptures Palmyra city
Mar 03, 2017, at 03:10 pm
Palmyra, Mar 3 (IBNS): The Syrian Army has captured Palmyra city from the militant group ISIS, media reports said.