It has been seven months since Bashar al-Assad was ousted from power in Syria, thrusting the country into a new era after 54 ...

Syria says it has retaken Aleppo. These maps show the damage the 5-year conflict has done to Syria's largest city. ... as well as relatively urban pockets of territory around Damascus and Homs.

Imagine New York City getting annihilated by airstrikes. Or London being wiped off the map. Unless something changes soon, that’s the fate awaiting Aleppo, Syria’s massive economic and ...

While visiting both Homs and Aleppo, Awad met Syrians who – despite all the odds and the risks to their lives – had refused to leave their homes even during the most difficult of times. Um Kinan, an ...

The renowned medina of Aleppo is in ruins. Homs is rubble, and even the Krac des Chevaliers, perched high on a hill, a structure built to withstand attacks including one by famed warrior Saladin ...

Aleppo is a major battle front in the Syrian conflict, which has killed more than 100,000 people and displaced millions since erupting in 2011. The prison has an estimated 3,000 detainees, many of ...

For those who don't know what it is, Aleppo is a city in Syria. Before the war it was the largest city in the country, well known for its historical sites and great food.

ALEPPO (Reuters) - The rebel banner of independence waves over the scorched streets and gutted cars that litter the urban battlegrounds of Aleppo, scars of a struggle in Syria's second largest ...

"The situation in Homs is dangerous," says Father Jacques, "many refugees from Aleppo, including Christians, came to us via the old road in the first few days after the attack by the armed groups. We ...

New York, July 13 (Petra) United Nations Undersecretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Valerie Amos and UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay expressed profound concern over the ...

It has been seven months since Bashar al-Assad was ousted from power in Syria, thrusting the country into a new era after 54 ...

ALEPPO, Syria – Six months on from the east Aleppo evacuations – when civilians first saw a glimmer of hope after many months of miserable existence and enormous suffering – life for some is slowly ...