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 Committee...
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 and...
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 who...
EU official says €175 million Syria recovery package ‘clear message’ of support
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EU Commissioner for the...
Held at gunpoint: 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 refused,...