by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 7, 2016 | Middle East
According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, barrel bombs dropped on eastern neighbourhoods in the city of Aleppo, northern Syria, yesterday, caused 70 cases of suffocation. Opposition activists accused the Syrian regime’s forces of using poisonous chlorine...
by Youssef Diab | Aug 12, 2016 | Middle East
The chairman of the Syrian Network for Human Rights Fadel Abdul Ghani told Asharq Al-Awsat that the network’s investigators “have verified that a helicopter belonging to the regime dropped a barrel bomb containing toxic gasses on the Zubdiya neighbourhood in Aleppo on...
by Shireen Qabbani | Dec 26, 2013 | Middle East
Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—An intense 10-day offensive by Syrian Government aircraft targeting Syria’s largest city Aleppo has forced many residents to escape to Lebanon, Free Syrian Army (FSA) Field Commander Abu Firas Al-Halabi told Asharq Al-Awsat. He said that more...
