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3 days ago · 30 May 2024 Peace and Security. Syria remains plagued by a severe and complex security and humanitarian situation, against a backdrop of broader political impasse, senior UN officials told the Security Council on Thursday, underscoring the need for a comprehensive approach that involves all key stakeholders. Martin Griffiths, the UN Emergency ...
3 days ago · Syrian civil war. Spillover of the Syrian Civil War; Desert campaign; Inter-rebel conflict; Insurgency in Idlib; Rojava conflict; Rojava–Islamist conflict; Eastern Syria insurgency; SDF insurgency in northern Syria; Russian intervention; Syrian–Turkish border clashes; Turkish intervention; Turkey–Islamic State conflict; Israeli–Syrian ...
3 days ago · Despite some early steps toward political reform, Bashar al-Assad ultimately continued his father’s authoritarian style of government, using Syria’s powerful military and security services to quash political dissent. Long-suppressed internal tensions led to the outbreak of the Syrian Civil War in 2011.
3 days ago · Senior Syrian officials found guilty of war crimes. A French court has sentenced three high-ranking Syrian officials to life imprisonment in absentia after finding them guilty of crimes against humanity and war crimes during the Syrian civil war.
4 days ago · Refugees of the Syrian civil war are citizens and permanent residents of Syria who have fled the country throughout the Syrian civil war. The pre-war population of the Syrian Arab Republic was estimated at 22 million (2017), including permanent residents. [1]
3 days ago · With absent political progress, ongoing violence and a worsening humanitarian situation in Syria, terrible risks could be on the horizon for that beleaguered country and the global community, the Secretary-General's Special Envoy warned the Security Council, as he called for a de-escalation of hostilities, starting in Gaza, and a comprehensive engagement among all stakeholders to arrive at a lasting solution to the 14-year Syrian conflict.
5 days ago · current estimates not available; the Syrian Armed Forces (SAF) are rebuilding after suffering significant casualties and desertions since the start of the civil war in 2011; prior to the civil war, the SAF had approximately 300,000 troops, including 200-225,000 Army, plus about 300,000 reserve forces (2023) note: pro-government militia and ...
