Syria

Beyond Madaya, 1 in 3 Syrians Doesn't Have Adequate Access To Food

6:51pm January 19, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

Starvation has been a weapon of war for multiple parties in the conflict. Even in areas not under siege, it's harder for civilians to afford basic food items, with prices dramatically inflated.

Dr. Rajia Sharhan, UNICEF Nutrition Specialist, takes a child's mid-upper arm circumference in Madaya, Syria, on Thursday. The city was under siege by government forces and didn't receive aid for months. Dozens of people have died of malnutrition.

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As Aid Is Offered In Madaya, Other Regions In Syria Are Still Besieged

2:46pm January 17, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

Aid arrived in the besieged town of Madaya, as well as two other towns, on Monday. Meanwhile, the U.N. is drawing attention to the hundreds of thousands of Syrians they still can't reach.

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Trucks from the International Committee of the Red Cross, working alongside the Syrian Arab Red Crescent and the United Nations, carry food, medical items, blankets and other materials into the Syrian town of Madaya on Monday.

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Aid Convoys Arrive In Besieged Syrian Villages

1:53pm January 11, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

A U.N.-brokered deal allowed supplies into the towns under siege by the Syrian regime. In the town of Madaya, food aid has been blocked since October and there have been reports of starvation deaths.

On Jan. 5, demonstrators in Maaret al-Numan, in the Idlib province of Syria, hold banners during a protest for civilians who starved to death in Madaya. Aid is expected to reach Madaya Monday. On Saturday, Maaret al-Numan, the city shown here, was hit by

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Aid Set To Arrive In Besieged Syrian Towns Soon; Airstrike Hits Rebel-Held Town

8:38am January 10, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

Aid convoys are expected to arrive Monday. Meanwhile, an airstrike in Idlib has killed dozens, and Syria has announced it's willing to join peace talks with the opposition — with conditions.

A toddler is held up to the camera in this still image taken from video said to be shot in Madaya on Tuesday. Warnings of widespread starvation are growing as pro-government forces besiege the opposition-held town in Syria.

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Syrian Regime Allows Aid To Besieged Villages After Outcry Over Starvations

7:24pm January 07, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

Bashar Assad's government will allow U.N. aid to enter three villages, including Madaya, where Doctors Without Borders has reported 23 deaths from starvation since Dec. 1.

Smoke rises from ISIS positions following a U.S.-led coalition airstrike in the Huz neighborhood in downtown Ramadi, Iraq, on Dec. 26.

Airstrike Kills ISIS Leader Directly Linked To Paris Attackers

6:36pm December 29, 2015

by Laura Wagner

Charaffe al Mouadan, a Syrian-based ISIS member, had ties to suspected Paris mastermind Abdelhamid Abaaoud. Mouadan was among 10 ISIS militants killed in coalition strikes over the past month.

Hungarian police officers stop a group of refugees near a makeshift camp for asylum seekers in Roszke, southern Hungary, in September 2015.

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The Number Of Migrants And Refugees Arriving In Europe Tops 1 Million

7:06am December 22, 2015

by Eyder Peralta

Most of them are from Syria, Africa and South Asia. The International Organization for Migration says this is the highest migration flow since World War II.

Syrians look at the damage following air strikes on the rebel-held area of Douma, east of the capital Damascus in October 2015.

60 Percent Of Syrian Rebels Share Islamic State Ideology, Think Tank Finds

8:52am December 20, 2015

by Eyder Peralta

The Centre on Religion and Geopolitics says that means that wiping out the Islamic State will not end the threat from jihadi groups.

The U.N. Security Council unanimously approved a resolution endorsing a peace process for Syria including a cease-fire and talks between the Damascus government and the opposition.

U.N. Passes Resolution Urging Political Settlement In Syria

6:10pm December 18, 2015

by Laura Wagner

The resolution does not explicitly address the contentious issue of Syrian President Bashar Assad's future in the government. It aims for an end to fighting and a focus on defeating ISIS.

Secretary of State John Kerry shakes hands with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Moscow on Tuesday.

In Russia, Secretary Kerry Looks For 'Real Progress' Over Syria

7:49am December 15, 2015

by Eyder Peralta

Ahead of planned peace talks, Secretary of State John Kerry was trying to put the U.S. and Russia on the same page with regards to the future of President Bashar Assad.