True horror in Syria: ‘400,000 People … Live In Hell On Earth’: Bombing Of Syrian Suburbs Kills Hundreds

Reporting from NPR: In the eastern suburbs of Damascus, a region called Eastern Ghouta, nearly 500 people have been killed in a deadly escalation by the Syrian government that began Sunday, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights told The Associated Press. More than 120 of the dead are children, the group says.“Airstrikes, artillery shells and … Read moreTrue horror in Syria: ‘400,000 People … Live In Hell On Earth’: Bombing Of Syrian Suburbs Kills Hundreds

The world at war

BEIRUT (AP) — Russia on Monday threatened aircraft from the U.S.-led coalition in Syrian-controlled airspace and suspended a hotline intended to avoid collisions in retaliation for the U.S. military shooting down a Syrian warplane. The U.S. said it had downed the Syrian jet a day earlier after it dropped bombs near the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic … Read moreThe world at war

Images from Syria.. the refugee crisis .. and the sights and sounds of warfare tearing a nation apart

FROM THE huffingtonpost: Look At These Photos Before You Say We Can’t Take In Syrian Refugees If we close our borders to Syrians, this is what we’re leaving them to face. This article appearing on the HUFFINGTON POST offers up images to stir emotions.. Emotions are running high in the United States.. several governors have declared … Read moreImages from Syria.. the refugee crisis .. and the sights and sounds of warfare tearing a nation apart

Assad allies, including Iranians, prepare ground attack in Syria

Assad allies, including Iranians, prepare ground attack in Syria Reuters reporting, Hundreds of Iranian troops have arrived in Syria in the last 10 days and will soon join government forces and their Lebanese Hezbollah allies in a major ground offensive backed by Russian air strikes, two Lebanese sources told Reuters. This is quickly escalating.. Remember … Read moreAssad allies, including Iranians, prepare ground attack in Syria