July 2020. Rouaa is nine years old, the same age as the devastating war that has ravaged her country, Syria, killing hundreds of thousands of people and creating the world’s largest refugee crisis. Her family fled a chemical attack near their home town and for the past few years BBC World Affairs Correspondent Caroline Hawley… Continue reading Jul 2020. A Nine Year Old Syrian Refugee
Tag: War Crimes
Dec 2016. The Giant Graveyard Called Aleppo
December 2016. Tens of Thousands of People have Fled the Intense Fighting in the Syrian City of Aleppo over the Past Few Days. The Regime Offensive in the East of the City has Retaken around a Third of the Territory Held by the Rebel Groups. Desperate Families Crossing into Regime Held areas have been Speaking… Continue reading Dec 2016. The Giant Graveyard Called Aleppo
Mar 2020. Ceasefire in Idlib Part 3
March 2020. The crisis in Syria’s Idlib province – already a humanitarian catastrophe – is fast becoming a geopolitical one as well. The Syrian conflict has long had a dual aspect – both civil war and proxy war, with several outside players backing various parties to further their own strategic ends. Now, as the conflict… Continue reading Mar 2020. Ceasefire in Idlib Part 3
Apr 2020. Syrian War Crimes Trial in Germany
April 2020. After her arrest for protesting against the government in Syria in 2011, Nouran Alghamian landed in a notorious interrogation center, locked in a bug-infested isolation cell so small that she couldn’t lie down. She begged to see the center’s commander, Anwar Raslan, and pleaded for a normal cell. Mr. Raslan laughed at her,… Continue reading Apr 2020. Syrian War Crimes Trial in Germany
Apr 2020. UN Investigation into War Crimes in Syria Part 2
April 2020. Former French judge Catherine Marchi-Uhel told Reuters her office had received 15 requests from national judicial or prosecution authorities for cooperation on Syria-related cases in five countries, and amassed a million records in all. “We are progressing I have no doubt, we are going in the right direction,” said Marchi-Uhel, who heads the… Continue reading Apr 2020. UN Investigation into War Crimes in Syria Part 2
Apr 2020. UN Investigation into War Crimes in Syria Part 1
April 2020. A UN investigation into Atrocities committed in Syria has for the first time accused Russia of direct involvement in War Crimes for indiscriminate bombing of civilian areas. The latest report from the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Syria focuses on events of July 2019 to January this year, and in particular attacks… Continue reading Apr 2020. UN Investigation into War Crimes in Syria Part 1
Mar 2020. Coronavirus in Idlib
March 2020. The new enemy has not yet arrived in northern Syria, at least not officially. But fears that COVID-19 will also reach the Idlib region are on the rise. The new coronavirus is already in the country. “Only” five people are believed to be infected — at least, that’s all the Syrian Health Ministry… Continue reading Mar 2020. Coronavirus in Idlib
Oct 2016. Saudi Bomb a Yemen Funeral
October 2016. The UN has decided an Airstrike on a Funeral in Yemen which Killed 140 People and Injured around 500 was a “Heinous Attack which showed No Regard for Human Life.” Big Words and I Applaud them. Saudi Arabia which is Leading an Anti-Rebel Coalition in the Country has Promised an Investigation, but has… Continue reading Oct 2016. Saudi Bomb a Yemen Funeral
Sep 2016. Aleppo and International Law
September 2016. I’ve watched this footage a number of times, basically trying to work out what to say, I find That the hardest task to be honest, although after saying that, it was tough editing this. There is such a thing as International Law, but you Need Police to Ensure it’s Respected. The Rebel Held… Continue reading Sep 2016. Aleppo and International Law
Sep 2016. The Yazidi of Northern Iraq
September 2016. There can be Few People who have Witnessed the Brutality of daesh more than the Yazidi of northern Iraq. Men were Butchered in their Thousands, Women were Kidnapped and Forced into Slavery to Do as the ‘Man’ Bid. Many Children were also Taken and Forced to Enrol in the Warped Religious ‘Schools’ Run… Continue reading Sep 2016. The Yazidi of Northern Iraq