Syria: fierce fighting in Aleppo

Syria: fierce fighting in Aleppo

(VOVworld) – The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) reported on Saturday that at least 21 civilians, including two children, have been killed since Friday in attacks by the militant forces
Mosul on the verge of a humanitarian crisis

Mosul on the verge of a humanitarian crisis

(VOVworld) – The joint operation to retake Mosul by the Iraqi army and the US-led coalition forces has entered the final fierce phase. The lives of more than 1 million civilians...
Russia continues to halt airstrike in Aleppo

Russia continues to halt airstrike in Aleppo

(VOVworld) – Russian and Syrian warplanes have halted flights near Aleppo and the no-fly policy will be extended, said Sergei Rudskoi, chief of the Russian General Staff’s main operations department...
Yemen bogged down in crisis

Yemen bogged down in crisis

(VOVworld) – The 72-hour ceasefire in Yemen brokered by the UN has collapsed due to continuous fighting between Arab coalition and the Houthi forces. The impoverished country of the Arabian...
Yemen ceasefire under threat

Yemen ceasefire under threat

(VOVworld) – The current ceasefire in Yemen came under pressure as the Saudi-led coalition said missiles fired from Yemen had left many injured in northern Saudi Arabia, while Houthi fighters...
UN Security Council divided over Syria

UN Security Council divided over Syria

(VOVworld) – A stark division between members of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) was exposed at a meeting on October 9, when rival resolutions drafted by Russia and France both failed...
UN Security Council to hold emergency meeting on Syria

UN Security Council to hold emergency meeting on Syria

(VOVworld) - The United Nations Security Council called for an emergency meeting to discuss the Syrian crisis after the UN envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura warned that east Aleppo could face total destruction within months...
Syrian government did not kill civilians

Syrian government did not kill civilians

(VOVworld) - The Syrian Ambassador to the United Nations (UN) Bashar Ja'afari on Thursday rejected an accusation that the Syrian government was killing civilians
UN suspends aid deliveries to Syria

UN suspends aid deliveries to Syria

(VOVworld) - The United Nations has suspended all humanitarian aid deliveries to Syria after an airstrike hit relief trucks near the city of Aleppo, killing one Red Crescent worker and many...