Tag: Syria
World 08.12.24 | 22:43

Assad fled to Moscow as rebels take over Syria

Syrian leader Bashar al Assad fled the country today and landed in Moscow, after rebel forces quickly swept from north to south and captured even the capital Damascus. Assad led the country for 24 years, after he inherited power from his father, and in the last decade Syria was wrecked by a brutal civil...
World 13.11.23 | 11:31

The US attacks two locations in Syria in retaliation for “ongoing attacks”

In response to “continued attacks” against US forces in Iraq and Syria, the US military bombed two locations in eastern Syria that were used by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) of Iran and groups connected with Iran, the Pentagon announced on Sunday. US Defense Secretary Lloyd...
World 21.02.23 | 09:48

At least three dead and hundreds more injured as new earthquake rocks Turkey and Syria

A new 6.4 magnitude earthquake on Monday killed at least three people and injured more than 200 in parts of Turkey laid waste two weeks ago by a massive quake that killed tens of thousands, authorities said. More buildings collapsed, trapping some people, while scores of injuries were recorded in neighbouring...
Culture 20.02.23 | 11:51

Charity concert for people affected by the earthquakes in Turkey and Syria

Today, starting at 19 h at the Faculty of Music Arts, students and professors will hold a charity concert for the people affected by the earthquakes in Turkey and Syria. When humanity faces such tragedies and temptations, everyone, starting from themselves, should give something of their own for a new...
World 15.02.23 | 08:45

Turkey, Syria earthquake death toll surpasses 40,000

The combined death toll following the earthquakes in Turkey and Syria on 6 February has passed 41,000 and continues to rise. The figure comes over a week after the deadly earthquake which the World Health Organisation described as the worst natural disaster in 100 years. Despite passing the ‘golden...
World 11.02.23 | 11:47

Earthquake death toll nears 25,000 after five days of searching

The earthquakes in Türkiye and Syria have claimed the lives of nearly 25,000 people as fewer and fewer victims were being found alive under the rubble five days after the disaster struck. In Türkiye alone, at least 20,665 people were killed and 80,088 others injured by the two strong quakes that jolted...
World 09.02.23 | 09:20

Numbers keep increasing: Death toll rises to over 16,000 In Turkey, Syria quake

The death toll from the devastating earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria has risen to more than 16,000, while rescue teams are still searching for survivors trapped under the rubble. Officials and medics said 12,873 people had died in Turkey and 3,162 in Syria since Monday’s 7.8-magnitude quake,...
World 06.02.23 | 08:56

7.8 magnitude earthquake kills more than 500 people in Turkey, Syria

A powerful earthquake has hit a wide area in south-eastern Turkey, near the Syrian border, killing more than 500 people and trapping many others, BBC reports. The US Geological Survey said the 7.8 magnitude tremor struck at 04:17 local time (01:17 GMT) at a depth of 17.9km (11 miles) near the city of...
Macedonia 05.10.22 | 22:12

The government published a list of Macedonian citizens who fought in Syria as part of ISIS

The government for the first time published a list of 15 Macedonian citizens who took part in paramilitary formations in Syria and the “Islamic State” (ISIS). They have been financially sanctioned for participating in the war in Syria and financing others to take part in the war. The names...
Balkans 19.07.21 | 09:59

From the region only Macedonia and Kosovo repatriate terrorist fighters, others take away their citizenship

The news that the government repatriated Macedonian citizens from Syria upset the Macedonian public as they are members of the ISIS terror group based in Syria. Four terrorist fighters, five women and as many as 14 children were repatriated during the weekend. As we unofficially find out, as many as...
Macedonia 24.10.20 | 09:14

Three Syrian migrants found near Berovo

Police officers found three illegal migrants from Syria, that were being transported in a car near Berovo. The officers tried to stop a Peugeot 307 with Bulgarian licence plates that was moving near the village of Ratevo. The driver took flight and abandoned the car shortly after. He was not found, but...
Macedonia 04.08.20 | 18:24

Charges filed against woman from Skopje who joined ISIS

A 38 year old woman from Skopje has been charged with joining the Islamic State. Prosecutors say she travelled to Syria twice during which time she joined with ISIS. She was eventually deported by the Turkish authorities to Macedonia in March. During the peak of the Syrian war, Macedonia adopted a law...
World 18.02.19 | 18:38

Double suicide blasts rock Syria’s Idlib leaving 15 dead

At least 15 died and 30 were wounded as a result of a double suicide attack in Syria’s Idlib, the Turkish NTV broadcaster reported citing local sources, Sputnik News reported. Two blasts took place in the city centre and preliminary reports indicate that they were caused by the detonation...
World 18.02.19 | 16:28

Report: More than 300 chemical weapon attacks in Syria

Chemical weapons have been used in the Syrian civil war much more frequently than previously thought, according to a report in the German news magazine Der Spiegel. Overall, there have been 336 “credibly proven” attacks with chemical warfare agents such as chlorine gas or sarin, the magazine reported...
World 22.12.18 | 22:05

Trump’s withdrawal from Syria allows Turkey to remain part of NATO

Last Friday President Trump had another long phone call with the Turkish President Erdogan. Thereafter he overruled all his advisers and decided to remove the U.S. boots from Syria and to also end the air war. It was this decision, and that he stuck to it, which finally made him presidential. Trump’s...
World 20.12.18 | 13:01

US announces withdrawal of troops from Syria

The White House has confirmed US troops are being withdrawn from Syria, after President Donald Trump said the Islamic State (IS) group had been “defeated” there. Press Secretary Sarah Sanders said the US troops had already begun to return home, the BBC reports. Some 2,000 troops have helped rid much...

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