# syria - Monday 15 March, 2021
# Human Rights
# Human Rights
UNICEF’s Ettie Higgins and Claire McKeever share the stories of many refugees displaced by the war in Syria , ten years on.
# A Decade Later
# A Decade Later
A popular uprising turned into a civil war with world powers backing different sides.
# syria - Sunday 14 March, 2021
# Human Rights
# Human Rights
Meath man Derek O’Rourke is GOAL’s Middle East Security Advisor. He outlines the challenges faced by NGOs as they navigate Syria n regions devastated by war.
# syria - Thursday 8 October, 2020
# Damascus
# Damascus
They arrived in from Damascus at 11.35pm last night.
# syria - Monday 31 August, 2020
# Norma Costello
# Norma Costello
There is a sad irony in how wealthy western states have farmed out a security and immigration problem to the Kurds, writes Norma Costello.
# syria - Wednesday 5 August, 2020
# Lebanon
# Lebanon
Prior to the devastating blasts, Lebanon was already dealing with its worst economic recession in decades.
# syria - Thursday 23 July, 2020
# Evening Sitdown
# Evening Sitdown
It’s a coronavirus-free zone as we bring you an interesting longread each evening to take your mind off the news.
# syria - Tuesday 21 July, 2020
# The War In Syria
# The War In Syria
A UK-based war monitor said that 11 other combatants were wounded.
# syria - Thursday 16 July, 2020
# Shamima Begum
# Shamima Begum
Former home secretary Sajid Javid had revoked her British citizenship on national security grounds.
# syria - Sunday 12 July, 2020
# UN Security Council
# UN Security Council
After a proposal submitted by Germany and Belgium, the cross-border aid plan was approved.
# syria - Wednesday 1 July, 2020
# Tablets
# Tablets
Around 84 million Captagon tablets were seized at the port of Salerno.
# syria - Saturday 20 June, 2020
# World Refugee Day 2020
# World Refugee Day 2020
Today is World Refugee Day and Cameron Weymes and Nishtiman Haji Murad share the stories of the people living in this once besieged city.
# syria - Wednesday 22 April, 2020
# Coronavirus
# Coronavirus
The Covid-19 pandemic could nearly double the number of people around the world facing acute hunger to 265 million.
# syria - Sunday 12 April, 2020
# Lebanon
# Lebanon
Syria n refugees in Lebanon have shared their experiences with TheJournal.ie.
# syria - Saturday 11 April, 2020
# Lebanon
# Lebanon
NGOs in Lebanon are trying to build bridges between Syria n refugees and local people, using techniques from Northern Ireland.
# syria - Sunday 5 April, 2020
# Defence Forces
# Defence Forces
The troops will be self-isolating for 14 days in line with HSE guidelines.
# syria - Tuesday 3 March, 2020
# Syria Civil War
# Syria Civil War
Greek authorities said they thwarted an attempt by about 1,000 people overnight to cross the border.
# syria - Sunday 1 March, 2020
# Idlib
# Idlib
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan opened his country’s borders with Europe.
# syria - Friday 28 February, 2020
# Idlib
# Idlib
The soldiers were killed in the province of Idlib by a Syria n air strike last night.
# syria - Thursday 30 January, 2020
# Syria
# Syria
Many female asylum seekers and refugees in Ireland are living with depression, anxiety and PTSD, a new report has found.
# syria - Wednesday 1 January, 2020
# Sarmeen
# Sarmeen
Missiles fired by Syria n regime forces killed eight civilians today, a war monitor has said.
# syria - Monday 30 December, 2019
# Tensions
# Tensions
The attack saw US planes hit several bases belonging to the Hezbollah Brigades.
# Refugees
# Refugees
The families have been resettled in Ireland under the Irish Refugee Protection Programme.
# syria - Monday 2 December, 2019
# Lisa Smith
# Lisa Smith
Smith was arrested upon arrival at Dublin Airport yesterday.
# syria - Thursday 14 November, 2019
# Out The Gap
From The42
# Out The Gap
Veteran coach Marcello Lippi’s second stint in charge of China lasted just six months.
# syria - Tuesday 12 November, 2019
# Gaza
# Gaza
Israel was attacked with rockets following the strike on the Palestinian militants.
# syria - Monday 11 November, 2019
# James Le Mesurier
# James Le Mesurier
The precise details of James Le Mesurier’s death could not be confirmed.
# syria - Wednesday 30 October, 2019
# Migrant Crisis
# Migrant Crisis
The driver called police when he suspected that there were people in his container.
# syria - Sunday 27 October, 2019
# News Fix
# News Fix
The death of Isis leader al-Baghdadi, tense relations between the DUP and Irish government, and the Dublin City Marathon had everyone talking today.
# Islamic State
# Islamic State
Baghdadi ignited an explosive vest after being chased into a tunnel by US forces.
# syria - Wednesday 23 October, 2019
# White House
# White House
Donald Trump made the comment in an address at the White House today.
# Foreign Powers
# Foreign Powers
Under the deal, Kurdish forces are to be allowed withdraw from the border area.
# syria - Saturday 19 October, 2019
# Recep Tayyip Erdogan
# Recep Tayyip Erdogan
The top figure on the Kurdish side said Turkey was preventing his forces’ withdrawal and trying to blame the deal’s collapse on the Kurds.
# syria - Friday 18 October, 2019
# Cease Fire
# Cease Fire
More than 500 people have been killed including dozens of civilians, mostly on the Kurdish side.
# syria - Thursday 17 October, 2019
# Ceasefire
# Ceasefire
Pence spoke after he and other US officials met with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
# Syria
# Syria
Trump said that the Kurds ‘are not angels’ as vice-president Mike Pence heads to Turkey.
# syria - Tuesday 15 October, 2019
# Support
From The42
# Support
Players were seen as supporting the country’s current military operation in Syria .
# Syria
# Syria
The US will freeze assets on Turkish ministers and place tariffs on steel.
# syria - Monday 14 October, 2019
# Syria
# Syria
Tánaiste Simon Coveney said the unanimous move is in response to Turkey’s “unacceptable unilateral military action in northeast Syria ”.
# Deployed
# Deployed
It follows US President Donald Trump’s withdrawal of his troops from the conflict zone.
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