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“65 Armenians have been killed since the Syrian crisis began”

Sharmine Narwani

Feb 13, 2014, Media Max Sharmine Narwani is a political commentator and analyst of Mideast geopolitics, and has travelled to and written extensively about Syria since the start of the conflict three years ago. Her commentary on the Middle East has been published in Al Akhbar English, The New York …

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Saudis Give Syrian Rebels Anti-Aircraft Missiles

Feb 14, 2014, Antiwar.com Rebels Have Repeatedly Threatened Attacks on Civilian Airlines Officials have confirmed that Saudi Arabia intends to provide Chinese-made anti-aircraft missiles to rebel factions in Syria soon in a move to “tip the balance” against a Syrian military which has enjoyed air superiority. Shoulder-mounted “manpad” missiles have …

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Al-Qaeda Group ‘Leaves Besieged Syrian Camp’

Crowds of potential recipients of aid waiting to be allowed to proceed across the frontline in Yarmouk area of Damascus to join the queue at the distribution area on Rama Street. (Photo: UNRWA/file)

Feb 12, 2014, Palestine Chronicle Syria’s al-Qaeda-linked group Jabhat al-Nusra has began pulling out of a Palestinian refugee camp of Yarmouk in southern Damascus, according to Al Jazeera sources. Palestinian fighters started to replace the armed rebels of Jabhat al-Nusra on Tuesday, following a deal reached a day before that …

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SSM STATEMENT ON YARMOUK

A human tragedy has unfolded in the Yarmouk refugee camp near Damascus. The Syria Solidarity Movement notes the following points regarding Yarmouk camp: 1 ) Yarmouk refugee camp was the largest gathering place for Palestinians in pre-war Syria: a centre for education, cultural pursuits, and political activity. However, there are …

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There is no Palestinian issue for Syrian rebels

A handout picture released by the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) on May 15, 2013, shows protestors crying after unidentified armed groups opened fire on demonstrators as they marched in the Syrian capital Damascus in support of the right to return of Palestinian refugees who fled their homes or were expelled during various conflicts. (AFP/SANA)

Nov 10, 2013, Nadezhda Kevorkova The Palestinian issue has been uniting all Muslims for 65 years. Syrian rebels succeeded in their mission – they made the world forget about the Palestinian issue. The militants pulled Palestinians out of refugee camps; they are killing them or using these people as human …

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Besieged Homs Described as “Jungle of Monsters” by Evacuated Civilians [VIDEO]

  Feb 8, 2014, Sana Syrian civilians are now evacuating the besieged districts of Homs from the Old City according to a UN-sponsored agreement on a shaky ceasefire to allow for humanitarian aid to get in and let civilians out. Some of the civilians who left gave their testimony of …

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‘We want to go out!’: 18,000 starving inside Syrian refugee camp

Members of jihadist group Al-Nusra Front (AFP Photo)

Feb 1, 2014, RT.com Mass starvation, disease and hopelessness abound in the Yarmouk Palestinian refugee camp in Damascus. Although a UN agency has managed to make its first food aid delivery to the rebel-held camp in weeks, many people are on the brink of starvation. The camp is located on …

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Palestinian fighters take on Syrian militants at Yarmouk camp [VIDEO]

  Jul 21, 2013, Press TV Many Palestinian refugees have joined the Syrian Army in its fight against the foreign-sponsored militants at the Yarmouk refugee camp near the capital Damascus, Press TV reports. Yarmouk camp is home to the largest Palestinian refugee community in Syria. The camp turned into a …

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Palestinian minister says Syria rebels blocking Yarmuk aid

Rebel fighters take position on a front line in the Yarmuk refugee camp in Damascus on September 11, 2013 (AFP Photo/Ward al-Keswani) Jan 14, 2014, AFP A Palestinian minister on Tuesday accused “terrorists” fighting to topple Syrian President Bashar al-Assad of blocking aid access to the Yarmuk refugee camp in …

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