A senior Russian general on Tuesday accused the U.S.-led coalition fighting the Islamic State of targeting Syria’s infrastructure — including a key dam — in territory held by extremist group. Col. Gen. Sergei Rudskoi of the military’s General Staff said the coalition was trying to “completely destroy critical infrastructure in Syria and complicate post-war reconstruction as much […]

The prison guard stood in front of Maryam Khleif. She was shaking with fear. “I swear to god, I will hang you by your fingernails,” he said. “I haven’t done anything,” Maryam pleaded. “What have I done?” The officer held up photos of men from Maryam’s neighborhood. She recalled providing first aid to some of

The U.N. Security Council on Friday unanimously adopted a resolution condemning the unlawful destruction of cultural heritage stating that attacks perpetrated on heritage sites by combatant groups may constitute war crimes. The resolution expands previous measures limited to the illegal trafficking of looted cultural items in order to fund terrorism. It calls for the prosecution

Photo: A volunteer stops a man from entering his burning home as firefighters extinguish a fire following an alleged airstrike in Syria last September. The Syrian conflict is “the worst man-made disaster the world has seen since World War II,” said United Nations Human Rights Chief Zeid today. “Ensuring accountability, establishing the truth and providing

  The UN rights chief warned on Tuesday that a “tidal wave of bloodshed” over more than six years of war in Syria had effectively turned the country into a “torture chamber”. “As the conflict enters its seventh year, this is the worst man-made disaster the world has seen since World War II,” said Zeid Ra’ad Al