Posts Tagged: Syrian refugees
Hezbollah Leader Threatens Europe With Wave of Syrian Refugees
Hassan Nasrallah, the leader of the Lebanese terrorist group Hezbollah, this week threatened Europe with a new wave of Syrian refugees in an apparent bid...
UN Chief to Security Council: ‘We Cannot Give Up on People of Syria’
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres appealed to the Security Council on Monday to extend its approval of aid deliveries from Turkey to millions of people in...
Turkey Opens Frontier for Syrian Refugees to Enter Europe After Strike Kills Troops
Refugees in Turkey headed towards European frontiers on Friday after an official declared that borders had been thrown open in response to the escalating war...
Erdogan Says 50,000 Syrians Fleeing Idlib to Turkey
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday that 50,000 people were fleeing Syria's northwestern region of Idlib to Turkey, and slammed Muslim nations for...
Erdogan Says World Powers Yet to Pledge Syria ‘Safe Zone’ Support: NTV
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said world powers had not yet offered any support for his planned "safe zone" in northern Syria, where he intends...
Turkish Official Says EU Should Boost Funding of Syrian Refugees
The European Union should spend more than the 6 billion euros ($6.6 billion) already allotted to fund Syrian refugees in Turkey, and speed up the...
Amnesty Says Turkey Deporting Syrians to Planned ‘Safe Zone’ Region
Turkey is forcibly sending Syrian refugees to an area of Syria near the border where it aims to set up a "safe zone" even though...
Erdogan Says Turkey to Launch Military Operation in Northeast Syria; Kurds Pledge ‘All Out War’
Turkey will mount a military operation in northeast Syria, it said on Saturday, after accusing Washington of not doing enough to expel Syrian Kurdish fighters...
Erdogan Says 2-3 Million Syrian Refugees in Turkey, Europe Can Be Resettled in ‘Safe Zone’
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday that a planned "safe zone" in northern Syria could host 2-3 million Syrian refugees that have settled...
Lebanon Demolishes Syrian Refugee Homes: Aid Agencies
Lebanese military units demolished at least 20 refugee homes early on Monday, a group of international aid agencies said, warning that they feared more demolitions...
More Civilians Leave Islamic State’s Syria Enclave, Delaying Final Assault
The US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) paused military operations against Islamic State (IS) militants holed up in the group's final enclave in eastern Syria, expecting more civilians to be evacuated from the area on Saturday,...
At Arab Summit, Lebanon’s Aoun Calls for Syrian Refugee Returns
Lebanese President Michel Aoun urged world powers on Sunday to step up efforts for Syrian refugees to return home, regardless of any political solution to...
UNHCR: 250,000 Syrian Refugees Could Return Home Next Year
Up to a 250,000 Syrian refugees could return to their devastated homeland in 2019, while many others face problems with documentation and property that the...
Plight of Stranded Syrians Worsens as Food Blocked
Thousands of Syrians stranded on Jordan's border with Syria are running out of food as routes leading to their camp are closed by the Syrian...