Syria Rebels

Syria's Lost Generation

Ben Acheson | Posted 21.05.2013 | UK Politics
Ben Acheson

War still rages in Syria - a fact that we are too quick to forget. The second birthday of the crisis has long passed and resolution doesn't appear to be on the horizon. When Syria-related news does reach our media outlets and Twitter feeds, it usually focuses on chemical weapons or possible intervention by the US. There is little talk of the abhorrent humanitarian crisis, which deteriorates daily.

Mehdi's Morning Memo: Dave's Red Line

Huffington Post | Mehdi Hasan | Posted 15.05.2013 | UK Politics

The ten things you need to know on Wednesday 15 May... 1) DAVE'S RED LINE Today, the Commons speaker John Bercow will make a decision on whether...

Britain to Double Military Support To Syrian Rebels

PA | Posted 13.05.2013 | UK

Britain will double military support for Syrian rebels to help them withstand the "onslaught" from Bashar Assad's regime, David Cameron has said. S...

Hague Clashes With EU Ministers Over Plans To Arm Syrian Rebels

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 22.05.2013 | UK Politics

Foreign Secretary William Hague has clashed with EU ministers over whether an arms embargo on Syrian rebels should be lifted. Hague's Irish counter...

Jessica Elgot

Children In Combat, Summary Executions And A 'Hole Of Death'

HuffingtonPost.com | Jessica Elgot | Posted 14.03.2013 | UK

Human rights campaigners have warned that Syrian opposition fighters are conducting summary killings, using child soldiers, sectarian violence and com...

Mehdi's Morning Memo: Here Comes The Triple Dip?

Huffington Post | Mehdi Hasan | Posted 13.03.2013 | UK Politics

The ten things you need to know on Wednesday 13 March 2013... 1) HERE COMES THE TRIPLE DIP? A week today, the chancellor delivers his budget for...

Irish 16-Year-Old Who Joined Syria Rebel Fight Killed

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 23.02.2013 | UK

A Muslim teenager who joined rebels in Syria last year has been killed, it was revealed. Shamseddin Gaidan, 16, who lived near Dublin, died last we...

Britain To Recognise Syrian Rebel Group

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 20.11.2012 | UK Politics

Britain is to offer support to a coalition of Syrian rebels after recognising it as the "sole legitimate representative" of the Syrian people, William...

Hague To Meet Syrian Rebel Leaders Fighting To Oust Assad

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 16.11.2012 | UK

William Hague is to meet Syrian opposition leaders fighting to oust president Bashar Assad's brutal regime. The Foreign Secretary will urge the gro...

Horrified Syrians Pull Baby From Rubble Of Bombed Building (PICTURES)

The Huffington Post UK | Jessica Elgot | Posted 28.09.2012 | UK

This is the moment a man wrenched a baby from the wreckage of a Syrian building. In the image in a video from the Shaam News Network, men scramble ...