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Syria's war seen through the eyes of a seven year old child

Mohammad was barely two months old when war broke out in Syria. After losing his hand when his home was shelled his family made a perilous journey to safety in Beirut.

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12,500 civilians flee eastern Ghouta - Syrian Observatory

It comes as the Syrian civil war enters its eighth year

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Syrian regime advances on Ghouta

Syrian government tanks have advanced on Hammouriyeh. Whilst the regime pushes to reclaim the rebel held Ghouta enclave, the UN is calling for urgent civilian evacuations.

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Syrian children share scars of war, dreams of home

Four Syrian children have penned letters recalling their memories of the war that has torn apart their homes, their perilous journeys to Europe, and looking forward to their hopes for the future.

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“Syrian refugees are the victims. They’re not the perpetrators.”

For more on the situation in Syria seven years since the war started, we’re joined by Volker Turk, the UNHCR's Assistant High Commissioner for Protection

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Euroviews. How sectarianism can help explain the Syrian war | View

The Syrian war is not a clean-cut sectarian conflict as some would suggest. But a study of sectarian trends and dynamics can illuminate some overlooked aspects of the war, says Stanford University’s Fabrice Balanche.

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Thousands of people evacuated from Syria's eastern Ghouta

It’s the first medical evacuation since the massive assault a month ago

Syria

Turkish army encircles Syria's Afrin

Ankara launched operation "Olive Branch" in northern Syria nearly two months ago to sweep the Syrian Kurdish YPG, which it views as a terrorist group, from the Turkish border.

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Civilians 'to be evacuated' from eastern Ghouta today

The UN says the evacuation of civilians from eastern Ghouta is expected today, as the US warns there must be a ceasefire in Syria.

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French drone flies over and inside Aleppo

These pictures were taken recently by a French drone over and inside Aleppo.

Syria

Pro-Assad forces press deeper into Eastern Ghouta

The advance comes as local authorities in the besieged rebel enclave described the situation as 'catastrophic'

Syria

Syria anniversary: 7 years of death and displacement as war rages on

As the Syrian war marks seven years on March 15 — a peaceful resolution is far from reach as the siege on Eastern Ghouta continues. Euronews speaks with Syrian refugees and asylum seekers in Europe on if they plan to return home.

Syria

Aid arrives in Ghouta but fierce fighting hits distribution

The convoy was carrying food that could not be offloaded on Monday when fighting forced an earlier delivery to leave early

Turkey

'Conscience Convoy' sees 10,000 female activists travel to Syria-Turke

Women from 55 countries travelled to Syria's border with Turkey to raise awareness of the suffering faced by Syrian women because of the country's civil war.

Switzerland

UN human rights chief slams Syria over "unjustified" Ghouta attacks

In a global assessment the UN's human rights high commissioner runs the rule over Syria, Myanmar and the United States

Syria

Patients treated after suspected chemical attack in Eastern Ghouta

Medics report a chlorine gas attack in Eastern Ghouta, just hours after an aid convoy left the area.

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International aid convoy sets off for Eastern Ghouta

Desperate for food and basic medicines, many of the besieged and bombarded Syrian civilians in Damascus' eastern suburbs of Ghouta waited on Monday as a 46-truck convoy organised by the United Nations and key aid agencies began entering the rebel-held enclave.

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Euroviews. European far-left fighters in Syria: Take them seriously: View

It is naïve, if not disingenuous, to claim foreign fighters who have joined Kurdish militants in Syria will not set their sights on Western targets, says the European Foundation for Democracy's Demir Murat Seyrek.

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'Families flee' as pro-Assad forces advance in Eastern Ghouta

The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says pro-government forces have recaptured 10 percent of the embattled rebel enclave.

Syria

Syrian Army advances in eastern Ghouta

The Syrian Army advances in eastern Ghouta as international calls to respect the UN-agreed ceasefire continue

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