Tag: Syrian conflict
Syria’s war children will grow up illiterate, says UN envoy
SYRIA'S devastating civil war will force a generation of children to grow up illiterate and filled with hate, a UN envoy warned on Thursday as fighting raged on around the country.
Russia offers to mediate in Syria turmoil
EVEN as violence in Syria increased, Russia on Monday claimed that the Syrian authorities were prepared to hold talks in Moscow to end escalating violence. The opposition, however, refused to commit itself to talks unless President Bashar al-Assad quit.