Syria Conflict

05 Feb

Calgary Man Sentenced to 16 Years for Joining ISIS and Terrorism Activities

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Calgary (Rajeev Sharma): A 35-year-old Calgary man, who travelled to the Middle East and joined the Islamic State (ISIS), has been sentenced to 16 years in prison for terrorism-related offences. Delivering the sentence, Court of King’s Bench Justice Corina Dario described terrorism as one of the gravest criminal acts, stressing that the punishment must clearly convey society’s intolerance toward such crimes. She stated that the sentence was meant to serve as a strong deterrent and reflect the seriousness of Borhot’s actions. Jamal Borhot was convicted late last year on three counts of participating in a terrorist group. The court heard…

09 Mar

Over 1,000 Killed in Syria as Fighting Escalates Between Government Forces and Assad Loyalists

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Damascus [Syria], March 9, 2025: More than 1,000 people have died in two days of intense clashes between Syrian security forces and supporters of ousted President Bashar al-Assad, marking one of the deadliest outbreaks of violence in Syria’s ongoing 14-year conflict. The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) reported that the violence spread across more than 20 locations in the Latakia, Tartus, and Hama governorates.According to SOHR, the clashes resulted in the deaths of 745 civilians, mostly from close-range shootings, along with 125 government security personnel and 148 militants loyal to Assad. A significant number of the civilian casualties…