Why is Assad killing Syrian children?

However, the event which caused the situation to escalate into a full-blown civil war dates back to 2011, to the Syrian city of Deraa. Local people decided to protest after 15 school children were arrested - and reportedly tortured - for writing anti-government graffiti on a wall. read more

So six years into the killing we have looked at the data on who is killing who. The truth is different – and shocking. The vast majority of Syrian civilians killed – 94% according to human rights groups – have been killed by the government of Bashar Al-Assad and its allies. read more

Tuesday’s chemical attack that killed at least 86 people, including 27 children, is the latest in a series of atrocities linked to the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad. The United Nations previously accused his government of committing war crimes against the Syrian people during a brutal six-year-long civil war that continues without end. read more