Middle East
‘I Would Scream in My Sleep’: Alawite Women from Syria Tell of Kidnap and Rape
Published: 18 February 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Several women from Syria’s Alawite minority have shared harrowing accounts of being kidnapped, beaten and sexually assaulted by armed men in the western coastal region, in what survivors and rights groups describe as a wave of gender-based violence and sectarian targeting following the fall of the former government. The distressing testimonies were collected by BBC News Arabic and...
Eleven Killed in Israeli Strikes on Gaza, Rescuers Say
Published: 05 December 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online At least eleven people have been killed in Gaza following a series of Israeli airstrikes, local rescuers and medical authorities have reported. The strikes targeted several locations across the Gaza Strip, resulting in significant destruction and a rising toll of casualties, many of whom are reported to be civilians. Emergency response teams were dispatched immediately after the attacks,...
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