The Muslim Post

Saudi Arabia, Iran, others react to US strike in Syria

Saudi Arabia, Iran, others react to US strike in Syria

The United States had fired nearly 60 Tomahawk missiles at a military air field in Syria, the first direct military action Washington has taken against Syrian government forces in the six-year-old conflict. Washington said the strikes on Friday severely damaged or destroyed Syrian aircraft and support infrastructure and equipment at the airfield. US President Donald […]

Putin: Syria strike illegal, damages US-Russia ties

Putin: Syria strike illegal, damages US-Russia ties

The Russian government has condemned missile strikes by the US on a Syrian air base, saying Washington’s action would “inflict major damage on US-Russia ties”, according to Russian news agencies. In its first public response to missile strikes by the US, the Kremlin on Friday issued a strong statement labelling the US move as “aggression […]

Utter Disregard for Rights Seen in Cruelty of Syrian War

Utter Disregard for Rights Seen in Cruelty of Syrian War

Tuesday’s alleged chemical attack in Khan Sheikhoun, Syria, which has left dozens dead, was the latest outrage in a conflict marked by human rights violations carried out on an industrial scale, rights activists say. From the start, the conflict saw a disregard of the rules of war the world has tried to establish since World […]

Donald Trump hints at military action in Syria

Donald Trump hints at military action in Syria

US President Donald Trump has hinted at possible military action against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad as his administration considers retaliatory options after a chemical weapons attack killed more than 80 people. “I think what happened in Syria is a disgrace to humanity and he’s there, and I guess he’s running things, so something should happen,” […]

Pentagon Looking at Options for Possible Strike on Syria

Pentagon Looking at Options for Possible Strike on Syria

A senior U.S. military official said Thursday that the Pentagon was coming up with options for a possible strike on Syria after a chemical weapons attack blamed on President Bashar al-Assad killed about 100 civilians. The official told VOA there had been meetings around the Pentagon and with the Joint Chiefs of Staff on what […]

Idlib: ‘More gruesome than can ever be described’

Idlib: ‘More gruesome than can ever be described’

Survivors of a suspected chemical attack in Syria’s Idlib province and aid workers on the scene say they are still in shock and struggling to recover from the distressing event of the attack. “It’s just indescribable,” Othman al-Khani, local activist and witness said. “We saw people suffocating while their lungs were collapsing. The hardest was […]

Chemical Weapons Convention disregarded with impunity

Chemical Weapons Convention disregarded with impunity

The official dismantling of Syria’s stockpile of chemical weapons began in October 2013, the result of painstaking negotiations. Under the supervision of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, a UN, body the destruction of sarin and “ mustard gas begins: The then US President Barack Obama made his opinion on chemical weapons clear:“A […]