Carlotta Gall

4 weeks ago | spokesman.com | Carlotta Gall

The Islamic State has claimed responsibility for two bomb explosions in Syria, the first time the extremist group has directly targeted the new government since it took over in December, a war monitoring group said. In two statements posted online Thursday and reported by the SITE Intelligence Group, the Islamic State group claimed that bombs laid by its members had killed and wounded government soldiers and allied militia members.

4 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Carlotta Gall

The extremist group claimed responsibility for two attacks, its first against the new government since the fall of Bashar al-Assad, a war monitoring group said. The Islamic State has claimed responsibility for two bomb explosions, the first time the extremist group has directly targeted the new government since it took over in December, a war monitoring group said.

1 month ago | thestar.com.my | Carlotta Gall |Saad Alnassife

IT was a hot, still summer night, just after 2am, when a volley of rockets slammed into eastern Ghouta on the outskirts of Damascus. The blasts were small, almost like duds, rescuers recalled. But within minutes, those arriving at the scene found people choking, convulsing and foaming at the mouth. Already a subscriber? Log in. Subscribe now and receive free sooka plan for 1 month. T&C applies. RM12.33/month Billed as RM148.00/year Free Trial For new subscribers only Cancel anytime. No ads.

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Carlotta Gall |Kiana HAYERI

Hind Kabawat hopes her long experience as a conflict mediator can help Syria's next generation. The challenges are immense. Hind Kabawat, the only female minister in Syria's new government, in her house, in Bab Touma, a majority Christian neighborhood of Damascus. Credit... In a white pantsuit, Hind Kabawat stood out a mile, the only woman in a lineup of 23 men in suits, all ministers of the interim Syrian government just sworn in, flanking the president.

2 months ago | nytimes.com | Carlotta Gall |Saad Alnassife |Kiana HAYERI

Syria's ousted dictator, Bashar al-Assad, unleashed a Sarin gas strike on the suburbs of Damascus in 2013, killing at least 1,500. Now, the survivors want justice. The basement of an underground medical center in eastern Ghouta, Syria, where victims of a chemical attack were taken in 2013. Credit... It was a hot, windless summer night, just after 2 a.m., when a barrage of rockets slammed into the Damascus suburb of eastern Ghouta.