Syria’s defence ministry spokesperson warns of further retribution against forces loyal to Assad. This live blog is closed Syria ’s defence ministry has announced it has completed military operations to fight remnants of former ousted...
Human rights commissioner calls for investigation into ‘extremely disturbing’ attacks in Latakia province The UN has condemned what it called “extremely disturbing” reports of entire families being killed in north-west Syria as clashes...
About 745 civilians among those killed in fighting in Latakia province between security forces and fighters loyal to former president Assad More than 1,000 people, including 745 civilians, were killed in the two days of clashes between...
Fighting in Latakia is marked escalation by Bashar al-Assad loyalists against Syria’s new Islamist-led government About 125 civilians have been executed by government security forces in north-west Syria during a rolling two-day battle...
Constitution-building offers no headlines – but what it can do, history tells us, is stop hundreds of thousands of people dying Syria is reportedly sliding back towards civil war, as its various factions demand devolved authority. It is...
Michael Safi travelled to north-east Syria to speak to IS foreign fighters imprisoned there. And discovered that a change in the US administration, and USAid funding cuts, means there is a growing fear of prison breaks A few weeks ago,...
Armed men loyal to ousted dictator attack checkpoints in Latakia province in deadliest strikes so far against new government Thirteen Syrian security officers have been killed in clashes with remnants of the Assad regime in the deadliest...
Foreign minister says country needs international help to dismantle programme and ensure Syria becomes ‘aligned with international norms’ Syria’s foreign minister has vowed to swiftly rid the country of the chemical weapons remaining...
In December 2024 the Assad regime was overthrown after more than 50 years of dictatorship. In its place is a transitional government led by Syrian rebel group HTS, which along with allied militia groups drove Bashar al-Assad out of the...
The fighting with Israel has weakened the group and brought heavy losses to residents in its southern heartland Crowds of people gathered last week in the ruined town square of Aitaroun, south Lebanon, to attend the mass burial of 95...
Syria has a new leader, and for thousands it is a time of celebration and optimism. But old enmities and fears about what comes next haunt the country. Michael Safi reports After more than a decade of war, and half a century of...
Abdullah Öcalan’s call for fighters to disarm is an important moment. But a lasting resolution will require greater rights for Kurds After four decades of violence that have claimed at least 40,000 lives, this was a momentous...
Abdullah Öcalan’s message, which follows four decades of guerrilla warfare, will have far-reaching implications The ageing leader of a Kurdish militant group imprisoned on a remote Turkish island has called on the group to disarm and...
Anas Alkharboutli was fatally injured in a missile attack just four days before the president fled to Russia. His colleagues and friends explain why his life was more exceptional than his death The war was almost over when death came for...
Military sites hit as Tel Aviv says it ‘will not allow southern Syria to become southern Lebanon’ Israeli warplanes have carried out several airstrikes on military targets outside Damascus and in southern Syria, as Israeli officials...
Kurdish officials warn that Islamic State threat is greater than ever in the vacuum left from Syrian regime’s collapse With each gust of wind came a wave of body odour, the stench of two-dozen men wafting through the small hatch of the...
For the 41-year-old brothers, returning to their flat is bittersweet. Their apartment was more than just a home. It was once a stage, a space where they performed original theatre plays away from the watchful eye of the Bashar al-Assad...
Exclusive: Home Affairs tells the Guardian consular assistance is ‘severely limited’ in Syria, where Mustafa Hajj-Obeid remains in custody Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or...
Exclusive: Mustafa Hajj-Obeid, who left Australia in 2015, is being held in Panorama prison, a detention centre for accused IS members run by the SDF An Australian member of Islamic State who was wounded in the extremist group’s final...
Militia keeping IS in check pressured by new regime in Damascus, emboldened Turkey and US unpredictability Thirty metres under the city of Kobani, north-east Syria, the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) kept a watchful eye on the Turkish...
Moscow, SANA- Russian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Maria Zakharova stressed that the major Western powers continue their hostile practices and attacks against Syria. “Attempts to target the Syrian state, its sovereignty and independence...
Damascus, SANA- Directorate-General of Antiquities and Museums held an exhibition entitled “Syrian Pottery Through Ages” at Damascene hall at Damascus National Museum within activities of Syrian Culture Days, Damascus. The exhibition...
New York, SANA – United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) warned that lives of 75,000 Palestinians still in northern Gaza Strip are in danger, as a result of the Israeli occupation preventing the entry...
Beirut, SANA-Two Lebanese were injured Thursday as Israeli enemy aircraft targeted Markaba town, south of Lebanon, in a new violation of the ceasefire agreement that was announced on Wednesday. The Lebanese News Agency said that enemy...
Damascus, SANA- Our armed forces continued to confront the large-scale terrorist attack carried out by terrorist organizations in Aleppo and Idleb countryside. “The terrorist organization “Jabhat al-Nusra” positioned in Aleppo and Idleb...
Occupied Jerusalem, SANA- 13 Palestinians were martyred and others were injured on Thursday in Israeli occupation air force bombing several areas in the afflicted Gaza Strip. Wafa News Agency reported that the occupation air force bombed...
Occupied Jerusalem, SANA-One Palestinian was injured and six others were arrested on Thursday in Israeli occupation forces’ storming of several areas in the West Bank. Wafa News Agency reported that the occupation soldiers...
Moscow, SANA- Russian forces shot down 25 Ukrainian drones over several Russian regions. “Kiev regime attempts to carry out terrorist drones’ attacks, Wednesday night, on Russian territory were thwarted, as aerial defense systems...
New York, SANA- Syria reaffirmed its firm stance in support of the Palestinian people and their rights to self-determination, return to their homeland and to establish their independent state on all of their occupied territories, with...
A Note to US Citizens in Particular: What you are going to watch is done with full support of your government, mostly by your tax money, the Trump regime is now pushing the Saudis to pay back for. It was done to be used by terrorists who...
NATO and its regional stooges tried their best and shot their ‘nice, new and smart missiles’ against Syria targeting at least 8 SAA airports among other command centers in their bank of targets, and failed. Now they want to...
On the same day the Western trio USA, UK and France launched their heinous attack against the Syrian nation in revenge for the cleaning of Douma and the whole of East Ghouta from their terrorists they invested in highly and dearly, the...
On the morning of the Muslim’s commemorating Israa and Miraaj, the ascending of prophet Muhammad PBUH to heavens and to Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem, the pariah states of the USA, UK and France illegally, unlawfully, without consent,...
The last batch of terrorists left the city of Douma, last stronghold of terrorists in East Ghouta, in the vicinity of Damascus. Syrian Arab Army with a government delegation and a unit of Russian military police entered the city and the...
The ‘EU Europeans’ disregard for human lives can be obviously demonstrated in their double-standards especially when it comes to the lives of their own people traveling by airlines over and into Saudi Arabia, where money is...
“If you don’t read the newspaper, you are unifromed, if you do read the newspaper, you are misinformed”. I guess Mark Twain was very much talking about the New York Times. I received the daily brief of the New York...
The last terrorists of Douma have engaged in a ghastly repeat of the heinous atrocities in Khan Sheikhoun, just days after the first anniversary of their slaughter, there. Though the dominant alQaeda faction there is alNusra, the...
Families of kidnapped are pouring onto the streets from the Faiha Stadium, where hundreds have been waiting to find out if their children, parents, cousins will be found among the living. In that Douma agreement, terrorist gangs Jaish al...
Israeli fighter jets launch an attack in the dense of the night against the T4 military airport in central Syria from Lebanese airspace. Russian Ministry of Defense confirmed the attack was an Israeli carried out by two F15 fighter jets...
Damascus is facing a housing crisis as displaced Syrians stream into the capital. New government-imposed security regulations targeting the new arrivals are feeding an already vibrant culture of price manipulation and bribery.
We review the key developments in Syria, including the effective collapse of the cease-fire, Obama's announcement of another 250 U.S. troops for Syria and a truce in Qamishli between Kurdish and government forces.
After launching an awareness campaign highlighting deteriorating health conditions in Daraya, a Damascus suburb under government siege for more than three years, a group of women hope their efforts will help prevent yet another...
We review the key developments in Syria, including the steady deterioration of both the cease-fire and the peace talks in Geneva as Russia shifts heavy artillery from Palmyra to the north, heavy ground battles between Kurdish and...
Journalist Rahaf Haboub grew up in Daraya, a Damascus suburb besieged by pro-government forces for more than three years. She and her family fled in fall 2012 after the government targeted the area with airstrikes and barrel bombs –...
We review the key developments in Syria, including the "pause" in the Geneva-based peace talks as Assad and his allies appear to be preparing for a major assault on opposition-held areas of Aleppo, another ISIS advance in Deir Ezzor and...
Marah, a teenage girl from one of Syria’s besieged cities, has been sharing her stories of life in the war. With her mother and siblings, she left Syria and is now in Switzerland, where she's dealing with a new marriage, her first...
After being repeatedly accused of sidelining the role and demands of Syrian women at the negotiation table in Geneva, the U.N. established the Syrian Women’s Advisory Board to consult with Staffan de Mistura. But the board's makeup has...