Aleppo

Syrian women push for real political power: 'Representation is not just numbers'

As Syria’s first post-Assad parliament takes shape, activists say a rise in female lawmakers will matter only if women can shape legislation and oversight.

Women activists protest in Aleppo against what they say is inadequate female representation in Syria's newly formed People's Assembly, July 2.
Armed members of the Syrian Democratic Forces' (SDF) military police take part in a demonstration under the banner “With our will, we will protect our revolution.” in Qamishli, Syria, September 17, 2025.

Syria’s Kurds confront defeat after decades of resistance - opinion

Syrian police vehicles drive along a road in the town of Dayr Hafir east of Aleppo, Syria, on January 17, 2026.

Syria thwarts Hezbollah-affiliated plot to assassinate gov’t officials, Interior Ministry announces

Planes that belong to the Royal Jordanian Airlines and other companies are parked at the Queen Alia International Airport in Amman, Jordan February 23, 2020.

Syria opens Mediterranean-Aleppo air corridor that could help ease regional snarl


Aleppo’s Christians celebrate Christmas amid changing leadership

After opposition factions take control of Aleppo, the city’s Christian community prepares for the holidays while navigating newfound freedoms and lingering uncertainties.

A Syrian man cycles past a Christmas tree being decorated in the Christian-majority neighbourhood of Hamidiyeh in the old city of Homs

Syrian rebels deploy 'Shaheen' drones ahead of Homs assault - Al Hadath

The report comes one day after rebels announced on Telegram that they had reached Homs's city limits, making a final call for government forces to defect.

 Tanks stand after rebels led by HTS have sought to capitalize on their swift takeover of Aleppo in the north and Hama in west-central Syria by pressing onwards to Homs, in Hama, Syria December 6, 2024.

Syria battles are test of Iran's ability to preserve its resistance axis - opinion

Iranian analysts see a possibility that Israel, too, will choose to exploit opportunities in Syria and take aggressive action there, not just in support of the rebels as in the past.

 DISPLACED PEOPLE who fled from the Aleppo countryside ride on a vehicle with belongings, in Tabqa, Syria, this week.

Syrian rebels discover Assad Speedo photo in Aleppo takeover - report

The photo was reportedly found inside Assad's Palace in Aleppo, Syria's second-largest city, which was invaded by Syrian rebels on Sunday.

 A photo of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in a speedo discovered by Syrian rebels in Aleppo, December 5, 2024.

Syrian rebels enter Hama, pushing army from key city and freeing hundreds of prisoners

Rebels said they had taken districts in the city's northeast and had seized the central prison, freeing detainees.

  A rebel led by the Islamist militant group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham stands in the back of a vehicle in al-Rashideen, Aleppo province, Syria November 29, 2024.

Syrian war reignited as Assad is weakened from conflict with Israel - analysis

Hezbollah leaving Assad’s territory has made his regime vulnerable, enabling significant gains by Syrian opposition, though experts agree that Israel doesn’t have a side to support

 A rebel fighter walks near a military vehicle in Menagh, north of Aleppo, Syria December 2, 2024.

Islamist capture of Aleppo leaves 25,000 Christians in uncertainty

Bishops call for unity amid fear as Aleppo's situation remains precarious.

 A statue of the Virgin Mary in Syria, 2017.

Israeli officials fear Syrian rebels will seize chemical weapons in Aleppo invasion

The weapons may include missiles, production and storage facilities of chemical weapons like sarin, tanks, and armored personnel carriers.

 Rebels fire at the Syrian military on the outskirts of Aleppo in Syria. November 29, 2024.

Russian military bloggers report sacking of Kremlin's top commander in Syria

Moscow’s military intervention on behalf of Assad’s government was instrumental to the country’s longtime ruler’s successful reclamation of most Syrian territory in the late 2010s.

 RUSSIAN FOREIGN Minister Sergei Lavrov and UN Special Envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen meet in Moscow in February. Since 2015, Israel has shared a de facto border with Russia.

Pro-Iranian militias enter Syria, President Bashar Assad's Aleppo Palace invaded

Battling Israel left Tehran too weak to deal with Syria, researcher says • Airstrikes in northwestern Syria kill 25 people

 Illustrative image of Syrian opposition fighters,