Syria civil war

Kurdish commander calls on US to 'intervene forcefully' in Syria clashes

The head of the YPG warned that only the US or its coalition partners can halt Syria’s advance into Kurdish-held territory, as government forces seize key towns and energy sites.

Members of the Kurdish Internal Security Forces known as "Asayish", and residents rally during a demonstration against the attacks by the Syrian government forces and in support of Kurdish fighters in Qamishli, the main Kurdish city in the country's northeast on January 18, 2026.
A member of the internal security forces stands watch at a checkpoint in the village of Al-Mazra'a while vehicles pass by, after days of violence in the Sweida province sparked by clashes between Bedouin fighters and Druze factions, in Sweida province, Syria, July 21, 2025.

Nearly 100 people abducted or disappeared in Syria since January, says UN

U.S. military vehicles drive in Hasaka, Syria December 6, 2024.

Senior ISIS member killed in US military operation in Syria, official says

 Syria's de facto leader Ahmed al-Sharaa, also known as Abu Mohammed al-Golani, speaks to the media during a meeting with Qatar's Minister of State Mohammed bin Abdulaziz Al-Khulaifi, in Damascus, Syria, December 23, 2024.

Syria's Sharaa rejects Kurdish demands for decentralization


Ten Syrian soldiers killed in clashes with ISIS - war monitor

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said IS militants attacked Syrian army checkpoints around the village of Maadan.

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Clashes reported in southern Syria’s Dara’a countryside and Tafas - analysis

Recent fighting in southern Syria spells misfortune for locals and possibly increased tensions with Syria's neighbors.

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Syrian regime organized ghost militias - war crimes researchers

"The moment I heard that my kids were dead, I was holding a six-month-old baby that had just been killed in Adawiya. So, I was imagining what had happened to my kids," said a former Syrian rebel.

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Isolated Syria's FM arrives in Saudi Arabia in landmark visit

It is the first visit by a senior Syrian diplomat to the kingdom in more than a decade, following an agreement between Riyadh and Damascus to re-establish ties and reopen their embassies.

 Syria's Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad attends a meeting with Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Moscow, Russia February 21, 2022.

Syrians in Turkey suffer with few choices after earthquake

Uncertain future faces millions as they find they cannot move easily, can’t return to Syria and can’t flee as refugees.

 People walk past damaged buildings, in the aftermath of an earthquake, in rebel-held town of Jandaris

Syrian government, rebels clash in earthquake-hit region

The northwest, one of the region's most badly affected by the earthquake that hit Syria and Turkey, is controlled by insurgents.

 Hanna Al Abd, 28, who is pregnant with twins and lost one of them during a deadly earthquake, takes shelter at a school with her family, in Jableh, Syria, February 16, 2023.

The impossible challenge facing Kurds and minorities in eastern Syria - analysis

For years, Ankara has threatened to expand its invasion of eastern Syria and ethnically cleanse more areas along the border of Kurds and other minorities.

A Turkish soldier waves a flag on Mount Barsaya, northeast of Afrin, Syria.

Protesters storm governor's office in southern Syrian city, two killed in clashes

This is a rare occurence in Sweida province, which has mainly been spared from the violent unrests of the last decade in Syria.

 Smoke rises near a building as people take part in a protest in Sweida, Syria, December 4, 2022, in this picture obtained by Reuters.

Is the Ukraine-Russia war headed for a Syria-type stalemate?

BEHIND THE LINES: If a “frozen conflict” Syria-style emerges in Ukraine, it will only be because independent Ukrainian efforts succeed in preventing a complete Russian victory.

 SYRIAN UNIVERSITY students in Damascus hold a giant Russian flag at a pro-Russia rally following the invasion of Ukraine.

11 years into Syria’s civil war, no end in sight - analysis

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights estimates the death toll at more than 606,000.

A Yemeni boy looks at the destruction caused by civil war at a World Heritage site in the Old City of Sana’a.