Syria civil war

Syria’s post-Assad gov't faces a defining test of accountability over chemical weapons - analysis

According to SANA, Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Hassan al-Shaibani announced that Syria is beginning “a new phase” in dealing with the country’s chemical weapons legacy.

|BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
Images of Syria’s Bashar al-Assad and his father, Hafez al-Assad, are riddled with bullet holes as fighters of the ruling Syrian body inspect the damage at a military site, in Damascus on December 14, 2024.
Amjad Yusuf, main suspect accused of the 2013 Tadamon massacre, April 24, 2026

Main suspect in Syria's Tadamon massacre arrested, ministry says

Amjad Yousef was arrested in the Hama province in western Syria, where he had been hiding since the overthrow of Bashar Assad in 2024.

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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.

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.

|ByREUTERS, JAMES GENN
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

The latest number is in addition to the more than 100,000 people who went missing under the ousted President Bashar al-Assad.

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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.

APRIL 28, 2022ByJONATHAN SPYER
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.

MARCH 17, 2022ByMOHAMMAD AL-KASIM/THE MEDIA LINE
A Yemeni boy looks at the destruction caused by civil war at a World Heritage site in the Old City of Sana’a.

4 killed in alleged Israeli airstrike on Hezbollah sites in Syria

The airstrike is the fourth alleged Israeli strike on Syria in the past month.

NOVEMBER 24, 2021ByTZVI JOFFRE
An Israeli F16 fighter jet takes off during a joint international aerial training exercise hosted by Israel and dubbed "Blue Flag 2017" at Ovda military air base in southern Israel November 8, 2017. Picture taken November 8, 2017. (REUTERS/Amir Cohen)

Assad wasn’t really elected to a fourth term - comment

Ordinary Syrians have little say. They have borne the brunt of the humanitarian crisis that began 10 years ago after the regime cracked down on demonstrations expressing dissatisfaction with Assad.

JULY 20, 2021ByTARA KAVALER/THE MEDIA LINE
SUPPORTERS OF Syrian President Bashar Assad celebrate after he won a fourth term in office, in Damascus on May 27

Step up trials of alleged Syrian war criminals, UN rights chief says

Attempts to refer atrocities in Syria to the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague for prosecution have failed, Michelle Bachelet said.

MARCH 11, 2021ByREUTERS
SYRIA HAS been destroyed by war.

Delayed treatment of some shooting injuries may have better outcome: study

The study found that patients treated at least two weeks after injury faced less complications than those treated within 24 hours after injury.

FEBRUARY 19, 2021ByTZVI JOFFRE
A member of the IDF medical team tends to Syrian women and children, who were injured in Syria's ongoing civil war, at a military hospital in the Golan Heights

Dutch prepare case against Syria for 'gross human rights violations'

Syria has been informed of the legal step, which precedes a possible case at the International Court of Justice.

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020ByREUTERS
Displaced Kurds stuck at a border after a Turkish offensive in northeastern Syria, wait to try cross to the Iraqi side, at the Semalka crossing, next Derik city, Syria, October 21, 2019

US to impose sanctions aimed at blocking Syria military victory

US Ambassador to the UN Kelly Craft told the Security Council on Tuesday that Washington would implement the measures to "prevent the Assad regime from securing a military victory."

JUNE 16, 2020ByREUTERS
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad addresses the government committee that oversees measures to curb the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Damascus, Syria in this handout released by SANA on May 4, 2020

US continues ‘national emergency’ to deal with Syria

The US has argued that the Assad regime is involved in “brutality and repression” and that its actions create instability in the region.

MAY 10, 2020BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
A US military vehicle is pictured behind the Turkish border walls during a joint US-Turkey patrol in northern Syria, 2019

The slow death of Syria – opinion

Syrian President Bashar Assad pronounced a death sentence on his own country long before the coronavirus arrived.

APRIL 27, 2020ByKENNETH BANDLER
SYRIA HAS been destroyed by war.