Syria civil war

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.

APRIL 24, 2026|ByREUTERS

Amjad Yusuf, main suspect accused of the 2013 Tadamon massacre, April 24, 2026

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.

JANUARY 18, 2026|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.

NOVEMBER 7, 2025|ByREUTERS

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

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

The raid, only the second done by the US since former President Bashar al-Assad was ousted in December, killed a senior ISIS member who was seen as a candidate to be the leader of ISIS in Syria.

AUGUST 20, 2025|ByREUTERS

Syrian girl taught to laugh at bomb barrages escapes Syria

Mohammad created this game, teaching his daughter to laugh whenever she hears a bomb nearby in order to prevent her from getting scared and traumatized.

MARCH 4, 2020ByHANNAH HEPNER

A wall along the border between Turkey and Syria is pictured at the Syrian town of Atimah, Idlib province, in this picture taken from Reyhanli, Hatay province, Turkey October 10, 2017

Story of Syria's female medics working in underground bunker told in film

'The Cave', which tells the story of Amani Ballour, will be released in Britain on Friday

DECEMBER 6, 2019ByREUTERS

A Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) fighter sits as medics treat his comrades injured by sniper fired by Islamic State militants in a field hospital in Raqqa, Syria, June 28, 2017.

With Turkey distracted, Syrian regime and Russia pressure Idlib

Over the last week increased airstrikes in Idlib have seen civilians driven from homes and claims in local and regional Arabic media that the Syrian regime is preparing for a major offensive.

NOVEMBER 29, 2019BySETH J. FRANTZMAN

People walk past a damaged building in the city of Idlib on May 31, 2019.

Syrian FM: No deadlines should be imposed on constitutional cmte.

A Syrian constitutional committee will draft a new constitution and "free and fair elections" will be held afterwards under the supervision of the United Nations.

SEPTEMBER 29, 2019ByTZVI JOFFRE

UN Special Envoy for Syria de Mistura meets with Russian FM Lavrov, Turkish FM Cavusoglu and Iranian FM Zarif on forming a constitutional committee in Syria in Geneva

Germany should investigate chemical weapons-related sales to Syria

Brenntag, the world’s largest distributor of chemicals, was found to have sold potential dual-use products that could help Damascus develop chemical weapons to a Syrian company with links to Assad.

AUGUST 23, 2019ByTOBY DERSHOWITZ, SERENA FRECHTER

Syrian rebels shoot down government warplane

AUGUST 15, 2019ByREUTERS

A woman sits with children on a rubble from damaged buildings in Kobani, Syria April 3, 2019

Syrian MP: Israel, Jordan behind rebel attacks on Syrian army

The MP specifically referenced a recent increase in attacks on the Syrian army in the Dara'a area in southwestern Syria.

JULY 22, 2019ByTZVI JOFFRE

Fighters from the Democratic Forces of Syria carry their weapons as they cheer near the Syrian town of al Houl in Hasaka province, after they took control of the area, November 14, 2015. A U.S.-backed Syrian rebel alliance on Friday captured the town of al Houl in Hasaka province, which had been hel

The U.S. and international community painted themselves into a corner in Syria

What will America do with the tens of thousands of ISIS fighters in Syria who have finally surrendered and do they still harbor the Jihadist fanaticism that made Islamic State a world threat?

APRIL 17, 2019BySETH J. FRANTZMAN