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.

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

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 - the next steps

The Jerusalem Post

Everything you need to know about Syria's developments this weekend

As Assad threatens the US, and Russia and Israel discuss Iran, the country’s smoldering conflicts are the calmest in seven years.

Soldiers loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad forces are deployed at al-Qadam area near Yarmouk Palestinian camp in Damascus, Syria April 29, 2018.

Why U.S. must expand, not withdraw, in Syria

The Jerusalem Post

Syrian monitor says ISIS insurgents quit enclave, state media denies report

The recovery of the enclave south of Damascus will mark another milestone in President Bashar al-Assad's war effort.

Soldiers loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad forces are deployed at al-Qadam area near Yarmouk Palestinian camp in Damascus, Syria April 29, 2018.

Chlorine likely used in February attack in Idlib, Syria

Several people were treated at local medical facilities for breathing difficulties after the attack on February 4.

Syrian medical staff take part in a training exercise to learn how to treat victims of chemical weapons attacks, in a course organized by the World Health Organisation (WHO) in Gaziantep, Turkey

Top Putin aide: No talk of delivering S-300 air defense system to Syria

Israel has repeatedly urged Moscow not to provide the weapons platform to the Assad regime.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Victory Day parade in Moscow, May 2018

Analysis: Iran’s missile threat and Israel’s message to Russia and Assad

Tehran understands that Israeli messages are part of a wider strategy.

Khamenei and Assad

Senseless wars

Perhaps the grim reality of this war is that Syria has lost an entire generation of children, children who have seen nothing but carnage, grief, displacement and human misery.

PROTESTERS CLASH with police in Bahrain during 2011 Arab Spring protests

Threatening regional storm clouds

We are fortunate that Netanyahu heads the nation at this crucial time.

A fighter of Syrian Democratic Forces stands amidst the ruins of buildings near the Clock Square in Raqqa, Syria October 18, 2017.

Syrian government plans to retake north Homs from rebels next

The Syrian army and its allies have for years employed siege and bombardment tactics to force rebels to surrender their enclaves and agree to be transferred to opposition territory in northern Syria.

Mass destruction in eastern Ghouta